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

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LAS VEGAS (Juni 15, 2016) -World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) vandaag aangekondigd dat Thiago Meller has withdrawn from his scheduled welterweight (170 pond) wedstrijd tegen John “Doomsday” Howard (23-12), die zal nu worden geconfronteerd“Mad” Mike Arrant (15-10) in a middleweight (185 pond) bout at the much-anticipated WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland world championship doubleheader Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) evenement, live op NBCSN (9 p.m. EN/6 p.m. PT) van Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn. op Vrijdag, Juni 17.

Bovendien, ongeslagen Marcus Surin (3-0) of Stamford, Conn. has been tabbed to step in for Sam Watford in de geplande lichtgewicht (155 pond) preliminary card contest against Christian “The Terminator” Torres (0-0) of Endicott, N.Y..

Originally hailing from Orlando, Fla., de 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, via (T)KO of onderwerping. Daten, 12 zijn 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 (pensionering) van Carl Dieckmann juli 12, 2013.

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

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 en Cathal Pendred.

Geprijsd vanaf $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. EN, and the first of seven preliminary card bouts will begin at 5:45 p.m.

De gehele voorafgaande strijd kaart zal live stream op een integreerbare videospeler op WSOF.com.

In the main event of the five-bout, wonen NBCSN uitzending, 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).

In de lichtgewicht co-main event, supersterren Jason "The Kansas City Bandit" High (19-5) en Mike "The Martian" Ricci (11-4) will square off with their division’s number one contender ranking at stake.

WSOF31: IVANOV VS. COPELAND

Belangrijkste kaart (Live op NBCSN)

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

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

Middengewicht: John Howard vs. Mike Arrant
Vedergewicht: Luis Palomino vs. Sheymon Moraes
Middengewicht: Phil Hawes vs. Josh Key

VOORAF CARD (Live op WSOF.com)

Lichtgewicht: Tom Marcellino vs. Devin Powell
Zwaargewicht: Juliano Coutinho vs. Justin Willis
Zwaargewicht: Tyler King vs. Lorenzo Hood
Weltergewicht: Robert Fonseca vs. Sean Lally
Lichtgewicht: Bruce Boyington vs. Saul Almeida
Bantamgewicht: Rodrigo Almeida vs. Ben Pierre-Saint
Lichtgewicht: Marcus Surin vs. Christian Torres

UNDEFEATED SENSATION PHIL HAWES SIGNS WITH WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING

FORMER JUNIOR COLLEGE NATIONAL WRESTLING CHAMP
WILL DEBUT AGAINST JOSHUA KEY AT WSOF31

LIVE ON NBCSN AT 9 P.m. EN ON Vrijdag, Juni 17
FROM MASHANTUCKET, CONN.

 

LAS VEGAS (Mei 20, 2016) -World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) has signed undefeated middleweight (185 pond) vooruitzicht Phil Hawes (3-0) een exclusieve, meerjarige promotie-overeenkomst.

A product of the famed Jackson-Winklejohn camp in Albuquerque, N.M., de 6-foot, 27-year-old Hawes who hails from Little Ferry, N.J., zal zijn promotie-debuut tegen Joshua “The Prince of MMA” Key (6-11, 2 NC) on the live, five-bout NBCSN telecast (9 p.m. EN/6 p.m. PT) of WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland, bij Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn. opVrijdag, Juni 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,"Zei World Series of Fighting President Vader 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 op Oktober 18 – by way of armbar submission.

Een 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.

Geprijsd vanaf $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. EN, en de eerste voorlopige card aanval zal beginnen om 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 pond) co-main event, supersterren Jason "The Kansas City Bandit" High (19-5) en Mike "The Martian" Ricci (11-4) will square off with their division’s number one contender ranking at stake.

WSOF31: IVANOV VS. COPELAND
Belangrijkste kaart (Live op NBCSN)

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

Lichtgewicht: Jason High vs. Mike Ricci
Weltergewicht: John Howard vs. Thiago Meller
Vedergewicht: Luis Palomino vs. Sheymon Moraes
Middengewicht: Phil Hawes vs. Joshua Key

VOORAF CARD (Live op WSOF.com)

Lichtgewicht: Tom Marcellino vs. Devin Powell
Zwaargewicht: Juliano Coutinho vs. Justin Willis
Zwaargewicht: Tyler King vs. Lorenzo Hood
Weltergewicht: Robert Fonseca vs. Sean Lally
Lichtgewicht: Bruce Boyington vs. Saul Almeida
Bantamgewicht: Rodrigo Almeida vs. Ben Pierre-Saint
Lichtgewicht: Sam Watford vs. Christian Torres

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

PRELIMINARY BOUTS STREAM LIVE AT 6 P.m. EN
ON AN EMBEDDABLE VIDEO PLAYER ON WSOF.COM

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MAIN CARD
AIRS LIVE ON NBCSN AT 9 P.m. EN
FROM MASHANTUCKET, CONN. ON Vrijdag, Juni 17

LAS VEGAS (Mei 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) evenement, live op NBCSN op 9 p.m. EN/6 p.m. PT from Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn. op Vrijdag, Juni 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, Ziek. 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.

Koning, a 6-foot-5, 35-year-old resident of North Attleboro, Massa. heeft verdiend 8 zijn 10 career wins via (T)KO of onderwerping. He is coming off a 51-second submission (hiel haak) van Eric Bedard op April 16.

In another heavyweight contest, Juliano “Banana” Coutinho (7-2) van Cape Cod, Massa. via Rio de Janeiro, Brazil will look to secure his second straight victory when he faces off with Team AKA product Justin Willis (3-1) van 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.. zal op zich te nemen Devin Powell (6-1) of South Berwick, Maine in one of three lightweight (155 pond) matchups on the WSOF31 preliminary bout card.

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

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

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

Thirty-year-old rising star Rodrigo "De Jonge Leeuw" Almeida van Woburn, Massa. will do battle with Ben Pierre-Saint (9-4) of Superior, Wisc. op bantamgewicht (135 pond).

In the leadoff preliminary card fight, ongeslagen Sam Watford (2-0) of Mount Vernon, N.Y.. zal worden geconfronteerd met Christian “The Terminator” Torres (0-0) of Endicott, N.Y..

Geprijsd vanaf $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. EN, en de eerste voorlopige card aanval zal beginnen om 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) terwijl, in the lightweight co-main event, supersterren Jason "The Kansas City Bandit" High (19-5) en 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) op weltergewicht.

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

OVER REEKS VAN DE WERELD VAN HET VECHTEN
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