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MIKE ARRANT REPLACES INJURED THIAGO MELLER AGAINST JOHN HOWARD AT WSOF31: IVANOV VS. COPELAND LIVE ON NBCSN FROM MASHANTUCKET, CONN. PA LACHISANU, 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Las Vegas (June 15, 2016) -World Series wa Kumenya Nkhondo (WSOF.com) announced today that Thiago Meller has withdrawn from his scheduled welterweight (170 mapaundi) mpikisano motsutsana John “Doomsday” Howard (23-12), amene tikumana“Mad” Mike Arrant (15-10) in a middleweight (185 mapaundi) bout at the much-anticipated WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland world championship doubleheader Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) chochitika, moyo NBCSN (9 p.m. AND/6 p.m. PT) kuchokera Foxwoods Amachita Casino mu Mashantucket, Conn. pa Friday, June 17.

Kuphatikiza apo, undefeated Marcus Surin (3-0) of Stamford, Conn. has been tabbed to step in for Sam Watford mu ndandanda opepuka (155 mapaundi) preliminary card contest against Christian “The Terminator” Torres (0-0) of Endicott, N.Y..

Originally hailing from Orlando, Fla., 5-phazi 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 kapena kugonjera. Mpaka pano, 12 wake 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) a Carl Dieckmann pa July 12, 2013.

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

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 Uriya Hall, Siyar Bahadurzada ndipo Cathal Pendred.

Wogulira kuchokera $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.

The lonse kuyambirira nkhondo khadi idzakhamukira moyo pa embeddable kanema wosewera mpira pa WSOF.com.

In the main event of the five-bout, moyo 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).

Mu opepuka co-waukulu chochitika, wozipambanitsa Jason "The Kansas City Bandit" High (19-5) ndipo Mike "The Martian" Ricci (11-4) will square off with their division’s number one contender ranking at stake.

WSOF31: IVANOV VS. COPELAND

ZIKULUZIKULU KHADI (Moyo NBCSN)

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

Opepuka Co-Main Chochitika:
Jason High vs. Mike Ricci

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

Kuyambirira KHADI (Moyo ndi WSOF.com)

Opepuka: Tom Marcellino vs. Devin Powell
Heavyweight: Juliano Coutinho vs. Justin Willis
Heavyweight: Tyler King vs. Lorenzo nyumba
Welterweight: Robert Fonseca vs. Sean Lally
Opepuka: Bruce Boyington vs. Sauli Almeida
Bantamweight: Rodrigo Almeida vs. Ben Pierre-Saint
Opepuka: 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 LACHISANU, JUNE 17
FROM MASHANTUCKET, CONN.

 

Las Vegas (Mulole 20, 2016) -World Series wa Kumenya Nkhondo (WSOF.com) has signed undefeated middleweight (185 mapaundi) chiyembekezo Phil Hawes (3-0) kuti basi, Mipikisano chaka malonda mgwirizano.

A product of the famed Jackson-Winklejohn camp in Albuquerque, N.M., 6-phazi, 27-year-old Hawes who hails from Little Ferry, N.J., ake adzakhala zotsatsira kuwonekera koyamba kugulu motsutsana 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, pa Foxwoods Amachita Casino mu Mashantucket, Conn. paFriday, June 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,"Anati World Series wa Kulimbana Pulezidenti Atate 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 pa 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 "Mafupa" Jones, Hawes has been described by Jones as having“limitless” potential.

Wogulira kuchokera $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, ndipo woyamba kuyambirira khadi podwala lidzayamba 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 mapaundi) co-waukulu chochitika, wozipambanitsa Jason "The Kansas City Bandit" High (19-5) ndipo Mike "The Martian" Ricci (11-4) will square off with their division’s number one contender ranking at stake.

WSOF31: IVANOV VS. COPELAND
ZIKULUZIKULU KHADI (Moyo NBCSN)

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

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

Kuyambirira KHADI (Moyo ndi WSOF.com)

Opepuka: Tom Marcellino vs. Devin Powell
Heavyweight: Juliano Coutinho vs. Justin Willis
Heavyweight: Tyler King vs. Lorenzo nyumba
Welterweight: Robert Fonseca vs. Sean Lally
Opepuka: Bruce Boyington vs. Sauli Almeida
Bantamweight: Rodrigo Almeida vs. Ben Pierre-Saint
Opepuka: 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 LACHISANU, JUNE 17

Las Vegas (Mulole 19, 2016) -World Series wa Kumenya Nkhondo (WSOF.com) today announced a complete, seven-bout preliminary fight card for its WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland world heavyweight championship Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) chochitika, padziko NBCSN pa 9 p.m. AND/6 p.m. PT kuchokera Foxwoods Amachita Casino mu Mashantucket, Conn. pa Friday, June 17.

The WSOF31 undercard lineup includes the promotional debut of heavyweight knockout artist Lorenzo nyumba (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, Akudwala. 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.

Mfumu, a 6-foot-5, 35-year-old resident of North Attleboro, Misa. wakhala zinatsala 8 wake 10 career wins via (T)KO kapena kugonjera. He is coming off a 51-second submission (chidendene mbedza) a Eric Bedard pa April 16.

In another heavyweight contest, Juliano “Banana” Coutinho (7-2) wa Cape m'nyanja zikuluzikulu, Misa. kudzera 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 Nyamuliranani" 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.. chidzathandiza Devin Powell (6-1) of South Berwick, Maine in one of three lightweight (155 mapaundi) matchups on the WSOF31 preliminary bout card.

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

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

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

Thirty-year-old rising star Rodrigo "The Young Mkango" Almeida wa Woburn, Misa. will do battle with Ben Pierre-Saint (9-4) of Superior, Wisc. pa bantamweight (135 mapaundi).

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

Wogulira kuchokera $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, ndipo woyamba kuyambirira khadi podwala lidzayamba 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) pamene, in the lightweight co-main event, wozipambanitsa Jason "The Kansas City Bandit" High (19-5) ndipo 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) pa welterweight.

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

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