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AO Tuhinga o mua: RETURNS TO EVERETT, WASHINGTON WITH HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP BLOCKBUSTER EVENT ON SATURDAY, HAKIHEA 3, LIVE ON 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 apopo

Las Vegas (Mahuru 22, 2016) - World Series o te whawhai (www.WSOF.com) announced today that it will return to Everett, Horoi. with a heavyweight championship blockbuster Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event at XFINITY Arena at Everett, i runga i Rāhoroi, Dec. 3, ora i runga i NBCSN i 10 p.m. AND/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) a Ashley Gooch (10-4) i runga i Rāmere, Oketopa. 7.

I tua atu, former UFC standout Iarere 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 apopo, Rāmere, E whitu. 23 i 10 a.m. PT at the XFINITY Arena Box Office, tiaki i te waea 866.332.8499, ranei online iwww.WSOF.com a 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,"Ka mea a World Series o Fighting peresideni Rangatira Matua.

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 Pipiri 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 tukunga ranei.

Te 6-waewae-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, haere i te ara.

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, a ka timata te a'ee kāri tuatahi tuatahi i 4 p.m.

WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING SIGNS HEAVYWEIGHT SENSATION JARED ROSHOLT TO EXCLUSIVE, MULTI-FIGHT AGREEMENT

Heavyweight standout Ashley Gooch also inked to exclusive, maha-whawhai mahi
Las Vegas (August 24, 2016) - World Series o te whawhai (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) ki te motuhake, multi-fight promotional agreement.

The world championship MMA league also announced that it has inked streaking heavyweight standout Ashley “Gio” Gooch (10-4) ki te motuhake, maha-whawhai mahi. 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,"Ka mea a World Series o Fighting peresideni Rangatira Matua.

A 2010 NCAA Division I national wrestling championship runner-up and three-time All-American for Oklahoma State University, te-tau 30-tawhito, 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, i runga i Noema 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) o te whawhai.

Ki te rā, Gooch has earned 7 o tona 10 whakaora umanga i te ara o te (T)KO me 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) WHO (nifó) o Greg Rebello i roto i Lincoln, R.I. i runga i August 12.

Ora World Series o te mahi whawhai hoki ki te NBCSN i runga i Rāhoroi, Oketopa. 7, with an unprecedented, three-hour telecast, timata i 11 p.m. AND/8 te ahiahi, from Kansas City Memorial Auditorium in Kansas City, Haratua.

In the main event of WSOF33: Gaethje vs. Dugulubgov, reigning, undefeated world lightweight (155 pauna) toa Justin "Ko e Miramirahia" Gaethje(16-0) o Safford, Ariz. will risk his title against number one contender Ozzy Dugulubgov (8-2) of Ridgewood, N.J.

UFC 190 Arokite me matapae Main Card

By: Rich Bergeron

 

Ronda Rousey (11-0) a Bethe Correia (9-0) hinaaro kupu matua UFC 190 i roto i te o te wahine taitara whā a'ee i whai ki te whakaora i mumura. Ka whawhai enei tāwhai e rua i roto i a te kaiwero whenua te kāinga, ko Rousey Ko te whetū ao nei i te mea na tawhiti i runga i te pukapuka hautoa i roto i tona mahi MMA. Correia He underdog i roto i tona ake whenua, engari te ia ano hoki i te patu tūturu ko wai i taea e hoatu e Rousey raruraru ki te kore te armbar e haere mai ki te tākaro.

 

Hanga Correia etahi parau ongongata'a e pā ana ki Rousey mahi whakamomori nui ki runga ki tenei whawhai. Whakamomori he nui kaupapa mo te Sharing, i kite tona papa tango i tona ora ake i te ia teina. Rousey o mai i korero ki “whiua” Bethe ka whakatau ratou i roto i te whare herehere i te po nei.

 

Rousey Ko te fakahaohaoa, mania, me te ohie. Just ina whakaaro koe e kore e taea te tiki ia i tetahi pai, hitimahuta ia koutou, e mahi tika e. Ko Correia he uaua-korero, me te māia toa, engari ko te tika wahi ia e tata ana te taumata o Rousey. Ki te mea tetahi tupono ia i te katoa, Ko te reira i roto i te taka noa tuatahi. E kore e te Rousey rapu mo te tukunga tere ki te ki te whakapono uru ia whakaaro o pupuri Correia e tatou he pono. Correia taea e whakamahi ia aravihi taea, me te mana-meke ki te kākara wawe Rousey, ka patoto ia i roto i, engari e auraa e haere ana ki te ki te koromatua ki te papatu, whakaaturia te tangata e ngā nui-ake a Tūrongo, i runga i te akoranga o ia whakamutunga torutoru whawhai.

 

Matapae: Titiro hoki ki te Rousey haere hoki i runga i tona kupu whakaari, me te whakaoti wawe i tenei whawhai, rite ka tangohia ia ia kare i runga i ka mutu ia ia i te whakaaro rawa nui e pā ana ki te tuhi i tēnei tetahi i roto i. Tika ia ka toua i roto i, maka iho, ka haere i roto i te a tawhio noa tuatahi ki tetahi TKO ki te tāpiri ki a ia toa katoa tāpaetanga. Ka akina ia ihu nui o Correia tuwhera whanui me te Judo maka te kaiwero ki te whāriki i reira ka kati ia i te whakaaturanga ki te whenua, me te pauna whai hua.

 

Te hui tahi-matua āhuatanga Mauricio Rua (22-10) vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (21-6) i roto i te rematch o te whawhai i tupu i raro i te kara whakapehapeha i roto i te Hānuere o te 2005. Rua riro te whawhai tuatahi i te whakatau loto. Tenei wā, He roa e rua whawhai mua ratou pirimia, a ka tomo Rua te whare herehere ki tetahi noa wikitōria i roto i ona pāngia whakamutunga e wha. Nogueira ano e te huma mai te haere mai ia i roto i te hau atu i te tau i muri i tona whawhai whakamutunga, i te he mate TKO iu-tetahi ki a Anthony Johnson i roa noa 44 hēkona.

 

Matapae: E kore e te Rua rite taimaha hoatu rite Johnson, a kia whiwhi Nogueira tona utu i roto i tenei whawhai i te patuki i Rua i roto i te rua o te toru ranei, a tawhio noa. Ka whai Nogueira upoko pai kaupapa me te korero i roto i te rematch, a Rua tika e kore e whai i tetahi te whakauru tata ki tetahi ingoa nui. Ko ia i roto i te i runga i tona matenga i roto i tenei whawhai, a “Minotouro” Kei te haere ki te tono atu ia ia ki te tūranga.

 

Antonio Nogueira Rodrgio (34-9-1) whawhai ana hoki i runga i te undercard ki “Te skyscraper” Stefan Struve (25-7). Kia te a'ee whakaongaonga tenei, a ka whakakitea Mark Hunt e he haria ki haymakers Struve. Ka taea e Nogueira whakamahi i taua ngoikore, ranei ka whakaatu Struve te ia he kaipatu kōrero tenei wa i roto i?

 

Matapae: Nogueira te taenga mai o i ki te wheako katoa i roto i tenei a'ee ia Struve e te physicality. E mea te reira e, te nui e ratou, te uaua hinga ratou, ko Struve he okotahi. Kia taea ki te tango i te rawa o tona taitamarikitanga, me tona wa roa atu i te whare herehere whakatutuki i whara, me ngā āwangawanga hauora ia. Ka-patu i roto i ia Nogueira, ka whawhai roroa puta noa i te rauna tuatahi e rua, hopea oti Nogueira atu ki te paheko nanakia wawe i roto i te toru.

 

Ētahi atu nui ngā i runga i tenei kāri ngā MMA pupūtanga o te wahine i waenganui i Jessica Aguilar (19-4) a Karauria Gadelha (12-1) me te taupatupatunga taumahamaha i waenganui Soa “Ko te Hulk” Palelei (20-4) a Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva (18-7-1). Pāwhiri ki Here (http://www.sherdog.com/ngā / UFC-190-Rousey-vs-Tukutuku-42221) ki te tirohia i roto i te ki tonu UFC 190 kāri.