WSOF30: Manga VU. STARKS
FINALIZED WITH SIX PRELIMINARY BOUTS
LIVE NBCSN TELECAST OF
FOUR-FIGHT MAIN CARD NOW BEGINS AT
11:30 P.M ET ON SATURDAY, APERIRA 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 (March 30, 2016) -World Series o te whawhai (WSOF.com) kauwhautia tenei ra that it has finalized the lineup for the WSOF30: Manga vs. Starks, taitara ao whakauru toi hōia (MMA) doubleheader event, with the addition of a sixth preliminary card bout – a middleweight (185 pauna) matchup i waenganui i Clinton Williams (7-3, 1 NC) a Rex "T-Rex" Harris (8-2) – at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino i roto i Las Vegas i runga i Rāhoroi, April 2, ora i runga i NBCSN i 11:30 p.m. ET/8:30 p.m. PT.
I tua atu, a broken nose has forced Gil Guardado to withdraw from his scheduled lightweight (155 pauna) matchup with undefeated Steve Kozola (6-0), ko wai e fehangahangai inaianei Matt “The Sleeper” Church (3-1) in a 160-pound catchweight affair, a Jeff Roma (1-2-1) Ka Square atu ki Zach Bunnell (0-0) i roto i te Welterweight (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 Siaki "Ko te Honey Bear" Heun i WSOF26 i runga i Hakihea 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.
Te 6-waewae, 33-year-old Harris of West Pittston, Pa. is riding a four-fight win streak. I roto i tona timatanga whakamutunga, Harris, ko wai roaa kua 7 o tona 8 career victories by way of (T)KO tukunga ranei, 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 finishes, 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: Manga vs. Starks are available for purchase online at WSOF.com and AXS.com.
Doors i te Tahi i Hard Rock Hotel & ka whakatuwhera Casino mo te hui i 4 p.m. PT, a ka timata te a'ee tuatahi tuatahi i 5 p.m.
I roto i te hui matua, reigning World Series of Fighting middleweight champion Rawiri Manga (17-3), o te tuatahi-ake te kawenata, taata tei taitara rua-wehenga, ka hoatu tona karauna i hiahiatia i runga i te raina ki runga nguha Clifford Starks (13-2).
I roto i te hui tahi-matua, superstar Jon Fitch (27-7-1, 1 NC) ka whawhai tata World Series o Fighting kotahi-po, e waru-te tangata whakataetae kaikawe-ake João "Te Beresiria Samurai" Zeferino (20-7) ki te wātea World Series o Fighting Welterweight aito i te tĭtĭ.
Wāhi kē i runga i te-whawhai wha, ora NBCSN telecast, tohunga tukunga Vinny "Pezao" Magalhaes (13-7) Ka Square atu ki Siaki "Ko te Honey Bear" Heun(9-4) i roto i te taumahamaha marama (205 pauna) whakataetae, i te Ao Series o Fighting roanga me te toi knockout Abu "Gladiator" Azaitar (11-1-1) Ka maukati haona ki Danny "Dee1" Davis, JR. (11-10-1) i te Welterweight.
KĀRI MAIN (Ora i runga i NBCSN)
World Series of Fighting Middleweight Championship Main Event:
Rawiri Manga (Champion) vs. Clifford Starks (Kaiwero)
World Series of Fighting Vacant Welterweight Championship Main Event:
Jon Fitch (Kaiwero) vs. João Zeferino (Kaiwero)
Marama Heavyweight: Vinny Magalhaes vs. Jake Heun
Welterweight: Abu Azaitar vs. Danny Davis, JR.
KĀRI PRELIMINARY (Ora i runga i WSOF.com)
Welterweight: Abubakar Nurmagomedov vs. Matt Frincu
Whitu: Rex Harris vs. Clinton Williams
Catchweight (160 pauna): Steve Kozola vs. Matt Church
Mā: Carlos Garcia vs. Jason Pacheco
Whā: Adam Acquaviva vs. Andres Ponce
Welterweight: Jeff Roman vs. Zach Bunnell |
