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WORLD SERIES YA MAPAMBANO: RETURNS TO EVERETT, WASHINGTON WITH HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP BLOCKBUSTER EVENT ON SATURDAY, Desemba 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 kesho

LAS VEGAS (Septemba 22, 2016) - World Mfululizo wa Kupambana na (www.WSOF.com) announced today that it will return to Everett, Wash. with a heavyweight championship blockbuster Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event at XFINITY Arena at Everett, juu ya Jumamosi, Desemba. 3, wanaishi kwenye NBCSN katika 10 p.m. NA/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) na Ashley Gooch (10-4) juu ya Ijumaa, Oktoba. 7.

Aidha, 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 kesho, Ijumaa, Saba. 23 katika 10 a.m. PT at the XFINITY Arena Box Office, malipo kwa njia ya simu 866.332.8499, au online saawww.WSOF.com na 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,"Alisema Dunia Mfululizo wa Kupambana na Rais Baba 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, 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 au kuwasilisha.

6-mguu-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, njiani.

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, na kwanza awali kadi bout itaanza saa 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, mbalimbali kupambana mpango
LAS VEGAS (Agosti 24, 2016) - World Mfululizo wa Kupambana na (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) kwa kipekee, multi-fight promotional agreement.

The world championship MMA league also announced that it has inked streaking heavyweight standout Ashley “Gio” Gooch (10-4) kwa kipekee, mbalimbali kupambana mpango. 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,"Alisema Dunia Mfululizo wa Kupambana na Rais Baba Chiefs.

A 2010 NCAA Division I national wrestling championship runner-up and three-time All-American for Oklahoma State University, 30 mwenye umri wa miaka, 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, Novemba 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) vita ya.

Hadi sasa, Gooch has earned 7 yake 10 kazi ushindi kwa njia ya (T)KO na 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 (kukwepa makonde) ya Greg Rebello in Lincoln, R.I. Agosti 12.

Kuishi Dunia Mfululizo wa Kupambana na hatua anarudi NBCSN juu Jumamosi, Oktoba. 7, with an unprecedented, three-hour telecast, kuanzia saa 11 p.m. NA/8 p.m., from Kansas City Memorial Auditorium in Kansas City, Mei.

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

UFC 190 Kuu Kadi Preview na Utabiri

By: Rich Bergeron

 

Ronda Rousey (11-0) na Bethe Correia (9-0) mapenzi kichwa cha habari UFC 190 katika bantamweight cheo wanawake bout kwamba ni uhakika wa kutoa fireworks. Hizi wapinzani wawili watapigana katika mpinzani ya nyumba nchi, lakini Rousey ni nyota duniani kote ambaye yupo katika orodha ya Epic hadi sasa katika kazi yake MMA. Correia ni underdog nchini mwake mwenyewe, lakini yeye pia ni mshambuliaji undefeated ambaye angeweza kutoa Rousey matatizo kama armbar haina kuja kucheza.

 

Correia alifanya baadhi hotuba isiyojali kuhusu Rousey kufanya kujiua kuongoza hadi vita hii. Kujiua ni kidonda somo kwa CHAMP, ambao waliona baba yake kuchukua maisha yake mwenyewe wakati yeye alikuwa mdogo. Rousey tangu aliahidi “kuwaadhibu” Bethe walipo kukutana katika ngome usiku wa leo.

 

Rousey ni perfectionist, wazi na rahisi. Tu wakati unafikiri yeye hawezi kupata yoyote bora, yeye mshangao wewe na haina tu kwamba. Correia ni mgumu-kuzungumza na ujasiri mpiganaji, lakini yeye ni tu mahali pa karibu ngazi Rousey ya. Kama yeye ana nafasi yoyote wakati wote, ni katika raundi ya kwanza. Rousey si kuangalia kwa ajili ya kuwasilisha haraka kama sisi ni kuamini kwake alikiri nia ya kuumiza Correia ni kweli. Correia inaweza kutumia kufikia na nguvu-kuchomwa yake uwezo wa njuga Rousey mapema na kubisha yake nje, lakini hiyo ina maana kwenda kwa toe na bingwa ambaye ni umeonyesha kiasi-kuboreshwa fora katika kipindi cha mapambano yake ya mwisho chache.

 

Utabiri: Angalia kwa Rousey kurudi kwenye ahadi yake na kumaliza vita hii mapema, kama hisia zake itachukua tena na kuacha wake kutoka kufikiri sana kuhusu kuchora hii moja nje. Yeye atakuwa tu Wade katika, kutupa chini na kutembea nje ya raundi ya kwanza na TKO mwingine na kuongeza mafanikio yake yote kuwasilisha. Yeye atakuwa smash Correia ya big pua wazi na judo toss mpinzani kwa kitanda ambapo yeye itabidi karibu show na ardhi ufanisi na chupa.

 

Tukio ushirikiano kuu makala Mauricio Rua (22-10) vs Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (21-6) katika rematch ya mapambano yaliyotokea chini ya PRIDE bendera ya Januari 2005. Rua alishinda mapambano ya kwanza na uamuzi usiojulikana. Wakati huu, wote wapiganaji ni muda mrefu uliopita mkuu wao, na Rua inaingia ngome na kushinda moja tu kati ya nne vipindi vya mwisho wake. Nogueira pia ina ulemavu kwa kuwa yeye kuja katika zaidi ya mwaka mmoja baada ya mapambano yake ya mwisho, ambayo ilikuwa upande mmoja TKO hasara kwa Anthony Johnson ambayo ilidumu tu 44 sekunde.

 

Utabiri: Rua si kama nzito mitupu kama Johnson, na Nogueira lazima kupata kisasi yake katika mapambano haya kwa kugonga nje Rua katika mzunguko wa pili au ya tatu. Nogueira itakuwa na harakati bora kichwa na upande wa utetezi katika rematch, na Rua tu hana mafanikio yoyote ya hivi karibuni dhidi ya majina yoyote kubwa. Yeye ni katika juu ya kichwa chake katika vita hii, na “Minotouro” kinaenda kumpeleka katika kustaafu.

 

Antonio Nogueira Rodrgio (34-9-1) Pia mapambano juu ya undercard dhidi “Skyscraper” Stefan Struve (25-7). Hii lazima bout kusisimua, na Mark kuwinda ilionyesha kuwa Struve ni rahisi kukabiliwa na haymakers. Unaweza Nogueira kutumia udhaifu kwamba, au itakuwa Struve kuonyesha yeye ni hadithi muuaji wakati huu nje?

 

Utabiri: Nogueira kuja katika na uzoefu wote katika bout hii wakati Struve ina physicality. Ni alisema kuwa kubwa wao ni, vigumu kuanguka, lakini Struve ni ubaguzi. Anatakiwa kuwa na uwezo wa kuchukua faida ya vijana wake na wakati wake kwa muda mrefu mbali na ngome kushughulikia majeraha na matatizo ya kiafya. Yeye nje-mgomo Nogueira na kupambana mrefu katika kwanza raundi mbili, hatimaye kumaliza Nogueira mbali na matata combo mapema mwaka wa tatu.

 

Mengine mambo muhimu makubwa kwenye kadi hii ni pamoja na wanawake MMA mapambano kati Jessica Aguilar (19-4) na Claudia Gadelha (12-1) na mapambano kati ya Heavyweight Soa “Hulk” Palelei (20-4) na Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva (18-7-1). Bonyeza Hapa (http://www.sherdog.com/matukio / UFC-190-Rousey-vs-Mtandao 42221) kuangalia nje full UFC 190 kadi.