WSOF30: BRANCH 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 (Mars 30, 2016) -World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) kunngjorde i dag that it has finalized the lineup for the WSOF30: Branch vs. Starks, VM Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) doubleheader event, with the addition of a sixth preliminary card bout – a middleweight (185 pounds) matchup mellom Clinton Williams (7-3, 1 NC) og Rex "T-Rex" Harris (8-2) – at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino i Las Vegas på lørdag, April 2, live på NBCSN på 11:30 pm. ET/8:30 pm. PT.

Dess, a broken nose has forced Gil Guardado to withdraw from his scheduled lightweight (155 pounds) matchup with undefeated Steve Kozola (6-0), som vil nå møte Matt “The Sleeper” Church (3-1) in a 160-pound catchweight affair, og Jeff Roman (1-2-1) vil stille opp med Zach Bunnell (0-0) i en weltervekt (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 "The Honey bjørn" Heun på WSOF26 desember 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.

Den 6-fot, 33-year-old Harris of West Pittston, Pa. is riding a four-fight win streak. I sin siste start, Harris, som har tjent 7 av hans 8 career victories by way of (T)KO eller innsending, 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: Branch vs. Starks are available for purchase online at WSOF.com and AXS.com.

Dører på The Joint på Hard Rock Hotel & Casino vil åpne for hendelsen på 4 pm. PT, og den første innledende kamp starter kl 5 pm.

I hovedturneringen, reigning World Series of Fighting middleweight champion David Branch (17-3), ligaens aller første, to-divisjon hjemmelshaver, vil sette sitt ettertraktede krone på linje mot toppen kandidat Clifford Starks (13-2).

I co-main event, superstjerne Jon Fitch (27-7-1, 1 NC) vil kjempe siste World Series of Fighting én natt, åtte mann turneringen runner-up Joao «den brasilianske Samurai" Zeferino (20-7) med den ledige World Series of Fighting weltervekt mesterskapet på spill.

Andre steder på fire-kampen, leve NBCSN sendingen, innsending ekspert Vinny "Pezao" Magalhaes (13-7) vil stille opp med Jake "The Honey bjørn" Heun(9-4) i en lett tungvekt (205 pounds) contest, mens World Series of Fighting nykommer og knockout artist Abu "Gladiator" Azaitar (11-1-1) vil låse horn med Danny "Dee1" Davis, Jr. (11-10-1) på weltervekt.

Hovedkortet (Live på NBCSN)

World Series of Fighting Middleweight Championship Main Event:
David Branch (Champion) vs. Clifford Starks (Challenger)

World Series of Fighting Vacant Welterweight Championship Main Event:
Jon Fitch (Challenger) vs. Joao Zeferino (Challenger)

Lett tungvekt: Vinny Magalhaes vs. Jake Heun
Weltervekt: Abu Azaitar vs. Danny Davis, Jr.

FORELØPIG CARD (Live på WSOF.com)

Weltervekt: Abubakar Nurmagomedov vs. Matt Frincu
Mellom: Rex Harris vs. Clinton Williams
Catchweight (160 pounds): Steve Kozola vs. Matt Church
Fluevekt: Carlos Garcia vs. Jason Pacheco
Bantamvekt: Adam Acquaviva vs. Andres Ponce
Weltervekt: Jeff Roman vs. Zach Bunnell