LAS VEGAS (ივნისი 15, 2016) -WORLD სერია Fighting (WSOF.com) დღეს გამოაცხადა, რომ Thiago Meller has withdrawn from his scheduled welterweight (170 ფუნტი) კონკურსში წინააღმდეგ John “Doomsday” Howard (23-12), რომელიც ახლა წინაშე“Mad” Mike Arrant (15-10) in a middleweight (185 ფუნტი) bout at the much-anticipated WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland world championship doubleheader Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) ღონისძიება, ცხოვრობს NBCSN (9 საათამდე. და/6 საათამდე. PT) საწყისი Foxwoods საკურორტო კაზინო Mashantucket, Conn. on პარასკევი, ივნისი 17.

გარდა ამისა,, დაუმარცხებელი Marcus Surin (3-0) of Stamford, Conn. has been tabbed to step in for Sam Watford დაგეგმილი მსუბუქი (155 ფუნტი) preliminary card contest against Christian “The Terminator” Torres (0-0) of Endicott, N.Y..

Originally hailing from Orlando, Fla., 5-foot-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 ან წარდგინების. თარიღი, 12 მისი 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) საქართველოს Carl Dieckmann ივლისი 12, 2013.

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

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 და Cathal Pendred.

Priced დან $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 საათამდე. და, and the first of seven preliminary card bouts will begin at 5:45 საათამდე.

მთელი წინასწარი ბრძოლის განყოფილებიდან ნაკადი პირდაპირ ეთერში სასკრიპტო ვიდეო მოთამაშე WSOF.com.

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

იმ მსუბუქი თანამშრომლობის ძირითადი ღონისძიება, superstars ჯეისონ "The Kansas City Bandit" მაღალი (19-5) და მაიკ "მარსის" Ricci (11-4) will square off with their division’s number one contender ranking at stake.

WSOF31: IVANOV VS. COPELAND

MAIN CARD (ცხოვრობს NBCSN)

World Series of Fighting Heavyweight Championship Main Event:
Blagoy ივანოვი (ჩემპიონი) vs. Josh Copeland (Challenger)

მსუბუქი Co-Main Event:
ჯეისონ High vs. Mike Ricci

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

წინასწარი CARD (ცოცხალი WSOF.com)

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