HOWARD VS. ARRANT TO BE CONTESTED AT MIDDLEWEIGHT
PLUS UNDEFEATED MARCUS SURIN TO BATTLE
CHRISTIAN TORRES IN WSOF31 PRELIMINARY BOUT
LIVE ON WSOF.COM
Лас Вегас (Июн 15, 2016) -World Силсилаи мубориза (WSOF.com) announced today that Thiago Meller has withdrawn from his scheduled welterweight (170 мино) Озмуни бар зидди John “Doomsday” Howard (23-12), , ки ҳоло рӯ ба рӯ хоҳад шуд“Mad” Mike Arrant (15-10) in a middleweight (185 мино) bout at the much-anticipated WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland world championship doubleheader Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) ҳодиса, зиндагӣ дар NBCSN (9 Земле. ВА/6 Земле. PT) аз Foxwoods Resort Казино дар Mashantucket, Пайв. ба Ҷумъа, Июн 17.
Дар Илова, Рокки Marcus Surin (3-0) of Stamford, Пайв. has been tabbed to step in for Подш Уотфорд Дар нақша қабул намояд (155 мино) preliminary card contest against Christian “The Terminator” Torres (0-0) of Endicott, N.Y..
Originally hailing from Orlando, ФЛО., 5-пиёда-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 ё пешниҳоди. То имрӯз, 12 аз худ 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) ТУТ (retirement) аз Carl Dieckmann оид ба July 12, 2013.
Like Arrant, the 5-foot-7, 33-year-old Howard boasts a phenomenal finish rate with 15 аз худ 23 professional victories having come by way of (T)KO ё пешниҳоди.
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 Уриё Hall, Siyar Bahadurzada ва Cathal Pendred.
Priced аз $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 Земле. ВА, and the first of seven preliminary card bouts will begin at 5:45 Земле.
Тамоми корти мубориза пешакӣ оид ба бозингари Видео дарунсохт ба WSOF.com зинда сӯи хоҳад кард.
In the main event of the five-bout, зиндагӣ telecast NBCSN, reigning World Series of Fighting heavyweight champion Blagoy Иванов (13-1) will put his title on the line against Josh “Cuddly Bear” Copeland (12-3).
Дар сурати ҳамкорӣ асосӣ қабул намояд, superstars Ёсӯн "The Канзас Сити роҳзан» баланд (19-5) ва Майк "The Martian" Ricci (11-4) will square off with their division’s number one contender ranking at stake.
WSOF31: IVANOV VS. COPELAND
CARD АСОСӢ (Зиндагӣ NBCSN)
World Series of Fighting Heavyweight Championship Main Event:
Blagoy Иванов (Қаҳрамони) против. Josh Copeland (Challenger)
Co-асосӣ қабул намояд Чорабинии:
Ҷейсон олии новое. Майк Ricci
Middleweight: John Howard vs. Mike Arrant
Featherweight: Луис Palomino против. Sheymon Moraes
Middleweight: Phil Hawes vs. Ҷош асосї
CARD ПЕШАКИИ (Зиндагӣ ба WSOF.com)
Қабул намояд: Tom Marcellino vs. Devin Пауэлл
Гаронвазн: Juliano Coutinho vs. Justin Willis
Гаронвазн: Tyler King vs. Lorenzo Гуд
Welterweight: Robert Fonseca vs. Sean Lally
Қабул намояд: Bruce Boyington vs. Шоул Almeida
Bantamweight: Родриго Almeida против. Ben Pierre-Saint
Қабул намояд: Marcus Surin vs. Christian Torres |