LAS VEGAS (Lipanj 15, 2016) -World Serija borbe (WSOF.com) najavio je danas da Thiago Meller has withdrawn from his scheduled welterweight (170 funti) Natječaj protiv John “Doomsday” Howard (23-12), koji sada će se suočiti“Mad” Mike Arrant (15-10) in a middleweight (185 funti) bout at the much-anticipated WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland world championship doubleheader Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) događaj, živjeti na NBCSN (9 poslije podne. I/6 poslije podne. PT) od Foxwoods Resort Casino u Mashantucket, Conn. na Petak, Lipanj 17.

Dodatno, neporažen Marcus Surin (3-0) of Stamford, Conn. has been tabbed to step in for Sam Watford u rasporedu lagana (155 funti) preliminary card contest against Christian “The Terminator” Torres (0-0) of Endicott, NY.

Originally hailing from Orlando, Florida, 5-noga-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 ili podnesak. Do danas, 12 njegov 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) TKO (povlačenje) od Carl Dieckmann srpnja 12, 2013.

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

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 Urija Hall, Siyar Bahadurzada a Cathal Pendred.

Po cijeni od $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 poslije podne. I, and the first of seven preliminary card bouts will begin at 5:45 poslije podne.

Cijeli preliminarni Borba kartica će streaming uživo na moguće ugraditi video player na WSOF.com.

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

U lagani ko-glavni događaj, superzvijezde Jason "Kansas City Bandit" Visoko (19-5) a Mike "Marsa" Ricci (11-4) will square off with their division’s number one contender ranking at stake.

WSOF31: IVANOV VS. COPELAND

GLAVNI CARD (Uživo na NBCSN)

World Series of Fighting Heavyweight Championship Main Event:
Blagoy Ivanov (Prvak) vs. Josh Copeland (Izazivač)

Lagana Co-Main Event:
Jason visoke vs. Mike Ricci

Bokser srednje kategorije: John Howard vs. Mike Arrant
Perolaka kategorija: Luis Palomino vs. Sheymon Moraes
Bokser srednje kategorije: Phil Hawes vs. Josh Ključ

PRELIMINARNI CARD (Uživo na WSOF.com)

Lak: Tom Marcellino vs. Devin Powell
Teška kategorija: Juliano Coutinho vs.. Justin Willis
Teška kategorija: Tyler King vs. Lorenzo Hood
Velter kategorija: Robert Fonseca vs. Sean Lally
Lak: Bruce Boyington vs. Šaul Almeida
Bantamweight: Rodrigo Almeida vs. Ben Pierre-Saint
Lak: Marcus Surin vs. Christian Torres