საკვანძო არქივი: Justin Willis

MIKE ARRANT REPLACES INJURED THIAGO MELLER AGAINST JOHN HOWARD AT WSOF31: IVANOV VS. COPELAND LIVE ON NBCSN FROM MASHANTUCKET, CONN. პარასკევს, JUNE 17

HOWARD VS. ARRANT TO BE CONTESTED AT MIDDLEWEIGHT

PLUS UNDEFEATED MARCUS SURIN TO BATTLE
CHRISTIAN TORRES IN WSOF31 PRELIMINARY BOUT
ᲪᲮᲝᲕᲠᲝᲑᲡ WSOF.COM

LAS VEGAS (ივნისი 15, 2016) -WORLD სერია Fighting (WSOF.com) დღეს გამოაცხადა, რომ Thiago Meller has withdrawn from his scheduled welterweight (170 ფუნტი) კონკურსში წინააღმდეგ John “Doomsday” Howard (23-12), რომელიც ახლა წინაშე“Mad” Mike Arrant (15-10) in a middleweight (185 ფუნტი) bout at the much-anticipated WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland world championship doubleheader Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) ღონისძიება, ცხოვრობს NBCSN (9 საათამდე. და/6 საათამდე. PT) საწყისი Foxwoods საკურორტო კაზინო Mashantucket, Conn. on პარასკევი, ივნისი 17.

გარდა ამისა,, დაუმარცხებელი Marcus Surin (3-0) of Stamford, Conn. has been tabbed to step in for Sam Watford დაგეგმილი მსუბუქი (155 ფუნტი) preliminary card contest against Christian “The Terminator” Torres (0-0) of Endicott, N.Y..

Originally hailing from Orlando, Fla., 5-foot-9, 28-year-old Arrant, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu brown belt, resides in Las Vegas, where he is a member of legendary champion Randy “The Natural” Couture’s Xtreme Couture fight squad.

Arrant is looking to return to the win column following a unanimous decision defeat in his last start on August 7, 2015, at the hands of two-time UFC veteran Brock Jardine.

Prior to the loss, Arrant had reeled off six consecutive victories, five of which he produced in the first round, by way of (T)KO ან წარდგინების. თარიღი, 12 მისი 15 professional wins have been finishes.

During the six-fight win streak, Arrant seized his first championship – regional promotion SteelFist Fight Night’s welterweight title – with a first round (5:00) WHO (retirement) საქართველოს Carl Dieckmann ივლისი 12, 2013.

Like Arrant, the 5-foot-7, 33-year-old Howard boasts a phenomenal finish rate with 15 მისი 23 professional victories having come by way of (T)KO ან წარდგინების.

Howard will make his promotional debut with World Series of Fighting following a second stint with the UFC that spanned seven fights and included wins over Uriah Hall, Siyar Bahadurzada და Cathal Pendred.

Priced დან $39.99, tickets for WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland are on sale at WSOF.com and Foxwoods.com.

Doors at The Grand Theatre at Foxwoods Resort Casino will open at 5 საათამდე. და, and the first of seven preliminary card bouts will begin at 5:45 საათამდე.

მთელი წინასწარი ბრძოლის განყოფილებიდან ნაკადი პირდაპირ ეთერში სასკრიპტო ვიდეო მოთამაშე WSOF.com.

In the main event of the five-bout, ცხოვრება NBCSN სიუჟეტი, reigning World Series of Fighting heavyweight champion Blagoy ივანოვი (13-1) will put his title on the line against Josh “Cuddly Bear” Copeland (12-3).

იმ მსუბუქი თანამშრომლობის ძირითადი ღონისძიება, superstars ჯეისონ "The Kansas City Bandit" მაღალი (19-5) და მაიკ "მარსის" Ricci (11-4) will square off with their division’s number one contender ranking at stake.

WSOF31: IVANOV VS. COPELAND

MAIN CARD (ცხოვრობს NBCSN)

World Series of Fighting Heavyweight Championship Main Event:
Blagoy ივანოვი (ჩემპიონი) vs. Josh Copeland (Challenger)

მსუბუქი Co-Main Event:
ჯეისონ High vs. Mike Ricci

Middleweight: John Howard vs. Mike Arrant
Featherweight: ლუის Palomino vs. Sheymon Moraes
Middleweight: Phil Hawes vs. Josh Key

წინასწარი CARD (ცოცხალი WSOF.com)

მსუბუქი: Tom Marcellino vs. Devin Powell
Heavyweight: Juliano Coutinho vs. Justin Willis
Heavyweight: Tyler King vs. Lorenzo Hood
Welterweight: Robert Fonseca vs. Sean Lally
მსუბუქი: Bruce Boyington vs. სავლე Almeida
Bantamweight: Rodrigo Almeida vs. Ben Pierre-Saint
მსუბუქი: Marcus Surin vs. Christian Torres

UNDEFEATED SENSATION PHIL HAWES SIGNS WITH WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING

FORMER JUNIOR COLLEGE NATIONAL WRESTLING CHAMP
WILL DEBUT AGAINST JOSHUA KEY AT WSOF31

LIVE ON NBCSN AT 9 საათამდე. და ON FRIDAY, JUNE 17
FROM MASHANTUCKET, CONN.

 

LAS VEGAS (მაისი 20, 2016) -WORLD სერია Fighting (WSOF.com) has signed undefeated middleweight (185 ფუნტი) პერსპექტივა Phil Hawes (3-0) ექსკლუზიური, მრავალი წლის განმავლობაში სარეკლამო შეთანხმება.

A product of the famed Jackson-Winklejohn camp in Albuquerque, N.M., 6-foot, 27-year-old Hawes who hails from Little Ferry, N.J., გახდის მისი სარეკლამო დებიუტი წინააღმდეგ Joshua “The Prince of MMA” Key (6-11, 2 NC) on the live, five-bout NBCSN telecast (9 საათამდე. და/6 საათამდე. PT) of WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland, განთავსებულია Foxwoods საკურორტო კაზინო Mashantucket, Conn. onპარასკევი, ივნისი 17.

“Phil is one of the most exciting, young prospects in the sport of MMA, so we are excited to welcome him to the World Series of Fighting family, and we look forward to seeing how his career develops under our promotion,"განაცხადა World Series of ბრძოლა პრეზიდენტი მამა Chiefs.

The matchup with Key will be Hawes’ first start since 2014, his professional debut year when he ran to three straight victories, the first two by way of TKO and the third – a first round victory over Brandon Collins on ოქტომბერი 18 – by way of armbar submission.

A 2009 junior college national wrestling champion for Iowa Central Community College, the alma mater of UFC champion and Jackson-Winklejohn teammate Jon "Bones" Jones, Hawes has been described by Jones as having“limitless” potential.

Priced დან $39.99, tickets for WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland are on sale at WSOF.com and Foxwoods.com.

Doors at The Grand Theatre at Foxwoods Resort Casino will open at 5 საათამდე. და, და პირველი წინასწარი განყოფილებიდან bout საათზე დაიწყება 6 საათამდე.

In the main event of the live NBCSN telecast, reigning world heavyweight champion Blagoy ივანოვი (13-1) will risk his title against Josh “Cuddly Bear” Copeland (13-1).

In the lightweight (155 ფუნტი) თანამშრომლობის ძირითადი ღონისძიება, superstars ჯეისონ "The Kansas City Bandit" მაღალი (19-5) და მაიკ "მარსის" Ricci (11-4) will square off with their division’s number one contender ranking at stake.

WSOF31: IVANOV VS. COPELAND
MAIN CARD (ცხოვრობს NBCSN)

World Series of Fighting Heavyweight Championship Main Event:
Blagoy ივანოვი (ჩემპიონი) vs. Josh Copeland (Challenger)

მსუბუქი: ჯეისონ High vs. Mike Ricci
Welterweight: John Howard vs. Thiago Meller
Featherweight: ლუის Palomino vs. Sheymon Moraes
Middleweight: Phil Hawes vs. Joshua Key

წინასწარი CARD (ცოცხალი WSOF.com)

მსუბუქი: Tom Marcellino vs. Devin Powell
Heavyweight: Juliano Coutinho vs. Justin Willis
Heavyweight: Tyler King vs. Lorenzo Hood
Welterweight: Robert Fonseca vs. Sean Lally
მსუბუქი: Bruce Boyington vs. სავლე Almeida
Bantamweight: Rodrigo Almeida vs. Ben Pierre-Saint
მსუბუქი: Sam Watford vs. Christian Torres

WSOF31: IVANOV VS. COPELAND PRELIMINARY BOUT CARD COMPLETE WITH SEVEN MATCHUPS

PRELIMINARY BOUTS STREAM LIVE AT 6 საათამდე. და
ON AN EMBEDDABLE VIDEO PLAYER ON WSOF.COM

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MAIN CARD
AIRS LIVE ON NBCSN AT 9 საათამდე. და
FROM MASHANTUCKET, CONN. ON FRIDAY, JUNE 17

LAS VEGAS (მაისი 19, 2016) -WORLD სერია Fighting (WSOF.com) today announced a complete, seven-bout preliminary fight card for its WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland world heavyweight championship Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) ღონისძიება, ცხოვრობს NBCSN ზე 9 საათამდე. და/6 საათამდე. PT from Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn. on პარასკევი, ივნისი 17.

The WSOF31 undercard lineup includes the promotional debut of heavyweight knockout artist Lorenzo Hood (9-3), who will square off with fellow finisher Tyler “The Marauder” King (10-4).

The 6-foot-3, 27-year-old Hood of Chicago, Ill. is a former professional football player turned MMA wrecking machine who has notched all 9 of his professional victories by way of (T)KO in the first round of battle.

მეფე, a 6-foot-5, 35-year-old resident of North Attleboro, Mass. დაეწერა 8 მისი 10 career wins via (T)KO ან წარდგინების. He is coming off a 51-second submission (heel hook) საქართველოს Eric Bedard on აპრილი 16.

In another heavyweight contest, Juliano “Banana” Coutinho (7-2) of Cape Cod, Mass. მეშვეობით Rio de Janeiro, Brazil will look to secure his second straight victory when he faces off with Team AKA product Justin Willis (3-1) სან ხოსეს, Calif.

Willis, who is riding a three-fight win streak, was originally slated to face Chris "Huggy დათვი" Barnett on the main card portion of the bill.

Returning to the decagon cage for the fourth time, submission specialist Tom “Tommy Gunnz” Marcellino (7-4) of Amsterdam, N.Y.. მიიღებს Devin Powell (6-1) of South Berwick, Maine in one of three lightweight (155 ფუნტი) matchups on the WSOF31 preliminary bout card.

Powell boasts won four straight fights, three by way of (T)KO ან წარდგინების.

In welterweight (170 ფუნტი) აქცია, Robert Fonseca (10-3, 1 NC) მანაუსი, Amazon, Brazil will seek his fourth consecutive victory when he squares off with Sean Lally (4-2) of Orleans, Mass.

სავლე "Spider" Almeida (18-6) ბოსტონის, Mass. will make his third start in the decagon cage in a lightweight matchup with prolific power striker ბრიუს "Pretty Boy" ბოინგტონი of Bangor, Maine.

Thirty-year-old rising star Rodrigo "ახალგაზრდა ლომი" Almeida საქართველოს Woburn, Mass. will do battle with Ben Pierre-Saint (9-4) of Superior, Wisc. at bantamweight (135 ფუნტი).

In the leadoff preliminary card fight, unbeaten Sam Watford (2-0) of Mount Vernon, N.Y.. წინაშე Christian “The Terminator” Torres (0-0) of Endicott, N.Y..

Priced დან $39.99, tickets for WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland are on sale at WSOF.com and Foxwoods.com.

Doors at The Grand Theatre at Foxwoods Resort Casino will open at 5 საათამდე. და, და პირველი წინასწარი განყოფილებიდან bout საათზე დაიწყება 6 საათამდე.

In the live NBCSN televised main event, reigning world heavyweight championBlagoy ივანოვი (13-1) will risk his title against Josh “Cuddly Bear” Copeland (13-1) ხოლო, in the lightweight co-main event, superstars ჯეისონ "The Kansas City Bandit" მაღალი (19-5) და მაიკ "მარსის" Ricci (11-4) will square off with their division’s number one contender ranking at stake.

Elsewhere on the live NBCSN telecast, John “Doomsday” Howard (23-12) will make his highly-anticipated World Series of Fighting debut against submission expert Thiago “Minu” Meller (20-7) at welterweight.

In a featherweight (145 ფუნტი) tilt between two prolific strikers, Luis "Baboon" Palomino (24-12) will battle former world championship challenger Sheymon Moraes (8-1).

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WSOF31: IVANOV VS. COPELAND MAIN CARD COMPLETE WITH ADDITION OF THREE NEW, STAR-STUDDED MATCHUPS

WSOF31: IVANOV VS. COPELAND
MAIN CARD COMPLETE WITH ADDITION

OF THREE NEW, STAR-STUDDED MATCHUPS

WELTERWEIGHT: JOHN HOWARD VS. THIAGO MELLER
Featherweight: LUIS PALOMINO VS. SHEYMON MORAES
Heavyweight: CHRIS “HUGGY BEAR” BARNETT VS. JUSTIN WILLIS

LIVE ON NBCSN AT 9 საათამდე. და
FROM MASHANTUCKET, CONN. პარასკევს, JUNE 17

LAS VEGAS (აპრილი 12, 2016) -WORLD სერია Fighting (WSOF.com) today announced the addition of three star-studded matchups to complete the main card for its WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland world heavyweight championship Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) ღონისძიება, ცხოვრობს NBCSN ზე 9 საათამდე. ET / 6 საათზე. საწყისი Foxwoods საკურორტო კაზინო Mashantucket, Conn. პარასკევი, ივნისი 17.

In a second heavyweight matchup, dynamic, ამომავალი ვარსკვლავი Chris "Huggy დათვი" Barnett (14-2) will make his World Series of Fighting debut against Team AKA prodigy Justin Willis (4-1).

Also stepping in the decagon cage for the first time, battle-tested warrior John “Doomsday” Howard (23-12) will collide with submission expert Thiago “Minu” Meller (20-7) წელს welterweight (170 ფუნტი) ურთიერთობა.

In a featherweight (145 ფუნტი) scrap between two prolific strikers, Luis "Baboon" Palomino (24-12) will face off with former world championship challenger Sheymon Moraes (8-1).

ძირითად ღონისძიება, reigning world heavyweight champion Blagoy ივანოვი (13-1) will risk his title against Josh “Cuddly Bear” Copeland (13-1) ხოლო, in the lightweight (155 ფუნტი) თანამშრომლობის ძირითადი ღონისძიება, superstars ჯეისონ "The Kansas City Bandit" მაღალი (19-5) და მაიკ "მარსის" Ricci (11-4) will square off with their division’s number one contender ranking at stake.

Chris Barnett vs. Justin Willis

After spending the last year and a half making waves in Japan, 5-foot-9, 29-year-old Barnett of Tampa, Fla. will suit up as “Huggy Bear,” and make his way onto a major stage in the U.S. for the first time in his career.

With heavy hands and tremendous agility for a fighter of his massive stature, Barnett has notched 12 მისი 14 კარიერა გამარჯვება გზით (T)KO, and has celebrated his wins in flamboyant fashion, with everything from cartwheels to breakdancing to hand stands.

Like Barnett, the stocky, 6-foot-3, 28-year-old Willis, a training partner of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) greats Cain Velasquez და Daniel Cormier, has been enjoying success in Japan under the promotion of Inoki Genome Federation (IFG).

Willis will make his first start of 2016, and look to extend his win streak to four consecutive bouts. In his last effort on August 29, he earned a unanimous decision over რიზვან Kuniev ტოკიოში.

ლუის Palomino vs. Sheymon Moraes

The 5-foot-8, 35-year-old Palomino of Miami, Fla. via Lima, Peru is coming off an epic year in which he engaged in two, all-out wars with reigning, დაუმარცხებელი World Series of ბრძოლა მსუბუქი ჩემპიონი Justin "Highlight" Gaethje, both of which earned "Fight of the Month” honors.

After closing out 2015 with a gutsy appearance in World Series of Fighting’s first-ever, ერთი ღამის, eight-man tournament in which he scored a devastating, პირველი რაუნდი (4:55) WHO (punches) on Rich Patishnock in the event’s quarterfinal stage, before being stopped in the semifinal stage of battle via second round (4:19) WHO (punches) at the hands საქართველოს eventual tournament winner Brian Foster, Palomino will return to the featherweight division where he has held two world titles.

The 5-foot-8, 25-year-old Moraes of Rio De Janeiro, Brazil returned to form in his last bout, decimating fellow knockout artist რობი "პრობლემები" Peralta by way of TKO (punches) მეორე ტურში (3:21) of their matchup at WSOF26.

A seasoned Muay Thai stylist, Moraes ran to seven straight victories in his first seven starts as a professional MMA competitor before being handed his first career defeat by way of third round (3:46) წარდგენის (უკანა შიშველი choke) in a title bid against reigning bantamweight (135 ფუნტი) ჩემპიონი Marlon Moraes.

John Howard vs. Thiago Meller

Following his second stint with the UFC that spanned seven bouts and included victories over Uriah Hall, Siyar Bahadurzada და Cathal Pendred, the 5-foot-7, 33-year-old Howard of Boston, Mass. will aim to rebound from a second round (:21) KO (punches) ზარალის Tim Means დეკემბერი 10.

თარიღი, Howard has notched 15 მისი 23 კარიერა გამარჯვება გზით (T)KO ან წარდგინების. During his initial run with the UFC between January 2009 and June 2011, Howard scored a memorable, მესამე რაუნდი (4:55) KO (punches) on submission ace დენის "Superman" Hallman დეკემბერი 5, 2009, marking his third consecutive conquest in the league.

Meller of Porto Alegre, რიო გრანდე დო სული, Brazil will look to collect his second win in a row, following his first round submission (უკანა შიშველი choke) საქართველოს Leonardo Rodriguez ივნისს 26, 2015.

The 5-foot-10, 33-year-old Meller, a near 13-year veteran of the sport, has emerged victorious in 14 მისი 20 career wins, გზით წარდგენის.

The preliminary bout card lineup for WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland will be announced soon.

Priced დან $39.99, tickets for the event are on sale at WSOF.com and Foxwoods.com.

Doors at The Grand Theatre at Foxwoods Resort Casino will open for WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland, at 5 საათამდე. და, და პირველი წინასწარი განყოფილებიდან bout საათზე დაიწყება 6 საათამდე.