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World Series of Fighting: RETURNS TO EVERETT, WASHINGTON WITH HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP BLOCKBUSTER EVENT ON SATURDAY, Diciembre 3, VIVIR EN NBCSN

Blagoy Ivanov makes his third heavyweight title defense

Jared Rosholt faces Caio Alencar in a featured heavyweight scrap

Tickets for WSOF35 go on sale mañana

LAS VEGAS (Septiembre 22, 2016) - Serie Mundial de Lucha (www.WSOF.com) announced today that it will return to Everett, Lavado. with a heavyweight championship blockbuster Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event at XFINITY Arena at Everett, en Sábado, Diciembre. 3, vivir en NBCSN en 10 p.m. Y/7 p.m. PT.

En el evento principal, reigning world champion Blagoy Ivanov (14-1) will put his title on the line for the third time against the victor of the WSOF33 bout between knockout artists and contenders Shawn Jordan (18-7) y Ashley Gooch (10-4) en Viernes, Octubre. 7.

Adicionalmente, former UFC standout Jared Rosholt (14-3) will make his much-anticipated promotional debut against fellow World Series of Fighting newcomer and finisher Caio Alencar (9-1) in a featured heavyweight contest.

Tickets for WSOF35 go on sale mañana, Viernes, Siete. 23 en 10 a.m. PT at the XFINITY Arena Box Office, cargo por teléfono 866.332.8499, o en línea enwww.WSOF.com y www.xfinityarenaeverett.com.

“We are looking forward to bringing another action-packed night of world-class MMA action to the city of Everett, on the heels of what was one of our greatest fight cards to date, de arriba a abajo, and an arena packed with incredibly passionate fight fans,", Dijo el presidente de la World Series of Fighting Padre Chiefs.

El 5 pies 11, 29-year-old Ivanov of Sofia, Bulgaria fended off a valiant and tenacious Josh "oso de peluche" Copeland for five straight, electrifying rounds of battle in the main event of WSOF31 on Junio 17 to retain the coveted heavyweight title.

Ivanov is a Judo black belt and was a semi-finalist at the 2008 world Sambo championships where he famously defeated all-time MMA great Fedor "El último emperador" Emelianenko.

El fornido, heavy-handed Ivanov went on to emerge the runner-up in the 2014 Bellator MMA season-long, torneo de peso pesado. During his seven-fight stint with the league that began in 2013, he notched six consecutive victories, todo a través de (T)KO o sumisión.

El 6-pies-2, 30-year-old Rosholt of Sandpoint, Idaho is coming off a solid run with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) where he amassed a record of 6-2, derrotando a gente como Walt Harris and seven-foot giant Stefan Struve, en el camino.

Rosholt was a 2010 NCAA Division I national wrestling championship runner-up and three-time All-American for Oklahoma State University.

Alencar of Natal, río Grande del Norte, Brazil is a 6-foot-4, 37-year-old import who will make his debut in the U.S. as well as his first start in the World Series of Fighting decagon cage.

After beginning his professional career just five years ago, Alencar ran to six consecutive wins and, hasta la fecha, has earned all but one of his nine career victories by way of (T)KO.

Additional WSOF35 bouts will be announced soon.

Doors at XFINITY Arena at Everett will open for WSOF35 at 3:30 p.m. PT, y la primera pelea de la cartelera preliminar comenzará a las 4 p.m.

WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING SIGNS HEAVY HITTERS SHAWN JORDAN AND LORENZO HOOD

Heavyweight knockout artist Lorenzo Hood (foto) has signed an exclusive, multi-fight promotional agreement with World Series of Fighting.

Hood to Make Promotional Debut at WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland
en Viernes, Junio 17, vivir en NBCSN

LAS VEGAS (Abril 28, 2016) - Serie Mundial de Lucha (www.WSOF.com) announced today that it has signed heavyweight knockout artists Shawn Jordan (18-7) y Lorenzo “The Dream Killer” Hood (9-3) to exclusive, acuerdos múltiples de lucha.

Hood of Chicago, Enfermo. has been tabbed to make his promotional debut against an opponent to be announced soon, at the WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland world heavyweight championship event at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn. enViernes, Junio 17, vivir en NBCSN en 9 p.m. Y/6 p.m. PT.

“We are thrilled to welcome Shawn Jordan and Lorenzo Hood to our ever-growing roster of world-class athletes, and look forward to seeing both of them compete in our heavyweight division soon,", Dijo el presidente de la World Series of Fighting Padre Chiefs.

Fighting out of Albuquerque, N.M., el 6-pies, 30-year-old Jordan is coming off a 4-year, 10 fight stint with the UFC, during which he compiled an overall record of 6-4, notching all of his wins, including a vicious, primera ronda (:59) decimation of Pat “HD” Barry de junio 15, 2013, por medio de (T)KO.

A two-time veteran of the now-defunct Strikeforce, and a four-time veteran of Bellator action, Jordan has earned 14 de su 18 victorias en su carrera por medio de (T)KO, and another 3 a través de la sumisión.

El 6 pies 3, 27-year-old Hood, a former professional football player turned MMA wrecking machine, has earned all 9 of his professional career victories to date by way of (T)KO inside the first round of action.

After an aggressive debut year in 2009 in which he competed 7 times and amassed a near-perfect record of 6-1, Hood walked away from the fight world for a span of 5 years to play defensive lineman in the Arena Football League and Canadian Football League, eventually returning to the cage in 2014.