WSOF30: IGATSHA 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 Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) umemezele namuhla that it has finalized the lineup for the WSOF30: Branch vs. Starks, umhlaba ubuqhawe Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) doubleheader event, with the addition of a sixth preliminary card bout – a middleweight (185 amakhilogremu) matchup phakathi UClinton Williams (7-3, 1 NC) futhi Rex "T-Rex" Harris (8-2) – at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas ngoMgqibelo, April 2, siphile on NBCSN at 11:30 p.m. ET/8:30 p.m. PT.
Ukwengeza, a broken nose has forced Gil Guardado to withdraw from his scheduled lightweight (155 amakhilogremu) matchup with undefeated Steve Kozola (6-0), abayoba manje nazo Matt “The Sleeper” Church (3-1) in a 160-pound catchweight affair, futhi Jeff Roman (1-2-1) ngeke izikwele off with Zach Bunnell (0-0) in a 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 Jake "The Honey Bear" Heun at WSOF26 ngoDisemba 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.
I 6-foot, 33-year-old Harris of West Pittston, Pa. is riding a four-fight win streak. In isiqalo sakhe sokugcina, Harris, oye isetshenzwa 7 of yakhe 8 career victories by way of (T)KO noma ukuzithoba, 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.
Doors Ukuhlala Ngokuhlanganyela Kwezindlu Zombili at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino sizovula for umcimbi 4 p.m. PT, kanye iziqubu lokuqala wokulungiselela uzoqala at 5 p.m.
In the umcimbi main, reigning World Series of Fighting middleweight champion David Branch (17-3), phiko yokuqala ngqa, ezimbili-division isihloko kumnikazi welungelo, uyobhala umqhele wakhe akhethekile ayefiswa abaningi on the line ngokumelene Olwa phezulu Clifford Starks (13-2).
In the umcimbi co-main, superstar Jon Fitch (27-7-1, 1 NC) ayokulwa wamuva we-World Series of Ukulwa olulodwa, -Man nesishiyagalombili mqhudelwano umgijimi-up Joao "Brazilian Samurai" Zeferino (20-7) ne singenamuntu World Series of Ukulwa welterweight ubuqhawe kwabantu kusengozini.
Kwenye indawo kwi-mpi ezine, siphile NBCSN telecast, isazi ukuzithoba Vinny "Pezao" Magalhães (13-7) ngeke izikwele off with Jake "The Honey Bear" Heun(9-4) in a wesibhakela ekukhanyeni (205 amakhilogremu) umncintiswano, kuyilapho World Series of Ukulwa elisha futhi Knockout umculi Abu "Gladiator" Azaitar (11-1-1) ngeke Ilokhi izimpondo kanye Danny "Dee1" Davis, Jr. (11-10-1) at welterweight.
IKHADI MAIN (Live on 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)
Light Heavyweight: Vinny Magalhães vs. Jake Heun
Welterweight: Abu Azaitar vs. Danny Davis, Jr.
IKHADI Preliminary (Phila on WSOF.com)
Welterweight: Abubakar Nurmagomedov vs. Matt Frincu
Middleweight: Rex Harris vs. UClinton Williams
Catchweight (160 amakhilogremu): Steve Kozola vs. Matt Church
Flyweight: Carlos Garcia vs. Jason Pacheco
Bantamweight: Adam Acquaviva vs. Andres Ponce
Welterweight: Jeff Roman vs. Zach Bunnell |
