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LAS VEGAS (Tháng tám 30, 2016) - World Series of Fighting (www.WSOF.com) today announced the completion of a stacked, six-fight main card for the unprecedented, three-hour, live NBCSN (11 giờ chiều. ET / 8 giờ chiều. PT) telecast of the WSOF33: Gaethje vs. Dugulubgov world championship doubleheader extravaganza at Kansas City Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Bạn. trênThứ sáu, Tháng Mười. 7.
Giá từ $20, tickets for WSOF33: Gaethje vs. Dugulubgov go on sale onThứ sáu, Bảy 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 pounds) championship main event between reigning, undefeated kingpin Justin "Các Highlight" Gaethje (16-0) and number one contender Ozzy Dugulubgov (8-2); the light heavyweight (205 pounds) championship co-main event between defending champion David Branch (16-3) và thách thức Vinny Magalhaes (14-7); and the lightweight tilt between WSOF25 eight-man tournament winner Brian Foster (25-9) và 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) và Joao "The Brazilian Samurai" Zeferino (20-8).
"Đây là, không nghi ngờ gì, 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,"Nói World Series of Fighting Tổng thống Cha Chiefs.
In other action on the six-bout telecast, John “Doomsday” Howard (24-12) sẽ va chạm với Abubakar Nurmagomedov (12-1-1) ở một người nặng (170 pounds) phù hợp.
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) và Ashley “Gio” Gooch (10-4).
The WSOF33 preliminary bout card will be announced soon.
Jason cao vs. Joao Zeferino
Entering the World Series of Fighting decagon cage for the third time, 5-foot-9, 34-year-old High of Kansas City, Bạn. 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 Tháng sáu 17.
The 5-foot-11, 30-year-old Zeferino of Middletown, N.Y.. via Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil has earned a remarkable 15 của 20 sự nghiệp thắng bằng cách nộp.
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 (đấm) 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, bằng cách vòng đầu tiên (1:46) trình (gót chân móc).
Following the win over Foster, Zeferino notched another first round (1:24) heel hook submission, this time on Jorge "giống hồ hầu" Patino, in the semifinal stage of the tournament. The result marked Zeferino’s seventh consecutive victory.
John Howard vs. Abubakar Nurmagomedov
5-foot-7, 33-year-old Howard of Boston, Quần chúng. is coming off a successful World Series of Fighting debut on Tháng sáu 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 Hội trường và 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 (đấm) của 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 tại UFC 94 vào ngày 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, vòng hai (3:05) WHO (đấm) củaMatthew Frincu at WSOF30 on Tháng tư 2.
Để ngày, 10 of Nurmagomedov’s 12 career wins have come by way of either (T)KO hoặc trình.
Shawn Jordan vs. Ashley Gooch
The stocky, 6-chân, 31-year-old Jordan of Baton Rouge, Các. 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 và 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 hoặc trình.
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.
