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 Serie av Slagsmål (WSOF.com) tillkännagav idag that it has finalized the lineup for the WSOF30: Gren vs. Starks, VM Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) doubleheader event, with the addition of a sixth preliminary card bout – a middleweight (185 pounds) matchup mellan Clinton Williams (7-3, 1 NC) och Rex "T-Rex" Harris (8-2) – at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino i Las Vegas på lördag, April 2, bor på NBCSN på 11:30 p.m. ET / 8:30 p.m. PT.
Dessutom, a broken nose has forced Gil Guardado to withdraw from his scheduled lightweight (155 pounds) matchup with undefeated Steve Kozola (6-0), som kommer att nu inför Matt “The Sleeper” Church (3-1) in a 160-pound catchweight affair, och Jeff Roman (1-2-1) kommer torget av med Zach Bunnell (0-0) i en weltervikt (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 vid 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.
Den 6-fot, 33-year-old Harris of West Pittston, Pa. is riding a four-fight win streak. I sin sista start, Harris, som har tjänat 7 av hans 8 career victories by way of (T)KO eller underkastelse, 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: Gren vs. Starks are available for purchase online at WSOF.com and AXS.com.
Dörrar på The Joint på Hard Rock Hotel & Kasino öppnas för händelsen på 4 p.m. PT, och den första preliminära skjutningen börjar kl 5 p.m.
I main event, reigning World Series of Fighting middleweight champion David Branch (17-3), ligans första någonsin, två division titel hållare, kommer att sätta sin eftertraktade krona på linjen mot utmanare Clifford Starks (13-2).
I co-main event, superstar Jon Fitch (27-7-1, 1 NC) kommer att slåss senaste World Series of Fighting one-night, åtta man turnering tvåan Joao "Den brasilianska Samurai" Zeferino (20-7) med den vakanta World Series of Fighting weltervikt mästerskap på spel.
På andra ställen på fyra-kamp, leva NBCSN telecast, inlämning expert Vinny "Pezao" Magalhaes (13-7) kommer torget av med Jake "The Honey Bear" Heun(9-4) i en lätt tungvikt (205 pounds) tävling, medan World Series of Fighting nykomling och knockout artist Abu "Gladiator" Azaitar (11-1-1) kommer att låsa horn med Danny "Dee1" Davis, Jr. (11-10-1) i weltervikt.
Huvudkortet (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)
Lätt tungvikt: Vinny Magalhaes vs. Jake Heun
Weltervikt: Abu Azaitar vs. Danny Davis, Jr.
Preliminära kortet (Live på WSOF.com)
Weltervikt: Abubakar Nurmagomedov vs. Matt Frincu
Mellanvikt: Rex Harris vs. Clinton Williams
Catch (160 pounds): Steve Kozola vs. Matt Church
Flyweight: Carlos Garcia vs. Jason Pacheco
Bantamvikt: Adam Acquaviva vs. Andres Ponce
Weltervikt: Jeff Roman vs. Zach Bunnell |
