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MIKE ARRANT REPLACES INJURED THIAGO MELLER AGAINST JOHN HOWARD AT WSOF31: IVANOV VS. COPELAND LIVE ON NBCSN FROM MASHANTUCKET, Conn. PÅ FREDAG, Juni 17

HOWARD VS. ARRANT TO BE CONTESTED AT MIDDLEWEIGHT

PLUS UNDEFEATED MARCUS SURIN TO BATTLE
CHRISTIAN TORRES IN WSOF31 PRELIMINARY BOUT
LEV VIDERE WSOF.COM

LAS VEGAS (Juni 15, 2016) -World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) announced today that Thiago Meller has withdrawn from his scheduled welterweight (170 pounds) konkurranse mot John “Doomsday” Howard (23-12), som vil nå møte“Mad” Mike Arrant (15-10) in a middleweight (185 pounds) bout at the much-anticipated WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland world championship doubleheader Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) begivenhet, live på NBCSN (9 pm. OG/6 pm. PT) fra Foxwoods Resort Casino i Mashantucket, Conn. på Fredag, Juni 17.

I tillegg, ubeseiret Marcus Surin (3-0) of Stamford, Conn. has been tabbed to step in for Sam Watford i den planlagte lette (155 pounds) 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 eller innsending. Til dags dato, 12 av hans 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) av Carl Dieckmann juli 12, 2013.

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

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 og Cathal Pendred.

Priset fra $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 pm. OG, and the first of seven preliminary card bouts will begin at 5:45 pm.

Hele foreløpige kampen kortet vil streame live på en innebygges videospiller på WSOF.com.

In the main event of the five-bout, leve NBCSN sendingen, 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 det lette co-main event, super Jason "The Kansas City Bandit" High (19-5) og Mike "The Martian" Ricci (11-4) will square off with their division’s number one contender ranking at stake.

WSOF31: IVANOV VS. COPELAND

Hovedkortet (Live på NBCSN)

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

Lett Co-Main Event:
Jason Høy vs. Mike Ricci

Mellom: John Howard vs. Mike Arrant
Fjærvekt: Luis Palomino vs. Sheymon Moraes
Mellom: Phil Hawes vs. Josh Key

FORELØPIG CARD (Live på WSOF.com)

Lettvekt: Tom Marcellino vs. Devin Powell
Tungvekt: Juliano Coutinho vs. Justin Willis
Tungvekt: Tyler King vs. Lorenzo Hood
Weltervekt: Robert Fonseca vs. Sean Lally
Lettvekt: Bruce Boyington vs. Saul Almeida
Bantamvekt: Rodrigo Almeida vs. Ben Pierre-Saint
Lettvekt: Marcus Surin vs. Christian Torres