Tūtohu Archives: Mike Arrant

MIKE ARRANT REPLACES INJURED THIAGO MELLER AGAINST JOHN HOWARD AT WSOF31: IVANOV VS. COPELAND LIVE ON NBCSN FROM MASHANTUCKET, Conn. ON PARAIRE, JUNE 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Las Vegas (Pipiri 15, 2016) -World Series o te whawhai (WSOF.com) announced today that Thiago Meller has withdrawn from his scheduled welterweight (170 pauna) whakataetae ki John “Doomsday” Howard (23-12), ko wai e fehangahangai inaianei“Mad” Mike Arrant (15-10) in a middleweight (185 pauna) bout at the much-anticipated WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland world championship doubleheader Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) takahanga, ora i runga i NBCSN (9 p.m. AND/6 p.m. PT) i Foxwoods Resort Casino i Mashantucket, Conn. i runga i Rāmere, Pipiri 17.

I tua atu, tūturu Marcus Surin (3-0) of Stamford, Conn. has been tabbed to step in for Sam Watford i roto i te whakaritea Kōmāmā (155 pauna) preliminary card contest against Christian “The Terminator” Torres (0-0) of Endicott, N.Y..

Originally hailing from Orlando, Fla., te 5-waewae-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 tukunga ranei. Ki te rā, 12 o tona 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) o Carl Dieckmann i runga i Hōngongoi 12, 2013.

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

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 Uria Hall, Siyar Bahadurzada a Cathal Pendred.

Utu i $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. AND, and the first of seven preliminary card bouts will begin at 5:45 p.m.

Ka rere ora katoa o te kāri whawhai tuatahi i runga i te kaitākaro ataata embeddable i runga i WSOF.com.

In the main event of the five-bout, ora 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).

I roto i te hui tahi-matua Kōmāmā, superstars Jason "te Kansas City tahae" Runga (19-5) a Mike "Te Martian" Ricci (11-4) will square off with their division’s number one contender ranking at stake.

WSOF31: IVANOV VS. COPELAND

KĀRI MAIN (Ora i runga i NBCSN)

World Series of Fighting Heavyweight Championship Main Event:
Blagoy Ivanov (Champion) vs. Josh Copeland (Kaiwero)

-Main Co Takahanga Kōmāmā:
Jason Runga vs. Mike Ricci

Whitu: John Howard vs. Mike Arrant
Mā whitu: Luis Palomino vs. Sheymon Moraes
Whitu: Phil Hawes vs. Josh Key

KĀRI PRELIMINARY (Ora i runga i WSOF.com)

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