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MIKE RICCI OUT OF WSOF27 WITH INJURY; LUIZ FIRMINO STEPS UP TO FACE CAROS FODOR ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, LIVE ON NBCSN FROM MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE

Luiz Firmino (whakaaturia), whose last two victories came under the World Series of Fighting banner, will replace an injured Mike Ricci in the WSOF27 bout against Caros Fodor on Saturday, Jan. 23, live on NBCSN from Memphis, Tenn.

TEDDY HOLDER VS. SHAMIL GAMZATOV
ELEVATED TO MAIN EVENT STATUS

Las Vegas (January 12, 2016) –A re-injury of his hip has forced Mike "Te Martian" Ricci to withdraw from his scheduled World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) main event bout with Caros "Te Future" Fodor (10-4), who will now face streaking Blackzilians ace Luiz “Buscape” Firmino (18-6) under co-main event status at WSOF27, ora i runga i NBCSN i 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT from the FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn. i runga i Rāhoroi, Jan. 23.

Originally billed as the co-main event, the light heavyweight (205 pauna) contest between heavy-handed finisher Teddy Holder (9-2) o Bartlett, Tenn. a tūturu Shamil Gamzatov (9-0) o Makhachkala, Russia has been elevated to the main event.

“Our entire team wishes Mike Ricci a full and speedy recovery, and hopes to see him return soon,"Ka mea a World Series o Fighting peresideni Rangatira Matua.

“Luiz Firmino, no stranger to our decagon cage,"Haere tonu te rangatira, “is truly a courageous warrior for stepping up on such short notice to compete against a fellow star like Caros Fodor. We commend Luiz for doing so and look forward to seeing him back in action.”

The 33-year-old Firmino of Joao Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil is riding a five-fight win streak. His last two victories – a unanimous decision over Jacob Volkmann i runga i Oketopa 26, 2013 me te whakatau loto ki runga Tyson Griffin i runga i Pipiri 21, 2014, both came under the World Series of Fighting banner.

Prior to the victory over Volkmann, Firmino earned an impressive, five-round unanimous decision over Luis "maki touwhero" Palomino, who has since gone on to challenge reigning, toa tūturu Justin "Ko e Miramirahia" Gaethje twice for the World Series of Fighting lightweight title.

A veteran of professional MMA since the young age of 18, Firmino also boasts notable wins over prolific striker “Diamond” Ryan Healy me te tohunga tukungaToby Imada, both of whom Firmino defeated by way of unanimous decision.

Tickets for WSOF27 start at just $39.99, and are on sale at WSOF.com, tauwāhi Ticketmaster katoa, ticketmaster.com, the FedExForum Box Office, ranei i te waea i (800) 745-3000.

A three-bout preliminary card will stream live on an embeddable video player on WSOF.com, timata i 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT.

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KĀRI MAIN

Light Heavyweight Main Event: Teddy Holder vs. Shamil Gamzatov
-Main Co Takahanga Kōmāmā: Caros Fodor vs. Luiz Firmino
Welterweight a'ee: Jaleel Willis vs. Chauncey Foxworth
Mā whitu a'ee: Jorge Medina vs. Bryce Mitchell

KĀRI PRELIMINARY

Welterweight: Justin Hartley vs. Wade Johnson
Kōmāmā: Zach Underwood vs. Jason Williams
Kōmāmā: Alvin Williams vs. Wes Sharp

WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING COMPLETES WSOF27 MAIN CARD WITH TWO NEW BOUTS FEATURING THREE UNBEATEN, RISING STARS

Undefeated KO artist JaleelThe Realist” Willis (whakaaturia) will put his 5-0 record on the line against fellow unbeaten welterweight Chauncey Foxworth (2-0) at WSOF27 on Saturday, Jan 23, live on NBCSN from the FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn.

MAHI MAIN: CARLOS FODOR VS. MIKE RICCI
CO-MAIN: TEDDY HOLDER VS. SHAMIL GAMZATOV

LIVE ON NBCSN FROM FEDEXFORUM
IN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 23
Las Vegas (January 5, 2016) -World Series o te whawhai (WSOF.com) announced today that it has completed the live NBCSN televised (10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT), main card portion of its inaugural event of the New Year that will also mark its debut at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn. i runga i Rāhoroi, Jan. 23, with two new bouts featuring three undefeated, whetu maranga.

In a lightweight (155 pauna) contest that will kick off the live NBCSN telecast of WSOF27, hinga kore Bryce “Thug Nasty” Mitchell Ka Square atu ki Jorge Medina ia, i roto i te Welterweight (170 pauna) matchup, Jaleel “The Realist” Willis a Chauncey “The Machine” Foxworth will put their respective, perfect records on the line against one another.

“We are looking forward to kicking off 2016 with another spectacular, action-packed fight card that is filled with our customary mix of established, name fighters and top level prospects that have been climbing the ranks of rival competitors in order to make it to the big show,"Ka mea a World Series o Fighting peresideni Rangatira Matua.

Bryce Mitchell vs. Jorge Medina

I tika 21 tau o te ao, Mitchell (4-0) of Searcy, Ark. is quickly gaining steam on the professional circuit and a reputation for being a considerable threat on the mat. Since making his pro debut last January, he has produced first round submissions – three by way of rear-naked choke and the last by way of armbar – in all four of his starts.

I te runaruna, Mitchell delivered similar results, earning all five of his victories between June 2013 a August 2014 by way of first round submission, en route to a near-perfect 5-1 record.

Mitchell’s opponent, Medina (4-2) of Nashville, Tenn., has also imposed his will on the canvas with phenomenal submission work, forcing his first three professional opponents to tap out from either strikes or from a rear-naked choke.

A product of Nashville MMA, the training camp that gave rise to notable stars such as Dustin Ortiz a tūturu Luke Sanders, Medina is looking to rebound from a second round (4:22) WHO (kicks) defeat at the hands of Pedro Gomes i runga i Maehe 28, 2015.

Jaleel Willis vs. Chauncey Foxworth

Willis (5-0) of Memphis is a former high school wrestling star who has carried his previous athletic success into the cage where he has been taken the distance of a fight just once over the course of five professional matchups.

Outside of the sole unanimous decision that he was the victor of, Willis has finished all of his adversaries inside of one round, and all with an onslaught of punches.

Ki te rā, Foxworth (2-0) of Hot Springs, Ark. has dominated similarly, scoring first round TKO’s in both of his efforts as a professional. The 24-year-old competed as an amateur for nearly three years and 15 pito, toa 7 of the contests by way of (T)KO tukunga ranei.

Tickets for WSOF27 start at just $39.99, and are on sale at WSOF.com, tauwāhi Ticketmaster katoa, ticketmaster.com, the FedExForum Box Office, ranei i te waea i (800) 745-3000.

In the lightweight (155 pauna) hui matua, Mike "Te Martian" Ricci will square off rival star Caros "Te Future" Fodor.

The 29-year-old Ricci (11-4) o Montreal, Quebec, Canada is riding a three-fight win streak after scoring a highlight reel KO on Joe Condon with a head kick in the first round (2:41) of their WSOF25 quarterfinal stage tournament matchup on November 20, 2015.

Fodor (10-4) o Kirkland, Horoi. is a 31-year-old protégé of Matt Hume and brother of fellow World Series of Fighting athlete Phoenix Jones, looking to notch his third consecutive win in his promotional debut after concluding a successful, four-fight run in Asia.

In the light heavyweight (205 pauna) tahi-matua hui, heavy-handed finisherTeddy Holder (9-2) o Bartlett, Tenn. will battle undefeated Shamil Gamzatov(9-0) o Makhachkala, Russia.

Gamzatov, the number two ranked light heavyweight in the Ukraine, has yet to be taken past the second round of a fight, while Holder has earned all nine of his professional career wins by way of (T)KO tukunga ranei.

The WSOF27 preliminary bout card will be announced soon.

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WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING HEADS TO FEDEX FORUM IN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, LIVE ON NBCSN

Takahanga Main: Mike Ricci vs. Caros Fodor
-Main Co Takahanga: Teddy Holder vs. Shamil Gamzatov

Tīkiti runga i te hoko inaianei
Las Vegas (Hakihea 21, 2015) -World Series o te whawhai (WSOF.com) will kick off the New Year with its 27th live event and first trip ever to the FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn. i runga i Rāhoroi, Jan. 23, ora i runga i NBCSN i 10 p.m. AND/7 p.m. PT.

In the WSOF27 lightweight (155 pauna) hui matua, Mike "Te Martian" Ricci Ka Square atu ki Caros "Te Future" Fodor ia, in the light heavyweight (205 pauna) tahi-matua hui, heavy-handed finisher Teddy Holder will battle undefeated Shamil Gamzatov.

“We are excited to make our debut in Memphis thanks, in great part, to V3 Fights, which has a stellar reputation for putting together great events in that market and is helping us bring our brand of live, world-class MMA action to new fans,"Ka mea a World Series o te whawhai Tumu Carlos Silva.

tīmata tīkiti mo te hui i tika $39.99, and are on sale at WSOF.com, tauwāhi Ticketmaster katoa, ticketmaster.com, the FedExForum Box Office, ranei i te waea i (800) 745-3000.

Mike Ricci vs. Caros Fodor

The 29-year-old Ricci (11-4) o Montreal, Quebec, Canada will enter the World Series of Fighting decagon cage on a three-fight win streak after scoring a highlight reel KO on Joe Condon with a head kick in the first round (2:41) of their matchup in the quarterfinal stage matchup of the WSOF25 one-night, eight-man tournament.

Fodor (10-4) o Kirkland, Horoi. is looking to notch his third consecutive win in his World Series of Fighting debut after concluding a successful, four-fight run in Asia. The 31-year-old protégé of Matt Hume and brother of fellow World Series of Fighting competitor and costumed superhero Phoenix Jones exploded onto the national MMA scene in 2010 when he ran to five consecutive wins with the now defunct Strikeforce promotion.

Teddy Holder vs. Shamil Gamzatov

Holder (9-2) o Bartlett, Tenn. is a former high school football star turned MMA machine who made his first big mark in the sport at WSOF19 on March 28 after being bumped up from the event’s undercard to a co-main event matchup with established star Thiago Silva, on the day of the event due to the withdrawal of Silva’s original opponent, Matt Hamill, from the matchup.

Holder, whose nine-career victories have all come by way of (T)KO tukunga ranei, scored an upset, tuatahi a tawhio noa (2:00) TKO on Silva with a barrage of punches.

The unbeaten Gamzatov (9-0) o Makhachkala, Russia will make his debut in the U.S. after finishing all of his professional opponents to date in either the first or second round. The 25-year-old is the number two ranked light heavyweight in the Ukraine and the number 24 ranked light heavyweight in Russia.

Additional matchups for WSOF27 will be announced soon.

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WSOF 24: Fitch vs. Okami LIVE Sat., Oketopa. 17 i 8:30 p.m. ET runga i Whatunga Fight

Toronto (Oketopa. 16, 2015) — Whatunga Fight, pirimia o te ao 24/7 whakatapua pouaka teihana ki te whakaoti i kapinga o hākinakina whawhai, he hakari i te haapurororaa ora o WSOF 24: Fitch vs. Okamii Foxwoods Resort Casino i Mashantucket, Conn., tenei Rāhoroi, October 17 i 8:30 p.m. AND.
Whawhai o Whatunga Ao Series o te whawhai Ka rangi fakamafola ora motu i roto i Canada, me te ao i roto i runga i 30 whenua puta noa i Europe, Africa me te Middle Te Tai Rāwhiti. Ko te kāinga U.S. Tags haapurororaa i te NBC Sports Whatunga.
I roto i te hui matua Welterweight whetu-hokowhitu, Jon Fitch whawhai Yushin “Tunder” Okami i roto i te taupatupatunga o superstars mātanga.
“He fiefia ki te hoki ki Foxwoods Resort Casino me te āhua o Connecticut matou, te wahi i whakaaturia e matou to matou tohu o te taitara ao MMA mahi i roto i te mua o te minenga tino ngākau mua i tēnei tau,” ka mea peresideni WSOF Rangatira Matua.
“Timata ki Jon Fitch me Yushin Okami, e rua o te pai ngä kaitäkaro 170-pauna i roto i to tatou hākinakina katoa,” Rangatira tonu, “e huihui tatou tetahi kāri utaina ki etahi o nga superstars runga me nga whetu e puta mai i roto i MMA, a ka titiro atu tatou ki hoatu pā tetahi po fakangalongata'a o whawhai.”
I roto i te hui tahi-matua, Toa taumahamaha WSOF Blagoy Ivanov ka hoatu e tona taitara i hiahiatia i runga i te raina mo te wa tuatahi, ka e ia tapawhā atu ki te nguha aravihi Derek “Caveman” Mehmen.
I roto i te mahi atu i runga i te telecast Whatunga Fight ora, superstars Vinny Magalhaes a Matt “Ko te Hammer” Hamill ka meinga e ratou debuts WSOF tēnā ki tahi i te tahi i roto i te whakataetae taumahamaha marama.
Ano hoki ki te whare herehere, ka hei tino rohe “Ka kati” Nick Newell, ko wai e tangohia i runga i Tom Marcellino i roto i te mahi Kōmāmā.
Ko te whakatairanga ka karaunatia ano tona toa mā tuatahi i roto i te aamu rite nei ona whetu Magomed “Gladiator” Bibulatov a Donavon Frelow maka iho mo te karauna.
Te mahi katoa whana atu i 8:30 p.m. ET runga i Whatunga Fight i roto i Canada, me te ao i roto i te i runga i 30 whenua puta noa i Europe, Africa me te Middle Te Tai Rāwhiti.
Hoki te rārangi ki tonu i te rärangi päho Fight Whatunga a, tirohia www.fightnetwork.com, te whai ia tatou i runga i Twitterfightnet, riro i te tahi i runga i Facebook, ka tirotiro i tatou ki runga ki Instagramfightnet.

AO Tuhinga o mua TE 'GAETHJE VU. PALOMINO II’ NAMED ‘FIGHT OF THE MONTH’ BY USA TODAY’S MMAJUNKIE.COM

Rematch aito Ao bests wha atu whawhai matarohia no te tohu hiahiatia

Las Vegas (October 6, 2015) -Ko Te tuarua, tangaroa epic te whawhai i waenganui i tūturu, kingi Ao Series o Fighting ono tekau (155 pauna) hīanga, Justin "Ko e Miramirahia" Gaethje me te kaiwero tāwhai Luis "maki touwhero" Palomino i tangohia e wahi i runga i te Paraire, E whitu. 18, ora i runga i NBCSN i Phoenix, Ariz., Kua ingoa toa o te whaimana "Whawhai o te Marama" tohu e USA teie mahana o MMAjunkie.com.

Haere mai te rematch i waenganui i te rua superstars gutsy me faaoti e ono nga marama i muri i te pupūtanga tuatahi taitara fakangalongata'a e hoki riro te "Whawhai o te Marama" te honore mo Maehe.

"E whakahonoretia tino tatou ia farii i teie tohu taiea mō te wa tuarua i roto i te ono marama, a he whakakake o Justin me Luis mo ia te itoito ki te hoatu i te reira katoa i runga i te raina ano i muri te mea ko te fakangalongata'a, katoa-i roto i te whawhai i roto i te Maehe,"Ka mea a World Series o Fighting peresideni Rangatira Matua.

"NBCSN he fiefia ki kua fare ki e rua whānui mohio World Series o Fighting pāngia taitara kupu tawhiti i roto i 2015, a ka titiro tatou i mua ki atu mahi taumata-teitei i roto i te whare herehere i roto i te marama ka ū mai,"Ka mea Gary Quinn, Vice te peresideni, Papatonotanga, NBC Sports Group.

Haaati te hui tuarua e wha atu, whawhai arohaehae, manohi - te whā (135 pauna) matchup i waenganui i John Lineker a Francisco Rivera i UFC 191, te Welterweight (170 pauna) a'ee i waenganui i Keita Nakamura a Ko Jingliang i UFC Whawhai Night 75, te honga taumahamaha i waenganui iJosh Barnett a Roy Nelson i UFC Whawhai Night 75 me nga wahine a te whā (135 pauna) whakataetae i waenganui i Raquel Pennington a Jessica Andrade i UFC 191 - No te tohu, katoa i tawhē pari.

-Tau 26-tawhito te Gaethje (14-0) o Safford, Ariz. piro te rua o a tawhio (4:30) TKO i runga i te Palomino-tau 34-tawhito (23-11) o Miami, Fla. whakamutunga marama ki te patunga o nifó, i muri i hoatu Gaethje i runga i te ārai, me te ha mōmeniti kitea ia i roto i te ati, wawe i runga i roto i te hui matua o WSOF 23.

I roto i to ratou hui tuatahi i runga i March 28 ka mau e hoki te wahi i roto i te Phoenix, he mohoao, mutu te whawhai kite-kite ohorere i muri keri Gaethje iho hohonu a wetekina ana e te huinga o whana waewae me nifó, ki te piro i te toru o tawhio (3:57) TKO i runga i Palomino.

Ora World Series o te mahi whawhai hoki ki te NBCSN i runga i Rāhoroi, Oketopa. 17 i 8:30 p.m. AND/5:30 p.m. PT ki te doubleheader taitara ao i Foxwoods Resort Casino i Mashantucket, Conn. In the welterweight main event of WSOF 24, Jon Fitch (26-7-1) o Fort Wayne, I roto i te. Ka fehangahangai hoa kaitoi ariki Yushin Okami (30-9) o Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan.

I roto i tetahi o rua WSOF 24 taitara ao whawhai, kingi toa taumahamaha Blagoy Ivanov (12-1) o Sofia, Ka aituä Bulgaria tona whitiki mo te wa tuatahi ki whakamatautauria whawhai- Derrick Mehman (19-6) o Cedar Rapids, Iowa i, i roto i te tahi atu,Magomed Bibulatov (19-0) o Grozny, Chechnya, Russia, he toa Pākehā tau o mua tetahi runga, will face off with fellow undefeated star Donavon Frelow (4-0) o Las Vegas, Nev. i roto i te tuatahi Series Ao o te whawhai mā (125 pauna) a'ee aito i roto i te aamu.

Mō te Ao Series o te whawhai (WSOF)
“Ao Series o te whawhai” (WSOF.com) Ko te ao whānui pirimia ngaio Toi Martial Mixed (MMA) whawhai whakatairanga whakatapua ki tuku i te pai whawhai mahi-Kikī mō pā whawhai i te whakaputa i te pai ka taea ōrite-ups i waenganui i whawhai whiriwhiri i huri noa i te ao. Mō ētahi atu kōrero haere ki WSOF.com. A pee i “Ao Series o te whawhai” on Twitter MMAWorldSeries a “Ao Series o te whawhai” President Ray Sefo SugarRaySefo.

Ataata: WSOF 23 I mua i-Whakaatu ki Chael me Ray Sefo

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“WSOF 23: GAETHJE VU. Palomino II” Mua-SHOTe

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Ao Series o te whawhai (WSOF.com) autaua tae Chael ko Ao Series o Fighting te peresideni Ray Sefo aparau i te tino-tapoko “WSOF 23: Gaethje vs. Palomino II” taitara ao doubleheader kaupapa e tango te wahi tenei po, Rāmere, E whitu. 18, i Comerica Theatre i Phoenix, Ariz., ora i runga i NBCSN, timata i 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT.

I roto i te hui matua o te rima-a'ee NBCSN telecast, tūturu, kingi World Series o Fighting Kōmāmā (155 pauna) Champion Justin "Ko e Miramirahia" Gaethje (14-0) ka whawhai mo te rua o nga wa ki te pakeke-patu tāwhai Luis "maki touwhero" Palomino (23-10), i muri i te rua wāhi i roto i te pakanga katoa-i roto i, e kua oti tauā rite ki te "whawhai o te Tau" kaitono, i roto i te hui matua o te WSOF 19 i Comerica Theatre.

I roto i te hui tahi-matua, me te tuatahi Ao Series o Fighting taumahamaha te marama (205 pauna) tangaroa a'ee, Rawiri Manga (16-3), kingi whitu tekau te ao o te whakatairanga o te (185 pauna) toa, i roto inganatanga kino ki te riro i te hīanga, e rua-te wehenga tuatahi i roto i te Ao Series o hītori whawhai, ina anga atu ia ki te kōrero Cinderella Teddy Holder (9-1), Kua mea katoa i haere mai nei e iwa toa mahi i te ara (T)KO tukunga ranei.

He kāri tuatahi ngā whitu pāngia ka rere ora i runga i te kaitākaro ataata embeddable i runga i WSOF.com, timata 6:45 p.m. / 3 AND:45 p.m. PT.

WSOF 23: "GAETHJE VU. PALOMINO II” PRELIMINARY BOUT CARD RECEIVES TWO NEW PROSPECTS IN PLACE OF INJURED ISAAC VALLIE-FLAGG AND KELVIN TILLER

Ora tuatahi awa kāri whawhai i runga i WSOF.com mua ki
e rima-a'ee telecast i runga i NBCSN i runga i
Rāmere, E whitu. 18 i Comerica Theatre i Phoenix

Las Vegas (Mahuru 14, 2015) - E rua Tucson, Opuaraa whawhai Ariz.-e hāngai ana - Kamuela Kirk a Brian Grinnell - Kua hoatu te pere o te oraraa i muri i te whakautu a te whara Ihaka Vallie-Kara a Kelvin kaingaki ineligible to compete in their respective “WSOF 23: Gaethje vs. Palomino II "tukupā a'ee kāri tuatahi i Comerica Theatre i Phoenix, Ariz. i runga i Rāmere, E whitu. 18.

Kirk (4-1) Ka whakakapi Vallie-Flagg, tei paturu i te whara tuke, i roto i te whakaritea Kōmāmā (155 pauna) whakataetae ki Estevan Payan (16-8) o Tempe, Ariz., ko Grinnell (8-6) ka whakakiia i roto i mo kaingaki i roto i te whitu i whakaritea (185 pauna) matchup ki tūturu Vagab Vagabov (19-0) o Dagestan, Russia.

-Tau 21-tawhito te Kirk, ko wai e meinga e tona tīmatanga wha o 2015, kei te haere mai atu o te mahi kaha i runga i Hōngongoi 19, ka piro ia he a tawhio tuatahi (3:17) TKO i runga i Edgar Escarrega ki te mau pato'iraa a te aro turi.

Kirk produced submission victories in each of his first three starts. His only defeat, ko te kupu tenei i tawhiti, haere mai mā te whakatau wahia i roto i Hui-tanguru.

Tuatahi i Shawnee, Okla., te Grinnell-tau 27-tawhito (8-6) Ko te tohunga ki runga ki te whāriki nei i kī kua 6 o tona 8 professional career wins by way of submission. In his latest effort, te Hōngongoi 24 matchup ki Kuini Riwai, Grinnell takoha Kuini ki te pato i roto i te taka noa tuatahi (2:59) o te whawhai.

Ko te WSOF 23 e whitu-a'ee ka rere kāri tuatahi ora i runga i te kaitākaro ataata embeddable i runga i WSOF.com.

Utu i tika $39.99, tīkiti mō “WSOF 23: Gaethje vs. Palomino II” kei runga i te hoko i te pouaka tari Comerica Theatre, me te ipurangi i WSOF.com me Ticketmaster.com.

I roto i te hui matua, tūturu, kingi World Series o Fighting Kōmāmā (155 pauna) Champion Justin "Ko e Miramirahia" Gaethje (14-0) ka whawhai mo te rua o nga wa ki te pakeke-patu tāwhai Luis "maki touwhero" Palomino (23-10), i muri i te rua wāhi i roto i te pakanga katoa-i roto i, e kua oti tauā rite ki te "whawhai o te Tau" kaitono, i roto i te hui matua o te WSOF 19 i Comerica Theatre.

I roto i te hui tahi-matua, me te tuatahi Ao Series o Fighting taumahamaha te marama (205 pauna) tangaroa a'ee, Rawiri Manga (16-3), kingi whitu tekau te ao o te whakatairanga o te (185 pauna) toa, ka ngana ki te riro i te hīanga, e rua-te wehenga tuatahi i roto i te Ao Series o te hītori whawhai, ina anga atu ia ki te kōrero Cinderella Teddy Holder (9-1), Kua mea katoa i haere mai nei e iwa toa mahi i te ara (T)KO tukunga ranei.

Ko te ora, e rima-whawhai NBCSN telecast o "WSOF 23: Gaethje vs. I Palomino II "haamata 10 p.m. AND/7 p.m. PT.

Ka whakatuwhera nga tatau i Comerica Theatre i 3 p.m. MT a ka timata te a'ee tuatahi tuatahi i 3:45 p.m.

KĀRI MAIN (Ora i runga i NBCSN)

World Series o Fighting Kōmāmā Takahanga Main Championship:
Justin Gaethje (Champion) vs. Luis Palomino (Kaiwero)

World Series o Fighting Light Heavyweight Championship Co-Main Takahanga:
Rawiri Manga vs. Teddy Holder

Whā: Timur Valiev vs. Tito Jones
Catchweight (160 pauna): Phoenix Jones vs. Roberto Yong
Kōmāmā: Brian Foster vs. LaRue Burley

KĀRI PRELIMINARY (Ora i runga i WSOF.com)

Whitu: Vagabov vs Vagab. Brian Grinnell
Whitu: Clifford Starks vs. Krasimir Mladenov
Kōmāmā: Estevan Payan vs. Kamuela Kirk
Welterweight: Matthew Frincu vs. Danny Davis, JR.
Whā: Andres Ponce vs. Rawiri Nuzzo
Whā: Randy Steinke vs. Joey Miolla
Kōmāmā: Benny Madrid vs. Jeff Fletcher

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Whakapaipai superstar MMA ki te karanga i te mahi taitara ao
i WSOF 23: "Gaethje vs. Palomino II "i roto i te Phoenix, Ariz. i runga i Rāmere, E whitu. 18

Las Vegas (Mahuru 1, 2015) Toi hōia -Mixed (MMA) superstar Chael Kua hainatia i runga i ki te Ao Series o te Fighting (WSOF.com) hei kaikōrero tae mō ngā kaupapa maha, a ka karanga i tana mahi tuatahi ki hōia tākaro-i-tākaro auvaha i Todd Harris, i te "WSOF tino-tūmanako 23: Gaethje vs. Palomino II "taitara ao doubleheader mega-hui, ora i runga i NBCSN i Phoenix, Ariz. i runga i Rāmere, E whitu. 18 i 10 p.m. AND.

"Kua Waretini ahau kia uru atu te rōpū powerhouse i te Ao Series o te Fighting, a karanga ratou whawhai e ngā etahi o te pai whakauru toi hōia i runga i te ao,"Ka mea a Sonnen" Kua mahi World Series o te whawhai te mahi tino o te hanga ratou whakahaere ki te karapu taumata-runga i roto i te whanganga rawa poto o te wā, a ko ahau whakakake noa ki te waiho i te wahi o te taua i te nohopuku-te tipu kamupene.

"E oaoa tatou ki te whai Chael, tetahi o nga taata tino karakara i roto i hākinakina ngaio, uru tatou production,"Ka mea a World Series o Fighting peresideni Rangatira Matua. “We are confident Chael will enhance the fan viewing experience both for our growing national audience on NBCSN and across the globe by providing the insights he learned competing at the highest level of the sport.”

-Tau 38-tawhito te Sonnen ko te aito UFC ao e toru-wā kaiwero mua, Division NCAA ahau katoa-American whātōtō me rua-wā PAC-10 kaikawe-ake mo te University o Oregon me 2000 Greco-Roma University World mētara haruraa hiriwa.

Ka rite ki te kaitātari, Kua taupokina Sonnen te hākinakina o MMA mo ESPN me FOX Sports 1.

Ko te NBCSN telecast ora o "WSOF 23: Gaethje vs. I Palomino II "haamata 10 p.m. AND/7 p.m. PT i runga i Rāmere, E whitu. 18 from Comerica Theatre. I roto i te hui matua, tūturu kingi Ao Series o Fighting Kōmāmā (155 pauna) Champion Justin "Ko e Miramirahia" Gaethje (14-0) ka hoatu e tona taitara i hiahiatia i runga i te raina mo te rua o nga wa ki pakeke-patu kaiwero Luis "maki touwhero" Palomino (23-10), e ono nga marama i muri i whai wāhi i roto i te katoa-i roto i slugfest te rua Kei te whānui e whakaaro rite te "Whawhai o te Tau" kaitono.

I roto i te hui tahi-matua, Rawiri Manga (16-3) ka ngana ki te hoko tuatahi toa e rua-wehenga te whakatairanga o me te tuatahi Series Ao o Fighting taumahamaha marama (205 pauna) toa i roto i te aamu, no ia tapawhā atu ki takoto, pakeke-patu artist KO Teddy Holder (9-1) i roto i te toa a tawhio noa o te-tangata e wha, maha-kaupapa whakataetae i whana atu i Comerica Theatre i runga i March 28.

Mō te Ao Series o te whawhai (WSOF)
“Ao Series o te whawhai” (WSOF.com) Ko te ao whānui pirimia ngaio Toi Martial Mixed (MMA) whawhai whakatairanga whakatapua ki tuku i te pai whawhai mahi-Kikī mō pā whawhai i te whakaputa i te pai ka taea ōrite-ups i waenganui i whawhai whiriwhiri i huri noa i te ao. Mō ētahi atu kōrero haere ki WSOF.com. A pee i “Ao Series o te whawhai” on Twitter MMAWorldSeries a “Ao Series o te whawhai” President Ray Sefo SugarRaySefo.

WSOF 23 Whakataki KĀRI oti ki TUAWHITU pāngia kitea e Ihaka VALLIE-Flagg FIGHT, Clifford STARKS ME Tuhinga o ROHE taranata phoenix AREA

Ora tuatahi awa kāri whawhai i runga i WSOF.com mua ki
e rima-a'ee telecast i runga i NBCSN i runga i Rāmere, Mahuru 18

Las Vegas (August 18, 2015) -World Series o te whawhai (WSOF.com) ua faaite teie mahana te tāpae, kāri tuatahi e whitu-a'ee mo ona "WSOF 23: Gaethje vs. Palomino II "taitara ao doubleheader mega-kaupapa i Comerica Theatre i Phoenix, Ariz. i runga i Rāmere, Mahuru 18.

Ko te kāri whawhai tuatahi, e ka rere ora i runga i WSOF.com mua ki te-a'ee rima, ora NBCSN telecast o te kāri matua te takahanga o te, Kei te miramira e te tuatahi whakatairanga o te toa huarahi whakamatauria whawhai- Ihaka Vallie-Kara, te hoki tere o te streaking Clifford "Cat Big" Starks, te U.S. tuatahi o te faaoti tūturu Vagab Vagbov me te katoa o te iwa o runga opuaraa te rohe o Phoenix ngaio.

"Ko te huihui phenomenal o tenei ki runga-a-haere mai taranata i Phoenix me ngā hoia whakapumautia me nga whetu aranga ake i wāhi kē a tawhio noa te US. me ētahi atu wāhanga o te ao,"Ka mea a World Series o Fighting peresideni Rangatira Matua.

"A, no te kawea mai e matou World Series o te whawhai ki te pa o Phoenix mo te wa tuatahi mua i tēnei tau,"Haere tonu te rangatira, “we discovered a considerable pool of talent. We are excited to be able to put some of this talent back in action and to deploy several new faces that we feel have earned a shot to compete in the big leagues.”

Kīnaki i te kāri a'ee tuatahi ko te whitu tekau (185 pauna) matchup i waenganui Vagabov (19-0) o Dagestan, Russia me te tukunga mātanga Kelvin "Boy o te Mama" kaingaki (7-1) o Topeka, Haratua.

Just e ono wiki i muri i ohorere ia i te ao na roto i te toia atu he wikitoria pouri ki runga Mike "MAK" Kyle i roto i te matchup i whakaae ia i runga i te panui iti iho i te kotahi wiki a, Starks (12-2) o Tempe, Ariz. Ka anō-tomo i te Series Ao o Fighting tapatekau whare herehere, me te hopu mo tana wikitoria karapīpiti te rima, ka anga ia tetahi whakamātautau pari i roto i te tūturu, toa nonoke motu o mua Bulgarian Krasimir "Ko e tangata whātōtō" Mladenov (12-0), Kei te whawhai nei i roto i Las Vegas.

Vallie-Kara (15-7-1) o Santa Fe, N.M., ka meinga te mema o te rongonui Jackson-Winklejohn kapa whawhai tona tuatahi i raro i te Series Ao o te whawhai kara i roto i te ono tekau (155 pauna) honga ki te kaha puncher Estevan "El Terrible" Payan o Tempe.

Matthew "Ko e Thunder i raro Raro" Frincu (6-1) o Tempe mā Gold Coast, Queensland, Ahitereiria ka meinga e tona tīmatanga tuarua mo te Ao Series o te whawhai, i muri i te kaute i te kino, tuarua a tawhio (:14) KO runga Eric Regan ki te headkick i WSOF 19 i runga i March 28.

Frincu, Kua mea katoa i haere mai nei e ono mahi whakaora i te ara o te (T)KO tukunga ranei, ka whawhai streaking Danny Davis, JR. (11-8-1) o Las Vegas i te Welterweight (170 pauna). Davis Jr. Ko te toa o ana whawhai whakamutunga e rima tika, tae atu e toru Series World o matchups whawhai.

I roto i tetahi o rua whā (135 pauna) pāngia kāri tuatahi, Tempe-hāngai tāwhaiAndres Ponce (1-0) a Rawiri Nuzzo (7-1) Ka haere ki te whawhai i te wā, i roto i te tahi atu, Randy Steinke (15-9-1) o Phoenix e faaruru atu ki Joey "te kararehe" Miolla (4-1) o Mesa, Ariz.

Ārahi atu i te kāri whawhai tuatahi, ka waiho hei mau ono tekau i waenganui i Benny "Ko e Tama" Madrid (7-3) o Phoenix me Jeff Fletcher (11-10, 1 NC) o Ahwatukee, Ariz.

Utu i tika $39.99, tīkiti mō “WSOF 23: Gaethje vs. Palomino II” kei runga i te hoko i te pouaka tari Comerica Theatre, me te ipurangi i WSOF.com me Ticketmaster.com.

I roto i te hui matua o te WSOF 23, tūturu, kingi World Series o Fighting Kōmāmā (155 pauna) Champion Justin "Ko e Miramirahia" Gaethje (14-0) ka whawhai mo te rua o nga wa ki te pakeke-patu tāwhai Luis "maki touwhero" Palomino (23-10), i muri i te rua wāhi i roto i te pakanga katoa-i roto i, e kua oti tauā rite ki te "whawhai o te Tau" kaitono, i roto i te hui matua o te WSOF 19 i Comerica Theatre.

I roto i te hui tahi-matua, me te tuatahi Ao Series o Fighting taumahamaha te marama (205 pauna) tangaroa a'ee, Rawiri Manga (16-3), kingi whitu tekau te ao o te whakatairanga o te (185 pauna) toa, ka ngana ki te riro i te hīanga, e rua-te wehenga tuatahi i roto i te Ao Series o te hītori whawhai, ina anga atu ia ki te kōrero CinderellaTeddy Holder (9-1), Kua mea katoa i haere mai nei e iwa toa mahi i te ara (T)KO tukunga ranei.

Ko te NBCSN telecast ora o "WSOF 23: Gaethje vs. I Palomino II "haamata 7 p.m. AND/4 p.m. PT.

Ka whakatuwhera nga tatau i Comerica Theatre i 3 p.m. MT a ka timata te a'ee tuatahi tuatahi i 3:45 p.m.

KĀRI MAIN

World Series o Fighting Kōmāmā Takahanga Main Championship:
Justin Gaethje (Champion) vs. Luis Palomino (Kaiwero)

World Series o Fighting Light Heavyweight Championship Co-Main Takahanga:
Rawiri Manga vs. Teddy Holder

Whā: Timur Valiev vs. Tito Jones
Catchweight (160 pauna): Phoenix Jones vs. Roberto Yong
Kōmāmā: Brian Foster vs. LaRue Burley

KĀRI PRELIMINARY

Whitu: Vagabov vs Vagab. Kelvin kaingaki
Whitu: Clifford Starks vs. Krasimir Mladenov
Kōmāmā: Estevan Payan vs. Ihaka Vallie-Kara
Welterweight: Matthew Frincu vs. Danny Davis, JR.
Whā: Andres Ponce vs. Rawiri Nuzzo
Whā: Randy Steinke vs. Joey Miolla
Kōmāmā: Benny Madrid vs. Jeff Fletcher

Mō “Ao Series o te whawhai” (WSOF)

“Ao Series o te whawhai” (WSOF) Ko te ao whānui pirimia ngaio Toi Martial Mixed (MMA) whawhai whakatairanga whakatapua ki tuku i te pai whawhai mahi-Kikī mō pā whawhai i te whakaputa i te pai ka taea ōrite-ups i waenganui i whawhai whiriwhiri i huri noa i te ao. Mō ētahi atu kōrero haere ki WSOF.com. A pee i “Ao Series o te whawhai” on Twitter MMAWorldSeries a “Ao Series o te whawhai” President Ray Sefo SugarRaySefo.

MŌ NBCSN

NBCSN, wāhanga o te NBC Sports Group, Kua whakatapua ki te taviniraa pā hākinakina ngākau. Na i roto i te neke atu i te 85 miriona mau fare, te whatunga Emmy Award-toa ko te whare taura pouaka o te raumati me te hotoke Olympics, National Hockey League (NHL) - Tae atu ki e rua ngā kēmu o te Stanley Cup Final — NASCAR, Pirimia League, Formula One, IndyCar, Tour de France, and America’s Cup. I tua atu, NBCSN ngā whutupōro kāreti, poitūkohu kāreti, haupoi kāreti, pahikara, hōtaka waho, horse racing surrounding the Triple Crown and Breeders’ Cup, Ironman, te Dew Tour me USA takiwhitu Rugby. Ko te kāinga hoki te whatunga ki ngā hōtaka taketake pērā i NFL tahuri Point, Pro Football Talk,Ko te Rana Patrick Whakaatu, a NASCAR Amerika. Tohaina NBCSN te mā pūnaha taura me te amiorangi ngā puta noa i te United States.

"WSOF 23: GAETHJE VU. PALOMINO II "tāpiri RUA MORE pāngia KI ORA NBCSN KĀRI MATUA teata MEI Phoenix, Arizona ON PARAIRE, SEPTEMBER 18

Whā: Te Tai Rāwhiti Valiev vs. Tito Jones
Kōmāmā: Brian Foster vs. Larue Burley

Las Vegas (August 12, 2015) - World Series o te whawhai (WSOF.com) kua oti te ora NBCSN wahi teata o ona tino tūmanako, "WSOF 23: Gaethje vs. Palomino II "doubleheader aito te ao i Comerica Theatre i Phoenix, Ariz. i runga i te Paraire, E whitu. 18, ki te tua o te pāngia hou e rua - he whā (135 pauna) te whawhai i waenganui i whetū maranga kai kino Timur "Lucky" Valiev me te puncher kinaki Tito Jones, me te ono tekau (155 pauna) honga i waenganui i faaoti kino Brian Foster a tūturu LaRue Burley.

"Kei te titiro whakamua matou ki tetahi po e whakaponohia o te mahi, i teie nei e te kāri matua mō te WSOF 23 he oti ki rima pāngia ngā tētahi ranunga whakaongaonga o te taitara whawhai, me matchups ki tonu i te hoia ta'na, me etahi o nga opuaraa pai o te ao,"Ka mea a World Series o Fighting peresideni Rangatira Matua.

Whawhai i roto i te i te puni Jackson-Winklejohn orometau i roto i te Albuquerque, N.M., te Valiev 25-tau-tawhito (9-1) o Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russiankua sia kua runga i te ahi i roto i te whare herehere, toa 9 whawhai tonu mai i tona timatanga ngaio tuarua i roto i te Hōngongoi 2011.

Valiev’s run includes three victories in the World Series of Fighting decagon cage. In his last effort at WSOF 19 i runga i Maehe 28, Huna Valiev Na ka Te Hau-ā-uru, te kaute i te rauna tuatahi (1:39) TKO i runga i Te Hau-ā-uru ki te huinga faahiahia o aro tuke me nifó.

Jones (11-7), he Māori o Panama City, Fla., whawhai i teie nei i roto i Phoenix, Ko te rua-wā toa rohe Golden karapu mekemeke me te ākonga ia o mua o te kaiwhakangungu mekemeke Roy Jones, Sr. The 34-year-old has never been knocked out over the course of a 9-year professional career that has spanned 18 pito.

Foster (22-7) o Sallisaw, Okla. Ko te he 31-aer-tawhito, tohunga grappling whakamatauria whawhai-ko wai kāniwha kua 20 o tona 22 whakaora umanga i te ara o te (T)KO tukunga ranei, a patua nei i te kohinga o te name tāwhais, tae atu i te Welterweight tau o nāianei 6-runga i roto i te ao, Matt Brown, nei takoha Foster ki te pato i roto i te kowaowaotia pororere i roto i te rua o a tawhio noa (2:11) o to ratou matchup i runga i Nov. 20, 2010.

Ka titiro Foster ki te fakaakeake i te hinga i te ringa o te superstar Jake Shields i runga i Jan. 17 ka te rua fehangahangai atu i roto i te hui matua o te WSOF 17 i roto i te Las Vegas. The result halted a 4-fight win streak that Foster had ignited on July 27, 2013, ka piro ia he a tawhio noa te rua o nga auheke (:43) KO runga James Wood ki te whana takahuri hoki.

Ano 31 tau o te ao, Burley (6-0) o Phoenix, Kua ano ki te kia whiua ki runga i te akoranga o te ono tīmata ngaio, me te rua pāngia runaruna, he oma e ngā ono wikitōria i rānei (T)KO tukunga ranei.

Kua mahia ki Burley ono whakaora i roto i te oma ngaio i timata ki te whakatau loto toa i runga i Kelly obser i runga i Mahuru. 15, 2012, a ka ngā ano te toru a tawhio noa (3:40) WHO (nifó) mo 2011 NCAA Division ahau Wrestling National Champion me te hoa aranga whetu Bubba Jenkins.

I roto i te hui matua o te WSOF 23, tūturu, kingi World Series o Fighting Kōmāmā (155 pauna) Champion Justin "Ko e Miramirahia" Gaethje (14-0) ka whawhai mo te rua o nga wa ki te pakeke-patu tāwhai Luis "maki touwhero" Palomino (23-10).

Ko te matchup tuatahi i waenganui i Gaethje me Palomino, i headlined WSOF 19, Ko te take barnburner i riro Gaethje mā toru a tawhio noa (3:57) WHO (whana waewae me nifó), a kua e kua oti tauā rite ki te "whawhai o te Tau" kaitono.

I roto i te hui tahi-matua, me te tuatahi Ao Series o Fighting taumahamaha te marama (205 pauna) tangaroa a'ee, Rawiri Manga (16-3), kingi whitu tekau te ao o te whakatairanga o te (185 pauna) toa, ka ngana ki te riro i te hīanga, e rua-te wehenga tuatahi i roto i te Ao Series o te hītori whawhai, ina anga atu ia ki te kōrero CinderellaTeddy Holder (9-1), Kua mea katoa i haere mai nei e iwa toa mahi i te ara (T)KO tukunga ranei.

I roto i te whakaatu, 160-whawhai pauna catchweight, maranga whetu, me te whawhai hara costumedPhoenix Jones (5-1-1) ka titiro ki te hoki ki te tīwae win i muri i te mamae i te mate ngaio tuatahi o tona umanga i roto i tona World Series o te whawhai tuatahi i roto i te April, ina e ia i runga i te kaimekemeke ngaio tahuri MMA whakahihi Roberto Yong (2-2).

Utu i tika $39.99, tīkiti mō “WSOF 23: Gaethje vs. Palomino II” kei runga i te hoko i te pouaka tari Comerica Theatre, me te ipurangi i WSOF.com me Ticketmaster.com.

Haamata te telecast NBCSN ora i 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT.

Ka whakatuwhera nga tatau i Comerica Theatre i 3 p.m. MT me te a'ee tuatahi tuatahi, ka timata i 3:45 p.m. A complete preliminary bout card will be announced soon.