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MIKE ARRANT REPLACES INJURED THIAGO MELLER AGAINST JOHN HOWARD AT WSOF31: IVANOV VS. COPELAND LIVE ON NBCSN FROM MASHANTUCKET, CONN. Á föstudaginn, Júní 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LAS VEGAS (Júní 15, 2016) -World Series að berjast (WSOF.com) announced today that Thiago Meller has withdrawn from his scheduled welterweight (170 £) Keppnin gegn John “Doomsday” Howard (23-12), sem mun nú frammi“Mad” Mike Arrant (15-10) in a middleweight (185 £) bout at the much-anticipated WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland world championship doubleheader Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) atburður, lifa á NBCSN (9 p.m. OG/6 p.m. PT) frá Foxwoods Resort Casino í Mashantucket, Conn. á Föstudagur, Júní 17.

Að auki, undefeated Marcus Surin (3-0) of Stamford, Conn. has been tabbed to step in for Sam Watford í tímaáætlun léttur (155 £) preliminary card contest against Christian “The Terminator” Torres (0-0) of Endicott, N.Y..

Originally hailing from Orlando, Fla., 5-fótur-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 eða uppgjöf. Hingað, 12 hans 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) af Carl Dieckmann júlí 12, 2013.

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

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 Uriah Hall, Siyar Bahadurzada og Cathal Pendred.

Verð frá $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 p.m. OG, and the first of seven preliminary card bouts will begin at 5:45 p.m.

Öllu forkeppni Baráttan kortið mun streyma lifandi á Ívafin vídeó leikmaður á WSOF.com.

In the main event of the five-bout, lifa NBCSN útsending, 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).

Í léttu samstarf helstu atburði, superstars Jason "The Kansas City Bandit" High (19-5) og Mike "The Martian" Ricci (11-4) will square off with their division’s number one contender ranking at stake.

WSOF31: IVANOV VS. COPELAND

MAIN CARD (Live á NBCSN)

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

Léttur Co-Main Event:
Jason High vs. Mike Ricci

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

Forkeppni CARD (Lifa á WSOF.com)

Léttur: Tom Marcellino vs. Devin Powell
Heavyweight: Juliano Coutinho vs. Justin Willis
Heavyweight: Tyler King vs. Lorenzo Hood
Welterweight: Robert Fonseca vs. Sean Lally
Léttur: Bruce Boyington vs. Saul Almeida
Bantamweight: Rodrigo Almeida vs. Ben Pierre-Saint
Léttur: 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 P.M. OG ON Föstudagur, Júní 17
FROM MASHANTUCKET, CONN.

 

LAS VEGAS (Maí 20, 2016) -World Series að berjast (WSOF.com) has signed undefeated middleweight (185 £) horfur Phil Hawes (3-0) að eingöngu, multi-ára kynningar samningur.

A product of the famed Jackson-Winklejohn camp in Albuquerque, N.M., 6-fótur, 27-year-old Hawes who hails from Little Ferry, NJ, mun gera kynningar frumraun sína gegn Joshua “The Prince of MMA” Key (6-11, 2 NC) on the live, five-bout NBCSN telecast (9 p.m. OG/6 p.m. PT) of WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland, á Foxwoods Resort Casino í Mashantucket, Conn. áFöstudagur, Júní 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,"Sagði World Series of Fighting forseta Faðir 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 á Október 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.

Verð frá $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 p.m. OG, og fyrsta forkeppni kortið lota hefst kl 6 p.m.

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 £) co-main atburður, superstars Jason "The Kansas City Bandit" High (19-5) og Mike "The Martian" Ricci (11-4) will square off with their division’s number one contender ranking at stake.

WSOF31: IVANOV VS. COPELAND
MAIN CARD (Live á NBCSN)

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

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

Forkeppni CARD (Lifa á WSOF.com)

Léttur: Tom Marcellino vs. Devin Powell
Heavyweight: Juliano Coutinho vs. Justin Willis
Heavyweight: Tyler King vs. Lorenzo Hood
Welterweight: Robert Fonseca vs. Sean Lally
Léttur: Bruce Boyington vs. Saul Almeida
Bantamweight: Rodrigo Almeida vs. Ben Pierre-Saint
Léttur: 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 P.M. OG
ON AN EMBEDDABLE VIDEO PLAYER ON WSOF.COM

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MAIN CARD
AIRS LIVE ON NBCSN AT 9 P.M. OG
FROM MASHANTUCKET, CONN. ON Föstudagur, Júní 17

LAS VEGAS (Maí 19, 2016) -World Series að berjast (WSOF.com) today announced a complete, seven-bout preliminary fight card for its WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland world heavyweight championship Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) atburður, lifa á NBCSN á 9 p.m. OG/6 p.m. PT frá Foxwoods Resort Casino í Mashantucket, Conn. á Föstudagur, Júní 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, Ill. 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.

King, a 6-foot-5, 35-year-old resident of North Attleboro, Mass. hefur unnið 8 hans 10 career wins via (T)KO eða uppgjöf. He is coming off a 51-second submission (hæl krókur) af Eric Bedard á Apríl 16.

In another heavyweight contest, Juliano “Banana” Coutinho (7-2) af Cape Cod, Mass. um 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, Calif.

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, N.Y.. mun taka á Devin Powell (6-1) of South Berwick, Maine in one of three lightweight (155 £) matchups on the WSOF31 preliminary bout card.

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

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

Sál "The Spider" Almeida (18-6) Boston, 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 "The Young Lion" Almeida af Woburn, Mass. will do battle with Ben Pierre-Saint (9-4) of Superior, Wisc. á bantamweight (135 £).

In the leadoff preliminary card fight, ósigraður Sam Watford (2-0) of Mount Vernon, N.Y.. munu standa frammi Christian “The Terminator” Torres (0-0) of Endicott, N.Y..

Verð frá $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 p.m. OG, og fyrsta forkeppni kortið lota hefst kl 6 p.m.

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) meðan, in the lightweight co-main event, superstars Jason "The Kansas City Bandit" High (19-5) og Mike "The Martian" 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) á welterweight.

In a featherweight (145 £) tilt between two prolific strikers, Luis "Baboon" 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
Þungavigtar: CHRIS “HUGGY BEAR” BARNETT VS. JUSTIN WILLIS

LIVE ON NBCSN AT 9 P.M. OG
FROM MASHANTUCKET, CONN. Á föstudaginn, Júní 17

LAS VEGAS (Apríl 12, 2016) -World Series að berjast (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) atburður, lifa á NBCSN á 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. frá Foxwoods Resort Casino í Mashantucket, Conn. á föstudaginn, Júní 17.

In a second heavyweight matchup, dynamic, rísandi stjarna 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) í veltivigtar (170 £) mál.

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

Í helstu atburði, reigning world heavyweight champion Blagoy Ivanov (13-1) will risk his title against Josh “Cuddly Bear” Copeland (13-1) meðan, in the lightweight (155 £) co-main atburður, superstars Jason "The Kansas City Bandit" High (19-5) og Mike "The Martian" 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-fótur-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 hans 14 feril sigra með því að (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-jár-old Willis, a training partner of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) greats Cain Velasquez og 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 í Tokyo.

Luis Palomino vs. Sheymon Moraes

The 5-foot-8, 35-year-old Palomino of Miami, Fla. via Lima, Peru is coming off an epic year in which he engaged in twað, all-out wars with reigning, undefeated World Series of Fighting léttur meistari Justin "The 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, einnar nætur, eight-man tournament in which he scored a devastating, Fyrsta umferð (4:55) WHO (högg) á Rich Patishnock in the event’s quarterfinal stage, before being stopped in the semifinal stage of battle via second round (4:19) WHO (högg) at the hands af eventual tournament winner Brian Foster, Palomino will return to the featherweight division where he has held two world titles.

The 5-foot-8, 25-year-old Moraes of Rio De Janeiro, Brazil returned to form in his last bout, decimating fellow knockout artist Robbie "Vandamál" Peralta by way of TKO (högg) í annarri umferð (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) uppgjöf (aftan nakinn Choke) in a title bid against reigning bantamweight (135 £) meistari Marlon Moraes.

John Howard vs. Thiago Meller

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

Hingað, Howard has notched 15 hans 23 feril sigra með því að (T)KO eða uppgjöf. During his initial run with the UFC between January 2009 and June 2011, Howard scored a memorable, Þriðja umferð (4:55) KO (högg) on submission ace Dennis "Superman" Hallman desember 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 (aftan nakinn Choke) af Leonardo Rodriguez júní 26, 2015.

The 5-foot-10, 33-year-old Meller, a near 13-year veteran of the sport, has emerged victorious in 14 hans 20 career wins, með því að leggja.

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

Verð frá $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, á 5 p.m. OG, og fyrsta forkeppni kortið lota hefst kl 6 p.m.