WSOF31: IVANOV VS. COPELAND
MAIN CARD COMPLETE WITH ADDITION

OF THREE NEW, STAR-STUDDED MATCHUPS

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

LIVE ON NBCSN AT 9 ໂມງ​ແລງ. ແລະ
FROM MASHANTUCKET, CONN. ໃນ​ວັນ​ສຸກ, ມິ​ຖຸ​ນາ 17

LAS VEGAS (ເດືອນ​ເມ​ສາ 12, 2016) -World ໄລ​ຍະ​ຂອງ​ການ​ຕໍ່​ສູ້ (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) ກໍ​ລະ​ນີ, ອາ​ໄສ​ຢູ່​ໃນ NBCSN ທີ່ 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. ຈາກ Foxwoods Resort ຄາ​ສິ​ໂນ​ໃນ Mashantucket, Conn. ໃນ​ວັນ​ສຸກ, ເດືອນ​ມິ​ຖຸ​ນາ 17.

In a second heavyweight matchup, dynamic, ດາວ​ເພີ່ມ​ຂຶ້ນ Chris "ຮັກກີ້ຮັບຜິດຊອບ" 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) ໃນ welterweight ເປັນ (170 ປອນ) ເລື່ອງ.

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

ໃນ​ກໍ​ລະ​ນີ​ທີ່​ຕົ້ນ​ຕໍ, reigning world heavyweight champion Blagoy Ivanov (13-1) will risk his title against Josh “Cuddly Bear” Copeland (13-1) ໃນ​ຂະ​ນະ​ທີ່, in the lightweight (155 ປອນ) ຮ່ວມ​ມື​ຕົ້ນ​ຕໍ​ກໍ​ລະ​ນີ, superstars Jason "ການ Kansas City Bandit​" ສູງ (19-5) ແລະ Mike "Martian ໄດ້​" 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 ຕີນ 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. ເປັນຄັ້ງທໍາອິດໃນອາຊີບຂອງເຂົາ.

With heavy hands and tremendous agility for a fighter of his massive stature, Barnett has notched 12 ຂອງ​ລາວ 14 ໄຊ​ຊະ​ນະ​ການ​ເຮັດ​ວຽກ​ໂດຍ​ວິ​ທີ​ການ​ຂອງ (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-ແທ້​ຈິງ​ແລ້ວr-old Willis, a training partner of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) greats Cain Velasquez ແລະ 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 ໃນ​ໂຕ​ກຽວ.

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 twໄດ້, all-out wars with reigning, undefeated ໂລກ​ຂອງ​ສູ້​ກັນ​ອ່ານ lightweight Justin "ຈຸດ​ເດັ່ນ​ຂອງ​" 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, ຫນຶ່ງ​ໃນ​ຕອນ​ກາງ​ຄືນ, eight-man tournament in which he scored a devastating, ຕະ​ຫຼອດ​ທໍາ​ອິດ (4:55) WHO (ດີ​ໃຈ​ຫລາຍ) ກ່ຽວ​ກັບ Patishnock ອຸ​ດົມ​ສົມ​ບູນ in the event’s quarterfinal stage, before being stopped in the semifinal stage of battle via second round (4:19) WHO (ດີ​ໃຈ​ຫລາຍ) at the hands ຂອງ eventual tournament winner Brian ອຸ​ປະ​ຖໍາ, 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 "ບັນ​ຫາ​" Peralta by way of TKO (ດີ​ໃຈ​ຫລາຍ) ໃນ​ຮອບ​ທີ່​ສອງ (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) ການ​ຍື່ນ​ສະ​ເຫນີ (choke ຫລັງ​, naked) in a title bid against reigning bantamweight (135 ປອນ) ອ່ານ Marlon Moraes.

John Howard vs. Thiago Meller

Following his second stint with the UFC that spanned seven bouts and included victories over ອຸ​ລີ Hall, Siyar Bahadurzada ແລະ Cathal Pendred, ໄດ້ 5-foot-7, 33-year-old Howard of Boston, ມະ​ຫາ​ຊົນ. will aim to rebound from a second round (:21) KO (ດີ​ໃຈ​ຫລາຍ) ການ​ສູນ​ເສຍ Tim Means ໃນ​ເດືອນ​ທັນ​ວາ 10.

ກັບ​ວັນ​ທີ, Howard has notched 15 ຂອງ​ລາວ 23 ໄຊ​ຊະ​ນະ​ການ​ເຮັດ​ວຽກ​ໂດຍ​ວິ​ທີ​ການ​ຂອງ (T)KO ຫລື​ສົ່ງ. During his initial run with the UFC between January 2009 ແລະເດືອນມິຖຸນາ 2011, Howard scored a memorable, ໄດ້​ຕະ​ຫຼອດ​ທີ​ສາມ (4:55) KO (ດີ​ໃຈ​ຫລາຍ) on submission ace Dennis "Superman​" Hallm​​an ໃນ​ເດືອນ​ທັນ​ວາ 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 (choke ຫລັງ​, naked) ຂອງ Leonardo Rodriguez ໃນ​ເດືອນ​ມິ​ຖຸ​ນາ 26, 2015.

The 5 ຕີນ 10, 33-year-old Meller, a near 13-year veteran of the sport, has emerged victorious in 14 ຂອງ​ລາວ 20 ອາຊີບຊະນະ, ໂດຍ​ວິ​ທີ​ການ​ຂອງ​ການ​ສົ່ງ.

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

ລາ​ຄາ​ຈາກ $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, ຢູ່​ໃນ 5 p.m. ແລະ, ແລະ​ການ​ແຂ່ງ​ຂັນ​ບັດ​ຄັ້ງ​ທໍາ​ອິດ​ເບື້ອງ​ຕົ້ນ​ຈະ​ເລີ່ມ​ຕົ້ນ​ຢູ່ 6 p.m.