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WORLD jara ti Gbigbogun: RETURNS TO EVERETT, WASHINGTON WITH HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP BLOCKBUSTER EVENT ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, Gbe lori NBCSN

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Blagoy Ivanov makes his third heavyweight title defense

Jared Rosholt faces Caio Alencar in a featured heavyweight scrap

Tickets for WSOF35 go on sale ọla

Las fegasi (Kẹsán 22, 2016) - World jara ti Gbigbogun (www.WSOF.com) announced today that it will return to Everett, W. with a heavyweight championship blockbuster Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event at XFINITY Arena at Everett, lori Saturday, Oṣu kejila. 3, gbe lori NBCSN ni 10 p.m. ATI/7 p.m. PT.

In the 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) ati Ashley Gooch (10-4) lori Friday, Oṣu Kẹwa. 7.

Ni afikun, 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 ọla, Friday, Meje. 23 ni 10 a.m. PT at the XFINITY Arena Box Office, idiyele nipa foonu 866.332.8499, tabi online niwww.WSOF.com ati 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, lati oke de isalẹ, and an arena packed with incredibly passionate fight fans,"World wi jara ti ija Aare Baba olori.

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 June 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, heavyweight tournament. During his seven-fight stint with the league that began in 2013, he notched six consecutive victories, all by way of (T)KO tabi ifakalẹ.

Awọn 6-ẹsẹ-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, pẹlú awọn ọna.

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

Alencar of Natal, Rio Grande do 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, to date, 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, ati ni igba akọkọ ti alakoko kaadi ija yoo bẹrẹ ni 4 p.m.
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WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING SIGNS HEAVY HITTERS SHAWN JORDAN AND LORENZO HOOD

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

Hood to Make Promotional Debut at WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland
lori Friday, June 17, gbe lori NBCSN

Las fegasi (April 28, 2016) - World jara ti Gbigbogun (www.WSOF.com) announced today that it has signed heavyweight knockout artists Shawn Jordan (18-7) ati Lorenzo “The Dream Killer” Hood (9-3) to exclusive, olona-ija adehun.

Hood of Chicago, Aisan. 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. loriFriday, June 17, gbe lori NBCSN ni 9 p.m. ATI/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,"World wi jara ti ija Aare Baba olori.

Fighting out of Albuquerque, N.M., awọn 6-ẹsẹ, 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, akọkọ yika (:59) decimation of Pat “HD” Barry lori June 15, 2013, by way of (T)KO.

A two-time veteran of the now-defunct Strikeforce, and a four-time veteran of Bellator action, Jordan has earned 14 ti re 18 Iṣẹ Ajé victories nipa ọna ti (T)KO, and another 3 nipasẹ ifakalẹ.

The 6-foot-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.