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MIKE ARRANT REPLACES INJURED THIAGO MELLER AGAINST JOHN HOWARD AT WSOF31: IVANOV VS. COPELAND LIVE ON NBCSN FROM MASHANTUCKET, Conn. ON PARAIRE, JUNE 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Las Vegas (Pipiri 15, 2016) -World Series o te whawhai (WSOF.com) announced today that Thiago Meller has withdrawn from his scheduled welterweight (170 pauna) whakataetae ki John “Doomsday” Howard (23-12), ko wai e fehangahangai inaianei“Mad” Mike Arrant (15-10) in a middleweight (185 pauna) bout at the much-anticipated WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland world championship doubleheader Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) takahanga, ora i runga i NBCSN (9 p.m. AND/6 p.m. PT) i Foxwoods Resort Casino i Mashantucket, Conn. i runga i Rāmere, Pipiri 17.

I tua atu, tūturu Marcus Surin (3-0) of Stamford, Conn. has been tabbed to step in for Sam Watford i roto i te whakaritea Kōmāmā (155 pauna) preliminary card contest against Christian “The Terminator” Torres (0-0) of Endicott, N.Y..

Originally hailing from Orlando, Fla., te 5-waewae-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 tukunga ranei. Ki te rā, 12 o tona 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) o Carl Dieckmann i runga i Hōngongoi 12, 2013.

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

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 Uria Hall, Siyar Bahadurzada a Cathal Pendred.

Utu i $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. AND, and the first of seven preliminary card bouts will begin at 5:45 p.m.

Ka rere ora katoa o te kāri whawhai tuatahi i runga i te kaitākaro ataata embeddable i runga i WSOF.com.

In the main event of the five-bout, ora NBCSN telecast, 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).

I roto i te hui tahi-matua Kōmāmā, superstars Jason "te Kansas City tahae" Runga (19-5) a Mike "Te Martian" Ricci (11-4) will square off with their division’s number one contender ranking at stake.

WSOF31: IVANOV VS. COPELAND

KĀRI MAIN (Ora i runga i NBCSN)

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

-Main Co Takahanga Kōmāmā:
Jason Runga vs. Mike Ricci

Whitu: John Howard vs. Mike Arrant
Mā whitu: Luis Palomino vs. Sheymon Moraes
Whitu: Phil Hawes vs. Josh Key

KĀRI PRELIMINARY (Ora i runga i WSOF.com)

Kōmāmā: Tom Marcellino vs. Devin Powell
Taumahamaha: Juliano Coutinho vs. Justin Willis
Taumahamaha: Tyler King vs. Lorenzo Hood
Welterweight: Robert Fonseca vs. Sean Lally
Kōmāmā: Bruce Boyington vs. Haora Almeida
Whā: Rodrigo Almeida vs. Ben Pierre-Saint
Kōmāmā: 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. AND ON FRIDAY, JUNE 17
FROM MASHANTUCKET, Conn.

 

Las Vegas (Kia 20, 2016) -World Series o te whawhai (WSOF.com) has signed undefeated middleweight (185 pauna) amanaki Phil Hawes (3-0) ki te motuhake, whakaaetanga whakatairanga tau-maha.

A product of the famed Jackson-Winklejohn camp in Albuquerque, N.M., te-waewae 6, 27-year-old Hawes who hails from Little Ferry, N.J., ka meinga e tona tuatahi whakatairanga ki Joshua “The Prince of MMA” Key (6-11, 2 NC) on the live, five-bout NBCSN telecast (9 p.m. AND/6 p.m. PT) of WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland, i Foxwoods Resort Casino i Mashantucket, Conn. i runga iRāmere, Pipiri 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,"Ka mea a World Series o Fighting peresideni Rangatira Matua.

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 i runga i October 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 "Wheua" Jones, Hawes has been described by Jones as having“limitless” potential.

Utu i $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. AND, a ka timata te a'ee kāri tuatahi tuatahi i 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 pauna) tahi-matua hui, superstars Jason "te Kansas City tahae" Runga (19-5) a Mike "Te Martian" Ricci (11-4) will square off with their division’s number one contender ranking at stake.

WSOF31: IVANOV VS. COPELAND
KĀRI MAIN (Ora i runga i NBCSN)

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

Kōmāmā: Jason Runga vs. Mike Ricci
Welterweight: John Howard vs. Thiago Meller
Mā whitu: Luis Palomino vs. Sheymon Moraes
Whitu: Phil Hawes vs. Joshua Key

KĀRI PRELIMINARY (Ora i runga i WSOF.com)

Kōmāmā: Tom Marcellino vs. Devin Powell
Taumahamaha: Juliano Coutinho vs. Justin Willis
Taumahamaha: Tyler King vs. Lorenzo Hood
Welterweight: Robert Fonseca vs. Sean Lally
Kōmāmā: Bruce Boyington vs. Haora Almeida
Whā: Rodrigo Almeida vs. Ben Pierre-Saint
Kōmāmā: 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. AND
ON AN EMBEDDABLE VIDEO PLAYER ON WSOF.COM

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MAIN CARD
AIRS LIVE ON NBCSN AT 9 P.M. AND
FROM MASHANTUCKET, Conn. ON FRIDAY, JUNE 17

Las Vegas (Kia 19, 2016) -World Series o te whawhai (WSOF.com) today announced a complete, seven-bout preliminary fight card for its WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland world heavyweight championship Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) takahanga, ora i runga i NBCSN i 9 p.m. AND/6 p.m. PT from Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn. i runga i Rāmere, Pipiri 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, Mate. 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. Kua roaa 8 o tona 10 career wins via (T)KO tukunga ranei. He is coming off a 51-second submission (rekereke matau) o Eric Bédard i runga i April 16.

In another heavyweight contest, Juliano “Banana” Coutinho (7-2) o Cape Cod, Mass. mā 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.. Ka tangohia i runga i Devin Powell (6-1) of South Berwick, Maine in one of three lightweight (155 pauna) matchups on the WSOF31 preliminary bout card.

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

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

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

Thirty-year-old rising star Rodrigo "Ko e Young Lion" Almeida o Woburn, Mass. will do battle with Ben Pierre-Saint (9-4) of Superior, Wisc. i te whā (135 pauna).

In the leadoff preliminary card fight, hinga kore Sam Watford (2-0) of Mount Vernon, N.Y.. Ka fehangahangai Christian “The Terminator” Torres (0-0) of Endicott, N.Y..

Utu i $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. AND, a ka timata te a'ee kāri tuatahi tuatahi i 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) ia, in the lightweight co-main event, superstars Jason "te Kansas City tahae" Runga (19-5) a Mike "Te 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) i te Welterweight.

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

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