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NTIAJ TEB SERIES NTAWM sib ntaus sib tua: RETURNS TO EVERETT, WASHINGTON WITH HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP BLOCKBUSTER EVENT ON SATURDAY, KAUM-OB HLI 3, NYOB RAU 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 tag kis

Las Vegas (Cuaj hlis 22, 2016) - Ntiaj teb Series ntawm Sib ntaus (www.WSOF.com) announced today that it will return to Everett, Ntxuav. with a heavyweight championship blockbuster Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event at XFINITY Arena at Everett, rau Saturday, Dec. 3, nyob rau NBCSN ntawm 10 p.m. THIAB/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) thiab Ashley Gooch (10-4) rau Friday, Oct. 7.

Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd, 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 tag kis, Friday, Xya. 23 ntawm 10 a.m. PT at the XFINITY Arena Box Office, them nqi los ntawm lub xov tooj 866.332.8499, lossis hauv online ntawmwww.WSOF.com thiab 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, from top to bottom, and an arena packed with incredibly passionate fight fans,"Hais tias lub ntiaj teb no Series ntawm Sib ntaus sib tua Thawj Tswj Hwm Leej Txiv 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 Lub rau hli ntuj 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 los yog cuav.

Lub 6-taw-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, raws txoj kev.

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, thiab cov thawj ua ntej card bout yuav pib thaum 4 p.m.
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WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING SIGNS HEAVYWEIGHT SENSATION JARED ROSHOLT TO EXCLUSIVE, MULTI-FIGHT AGREEMENT

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Heavyweight standout Ashley Gooch also inked to exclusive, multi-sib ntaus deal
Las Vegas (Lub yim hli ntuj 24, 2016) - Ntiaj teb Series ntawm Sib ntaus (www.WSOF.com) announced today that it has signed seasoned, heavyweight Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) star and former NCAA Division I wrestling sensation Jared “The Big Show” Rosholt (14-3) mus rau ib qho kom, multi-fight promotional agreement.

The world championship MMA league also announced that it has inked streaking heavyweight standout Ashley “Gio” Gooch (10-4) mus rau ib qho kom, multi-sib ntaus deal. Each athlete’s promotional debut will be announced soon.

“We are excited to welcome one of the sport’s top, free-agent heavyweight stars in Jared Rosholt, as well as veteran Ashley Gooch, who has been on fire of late, to the World Series of Fighting roster and look forward to seeing how each is able to contend in the decagon cage where we have a growing number of exciting and fast-rising stars vying for our coveted championship that is held by Blagoy Ivanov,"Hais tias lub ntiaj teb no Series ntawm Sib ntaus sib tua Thawj Tswj Hwm Leej Txiv Chiefs.

A 2010 NCAA Division I national wrestling championship runner-up and three-time All-American for Oklahoma State University, 30-xyoo-laus, 6-foot-2, 245-pound Rosholt of Arlington, Texas arrives at World Series of Fighting following an eight-fight stint with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) where he posted a strong, overall record of 6-2.

During his stretch with the UFC, Rosholt, the younger brother of fellow MMA standout Jake ROSHOLT, notched a unanimous decision over the league’s tallest fighter, seven-foot giant Stefan Struve, nyob rau hauv Kaum ib hlis 15, 2015.

The hard-hitting, 6-foot-3, 265-pound Gooch of Glendale, Ariz. will enter the decagon cage riding an eight-fight win streak that dates back to September 28, 2013 when the 41-year-old decimated Allan Sullivan with a one-punch KO in the first round (1:30) sib ntaus sib tua.

Rau hnub tim, Gooch has earned 7 ntawm nws 10 hauj lwm yeej los ntawm txoj kev ntawm (T)KO thiab 2 wins via submission. Five of his eight consecutive victories have come inside of one round.

Gooch is coming off a third round (1:10) LEEJ TWG (punches) ntawm Greg Rebello in Lincoln, R.I. on Lub yim hli ntuj 12.

Nyob ntiaj teb Series ntawm Sib ntaus txiav txim rov qab los rau NBCSN rau Saturday, Oct. 7, with an unprecedented, three-hour telecast, pib thaum 11 p.m. THIAB/8 p.m., from Kansas City Memorial Auditorium in Kansas City, Tej zaum.

In the main event of WSOF33: Gaethje vs. Dugulubgov, reigning, undefeated world lightweight (155 phaus) champion Justin "Lub Highlight" Gaethje(16-0) ntawm Safford, Ariz. will risk his title against number one contender Ozzy Dugulubgov (8-2) of Ridgewood, N.J.

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UFC 190 Main Card Preview thiab kwvyees

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Los ntawm: Nplua nuj Bergeron

 

Ronda Rousey (11-0) thiab Bethe Correia (9-0) yuav tawm xov xwm UFC 190 nyob rau hauv ib tug poj niam bantamweight title bout uas yog guaranteed kom xa foob pob hluav taws. Cov ob rivals yuav tua nyob rau hauv lub challenger lub tsev lub teb chaws, tab sis Rousey yog ib tug thoob ntiaj teb lub hnub qub uas yog nyob rau hauv ib tug epic yob kom deb li deb nyob rau hauv nws cov hauj lwm MMA. Correia yog ib tug underdog nyob rau hauv nws tus kheej lub teb chaws, tab sis nws kuj yog ib tug undefeated Striker uas yuav muab Rousey teeb meem yog tias lub armbar tsis tuaj mus rau hauv kev ua si.

 

Correia ua ib co insensitive hais lus dev txog Rousey ua yus tua yus ua li no sib ntaus. Yus tua yus yog ib tug mob kev kawm rau cov champ, uas pom nws tus txiv coj nws tus kheej lub neej thaum nws yog yau. Rousey tus txij li thaum tau cog lus tseg rau “rau txim rau” Bethe thaum lawv tau raws li nyob rau hauv lub tawb hmo no.

 

Rousey yog ib tug perfectionist, tiaj thiab yooj yim. Cia li thaum koj xav hais tias nws muaj peev xwm tsis tau txais tej zoo, nws surprises koj thiab tsis yog hais tias. Correia yog ib tug tawv-tham thiab tso siab fighter, tab sis nws yog cia li tsis pom qhov twg nyob ze Rousey theem. Yog hais tias nws muaj tej yam sij hawm ntawm tag nrho cov, nws yog nyob rau hauv thawj puag ncig. Rousey yog tsis nrhiav ib tug ceev cuav yog hais tias peb yuav tsum los ntseeg nws txais cov kev xa ntawm kev ua phem rau Correia yog txoj. Correia yuav siv nws ncav tsis cuag thiab lub hwj chim-xuas nrig ntaus muaj peev xwm tshee nrov Rousey thaum ntxov thiab khob nws tawm, tab sis hais tias txhais tau hais tias yuav mus rau cov ntiv taw nrog ib tug tau zus ib uas yog qhia npaum li cas-paub tawm nyob rau thaum kawg ntawm nws lub xeem ob peb fights.

 

Twv ua ntej: Saib rau Rousey rov qab mus rau nws lo lus cog tseg thiab tas no sib ntaus thaum ntxov, raws li nws tus cwj pwm txawv yuav noj thiab nres nws los ntawm xav ntau heev txog nqus no ib tug tawm. Nws yuav cia li Wade nyob rau hauv, muab pov down thiab taug kev tawm ntawm cov thawj puag ncig nrog lwm TKO ntxiv rau tag nrho nws cuav yeej. Nws yuav smash Correia loj lub qhov ntswg qhib wide thiab judo pov lub challenger mus rau lub lev qhov twg nws mam li kaw qhov qhia tau tias nrog zoo av thiab phaus.

 

Cov pa roj carbon monoxide-ntsiab tshwm sim nta Mauricio Rua (22-10) vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (21-6) nyob rau hauv ib tug rematch ntawm ib tug sib ntaus uas tau tshwm sim nyob rau hauv cov kev txaus siab nyob rau hauv Lub ib hlis ntuj banner ntawm 2005. Rua yeej thawj kev sib ntaus los ntawm kev txiav txim siab unanimous. Lub sij hawm no, ob fighters yog ntev yav dhau los lawv cov prime, thiab Rua nkag mus rau hauv lub tawb nrog ib tug yeej nyob rau hauv nws cov nag plaub bouts. Nogueira kuj muaj ib tug tsis taus txij li thaum nws tuaj nyob rau hauv ntau tshaj ib xyoo tom qab nws kawg sib ntaus, uas yog ib tug ib tug-ib tog TKO poob Anthony Johnson uas ntawd kub ntev li cia li 44 vib nas this.

 

Twv ua ntej: Rua yog tsis li hnyav muab raws li Johnson, thiab Nogueira yuav tsum tau txais nws cov kua zaub ntsuab nyob rau hauv no sib ntaus los ntawm khob tawm Rua nyob rau hauv lub thib ob los yog peb puag ncig. Nogueira yuav muaj zoo lub taub hau zog thiab tiv thaiv nyob rau hauv lub rematch, thiab Rua cia li tsis muaj tsis ntev los no yeej tawm tsam tej yam loj npe. Nws yog nyob rau hauv nws lub taub hau nyob rau hauv no sib ntaus, thiab “Minotouro” yog yuav xa nws mus rau hauv cov nyiaj laus.

 

Antonio Nogueira Rodrgio (34-9-1) kuj fights rau lub undercard tiv thaiv “Lub Skyscraper” Stefan Struve (25-7). Qhov no yuav tsum yog ib qho bout, thiab Mark Hunt qhia tias Struve yog raug rau haymakers. Yuav Nogueira siv uas tsis muaj zog, los yog yuav Struve qhia nws yog ib tug dab neeg killer lub sij hawm no tawm?

 

Twv ua ntej: Nogueira yuav los nyob rau hauv tag nrho cov nyob rau hauv kev no bout thaum Struve muaj physicality. Nws hais tias lub loj lawv yog, lub nyuab me ntsis lawv poob, tab sis Struve yog ib qho kev zam. Nws yuav tsum tau coj kom zoo dua ntawm nws cov hluas thiab nws lub sij hawm ntev deb ntawm lub tawb hais kev raug mob thiab noj qab haus huv txhawj xeeb. Nws yuav tawm-ntaus Nogueira thiab sib ntaus siab thoob plaws hauv lub thawj ob rounds, thaum kawg tag Nogueira tawm nrog ib tug vicious combo thaum ntxov nyob rau hauv lub thib peb.

 

Lwm yam loj highlights ntawm no card muaj xws li ib tug poj niam MMA showdown ntawm Jessica Aguilar (19-4) thiab Claudia Gadelha (12-1) thiab ib tug heavyweight clash ntawm Soa “Lub Hulk” Palelei (20-4) thiab Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva (18-7-1). Nyem qhov no (http://www.sherdog.com/txheej xwm / UFC-190-Rousey-vs-Web-42221) mus saib tag nrho cov UFC 190 card.