WSOF30: BRANCA VS. STARKS
FINALIZED WITH SIX PRELIMINARY BOUTS
LIVE NBCSN TELECAST OF
FOUR-FIGHT MAIN CARD NOW BEGINS AT
11:30 P.M ET ON SATURDAY, Abril 2
Matt Church replaces injured Gil Guardado against
Steve Kozola in 160-pound preliminary contest
Rex Harris vs. Clinton Williams in middleweight bout
LAS VEGAS (Març 30, 2016) -World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) ha anunciat avui that it has finalized the lineup for the WSOF30: Branch vs. Starks, campionat del món Arts Marcials Mixtes (MMA) doubleheader event, with the addition of a sixth preliminary card bout – a middleweight (185 lliura) enfrontament entre Clinton Williams (7-3, 1 NC) i Rex "T-Rex" Harris (8-2) – at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino a Las Vegas el dissabte, Abril 2, viure en NBCSN en 11:30 p.m. ET/8:30 p.m. PT.
Més, a broken nose has forced Gil Saved to withdraw from his scheduled lightweight (155 lliura) matchup with undefeated Steve Kozola (6-0), que ara s'enfrontarà a Matt “The Sleeper” Church (3-1) in a 160-pound catchweight affair, i Jeff romana (1-2-1) s'enfrontaran amb Zach Bunnell (0-0) en un pes welter (170 pounds) preliminary card contest.
The 5-foot-11, 32-year-old Williams is looking to rebound from a narrow, split decision defeat at the hands of Jake "L'ós de mel" Heun en WSOF26 de desembre 18, 2015.
One fight prior to the loss, Williams submitted Jared Hatch with a shoulder choke in the third round (4:10) of their matchup on November 14, 2015.
El 6-peus, 33-year-old Harris of West Pittston, Pare. is riding a four-fight win streak. En la seva última sortida, Harris, que s'ha guanyat 7 de la seva 8 career victories by way of (T)KO o submissió, edged out a split decision over Justin Torrey at WSOF24 on October 17, 2015.
Church of Las Vegas will attempt to notch his fourth consecutive win, after threestraight acabats, the last of which came on March 4 when he submitted Pat DeFranco with a leglock in the first round (2:55) of their matchup.
Tickets for WSOF30: Branch vs. Starks are available for purchase online at WSOF.com and AXS.com.
Portes al The Joint del Hard Rock Hotel & Casino s'obrirà per a l'esdeveniment en 4 p.m. PT, i la primera baralla preliminar començarà a les 5 p.m.
En l'esdeveniment principal, reigning World Series of Fighting middleweight champion David Branch (17-3), del primer de la lliga, titular de dues divisions, posarà el seu cobejada corona en la línia contra el contendent Clifford Starks (13-2).
En l'esdeveniment co-principal, superestrella Jon Fitch (27-7-1, 1 NC) s'enfrontaran recent World Series of Fighting una nit, vuit homes subcampió del torneig Joao "El Samurai brasiler" Zeferino (20-7) amb el vacant campionat World Series of Fighting welter en joc.
En una altra part de la lluita de quatre, viure NBCSN transmissió, expert presentació Vinny "Pezao" Magalhaes (13-7) s'enfrontaran amb Jake "L'ós de mel" Heun(9-4) en un pes pesat lleuger (205 lliura) concurs, mentre que la Sèrie Mundial de Lluita contra el nouvingut i l'artista del nocaut Abu "Gladiador" Azaitar (11-1-1) es bloquejarà banyes amb Danny "Dee1" Davis, Jr. (11-10-1) en el pes welter.
TARGETA PRINCIPAL (Live on NBCSN)
World Series of Fighting Middleweight Championship Main Event:
David Branch (Campió) vs. Clifford Starks (Desafiador)
World Series of Fighting Vacant Welterweight Championship Main Event:
Jon Fitch (Desafiador) vs. Joao Zeferino (Desafiador)
Pes semipesado: Vinny Magalhaes vs. Jake Heun
Welter: Abu Azaitar vs. Danny Davis, Jr.
TARGETA PRELIMINAR (Live on WSOF.com)
Welter: Abubakar Nurmagomedov vs. Matt Frincu
De pes mitjà: Rex Harris vs. Clinton Williams
Catchweight (160 lliura): Steve Kozola vs. Matt Church
Pes mosca: Carlos Garcia vs. Jason Pacheco
Pes gall: Adam Acquaviva vs. Andrés Ponce
Welter: Jeff Roman vs. Zach Bunnell |
