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Two New Main Card Bouts Complete Bellator 175 sa Marso 31

 

LOS ANGELES -(Marso 15, 2017) A lightweight feature fight pitting undefeated knockout artist Steve Kozola (7-0) laban sa Jake Roberts (7-1) and a featherweight feature clash pairing AKA phenom Noad “Neo” Lahat (10-2) laban sa Lloyd Carter (10-8) natapos na ang pangunahing card ng Bellator 175: Rampage vs. King Mo 2 sa Biyernes, Marso 31 at Allstate Arena in Chicago, IL.

The stacked main card is headlined by a heavyweight rematch pitting “Rampage” Jackson (37-11) laban sa "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) laban sa Marcos Galvao (18-7-1) and a heavyweight battle between sluggers Sergei Kharitonov (23-6) at Chase Gormley (14-5).

Bellator 175: Rampage vs. King Mo 2 will be broadcast live and free on SPIKE at 9 p.m. AT/8 p.m. CT, habang ang paunang aksyon ay mai-stream sa Bellator.com at sa 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.

Kumpleto Bellator 175: Rampage vs. King Mo 2Pangunahing Card:

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

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

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

Magaan na Tampok na 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 Paunang Card:

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

Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Prince McLean (8-8) vs. Adam Maciejewski (13-6)

Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Damian Norris (7-2) vs. Tom Shoaff (8-2)

Light Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Matt Paul (2-1) vs. James Bochnoviv (5-1)

Bantamweight Preliminary Bout: Nate Williams (25-15) vs. Manny Vazquez (9-2)

Lightweight PreliminaryVOW” Labanan: J.D. Hardwick (2-0) vs. Tim Cho (4-2)

Paunang Welterweight Paunang Bout: Tom Holder (Pasinaya Pro) vs. Josh Streaker (Pasinaya Pro)

Bantamweight Preliminary Bout: Cory Galloway (8-7) vs. David Garcia (4-3-1)

Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Brian Akins (1-0) vs. Mike DeLaVega (1-2)

Featherweight Preliminary Bout: James Esposito (0-1) vs. Asef Askar (Pasinaya Pro)

Bantamweight Preliminary Bout: Max Fuentes (2-0) vs. Brandon Shelhart (3-1)

WSOF30: BRANCH VS. STARKS FINALIZED WITH SIX PRELIMINARY BOUTS

WSOF30: BRANCH VS. STARKS
FINALIZED WITH SIX PRELIMINARY BOUTS

LIVE NBCSN TELECAST OF
FOUR-FIGHT MAIN CARD NOW BEGINS AT

11:30 P.M ET ON SATURDAY, Abril 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 (Marso 30, 2016) -World Serye ng Fighting (WSOF.com) inihayag ngayon that it has finalized the lineup for the WSOF30: Branch vs. Starks, world championship Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) doubleheader event, with the addition of a sixth preliminary card bout – a middleweight (185 pounds) matchup sa pagitan ng Clinton Williams (7-3, 1 NC) at Rex "T-Rex" Harris (8-2) – at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino sa Las Vegas sa Sabado, Abril 2, mabuhay sa NBCSN sa 11:30 p.m. ET/8:30 p.m. PT.

Bukod pa rito, a broken nose has forced Gil Guardado to withdraw from his scheduled lightweight (155 pounds) matchup with undefeated Steve Kozola (6-0), sino ngayon mukha Matt “The Sleeper” Church (3-1) in a 160-pound catchweight affair, at Jeff Roman (1-2-1) ay ayusin sa Zach Bunnell (0-0) sa isang 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 Jake "The Honey Bear" Heun sa WSOF26 sa Disyembre 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.

Ang 6-foot, 33-year-old Harris of West Pittston, Pa. is riding a four-fight win streak. Sa kanyang huling start, Harris, sino Nagtamo 7 ng kanyang 8 career victories by way of (T)KO o submission, 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: Branch vs. Starks are available for purchase online at WSOF.com and AXS.com.

Doors sa The Joint sa Hard Rock Hotel & Casino ay magbubukas para sa kaganapan sa 4 p.m. PT, at ang unang paunang labanan ay magsisimula sa 5 p.m.

Sa pangunahing kaganapan, reigning World Series of Fighting middleweight champion David Branch (17-3), ng liga unang-kailanman, two-division title holder, ay ilagay ang kanyang coveted crown sa linya laban top contender Clifford Starks (13-2).

Sa co-pangunahing kaganapan, superstar Jon Fitch (27-7-1, 1 NC) ay Labanan kamakailang World Series of Fighting one-night, walong-man tournament runner-up Joao "Ang Brazilian Samurai" Zeferino (20-7) sa bakanteng World Series of Fighting welterweight championship sa taya.

Sa ibang lugar sa four-away, mabuhay NBCSN telecast, submission expert Vinny "Pezao" Magalhaes (13-7) ay ayusin sa Jake "The Honey Bear" Heun(9-4) sa isang light heavyweight (205 pounds) paligsahan, habang World Series of Fighting bagong dating at knockout artist Abu "Gladiator" Azaitar (11-1-1) ay lock sungay sa Danny "Dee1" Davis, JR. (11-10-1) sa welterweight.

PANGUNAHING CARD (Live sa NBCSN)

World Series of Fighting Middleweight Championship Main Event:
David Branch (Tagapagtanggol) vs. Clifford Starks (Nagdududa)

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

Banayad na matimbang: Vinny Magalhaes vs. Jake Heun
Welterweyt: Abu Azaitar vs. Danny Davis, JR.

Paunang CARD (Live sa WSOF.com)

Welterweyt: Abubakar Nurmagomedov vs. Matt Frincu
Middleweight: Rex Harris vs. Clinton Williams
Catchweight (160 pounds): Steve Kozola vs. Matt Church
Flyweight: Carlos Garcia vs. Jason Pacheco
Bantamweight: Adam Acquaviva vs. Andres Ponce
Welterweyt: Jeff Roman vs. Zach Bunnell

WSOF30: BRANCH VS. STARKS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP doubleheader lineup TUMATANGGAP FIVE paunang bouts

PAUNANG FIGHT CARD SA stream LIVE ON
WSOF.COM PRIOR TO FOUR-Fight, LIVE NBCSN telekast

Las Vegas (Marso 21, 2016) -World Serye ng Fighting (WSOF.com) inihayag ngayon ng karagdagan ng limang paunang bouts card sa kanyang highly-isangnticipated WSOF30: Branch vs. Starks world championship Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) doubleheader kaganapan sa Hard Rock Hotel & Casino sa Las Vegas sa Sabado, Abril 2, mabuhay sa NBCSN sa 11 p.m. ET / 8 pm. PT.

Magara ang undercard bill na stream ng live, sa kabuuan nito sa isang embeddable video player sa WSOF.com, magmula sa 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT, ay magiging isang welterweight (170 pounds) banggaan sa pagitan ng Abubakar Nurmagomedov (11-1-1) at Matt "Ang Thunder Mula Down Under" Frincu (7-1).

Ang pinagtibay kapatid at pagsasanay kasosyo ng superstar Khabib Nurmagomedov, ang 26-anyos na si Abubakar, na hails mula sa Dagestan, Russia ay nakasakay sa tatlong-fight win streak, habang Frincu ng Tempe, Ariz. sa pamamagitan ng Queensland, Australia ay ilagay ang isang limang-fight win streak sa linya.

Nurmagomedov boasts ng isang kahanga-hanga 82 porsiyento tapusin rate, habang Frincu Nagtamo ng anim na ng kanyang pitong propesyonal na panalo sa petsa sa pamamagitan ng paraan ng (T)KO o submission.

sa lightweight (155 pounds) paunang pagkilos card, undefeated knockout artist Steve "Thunderbeast" Kozola (6-0) ay gumawa ng kanyang World Series of Fighting debut laban sa kapwa fast-rising star Gil Guardado (5-1).

On fire dahil sa kanyang propesyonal pasinaya tagumpay sa Hulyo 2013, Kozola of San Diego, Calif. sa pamamagitan ng Chicago, May sakit. mayes sa World Series of Fighting pagkatapos paggawa back-to-back, nagwawasak KO victories - bawat isa ay may isang galit na galit mabangis na pagsalakay ng punches – sa ilalim ng pag-promote ng Bellator.

Sa Enero 16, 2015, Kozola nakapuntos ng isang second round (1:25) KO sa Jonathan Rivera sa Bellator 132 at, sa Marso 15, 2015, Umiskor siya ng isang first round (2:22) KO sa Ian Butler sa Bellator 137.

Guardado ng Las Vegas ang magiging hitsura upang bingaw kanyang ikatlong sunod na panalo matapos ang dalawang nangingibabaw perforhus mancede ang World Series of Fighting dekagono hawla.

Ang 30-anyos na si Xtreme Couture prodigy isinumite Pete Martin na may isang gilotina mabulunan sa unang round (3:31) ng action sa WSOF22 sa Agosto 1, 2015, at sarado ang taon na may isang lubos na nagkakaisa desisyon tagumpay laban Giga Chikadze sa WSOF26 sa Disyembre 18.

Sa isang flyweight (125 pounds) scrap, Carlos Garcia (1-1) ng San Bernardino, Calif. ay gumawa ng kanyang mga propesyonal na debut laban Jason Pacheco (1-0) ng Las Vegas.

Adam Aquaviva (4-2) ng Las Vegas ay mukha off kay Andres Ponce (3-2) ng Tempe sa isang bantamweight pagtabingi at, sa pagbubukas preliminary card matchup, Jeff Roman (1-2-1) ng Las Vegas ay parisukat off sa username Salantri (0-1) sa welterweight.

Ang ikaanim, middleweight (185 pounds) preliminary fight nagtatampok Clinton Williams(7-3) ng Las Vegas ay inihayag sa lalong madaling panahon.

Presyo mula sa $20, tiket para WSOF30: Branch vs. Starks, magagamit para sa pagbili online sa WSOF.com at AXS.com.

Doors sa The Joint sa Hard Rock Hotel & Casino ay magbubukas para sa kaganapan sa 4 p.m. PT, at ang unang paunang labanan ay magsisimula sa 5 p.m.

Sa pangunahing kaganapan, reigning World Series of Fighting middleweight champion David Branch (17-3), ng liga unang-kailanman, two-division title holder, ay ilagay ang kanyang coveted crown sa linya laban top contender Clifford Starks (13-2).

Sa co-pangunahing kaganapan, superstar Jon Fitch (27-7-1, 1 NC) ay Labanan kamakailang World Series of Fighting one-night, walong-man tournament runner-up Joao "Ang Brazilian Samurai" Zeferino (20-7) sa bakanteng World Series of Fighting welterweight championship sa taya.

Sa ibang lugar sa four-away, mabuhay NBCSN telecast, submission expert Vinny "Pezao" Magalhaes (13-7) ay ayusin sa Jake "The Honey Bear" Heun(9-4) sa isang light heavyweight (205 pounds) paligsahan, habang World Series of Fighting bagong dating at knockout artist Abu "Gladiator" Azaitar (11-1-1) ay lock sungay sa Danny "Dee1" Davis, JR. (11-10-1) sa welterweight.

WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING AND TALK2LEGENDS PARTNER TO PROVIDE AN UNRIVALED FAN-ATHLETE INTERACTION EXPERIENCE

Chael Sonnen, Bas Rutten, Ama Chiefs, Jon Fitch, Jake Shields and nearly 20 other MMA icons will be available for mobile video chats during WSOF27 on Saturday, Jan. 23, mabuhay sa NBCSN

Las Vegas (Enero 21, 2016) -World Serye ng Fighting (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. AT/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 at Chael Sonnen, and world champions like David Branch at 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,"Sabi World Serye ng fighting President, anim na oras kampeon ng mundo at dalawang-time Hall of Famer Ama Chiefs.

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 Ang Ultimate manlalaban nagtagumpay
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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