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WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING ANNOUNCES COMPLETE, SIX-FIGHT MAIN CARD FOR UNPRECEDENTED, THREE-HOUR LIVE NBCSN TELECAST OF WSOF33: GAETHJE VS. DUGULUBGOV

Star-studded, tompon-daka izao tontolo izao doubleheader
airs live from Kansas City, Ianao. amin'ny Zoma, Oct. 7

Tickets amin'ny fivarotana Zoma, Fito. 2

 

Las Vegas (Aogositra 30, 2016) - World Series ady (www.WSOF.com) today announced the completion of a stacked, six-fight main card for the unprecedented, three-hour, live NBCSN (11 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. PT) telecast of the WSOF33: Gaethje Vs. Dugulubgov world championship doubleheader extravaganza at Kansas City Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Ianao. amin'nyZoma, Oct. 7.

Priced avy $20, tickets for WSOF33: Gaethje Vs. Dugulubgov go on sale onZoma, Fito 2 at the Kansas City Municipal Auditorium box office as well as online at Ticketmaster.com and WSOF.com.

Joining the previously announced lightweight (155 kilao) championship main event between reigning, undefeated kingpin Justin "Ny Highlight" Gaethje (16-0) and number one contender Ozzy Dugulubgov (8-2); the light heavyweight (205 kilao) championship co-main event between defending champion David Sampan'i (16-3) sy ny Challenger Vinny Magalhães (14-7); and the lightweight tilt between WSOF25 eight-man tournament winner Brian Foster (25-9) ary Luiz “Buscape” Firmino (19-6), are three other, star-studded bouts, led by a featured lightweight contest between Jason ‘The Kansas City Bandit” High (19-5) ary Joao "Ny Breziliana Samurai" Zeferino (20-8).

"Izany no, Tsy isalasalana, the most stacked fight card from top to bottom that we have put together, thanks in large part to NBCSN, which has given us a three-hour window for the first time since we launched on the network four years ago, to showcase our best fighters in action,"Hoy World Series ny Ady Filoha Ray Sefo.

In other action on the six-bout telecast, John “Doomsday” Howard (24-12) dia collide amin'ny Abubakar Nurmagomedov (12-1-1) ao amin'ny welterweight (170 kilao) matchup.

Kicking off the main card will be a heavyweight showdown between two World Series of Fighting newcomers and knockout artists – Shawn “The Savage” Jordan (18-7) ary Ashley “Gio” Gooch (10-4).

The WSOF33 preliminary bout card will be announced soon.

Jason High vs. Joao Zeferino

Entering the World Series of Fighting decagon cage for the third time, ny 5-tongotra-9, 34-year-old High of Kansas City, Ianao. has been nothing short of spectacular in his first two starts.

In his promotional debut at WSOF25 on November 20, 2015, the UFC and Strikeforce veteran and 2009 DREAM Grand Prix tournament runner-up scored a highlight reel KO on Estevan Payan with a head kick-punches combination in the second round (:47) of their matchup.

High followed up the victory with an inspiring comeback against fellow starMike Ricci. After taking punishment for the majority of each of the first two rounds, High went on the offensive and scored a devastating TKO on Ricci with an onslaught of punches in the second round (4:08) of their WSOF31 meeting on Jona 17.

The 5-foot-11, 30-year-old Zeferino of Middletown, N.Y.. via Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil has earned a remarkable 15 ny 20 asa nandresy tamin'ny fomba manaiky.

The Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt finished as runner-up in the first-ever World Series of Fighting one-night, eight-man tournament on November 20, 2015, suffering a second round (4:51) KO (punches) loss in the event’s championship round at the hands of Brian Foster, whom Zeferino had handily defeated earlier that night in the first stage of the tournament, amin'ny fomba fihodinana voalohany (1:46) manaiky (ombelahin-tongony hook).

Following the win over Foster, Zeferino notched another first round (1:24) heel hook submission, this time on Jorge "macaco" Patiño, in the semifinal stage of the tournament. The result marked Zeferino’s seventh consecutive victory.

John Howard vs. Abubakar Nurmagomedov

Ny 5-tongotra-7, 33-year-old Howard of Boston, Lamesa. is coming off a successful World Series of Fighting debut on Jona 17 when he earned a unanimous decision over Michael Arrant.

A 14-fight veteran of the UFC, Howard triumphed over the likes of Dennis "Superman" Hallman, Uriah Hall ary Siyar Bahadurzada over the course of two different stints with the promotion, and earned “Knockout of the Night” honors for his first round (2:01) KO (punches) ny Daniel Roberts at the ‘UFC Live’ event on March 21, 2010, as well as a “Fight of the Night” award following his split decision win over Chris Wilson amin'ny UFC 94 tamin'ny Janoary 31, 2009.

Nurmagomedov of Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia is a 6-foot, 26-year-old protégé of Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, the father and trainer of UFC superstar Khabib Nurmagomedov, and a 2014 Combat Sambo World Championships bronze medalist.

When he faces Howard, Nurmagomedov will look for his fourth consecutive win in the World Series of Fighting decagon cage, and his fifth straight win overall, following his crushing, fihodinana faharoa (3:05) WHO (punches) nyMatthew Frincu at WSOF30 on Aprily 2.

Hatramin'izao, 10 of Nurmagomedov’s 12 career wins have come by way of either (T)KO na manaiky.

Shawn Jordan vs. Ashley Gooch

The stocky, 6-tongotra, 31-year-old Jordan of Baton Rouge, The. will make his much-anticipated debut for World Series of Fighting following a 10-fight stretch with the UFC, during which the heavy-handed fighter posted a strong, 6-4 overall record, with all of his wins coming by way of (T)KO.

A veteran of Strikeforce and Bellator action as well, Jordan is an accomplished athlete who earned a football scholarship to Louisiana State University (LSU) where he was a member of both the 2003 ary 2007 national championship teams.

Gooch of Glendale, Ariz. earned his shot with World Series of Fighting as a result of his recent surge that has seen the 6-foot-3, 41-year-old emerge victorious in each of his last eight bouts, with all eight of the wins having come by way of (T)KO na manaiky.

Gooch’s success of late has earned him the number one ranking in the heavyweight division in the New England region, as well as the number two ranking in the state of Arizona, according to Tapology.com.

WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING RELEASES FALL/WINTER 2016 “SUPER SCHEDULE” ON NBC AND NBCSN

FOUR NEW LIVE EVENT DATES BEGIN WITH UNPRECEDENTED, THREE-HOUR NBCSN TELECAST
OF WSOF33 FROM KANSAS CITY, KAN. ON OKTOBRA 7

EPIC YEAR CONCLUDES WITH WSOF36 MEGA-EVENT ON NBC
FROM MADISON SQUARE GARDEN ON DESAMBRA 31

Las Vegas (Aogositra 23, 2016) – Following its highest-viewed live event of the year on July 30, World Series ady (www.WSOF.com) announced today that it has pegged new dates to its four remaining 2016 zava-nitranga, beginning with an unprecedented, three-hour, velona NBCSN telecast (11 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. PT) of WSOF33: Gaethje Vs. Dugulubov from Kansas City, May. amin'ny Zoma, Oct. 7, and concluding with the recently announced WSOF36 mega-event at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Asabotsy, Dec. 31, live on NBC.

WSOF34 and WSOF35, both of which will air live on NBCSN, will take place on Asabotsy, Nov. 12 at Budweiser Event Center from Loveland, Am-pofoany. outside of Denver, ary amin'ny Asabotsy, Dec. 3 at XFINITY Arena in Everett, Wash. The main event and co-main event for each of these two fight cards will also be revealed soon.

“We are excited to head into the fall season of our busiest year to date, with a full schedule of live television events that will see us bring the World Series of Fighting brand of MMA action to new, major media markets; produce a three-hour, live show for the first time ever; and return to broadcast television on NBC from Madison Square Garden’s Theater venue on New Year’s Eve,"Hoy World Series ady PDG Carlos Silva.

World Series of Fighting President Ray Sefo nilaza, “We have in store for MMA fans, some phenomenal, world championship bouts as well as other star-studded matchups, and I think these last four events of 2016 will firmly put an exclamation point on what has been a banner year for the league.”

Ankoatry ny, the world championship fight series will air a two-hour replay of WSOF32: Moraes vs. Hill II on Asabotsy, Fito. 24. The WSOF32 world championship doubleheader event that took place at XFINITY Arena in Everett, Wash. garnered over 250,000 live viewers on NBCSN on July 30, and an immediate replay of the show drew an additional 107,000 mpijery.

WSOF33 will take place at Kansas City Memorial Auditorium and will be headlined by a world lightweight (155 kilao) championship showdown between undefeated, manjaka kingpin Justin "Ny Highlight" Gaethje (16-0) ny Safford, Ariz. ary nokapohiny mafy-, number one contender Ozzy Dugulubgov (8-2) of Ridgewood, N.J.

In the co-main event of WSOF33, Blackzilians star Luiz “Buscape” Firmino(19-6) of Joao Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil will put a six-fight win streak on the line against former world championship challenger and the first-ever World Series of Fighting eight-man tournament winner, Brian Foster (25-9) ny Sallisaw, Okla.

Additional WSOF33 bouts will be announced soon.

MIKE RICCI OUT OF WSOF27 WITH INJURY; LUIZ FIRMINO STEPS UP TO FACE CAROS FODOR ON SATURDAY, JANOARY 23, LIVE ON NBCSN FROM MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE

Luiz Firmino (sary), whose last two victories came under the World Series of Fighting banner, will replace an injured Mike Ricci in the WSOF27 bout against Caros Fodor on Saturday, Jan. 23, live on NBCSN from Memphis, Tenn.

TEDDY HOLDER VS. SHAMIL GAMZATOV
ELEVATED TO MAIN EVENT STATUS

Las Vegas (Janoary 12, 2016) –A re-injury of his hip has forced Mike "Ny Martian" Ricci to withdraw from his scheduled World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) main event bout with Caros "The Future" Fodor (10-4), who will now face streaking Blackzilians ace Luiz “Buscape” Firmino (18-6) under co-main event status at WSOF27, velona NBCSN amin'ny 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT from the FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn. amin'ny sabotsy, Jan. 23.

Originally billed as the co-main event, the light heavyweight (205 kilao) contest between heavy-handed finisher Teddy Holder (9-2) ny Bartlett, Tenn. ary undefeated Shamil Gamzatov (9-0) ny Makhachkala, Russia has been elevated to the main event.

“Our entire team wishes Mike Ricci a full and speedy recovery, and hopes to see him return soon,"Hoy World Series ny Ady Filoha Ray Sefo.

“Luiz Firmino, no stranger to our decagon cage,” continued Sefo, “is truly a courageous warrior for stepping up on such short notice to compete against a fellow star like Caros Fodor. We commend Luiz for doing so and look forward to seeing him back in action.”

The 33-year-old Firmino of Joao Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil is riding a five-fight win streak. His last two victories – a unanimous decision over Jacob Volkmann tamin'ny Oktobra 26, 2013 ary ny fanapahan-kevitra Niray hevitra ny Tyson Griffin tamin'ny Jona 21, 2014, both came under the World Series of Fighting banner.

Prior to the victory over Volkmann, Firmino earned an impressive, five-round unanimous decision over Luis "Baboon" Palomino, who has since gone on to challenge reigning, Tsy Mety Resy tompon-daka Justin "Ny Highlight" Gaethje twice for the World Series of Fighting lightweight title.

A veteran of professional MMA since the young age of 18, Firmino also boasts notable wins over prolific striker “Diamond” Ryan Healy sy ny manam-pahaizana manaikyToby Imada, both of whom Firmino defeated by way of unanimous decision.

Tickets for WSOF27 start at just $39.99, and are on sale at WSOF.com, Ticketmaster toerana rehetra, ticketmaster.com, the FedExForum Box Office, na an-telefaonina ao amin'ny (800) 745-3000.

A three-bout preliminary card will stream live on an embeddable video player on WSOF.com, manomboka amin'ny 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT.

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HEVI-DEHIBE KARATRA ARA-

Light Heavyweight Main Event: Teddy Holder vs. Shamil Gamzatov
Maivana Co-Main Event: Caros Fodor vs. Luiz Firmino
Welterweight Bout: Jaleel Willis vs. Chauncey Foxworth
Featherweight Bout: Jorge Medina vs. Bryce Mitchell

Mialoha KARATRA ARA-

Welterweight: Justin Hartley vs. Wade Johnson
Maivana: Zach Underwood vs. Jason Williams
Maivana: Alvin Williams vs. Wes Sharp