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MIKE ARRANT REPLACES INJURED THIAGO MELLER AGAINST JOHN HOWARD AT WSOF31: IVANOV VS. COPELAND LIVE ON NBCSN FROM MASHANTUCKET, CONN. Lori Jimo, Oṣù 17

HOWARD VS. ARRANT TO BE CONTESTED AT MIDDLEWEIGHT

PLUS UNDEFEATED MARCUS SURIN TO BATTLE
CHRISTIAN TORRES IN WSOF31 PRELIMINARY BOUT
LIVE ON WSOF.COM

Las fegasi (June 15, 2016) -World Jara ti Gbigbogun (WSOF.com) announced today that Thiago Meller has withdrawn from his scheduled welterweight (170 poun) idije lodi si John “Doomsday” Howard (23-12), ti o yoo bayi koju“Mad” Mike Arrant (15-10) in a middleweight (185 poun) bout at the much-anticipated WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland world championship doubleheader Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) ìṣẹlẹ, gbe lori NBCSN (9 p.m. ATI/6 p.m. PT) lati Foxwoods Resort Casino ni Mashantucket, Conn. lori Friday, June 17.

Ni afikun, undefeated Marcus Surin (3-0) of Stamford, Conn. has been tabbed to step in for Sam Watford ni awọn eto lightweight (155 poun) preliminary card contest against Christian “The Terminator” Torres (0-0) of Endicott, N.Y..

Originally hailing from Orlando, Fla., awọn 5-ẹsẹ-9, 28-year-old Arrant, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu brown belt, resides in Las Vegas, where he is a member of legendary champion Randy “The Natural” Couture’s Xtreme Couture fight squad.

Arrant is looking to return to the win column following a unanimous decision defeat in his last start on August 7, 2015, at the hands of two-time UFC veteran Brock Jardine.

Prior to the loss, Arrant had reeled off six consecutive victories, five of which he produced in the first round, by way of (T)KO tabi ifakalẹ. Titi di akoko yi, 12 ti re 15 professional wins have been finishes.

During the six-fight win streak, Arrant seized his first championship – regional promotion SteelFist Fight Night’s welterweight title – with a first round (5:00) WHO (retirement) ti Carl Dieckmann on July 12, 2013.

Like Arrant, the 5-foot-7, 33-year-old Howard boasts a phenomenal finish rate with 15 ti re 23 professional victories having come by way of (T)KO tabi ifakalẹ.

Howard will make his promotional debut with World Series of Fighting following a second stint with the UFC that spanned seven fights and included wins over Uraya Hall, Siyar Bahadurzada ati Cathal Pendred.

Owole lati $39.99, tickets for WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland are on sale at WSOF.com and Foxwoods.com.

Doors at The Grand Theatre at Foxwoods Resort Casino will open at 5 p.m. ATI, and the first of seven preliminary card bouts will begin at 5:45 p.m.

The gbogbo alakoko ija kaadi yoo san ifiwe lori ohun embeddable fidio player on WSOF.com.

In the main event of the five-bout, gbe NBCSN telecast, reigning World Series of Fighting heavyweight champion Blagoy Ivanov (13-1) will put his title on the line against Josh “Cuddly Bear” Copeland (12-3).

Ni awọn lightweight àjọ-akọkọ iṣẹlẹ, superstars Jason "The Kansas City Bandit" to gaju (19-5) ati Mike "The Martian" Ricci (11-4) will square off with their division’s number one contender ranking at stake.

WSOF31: IVANOV VS. COPELAND

Akọkọ kaadi (Gbe lori NBCSN)

World Series of Fighting Heavyweight Championship Main Event:
Blagoy Ivanov (Asiwaju) la. Josh Copeland (Challenger)

Lightweight Co-Main ti oyan:
Jason High vs. Mike Ricci

Middleweight: John Howard vs. Mike Arrant
Featherweight: Luis Palomino vs. Sheymon Moraes
Middleweight: Phil Hawes vs. Josh Key

Alakoko kaadi (Gbe lori WSOF.com)

Lightweight: Tom Marcellino vs. Devin Powell
Heavyweight: Juliano Coutinho vs. Justin Willis
Heavyweight: Tyler King vs. Lorenzo Hood
Welterweight: Robert Fonseca vs. Sean Lally
Lightweight: Bruce Boyington vs. Saulu Almeida
Bantamweight: Rodrigo Almeida vs. Ben Pierre-Saint
Lightweight: Marcus Surin vs. Christian Torres

UNDEFEATED SENSATION PHIL HAWES SIGNS WITH WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING

FORMER JUNIOR COLLEGE NATIONAL WRESTLING CHAMP
WILL DEBUT AGAINST JOSHUA KEY AT WSOF31

LIVE ON NBCSN AT 9 P.M. ATI ON Jimo, Oṣù 17
FROM MASHANTUCKET, CONN.

 

Las fegasi (Le 20, 2016) -World Jara ti Gbigbogun (WSOF.com) has signed undefeated middleweight (185 poun) afojusọna Phil Hawes (3-0) si ohun iyasoto, olona-odun ipolowo adehun.

A product of the famed Jackson-Winklejohn camp in Albuquerque, N.M., awọn 6-ẹsẹ, 27-year-old Hawes who hails from Little Ferry, N.J., yio si ṣe rẹ ipolowo Uncomfortable lodi si Joshua “The Prince of MMA” Key (6-11, 2 NC) on the live, five-bout NBCSN telecast (9 p.m. ATI/6 p.m. PT) of WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland, ni Foxwoods ohun asegbeyin ti Casino ni Mashantucket, Conn. loriFriday, June 17.

“Phil is one of the most exciting, young prospects in the sport of MMA, so we are excited to welcome him to the World Series of Fighting family, and we look forward to seeing how his career develops under our promotion,"World wi jara ti ija Aare Baba olori.

The matchup with Key will be Hawes’ first start since 2014, his professional debut year when he ran to three straight victories, the first two by way of TKO and the third – a first round victory over Brandon Collins lori October 18 – by way of armbar submission.

A 2009 junior college national wrestling champion for Iowa Central Community College, the alma mater of UFC champion and Jackson-Winklejohn teammate Jon "Egungun" Jones, Hawes has been described by Jones as having“limitless” potential.

Owole lati $39.99, tickets for WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland are on sale at WSOF.com and Foxwoods.com.

Doors at The Grand Theatre at Foxwoods Resort Casino will open at 5 p.m. ATI, ati ni igba akọkọ ti alakoko kaadi ija yoo bẹrẹ ni 6 p.m.

In the main event of the live NBCSN telecast, reigning world heavyweight champion Blagoy Ivanov (13-1) will risk his title against Josh “Cuddly Bear” Copeland (13-1).

In the lightweight (155 poun) àjọ-akọkọ iṣẹlẹ, superstars Jason "The Kansas City Bandit" to gaju (19-5) ati Mike "The Martian" Ricci (11-4) will square off with their division’s number one contender ranking at stake.

WSOF31: IVANOV VS. COPELAND
Akọkọ kaadi (Gbe lori NBCSN)

World Series of Fighting Heavyweight Championship Main Event:
Blagoy Ivanov (Asiwaju) la. Josh Copeland (Challenger)

Lightweight: Jason High vs. Mike Ricci
Welterweight: John Howard vs. Thiago Meller
Featherweight: Luis Palomino vs. Sheymon Moraes
Middleweight: Phil Hawes vs. Joshua Key

Alakoko kaadi (Gbe lori WSOF.com)

Lightweight: Tom Marcellino vs. Devin Powell
Heavyweight: Juliano Coutinho vs. Justin Willis
Heavyweight: Tyler King vs. Lorenzo Hood
Welterweight: Robert Fonseca vs. Sean Lally
Lightweight: Bruce Boyington vs. Saulu Almeida
Bantamweight: Rodrigo Almeida vs. Ben Pierre-Saint
Lightweight: Sam Watford vs. Christian Torres

WSOF31: IVANOV VS. COPELAND PRELIMINARY BOUT CARD COMPLETE WITH SEVEN MATCHUPS

PRELIMINARY BOUTS STREAM LIVE AT 6 P.M. ATI
ON AN EMBEDDABLE VIDEO PLAYER ON WSOF.COM

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MAIN CARD
AIRS LIVE ON NBCSN AT 9 P.M. ATI
FROM MASHANTUCKET, CONN. ON Jimo, Oṣù 17

Las fegasi (Le 19, 2016) -World Jara ti Gbigbogun (WSOF.com) today announced a complete, seven-bout preliminary fight card for its WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland world heavyweight championship Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) ìṣẹlẹ, gbe lori NBCSN ni 9 p.m. ATI/6 p.m. PT from Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn. lori Friday, June 17.

The WSOF31 undercard lineup includes the promotional debut of heavyweight knockout artist Lorenzo Hood (9-3), who will square off with fellow finisher Tyler “The Marauder” King (10-4).

The 6-foot-3, 27-year-old Hood of Chicago, Aisan. is a former professional football player turned MMA wrecking machine who has notched all 9 of his professional victories by way of (T)KO in the first round of battle.

King, a 6-foot-5, 35-year-old resident of North Attleboro, Ibi. ti mina 8 ti re 10 career wins via (T)KO tabi ifakalẹ. He is coming off a 51-second submission (igigirisẹ kio) ti Eric Bédard lori April 16.

In another heavyweight contest, Juliano “Banana” Coutinho (7-2) Cape ti cod, Ibi. nipasẹ Rio de Janeiro, Brazil will look to secure his second straight victory when he faces off with Team AKA product Justin Willis (3-1) of San Jose, Calif.

Willis, who is riding a three-fight win streak, was originally slated to face Chris "Huggy Bear" Barnett on the main card portion of the bill.

Returning to the decagon cage for the fourth time, submission specialist Tom “Tommy Gunnz” Marcellino (7-4) of Amsterdam, N.Y.. yoo gba lori Devin Powell (6-1) of South Berwick, Maine in one of three lightweight (155 poun) matchups on the WSOF31 preliminary bout card.

Powell boasts won four straight fights, three by way of (T)KO tabi ifakalẹ.

In welterweight (170 poun) igbese, Robert Fonseca (10-3, 1 NC) ti Manaus, Amazon, Brazil will seek his fourth consecutive victory when he squares off with Sean Lally (4-2) of Orleans, Ibi.

Saulu "The Spider" Almeida (18-6) ti Boston, Ibi. will make his third start in the decagon cage in a lightweight matchup with prolific power striker Bruce "Pretty Ọmọkùnrin" Boyington ti Bangor, Maine.

Thirty-year-old rising star Rodrigo "The Young kiniun" Almeida ti Woburn, Ibi. will do battle with Ben Pierre-Saint (9-4) of Superior, Wisc. ni bantamweight (135 poun).

In the leadoff preliminary card fight, unbeaten Sam Watford (2-0) of Mount Vernon, N.Y.. yoo dojuko Christian “The Terminator” Torres (0-0) of Endicott, N.Y..

Owole lati $39.99, tickets for WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland are on sale at WSOF.com and Foxwoods.com.

Doors at The Grand Theatre at Foxwoods Resort Casino will open at 5 p.m. ATI, ati ni igba akọkọ ti alakoko kaadi ija yoo bẹrẹ ni 6 p.m.

In the live NBCSN televised main event, reigning world heavyweight championBlagoy Ivanov (13-1) will risk his title against Josh “Cuddly Bear” Copeland (13-1) nigba ti, in the lightweight co-main event, superstars Jason "The Kansas City Bandit" to gaju (19-5) ati Mike "The Martian" Ricci (11-4) will square off with their division’s number one contender ranking at stake.

Elsewhere on the live NBCSN telecast, John “Doomsday” Howard (23-12) will make his highly-anticipated World Series of Fighting debut against submission expert Thiago “Minu” Meller (20-7) ni welterweight.

In a featherweight (145 poun) tilt between two prolific strikers, Luis "Inaki" Palomino (24-12) will battle former world championship challenger Sheymon Moraes (8-1).

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