Blagoy Ivanov makes his third heavyweight title defense
Jared Rosholt faces Caio Alencar in a featured heavyweight scrap
Tickets for WSOF35 go on sale morgen
LAS VEGAS (September 22, 2016) - World Series of Fighting (www.WSOF.com) announced today that it will return to Everett, Wassen. with a heavyweight championship blockbuster Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event at XFINITY Arena at Everett, op Zaterdag, December. 3, live op NBCSN op 10 p.m. EN/7 p.m. PT.
In de main-event, 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) en Ashley Gooch (10-4) op Vrijdag, Oktober. 7.
Bovendien, 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 morgen, Vrijdag, Zeven. 23 bij 10 a.m. PT at the XFINITY Arena Box Office, heffing op telefoonnummer 866.332.8499, of online opwww.WSOF.com en 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, van boven naar beneden, and an arena packed with incredibly passionate fight fans,"Zei World Series of Fighting President Vader Chiefs.
The 5-foot-11, 29-year-old Ivanov of Sofia, Bulgaria fended off a valiant and tenacious Josh “Cuddly Bear” Copeland for five straight, electrifying rounds of battle in the main event of WSOF31 on Juni 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 “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko.
The stocky, heavy-handed Ivanov went on to emerge the runner-up in the 2014 Bellator MMA season-long, zwaargewicht toernooi. During his seven-fight stint with the league that began in 2013, he notched six consecutive victories, all by way of (T)KO of onderwerping.
De 6-foot-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, defeating the likes of Walt Harris and seven-foot giant Stefan Struve, onderweg.
Rosholt was a 2010 NCAA Division I national wrestling championship runner-up and three-time All-American for Oklahoma State University.
Alencar of Natal, grote noordelijke rivier, 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, tot op heden, 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, en de eerste voorlopige card aanval zal beginnen om 4 p.m. |
