WSOF30: TAK 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, April 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 (Maart 30, 2016) -World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) heeft vandaag aangekondigd that it has finalized the lineup for the WSOF30: Branch vs. Starks, wereldkampioenschap Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) doubleheader event, with the addition of a sixth preliminary card bout – a middleweight (185 pond) matchup tussen Clinton Williams (7-3, 1 NC) en Rex "T-Rex" Harris (8-2) – at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas op zaterdag, April 2, live op NBCSN op 11:30 p.m. ET/8:30 p.m. PT.
Daarnaast, a broken nose has forced Gil Guardado to withdraw from his scheduled lightweight (155 pond) matchup with undefeated Steve Kozola (6-0), die zal nu worden geconfronteerd Matt “The Sleeper” Church (3-1) in a 160-pound catchweight affair, en Jeff Roman (1-2-1) zal af plein met Zach Bunnell (0-0) in een weltergewicht (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 "De honing draagt" Heun bij WSOF26 december 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.
De 6-foot, 33-year-old Harris of West Pittston, Vader. is riding a four-fight win streak. In zijn laatste start, Harris, die heeft verdiend 7 zijn 8 career victories by way of (T)KO of onderwerping, 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 afwerkingen, 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.
Deuren bij het Gemeenschappelijk in het Hard Rock Hotel & Casino zal openen voor het evenement op 4 p.m. PT, en de eerste voorlopige aanval zal beginnen om 5 p.m.
In het main event, reigning World Series of Fighting middleweight champion David Branch (17-3), de liga allereerste, twee-divisie titelhouder, zal zijn felbegeerde kroon op de lijn tegen top contender Clifford Starks (13-2).
In de co-main event, superster Jon Fitch (27-7-1, 1 NC) zal de recente World Series Battle of Fighting one-night, acht-man toernooi runner-up Joao "De Braziliaanse Samurai" Zeferino (20-7) met de vacante World Series of Fighting weltergewicht kampioenschap op het spel.
Elders op de vier-fight, wonen NBCSN uitzending, inzending expert Vinny "Pezão" Magalhaes (13-7) zal af plein met Jake "De honing draagt" Heun(9-4) in een licht zwaargewicht (205 pond) wedstrijd, terwijl de World Series of Fighting nieuwkomer en knock-out kunstenaar Abu "Gladiator" Azaitar (11-1-1) zal hoorns met lock Danny "Dee1" Davis, Jr. (11-10-1) op weltergewicht.
Belangrijkste kaart (Live op NBCSN)
World Series of Fighting Middleweight Championship Main Event:
David Branch (Kampioen) vs. Clifford Starks (Uitdager)
World Series of Fighting Vacant Welterweight Championship Main Event:
Jon Fitch (Uitdager) vs. Joao Zeferino (Uitdager)
Light Heavyweight: Vinny Magalhaes vs. Jake Heun
Weltergewicht: Abu Azaitar vs. Danny Davis, Jr.
VOORAF CARD (Live op WSOF.com)
Weltergewicht: Abubakar Nurmagomedov vs. Matt Frincu
Middengewicht: Rex Harris vs. Clinton Williams
Catchweight (160 pond): Steve Kozola vs. Matt Church
Vlieggewicht: Carlos Garcia vs. Jason Pacheco
Bantamgewicht: Adam Acquaviva vs. Andres Ponce
Weltergewicht: Jeff Roman vs. Zach Bunnell |
