LAS VEGAS (Červen 15, 2016) -World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) announced today that Thiago Meller has withdrawn from his scheduled welterweight (170 liber) Soutěž proti John “Doomsday” Howard (23-12), kteří budou nyní čelí“Mad” Mike Arrant (15-10) in a middleweight (185 liber) bout at the much-anticipated WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland world championship doubleheader Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) událost, žít na NBCSN (9 p.m. A/6 p.m. PT) od Foxwoods Resort Casino v Mashantucket, Conn. na Pátek, Červen 17.

Kromě toho, neporažený Marcus Surin (3-0) of Stamford, Conn. has been tabbed to step in for Sam Watford v plánované lehké (155 liber) preliminary card contest against Christian “The Terminator” Torres (0-0) of Endicott, New York.

Originally hailing from Orlando, Fla., 5-noha-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 nebo podání. K dnešnímu dni, 12 z jeho 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 (odchod do důchodu) na Carl Dieckmann července 12, 2013.

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

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 Uriah Hall, Siyar Bahadurzada a Cathal Pendred.

Ceny od $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. A, and the first of seven preliminary card bouts will begin at 5:45 p.m.

Celá Předběžný Boj karta bude vysílat živě na integrovatelné Video přehrávač na WSOF.com.

In the main event of the five-bout, žít NBCSN televizní vysílání, 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).

V lehké společně Hlavní události, superstars Jason "Kansas City Bandit" High (19-5) a Mike "Martian" Ricci (11-4) will square off with their division’s number one contender ranking at stake.

WSOF31: IVANOV VS. COPELAND

MAIN CARD (Live v NBCSN)

World Series of Fighting Heavyweight Championship Main Event:
Blagoy Ivanov (Mistr) proti. Josh Copeland (Vyzývatel)

Lehká Co-Main Event:
Jason High vs. Mike Ricci

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

ÚVODNÍ CARD (Live v WSOF.com)

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