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MIKE ARRANT REPLACES INJURED THIAGO MELLER AGAINST JOHN HOWARD AT WSOF31: IVANOV VS. COPELAND LIVE ON NBCSN FROM MASHANTUCKET, CONN. REEDEL, Juuni 17

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HOWARD VS. ARRANT TO BE CONTESTED AT MIDDLEWEIGHT

PLUS UNDEFEATED MARCUS SURIN TO BATTLE
CHRISTIAN TORRES IN WSOF31 PRELIMINARY BOUT
LIVE ON WSOF.COM

LAS VEGAS (Juuni 15, 2016) -World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) announced today that Thiago Meller has withdrawn from his scheduled welterweight (170 naela) Konkurss vastu John “Doomsday” Howard (23-12), kes nüüd silmitsi“Mad” Mike Arrant (15-10) in a middleweight (185 naela) bout at the much-anticipated WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland world championship doubleheader Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sündmus, elada NBCSN (9 Pärastlõunal. JA/6 Pärastlõunal. PT) alates Foxwoods Resort Casino Mashantucket, Conn. edasi Reede, Juuni 17.

Veel, võitmatu Marcus Surin (3-0) of Stamford, Conn. has been tabbed to step in for Sam Watford on kavas kerge (155 naela) preliminary card contest against Christian “The Terminator” Torres (0-0) of Endicott, NY.

Originally hailing from Orlando, Fla., 5-foot-9, 28-year-old Arrant, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu brown belt, resides in Las Vegas, where he is a member of legendary champion Randy “The Natural” Couture’s Xtreme Couture fight squad.

Arrant is looking to return to the win column following a unanimous decision defeat in his last start on August 7, 2015, at the hands of two-time UFC veteran Brock Jardine.

Prior to the loss, Arrant had reeled off six consecutive victories, five of which he produced in the first round, by way of (T)KO või esitamist. Tänini, 12 tema 15 professional wins have been finishes.

During the six-fight win streak, Arrant seized his first championship – regional promotion SteelFist Fight Night’s welterweight title – with a first round (5:00) WHO (retirement) kohta Carl Dieckmann juulil 12, 2013.

Like Arrant, the 5-foot-7, 33-year-old Howard boasts a phenomenal finish rate with 15 tema 23 professional victories having come by way of (T)KO või esitamist.

Howard will make his promotional debut with World Series of Fighting following a second stint with the UFC that spanned seven fights and included wins over Uurija Hall, Siyar Bahadurzada ja Cathal Pendred.

Hinnaga alates $39.99, tickets for WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland are on sale at WSOF.com and Foxwoods.com.

Doors at The Grand Theatre at Foxwoods Resort Casino will open at 5 Pärastlõunal. JA, and the first of seven preliminary card bouts will begin at 5:45 Pärastlõunal.

Kogu eelnev võitlust kaart stream live põimitava video mängija WSOF.com.

In the main event of the five-bout, elada NBCSN telesaade, reigning World Series of Fighting heavyweight champion Blagoy Ivanov (13-1) will put his title on the line against Josh “Cuddly Bear” Copeland (12-3).

Kui kerge koostööd põhiturniiri, superstaarid Jason "Kansas City Bandit" High (19-5) ja Mike "Marsi" Ricci (11-4) will square off with their division’s number one contender ranking at stake.

WSOF31: IVANOV VS. COPELAND

Põhikaardi (Live NBCSN)

World Series of Fighting Heavyweight Championship Main Event:
Blagoy Ivanov (Meister) vs. Josh Copeland (Väljakutsuja)

Kerge Co-põhiturniirile:
Jason kõrge vs. Mike Ricci

Middleweight: John Howard vs. Mike Arrant
Featherweight: Luis Palomino vs. Sheymon Moraes
Middleweight: Phil Hawes vs. Josh Key

ETTEVALMISTAMINE KAART (Live WSOF.com)

Kerge: Tom Marcellino vs. Devin Powell
Raskekaalu: Juliano Coutinho vs. Justin Willis
Raskekaalu: Tyler King vs. Lorenzo Hood
Welterweight: Robert Fonseca vs. Sean Lally
Kerge: Bruce Boyington vs. Saul Almeida
Kääbus sarjalainen: Rodrigo Almeida vs. Ben Pierre-Saint
Kerge: Marcus Surin vs. Christian Torres
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UNDEFEATED SENSATION PHIL HAWES SIGNS WITH WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING

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FORMER JUNIOR COLLEGE NATIONAL WRESTLING CHAMP
WILL DEBUT AGAINST JOSHUA KEY AT WSOF31
LIVE ON NBCSN AT 9 Pärastlõunal. JA ON Reede, Juuni 17
FROM MASHANTUCKET, CONN.

 

LAS VEGAS (Mai 20, 2016) -World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) has signed undefeated middleweight (185 naela) väljavaade Phil Hawes (3-0) eksklusiivne, mitme aasta reklaam kokkuleppele.

A product of the famed Jackson-Winklejohn camp in Albuquerque, N.M., 6-foot, 27-year-old Hawes who hails from Little Ferry, N.J., teeb oma reklaami debüüdi vastu Joshua “The Prince of MMA” Key (6-11, 2 NC) on the live, five-bout NBCSN telecast (9 Pärastlõunal. JA/6 Pärastlõunal. PT) of WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland, Foxwoods'is Resort Casino Mashantucket, Conn. edasiReede, Juuni 17.

“Phil is one of the most exciting, young prospects in the sport of MMA, so we are excited to welcome him to the World Series of Fighting family, and we look forward to seeing how his career develops under our promotion,"Ütles World Series of Fighting President Isa Chiefs.

The matchup with Key will be Hawes’ first start since 2014, his professional debut year when he ran to three straight victories, the first two by way of TKO and the third – a first round victory over Brandon Collins edasi Oktoober 18 – by way of armbar submission.

A 2009 junior college national wrestling champion for Iowa Central Community College, the alma mater of UFC champion and Jackson-Winklejohn teammate Jon "Bones" Jones, Hawes has been described by Jones as having“limitless” potential.

Hinnaga alates $39.99, tickets for WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland are on sale at WSOF.com and Foxwoods.com.

Doors at The Grand Theatre at Foxwoods Resort Casino will open at 5 Pärastlõunal. JA, ja esimese esialgse kaardi hooaeg algab 6 Pärastlõunal.

In the main event of the live NBCSN telecast, reigning world heavyweight champion Blagoy Ivanov (13-1) will risk his title against Josh “Cuddly Bear” Copeland (13-1).

In the lightweight (155 naela) co-põhiturniirile, superstaarid Jason "Kansas City Bandit" High (19-5) ja Mike "Marsi" Ricci (11-4) will square off with their division’s number one contender ranking at stake.

WSOF31: IVANOV VS. COPELAND
Põhikaardi (Live NBCSN)

World Series of Fighting Heavyweight Championship Main Event:
Blagoy Ivanov (Meister) vs. Josh Copeland (Väljakutsuja)

Kerge: Jason kõrge vs. Mike Ricci
Welterweight: John Howard vs. Thiago Meller
Featherweight: Luis Palomino vs. Sheymon Moraes
Middleweight: Phil Hawes vs. Joshua Key

ETTEVALMISTAMINE KAART (Live WSOF.com)

Kerge: Tom Marcellino vs. Devin Powell
Raskekaalu: Juliano Coutinho vs. Justin Willis
Raskekaalu: Tyler King vs. Lorenzo Hood
Welterweight: Robert Fonseca vs. Sean Lally
Kerge: Bruce Boyington vs. Saul Almeida
Kääbus sarjalainen: Rodrigo Almeida vs. Ben Pierre-Saint
Kerge: Sam Watford vs. Christian Torres

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WSOF31: IVANOV VS. COPELAND PRELIMINARY BOUT CARD COMPLETE WITH SEVEN MATCHUPS

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PRELIMINARY BOUTS STREAM LIVE AT 6 Pärastlõunal. JA
ON AN EMBEDDABLE VIDEO PLAYER ON WSOF.COM

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MAIN CARD
AIRS LIVE ON NBCSN AT 9 Pärastlõunal. JA
FROM MASHANTUCKET, CONN. ON Reede, Juuni 17

LAS VEGAS (Mai 19, 2016) -World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) today announced a complete, seven-bout preliminary fight card for its WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland world heavyweight championship Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sündmus, elada NBCSN juures 9 Pärastlõunal. JA/6 Pärastlõunal. PT from Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn. edasi Reede, Juuni 17.

The WSOF31 undercard lineup includes the promotional debut of heavyweight knockout artist Lorenzo Hood (9-3), who will square off with fellow finisher Tyler “The Marauder” King (10-4).

The 6-foot-3, 27-year-old Hood of Chicago, Haige. is a former professional football player turned MMA wrecking machine who has notched all 9 of his professional victories by way of (T)KO in the first round of battle.

Kuningas, a 6-foot-5, 35-year-old resident of North Attleboro, Mass. pälvinud 8 tema 10 career wins via (T)KO või esitamist. He is coming off a 51-second submission (heel hook) kohta Eric Bedard edasi Aprill 16.

In another heavyweight contest, Juliano “Banana” Coutinho (7-2) Cape Cod, Mass. kaudu Rio de Janeiro, Brazil will look to secure his second straight victory when he faces off with Team AKA product Justin Willis (3-1) of San Jose, Californias.

Willis, who is riding a three-fight win streak, was originally slated to face Chris "Huggy Bear" Barnett on the main card portion of the bill.

Returning to the decagon cage for the fourth time, submission specialist Tom “Tommy Gunnz” Marcellino (7-4) of Amsterdam, NY. võtavad üle Devin Powell (6-1) of South Berwick, Maine in one of three lightweight (155 naela) matchups on the WSOF31 preliminary bout card.

Powell boasts won four straight fights, three by way of (T)KO või esitamist.

In welterweight (170 naela) tegevus, Robert Fonseca (10-3, 1 NC) Manaus, Amazon, Brazil will seek his fourth consecutive victory when he squares off with Sean Lally (4-2) of Orleans, Mass.

Saul "Ämblik" Almeida (18-6) Bostoni, Mass. will make his third start in the decagon cage in a lightweight matchup with prolific power striker Bruce "Pretty Boy" Boyington Bangor, Maine.

Thirty-year-old rising star Rodrigo "lõvi" Almeida Woburn, Mass. will do battle with Ben Pierre-Saint (9-4) of Superior, Wisc. kell Kääbus sarjalainen (135 naela).

In the leadoff preliminary card fight, löömata Sam Watford (2-0) of Mount Vernon, NY. ees Christian “The Terminator” Torres (0-0) of Endicott, NY.

Hinnaga alates $39.99, tickets for WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland are on sale at WSOF.com and Foxwoods.com.

Doors at The Grand Theatre at Foxwoods Resort Casino will open at 5 Pärastlõunal. JA, ja esimese esialgse kaardi hooaeg algab 6 Pärastlõunal.

In the live NBCSN televised main event, reigning world heavyweight championBlagoy Ivanov (13-1) will risk his title against Josh “Cuddly Bear” Copeland (13-1) kuigi, in the lightweight co-main event, superstaarid Jason "Kansas City Bandit" High (19-5) ja Mike "Marsi" Ricci (11-4) will square off with their division’s number one contender ranking at stake.

Elsewhere on the live NBCSN telecast, John “Doomsday” Howard (23-12) will make his highly-anticipated World Series of Fighting debut against submission expert Thiago “Minu” Meller (20-7) kell welterweight.

In a featherweight (145 naela) tilt between two prolific strikers, Luis "paavian" Palomino (24-12) will battle former world championship challenger Sheymon Moraes (8-1).

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WSOF31: IVANOV VS. COPELAND MAIN CARD COMPLETE WITH ADDITION OF THREE NEW, STAR-STUDDED MATCHUPS

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WSOF31: IVANOV VS. COPELAND
MAIN CARD COMPLETE WITH ADDITION

OF THREE NEW, STAR-STUDDED MATCHUPS

WELTERWEIGHT: JOHN HOWARD VS. THIAGO MELLER
FEATHERWEIGHT: LUIS PALOMINO VS. SHEYMON MORAES
Raskekaalu: CHRIS “HUGGY BEAR” BARNETT VS. JUSTIN WILLIS

LIVE ON NBCSN AT 9 Pärastlõunal. JA
FROM MASHANTUCKET, CONN. REEDEL, Juuni 17

LAS VEGAS (Aprill 12, 2016) -World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) today announced the addition of three star-studded matchups to complete the main card for its WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland world heavyweight championship Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sündmus, elada NBCSN juures 9 Pärastlõunal. ET / 6 Pärastlõunal. alates Foxwoods Resort Casino Mashantucket, Conn. reedel, Juuni 17.

In a second heavyweight matchup, dynamic, tõusev täht Chris "Huggy Bear" Barnett (14-2) will make his World Series of Fighting debut against Team AKA prodigy Justin Willis (4-1).

Also stepping in the decagon cage for the first time, battle-tested warrior John “Doomsday” Howard (23-12) will collide with submission expert Thiago “Minu” Meller (20-7) in race (170 naela) afäär.

In a featherweight (145 naela) scrap between two prolific strikers, Luis "paavian" Palomino (24-12) will face off with former world championship challenger Sheymon Moraes (8-1).

In põhiturniiri, reigning world heavyweight champion Blagoy Ivanov (13-1) will risk his title against Josh “Cuddly Bear” Copeland (13-1) kuigi, in the lightweight (155 naela) co-põhiturniirile, superstaarid Jason "Kansas City Bandit" High (19-5) ja Mike "Marsi" Ricci (11-4) will square off with their division’s number one contender ranking at stake.

Chris Barnett vs. Justin Willis

After spending the last year and a half making waves in Japan, 5-foot-9, 29-year-old Barnett of Tampa, Fla. will suit up as “Huggy Bear,” and make his way onto a major stage in the U.S. for the first time in his career.

With heavy hands and tremendous agility for a fighter of his massive stature, Barnett has notched 12 tema 14 karjääri võitude teel (T)KO, and has celebrated his wins in flamboyant fashion, with everything from cartwheels to breakdancing to hand stands.

Like Barnett, the stocky, 6-foot-3, 28-jahr-old Willis, a training partner of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) greats Cain Velasquez ja Daniel Cormier, has been enjoying success in Japan under the promotion of Inoki Genome Federation (IFG).

Willis will make his first start of 2016, and look to extend his win streak to four consecutive bouts. In his last effort on August 29, he earned a unanimous decision over Rizvan Kuniev Tokyo.

Luis Palomino vs. Sheymon Moraes

5-suu-8, 35-year-old Palomino of Miami, Fla. via Lima, Peru is coming off an epic year in which he engaged in two, all-out wars with reigning, võitmatu World Series of Fighting kerge meister Justin "Highlight" Gaethje, both of which earned "Fight of the Month” honors.

After closing out 2015 with a gutsy appearance in World Series of Fighting’s first-ever, üks öö, eight-man tournament in which he scored a devastating, Esimeses voorus (4:55) WHO (löögid) edasi Rich Patishnock in the event’s quarterfinal stage, before being stopped in the semifinal stage of battle via second round (4:19) WHO (löögid) at the hands kohta eventual tournament winner Brian Foster, Palomino will return to the featherweight division where he has held two world titles.

5-suu-8, 25-year-old Moraes of Rio De Janeiro, Brazil returned to form in his last bout, decimating fellow knockout artist Robbie "Probleemid" Peralta by way of TKO (löögid) teise ringi (3:21) of their matchup at WSOF26.

A seasoned Muay Thai stylist, Moraes ran to seven straight victories in his first seven starts as a professional MMA competitor before being handed his first career defeat by way of third round (3:46) esitamine (tagavedu alasti choke) in a title bid against reigning bantamweight (135 naela) meister Marlon Moraes.

John Howard vs. Thiago Meller

Following his second stint with the UFC that spanned seven bouts and included victories over Uurija Hall, Siyar Bahadurzada ja Cathal Pendred, the 5-foot-7, 33-year-old Howard of Boston, Mass. will aim to rebound from a second round (:21) KO (löögid) kahju Tim Means detsembril 10.

Tänini, Howard has notched 15 tema 23 karjääri võitude teel (T)KO või esitamist. During his initial run with the UFC between January 2009 and June 2011, Howard scored a memorable, kolmandasse ringi (4:55) KO (löögid) on submission ace Dennis "Superman" Hallman detsembril 5, 2009, marking his third consecutive conquest in the league.

Meller of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil will look to collect his second win in a row, following his first round submission (tagavedu alasti choke) kohta Leonardo Rodriguez juunil 26, 2015.

The 5-foot-10, 33-year-old Meller, a near 13-year veteran of the sport, has emerged victorious in 14 tema 20 career wins, teel esitamise.

The preliminary bout card lineup for WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland will be announced soon.

Hinnaga alates $39.99, tickets for the event are on sale at WSOF.com and Foxwoods.com.

Doors at The Grand Theatre at Foxwoods Resort Casino will open for WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland, juures 5 Pärastlõunal. JA, ja esimese esialgse kaardi hooaeg algab 6 Pärastlõunal.