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WORLD uchungechunge SILWA: RETURNS TO EVERETT, WASHINGTON WITH HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP BLOCKBUSTER EVENT ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, PHILA 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 kusasa

Las Vegas (September 22, 2016) - World Series of Fighting (www.WSOF.com) announced today that it will return to Everett, Geza. with a heavyweight championship blockbuster Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event at XFINITY Arena at Everett, on Saturday, Dec. 3, siphile on NBCSN at 10 p.m. KANYE/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) futhi Ashley Gooch (10-4) on Friday, Oct. 7.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, 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 kusasa, Friday, Isikhombisa. 23 at 10 a.m. PT at the XFINITY Arena Box Office, icala ngocingo 866.332.8499, noma online atwww.WSOF.com futhi 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,"Kusho World Series of Ukulwa President 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 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 noma ukuzithoba.

I 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, endleleni.

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, owokuqala wokulungiselela ikhadi iziqubu uzoqala at 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, multi-impi deal
Las Vegas (August 24, 2016) - World Series of Fighting (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) i okukhethekile, multi-fight promotional agreement.

The world championship MMA league also announced that it has inked streaking heavyweight standout Ashley “Gio” Gooch (10-4) i okukhethekile, multi-impi 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,"Kusho World Series of Ukulwa President Baba Chiefs.

A 2010 NCAA Division I national wrestling championship runner-up and three-time All-American for Oklahoma State University, ngonyaka-30 ubudala, 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, on November 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) wokulwa.

Kuze kube manje, Gooch has earned 7 of yakhe 10 career zokunqoba ngendlela (T)KO futhi 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 (punches) of Greg Rebello in Lincoln, R.I. on August 12.

Phila World Series of Fighting isinyathelo ebuyela NBCSN on Saturday, Oct. 7, with an unprecedented, three-hour telecast, isiqala at 11 p.m. KANYE/8 p.m., from Kansas City Memorial Auditorium in Kansas City, Kwangathi.

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

UFC 190 Main Card kuqala bese Izibikezelo

By: Rich Bergeron

 

Ronda Rousey (11-0) futhi Bethe Correia (9-0) intando kusihloko UFC 190 e bantamweight isihloko a yabesifazane iziqubu ethenjiswe ukuletha iziqhumane. Lezi nezimbangi ezimbili lwa ekhaya ezweni inselele sika, kodwa Rousey liyinkanyezi emhlabeni wonke ngubani on umqulu oludumile kude kangaka MMA umsebenzi wakhe. Correia kuyinto isinamumva ezweni lakubo, kodwa yena futhi i umgadli Ezingakanqotshwa onganikela Rousey enkingeni uma armbar akusho ezihilelekile.

 

Correia wenza abanye besho okuthile okungenangqondo Rousey nokuzibulala eyaholela kule mpi. Ukuzibulala subject sore for the Champ, owabona noyise athathe ukuphila kwakhe lapho kade omncane. Rousey kusukela wathembisa “ajezise” Bethe lapho abahlangana nabo yezinyoni tonight.

 

Rousey kuyinto ukuphelela kubo, plain and elula. Lapho nje ucabanga yena ngeke asithole ngcono, yena Kuyabamangaza wena futhi iyilokho. Correia kuyinto ezinzima-talking and fighter beqiniseka, kodwa yena ndawo nje eduze ezingeni Rousey sika. Uma unomsebenzi yinoma yiliphi ithuba ngaso sonke, kuwukuthi emzuliswaneni wokuqala. Rousey is hhayi ufuna ukuzithoba okusheshayo uma singabantwana ukukholelwa kwakhe wavuma izinhloso ukuyiphatha kabi Correia abaqotho. Correia esizozisebenzisa ukufinyelela amandla-isibhakela ikhono lakhe khenqeza Rousey ekuseni futhi knock wakhe, kodwa lokho kusho uya ukuze uzwane nomuntu iqhawe ubani kuboniswe yesiteleka kakhulu-ngcono phezu inkambo ambalwa kulwelwa wakhe wokugcina.

 

Ukubikezela: Bheka ngoba Rousey ukuya emuva isithembiso sakhe futhi aqedele kule mpi ekuseni, njengoba imizwelo yakhe uyothatha futhi bayeke wakhe ukucabanga kakhulu ngokuthi drawing nalena out. Uyoze nje bangena e, ubhidlize futhi ahambe aphume emzuliswaneni wokuqala nomunye TKO ukwengeza bonke ukuzithoba kwakhe onqobayo. Uyoze smash ekhaleni Correia ebalulekile gengelezi futhi judo baphonsa inselele ukuba mat lapho yena uzoba ukuvala show emhlabathini ephumelelayo futhi iphawundi.

 

Lo mcimbi co-main izici Mauricio Rua (22-10) vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (21-6) in a rematch impi ukuthi kwenzeka ngaphansi banner KUBAMBA kuMasingana 2005. Rua wanqoba ukulwa lokuqala by isinqumo abavumelene. Ngalesi sikhathi, bobabili fighters eside esidlule besebancane, futhi Rua engena yezinyoni nge win nje lakhe lokugcina amane neziqubu. Nogueira Ubuye ukukhubazeka kusukela yena uyeza engaphezu konyaka ngemuva impi yakhe yokugcina, okwakuwuphawu TKO ukulahlekelwa elilodwa emaceleni ukuze Anthony Johnson eyathatha nje 44 seconds.

 

Ukubikezela: Rua is hhayi njengoba esindayo wamnikela njengoba Johnson, futhi Nogueira kufanele uthole impindiselo yakhe kule mpi yikutsheyelela out Rua in the round yesibili noma yesithathu. Nogueira ziyoba ngcono ikhanda movement kanye esemqoka kule rematch, futhi Rua nje akanayo onqobayo yamuva ngokumelene amagama big. Muhle in phezu kwekhanda lakhe kule mpi, futhi “Minotouro” uya ukumthuma ibe umhlalaphansi.

 

Antonio Nogueira Rodrgio (34-9-1) futhi elwisana on the undercard ngokumelene “The Skyscraper” Stefan Struve (25-7). Lokhu kufanele kube iziqubu esijabulisayo, noMarku Hunt wabonisa ukuthi Struve uchayeke haymakers. Ingabe Nogueira ukusizakala ukuthi ubuthakathaka, noma ngeke Struve abonise ukuthi umbulali legend kulokhu out?

 

Ukubikezela: Nogueira efika nazo zonke nakho kule iziqubu ngenkathi Struve ine physicality. Ukuthi wathi sisikhulu zingabantu, nzima bakhubeke, kodwa Struve kuyinto okuhlukile. Kufanele bakwazi ukusizakala ebusheni bakhe futhi isikhathi sakhe eside kude yezinyoni ekhuluma ukulimala kanye ukukhathazeka ngempilo. Uyokwethaba out-ushaye Nogueira ulwe abade kulo lonke wokuqala emahlandla lamabili, Ekugcineni waqeda isizini edlale imidlalo Nogueira off nge combo ngonya ekuseni wesithathu.

 

Amanye ezinkulu kuleli khadi zihlanganisa a yabesifazane MMA Yimpi ephakathi Jessica Aguilar (19-4) noClaudia Gadelha (12-1) futhi ingxabano phakathi SOA sosondonzima “The Hulk” Palelei (20-4) futhi Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva (18-7-1). Chofoza Lapha (http://www.sherdog.com/izenzakalo / UFC-190-Rousey-vs-Web-42221) ukuhlola UFC umnyuziki 190 ikhadi.