WSOF30: LAANTA 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 (March 30, 2016) -World Taxanaha of Dagaal (WSOF.com) ayaa maanta ku dhawaaqay that it has finalized the lineup for the WSOF30: Laanta vs. Starks, ciyaaraha fudud ee adduunka Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) doubleheader event, with the addition of a sixth preliminary card bout – a middleweight (185 pounds) kala gurteen u dhexeeya Clinton Williams (7-3, 1 NC) iyo Rex "T-Rex" Harris (8-2) – at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino ee Las Vegas on Saturday, April 2, ku nool NBCSN at 11:30 p.m. ET/8:30 p.m. PT.
Intaa waxaa dheer, a broken nose has forced Gil Guardado to withdraw from his scheduled lightweight (155 pounds) matchup with undefeated Steve Kozola (6-0), kuwaas oo haatan wajihi doonta Matt “The Sleeper” Church (3-1) in a 160-pound catchweight affair, iyo Jeff Roman (1-2-1) Square doonaa iyadoo Zach Bunnell (0-0) in welterweight ah (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 Bear" Heun at WSOF26 on 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.
The 6-foot, 33-year-old Harris of West Pittston, Pa. is riding a four-fight win streak. In uu ku bilowday ee la soo dhaafay, Harris, oo kasbatay 7 ee uu 8 career victories by way of (T)Ko ama soo gudbinta, 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: Laanta vs. Starks are available for purchase online at WSOF.com and AXS.com.
Albaabada ee Wadajirka ee Hard Rock Hotel & Casino furi doonaa dhacdo at 4 p.m. PT, iyo xumad ugu horeysay hordhac ah bilaaban doona 5 p.m.
Haddii ay dhacdo in ugu weyn, reigning World Series of Fighting middleweight champion David Branch (17-3), horyaalka ee ugu horeysay abid, laba-qeybinta haysta horyaalka, on line ka dhanka ah tartamaya top gelin doonaa taaj damcin Clifford Starks (13-2).
Haddii ay dhacdo in co-weyn, Xiddiga Jon Fitch (27-7-1, 1 NC) dagaal doonaa Taxanaha World dhawaan Dagaal hal habeen, sideed nin tartanka kaalinta labaad-up Joao "reer Brazil Sumarai" Zeferino (20-7) la Taxanaha World bannaan ee horyaalka Dagaal welterweight Dano.
Dhanka kale on afarta-dagaalanka, ku nool telecast NBCSN, khabiir soo gudbinta Vinny "Pezao" Magalhaes (13-7) Square doonaa iyadoo Jake "The Honey Bear" Heun(9-4) in la saadaalinayaa fudud (205 pounds) tartanka, halka Taxanaha World of Dagaal cusub oo artist knockout Abu "Gladiator" Azaitar (11-1-1) quful doonaa geeso leh Danny "Dee1" Davis, Jr. (11-10-1) at welterweight.
KAARKA MAIN (Live on NBCSN)
World Series of Fighting Middleweight Championship Main Event:
David Branch (Champion) vs. Clifford Starks (Tartame)
World Series of Fighting Vacant Welterweight Championship Main Event:
Jon Fitch (Tartame) vs. Joao Zeferino (Tartame)
Light culus: Vinny Magalhaes vs. Jake Heun
Welterweight: Abu Azaitar vs. Danny Davis, Jr.
KAARKA hordhac ah (Live on WSOF.com)
Welterweight: Abubakar Nurmagomedov vs. Matt Frincu
Dhexe: Rex Harris vs. Clinton Williams
Catchweight (160 pounds): Steve Kozola vs. Matt Church
Flyweight: Carlos Garcia vs. Jason Pacheco
Bantamweight: Adam Acquaviva vs. Andres Ponce
Welterweight: Jeff Roman vs. Zach Bunnell |
