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Two New Main Card Bouts Complete Bellator 175 i runga i Maehe 31

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Los Angeles -(March 15, 2017) A lightweight feature fight pitting undefeated knockout artist Steve Kozola (7-0) ki Jake Roberts (7-1) and a featherweight feature clash pairing AKA phenom Noad “Neo” Lahat (10-2) ki Lloyd Carter (10-8) whakaoti te kāri matua o Bellator 175: Rampage vs. King Mo 2 i runga i Rāmere, March 31 at Allstate Arena in Chicago, IL.

The stacked main card is headlined by a heavyweight rematch pitting “Rampage” Jackson (37-11) ki "King Mo" Lawal (20-6, 1 NC), as the two powerhouses look to run it back following nearly three years since their first meeting. Also featured on the Spike-televised main card is a featherweight co-main event pitting Emmanuel Sanchez (14-3) ki Marcos Galvão (18-7-1) and a heavyweight battle between sluggers Sergei Kharitonov (23-6) a Chase Gormley (14-5).

Bellator 175: Rampage vs. King Mo 2 will be broadcast live and free on SPIKE at 9 p.m. AND/8 p.m. CT, while preliminary action will stream on Bellator.com and the Bellator Mobile App. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at the Allstate Arena Box Office, as well as Ticketmaster and Bellator.com.

Please see below for a complete list of preliminary action.

Complete Bellator 175: Rampage vs. King Mo 2Kāri Main:

Heavyweight Main Event: Quinton "Rampage" Jackson (37-11) vs. Muhammed "Kingi Mo" Lawal (20-6, 1 NC)

Featherweight Feature Bout: Emmanuel Sanchez (14-3) vs. Marcos Galvão (18-7-1)

Heavyweight Feature Bout: Sergei Kharitonov (23-6) vs. Chase Gormley (14-5)

Lightweight Feature Bout: Steve Kozola (7-0) vs. Jake Roberts (7-1)

Featherweight Feature Bout: Noad Lahat (10-2) vs. Lloyd Carter (10-8)

 

Bellator.com-Streamed Kāri hukihuki:

Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Joaquin Buckley (6-1) vs. Justin Patterson (9-1)

Taumaha Whakatupuranga Tuatahi: Prince McLean (8-8) vs. Adam Maciejewski (13-6)

Kōmāmātanga Tuhinga o mua: Damian Norris (7-2) vs. Tom Shoaff (8-2)

Taumaha Maamaa Taumaha Pae Tuatahi: Matt Paul (2-1) vs. James Bochnoviv (5-1)

Tuhinga o mua Bantamweight: Nate Williams (25-15) vs. Manny Vazquez (9-2)

Lightweight Preliminary “VOW” Whawhai: J.D. Hardwick (2-0) vs. Tim Cho (4-2)

Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Tom Holder (Tuatahi Pro) vs. Josh Streaker (Tuatahi Pro)

Tuhinga o mua Bantamweight: Cory Galloway (8-7) vs. David Garcia (4-3-1)

Kōmāmātanga Tuhinga o mua: Brian Akins (1-0) vs. Mike DeLaVega (1-2)

Taumekehiko Whakatekau Mua: James Esposito (0-1) vs. Asef Askar (Tuatahi Pro)

Tuhinga o mua Bantamweight: Max Fuentes (2-0) vs. Brandon Shelhart (3-1)

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WSOF30: Manga VU. STARKS FINALIZED WITH SIX PRELIMINARY BOUTS

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WSOF30: Manga VU. STARKS
FINALIZED WITH SIX PRELIMINARY BOUTS

LIVE NBCSN TELECAST OF
FOUR-FIGHT MAIN CARD NOW BEGINS AT
11:30 P.M ET ON SATURDAY, APERIRA 2

Matt Church replaces injured Gil Guardado against
Steve Kozola in 160-pound preliminary contest

Rex Harris vs. Clinton Williams in middleweight bout
Las Vegas (March 30, 2016) -World Series o te whawhai (WSOF.com) kauwhautia tenei ra that it has finalized the lineup for the WSOF30: Manga vs. Starks, taitara ao whakauru toi hōia (MMA) doubleheader event, with the addition of a sixth preliminary card bout – a middleweight (185 pauna) matchup i waenganui i Clinton Williams (7-3, 1 NC) a Rex "T-Rex" Harris (8-2) – at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino i roto i Las Vegas i runga i Rāhoroi, April 2, ora i runga i NBCSN i 11:30 p.m. ET/8:30 p.m. PT.

I tua atu, a broken nose has forced Gil Guardado to withdraw from his scheduled lightweight (155 pauna) matchup with undefeated Steve Kozola (6-0), ko wai e fehangahangai inaianei Matt “The Sleeper” Church (3-1) in a 160-pound catchweight affair, a Jeff Roma (1-2-1) Ka Square atu ki Zach Bunnell (0-0) i roto i te Welterweight (170 pounds) preliminary card contest.

The 5-foot-11, 32-year-old Williams is looking to rebound from a narrow, split decision defeat at the hands of Siaki "Ko te Honey Bear" Heun i WSOF26 i runga i Hakihea 18, 2015.

One fight prior to the loss, Williams submitted Jared Hatch with a shoulder choke in the third round (4:10) of their matchup on November 14, 2015.

Te 6-waewae, 33-year-old Harris of West Pittston, Pa. is riding a four-fight win streak. I roto i tona timatanga whakamutunga, Harris, ko wai roaa kua 7 o tona 8 career victories by way of (T)KO tukunga ranei, edged out a split decision over Justin Torrey at WSOF24 on October 17, 2015.

Church of Las Vegas will attempt to notch his fourth consecutive win, after threestraight finishes, the last of which came on March 4 when he submitted Pat DeFranco with a leglock in the first round (2:55) of their matchup.

Tickets for WSOF30: Manga vs. Starks are available for purchase online at WSOF.com and AXS.com.

Doors i te Tahi i Hard Rock Hotel & ka whakatuwhera Casino mo te hui i 4 p.m. PT, a ka timata te a'ee tuatahi tuatahi i 5 p.m.

I roto i te hui matua, reigning World Series of Fighting middleweight champion Rawiri Manga (17-3), o te tuatahi-ake te kawenata, taata tei taitara rua-wehenga, ka hoatu tona karauna i hiahiatia i runga i te raina ki runga nguha Clifford Starks (13-2).

I roto i te hui tahi-matua, superstar Jon Fitch (27-7-1, 1 NC) ka whawhai tata World Series o Fighting kotahi-po, e waru-te tangata whakataetae kaikawe-ake João "Te Beresiria Samurai" Zeferino (20-7) ki te wātea World Series o Fighting Welterweight aito i te tĭtĭ.

Wāhi kē i runga i te-whawhai wha, ora NBCSN telecast, tohunga tukunga Vinny "Pezao" Magalhaes (13-7) Ka Square atu ki Siaki "Ko te Honey Bear" Heun(9-4) i roto i te taumahamaha marama (205 pauna) whakataetae, i te Ao Series o Fighting roanga me te toi knockout Abu "Gladiator" Azaitar (11-1-1) Ka maukati haona ki Danny "Dee1" Davis, JR. (11-10-1) i te Welterweight.

KĀRI MAIN (Ora i runga i NBCSN)

World Series of Fighting Middleweight Championship Main Event:
Rawiri Manga (Champion) vs. Clifford Starks (Kaiwero)

World Series of Fighting Vacant Welterweight Championship Main Event:
Jon Fitch (Kaiwero) vs. João Zeferino (Kaiwero)

Marama Heavyweight: Vinny Magalhaes vs. Jake Heun
Welterweight: Abu Azaitar vs. Danny Davis, JR.

KĀRI PRELIMINARY (Ora i runga i WSOF.com)

Welterweight: Abubakar Nurmagomedov vs. Matt Frincu
Whitu: Rex Harris vs. Clinton Williams
Catchweight (160 pauna): Steve Kozola vs. Matt Church
Mā: Carlos Garcia vs. Jason Pacheco
Whā: Adam Acquaviva vs. Andres Ponce
Welterweight: Jeff Roman vs. Zach Bunnell
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WSOF30: Manga VU. STARKS WORLD Tuhinga doubleheader lineup e tango RIMA pāngia tuatahi

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KĀRI FIGHT tuatahi KI awa ora ON
WSOF.COM MŌHIOTIA KI TUAWHĀ-FIGHT, NBCSN LIVE telecast

Las Vegas (March 21, 2016) -World Series o te whawhai (WSOF.com) faaite i teie mahana i te tua o pāngia kāri tuatahi e rima ki ona tino-teWSOF30 nticipated: Manga vs. Starks ao aito Mixed Arts hōia (MMA) hui doubleheader i Hard Rock Hotel & Casino i roto i Las Vegas i runga i Rāhoroi, April 2, ora i runga i NBCSN i 11 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. PT.

Kīnaki i te pire undercard e ka rere ora, i roto i tona taatoaraa i runga i te kaitākaro ataata embeddable runga WSOF.com, timata i 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT, ka waiho hei Welterweight (170 pauna) tutukinga i waenganui i Abubakar Nurmagomedov (11-1-1) a Matt "Te Thunder Mai Raro raro" Frincu (7-1).

Te teina me te whakangungu hoa whāngai o te superstar Khabib Nurmagomedov, te Abubakar-tau 26-tau, e hails i Dagestan, Kei te eke Russia he wini pūkenga e toru-whawhai, ia Frincu o Tempe, Ariz. mā Queensland, ka hoatu Ahitereiria he wini pūkenga e rima-whawhai i runga i te raina.

whakamanamana Nurmagomedov te mīharo 82 ōrau auau mutu, i kua roaa Frincu ono o ana toa ngaio e whitu ki te rā i te ara o (T)KO tukunga ranei.

i roto i te ono tekau (155 pauna) mahi kāri tuatahi, artist knockout tūturu Steve "Thunderbeast" Kozola (6-0) ka meinga e tona World Series o Fighting tuatahi ki hoa nohopuku-maranga whetu Gil Guardado (5-1).

I te ahi mai i tona wikitoria tuatahi ngaio i roto i te Hōngongoi 2013, Kozola o San Diego, Calif. mā Chicago, Mate. kies ki Ao Series o Fighting i muri i te whakaputa hoki-ki-hoki, whakaora KO kino - ia ki te aroraa aritarita o nifó – i raro i te whakatairanga o Bellator.

I te Hānuere 16, 2015, piro Kozola he tuarua a tawhio (1:25) KO runga Honatana Rivera i Bellator 132 a, i runga i Maehe 15, 2015, piro ia he tawhio tuatahi (2:22) KO runga Ian Butler i Bellator 137.

Guardado o Las Vegas e titiro ki te kakari tona win karapīpiti te toru i muri i rua perfor tinoaravihi rahi husde te Ao Series o Fighting whare herehere tahatekau.

Te prodigy-tau 30-tau Xtreme Couture tukuna Pete Martin ki te kowaowaotia pororere i roto i te taka noa tuatahi (3:31) o te mahi i WSOF22 i runga i August 1, 2015, a tutakina atu te tau ki te wikitoria whakatau loto mo Giga Chikadze i WSOF26 i runga i Hakihea 18.

I roto i te mā (125 pauna) mau, Carlos Garcia (1-1) o San Bernardino, Calif. ka meinga e tona tuatahi ngaio ki Jason Pacheco (1-0) o Las Vegas.

Arama Aquaviva (4-2) o Las ka fehangahangai Vegas atu ki Andres Ponce (3-2) o Tempe i roto i te honga whā me te, i roto i te whakatuwhera matchup kāri tuatahi, Jeff Roma (1-2-1) o Las ka Square Vegas atu ki Ingoa kaiwhakamahi Salantri (0-1) i te Welterweight.

He tuaono, middleweigTuhinga (185 pounds) whawhai tuatahi ngā Clinton Williams(7-3) o Las Vegas e kauwhautia hohoro.

Utu i $20, tīkiti mō te WSOF30: Manga vs. Starks, E wātea ana hoki hoko online i WSOF.com me AXS.com.

Doors i te Tahi i Hard Rock Hotel & ka whakatuwhera Casino mo te hui i 4 p.m. PT, a ka timata te a'ee tuatahi tuatahi i 5 p.m.

I roto i te hui matua, reigning World Series of Fighting middleweight champion Rawiri Manga (17-3), o te tuatahi-ake te kawenata, taata tei taitara rua-wehenga, ka hoatu tona karauna i hiahiatia i runga i te raina ki runga nguha Clifford Starks (13-2).

I roto i te hui tahi-matua, superstar Jon Fitch (27-7-1, 1 NC) ka whawhai tata World Series o Fighting kotahi-po, e waru-te tangata whakataetae kaikawe-ake João "Te Beresiria Samurai" Zeferino (20-7) ki te wātea World Series o Fighting Welterweight aito i te tĭtĭ.

Wāhi kē i runga i te-whawhai wha, ora NBCSN telecast, tohunga tukunga Vinny "Pezao" Magalhaes (13-7) Ka Square atu ki Siaki "Ko te Honey Bear" Heun(9-4) i roto i te taumahamaha marama (205 pauna) whakataetae, i te Ao Series o Fighting roanga me te toi knockout Abu "Gladiator" Azaitar (11-1-1) Ka maukati haona ki Danny "Dee1" Davis, JR. (11-10-1) i te Welterweight.
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WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING AND TALK2LEGENDS PARTNER TO PROVIDE AN UNRIVALED FAN-ATHLETE INTERACTION EXPERIENCE

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Chael, Bas Rutten, Rangatira Matua, Jon Fitch, Jake Shields and nearly 20 other MMA icons will be available for mobile video chats during WSOF27 on Saturday, Jan. 23, ora i runga i NBCSN

Las Vegas (January 21, 2016) -World Series o te whawhai (WSOF.com) and Talk2Legends (Talk2Legends.com) today announced an unprecedented partnership that will allow fans to chat live on their iPhone devices with some of their favorite Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) athletes and other celebrity talent, using the latter company’s new mobile app.

The partnership will commence on Saturday, Jan. 23 when over two dozen figures from the World Series of Fighting universe will be available for video chat sessions with fans during the WSOF27: Firmino vs. Fodor event that will air live on NBCSN at 10 p.m. AND/7 p.m. PT from the FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn.

Available for download in the App Store, the Talk2Legends app also allows fans to share completed chat sessions with friends on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

“The partnership between World Series of Fighting and Talk2Legends will enable a fan experience that is unmatched in sports, for a reasonable cost,” said Talk2Legends CEO Ryan Hermansky.

“On January 23, continued Hernansky, “fans will be able to simultaneously watch WSOF27 and get opinions from legends, such as Bas Rutten a Chael, and world champions like Rawiri Manga a Marlon Moraes."

“We are thrilled to partner with Talk2Legends and be able to give fans the opportunity to get to know their favorite fighters on a very personal, one-on-one basis,"Ka mea a World Series o Fighting peresideni, e ono-wā toa ao, e rua-wā Hall o te Famer Rangatira Matua.

Using the Talk2Legends app, fans can purchase credits for video chat sessions, review the list of MMA celebrities that will be available for a five-minute, one-on-one video chat session on January 23, and book sessions based on the talent’s availability that is provided on screen.

The athletes and other celebrity participants have the option of donating revenue they earn in exchange for their participation, to a charity or non-profit foundation of their choice.

The following talent will be available for video chat sessions during WSOF27:

On-air and other talent

Chael Sonnen – Color commentator and retired MMA superstar
Bas Rutten – Color commentator and legendary MMA champion
Ray Sefo – World Series of Fighting President and six-time world champion
Jacob “Stitch” Duran – World Series of Fighting cutman and
Andrea Lowell – Playboy Radio hostess and World Series of Fighting round card girl
Joey Varner – World Series of Fighting roving reporter
Jazz Securo – World Series of Fighting ring announcer
Emily Miller – World Series of Fighting round card girl

World Series of Fighting athletes

David Branch – Reigning light heavyweight and middleweight champion
Justin “The Highlight” Gaethje – Reigning, undefeated lightweight champion
Lance Palmer – Reigning featherweight champion
Marlon Moraes – Reigning bantamweight champion
Jon Fitch – Welterweight superstar
Jake Shields – Welterweight superstar
Jason High – Lightweight superstar
Phoenix Jones – Lightweight rising star
Robbie “Problems” Peralta – Featherweight knockout artist
“Notorious” Nick Newell – Retired lightweight phenom
Mike “Mak” Kyle – Former light heavyweight championship challenger
Joseph Barajas – WSOF28 main event competitor
Patrick Walsh – Light heavyweight prospect
Clifford Starks – Middleweight star
Colton Smith – Lightweight standout and Ko te Ultimate Fighter toa
Mike Corey – Featherweight star
Steve Kozola – Undefeated lightweight star

The Talk2Legends app is expected to be available for Android devices in February.

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