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MIKE ARRANT REPLACES INJURED THIAGO MELLER AGAINST JOHN HOWARD AT WSOF31: IVANOV VS. COPELAND LIVE ON NBCSN FROM MASHANTUCKET, CONN. KA LABOHLANO, 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Las Vegas (June 15, 2016) -World Series ea Fighting (WSOF.com) phatlalalitse kajeno hore Thiago Meller has withdrawn from his scheduled welterweight (170 lik'hilograma tse) Tlholisanong khahlanong le John “Doomsday” Howard (23-12), ke mang ea tla hona joale tobana le“Mad” Mike Arrant (15-10) in a middleweight (185 lik'hilograma tse) bout at the much-anticipated WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland world championship doubleheader Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) ketsahalo, phela ka ho NBCSN (9 p.m. LE/6 p.m. PT) ho tloha Foxwoods Resort Casino a Mashantucket, Conn. ka Labohlano, June 17.

Holim'a moo, Krrish Marcus Surin (3-0) of Stamford, Conn. has been tabbed to step in for Sam Watford ka ho lokiselitsoe bobebe (155 lik'hilograma tse) preliminary card contest against Christian “The Terminator” Torres (0-0) of Endicott, N.Y..

Originally hailing from Orlando, Fla., ea 5-mithara 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 kapa ho ikokobelletsa. Ho fihla joale, 12 ea hae 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) ea Carl Dieckmann ka July 12, 2013.

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

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 le Cathal Pendred.

Turu ho $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. LE, and the first of seven preliminary card bouts will begin at 5:45 p.m.

Eohle e selelekela ntoa karete tla phallela ho phela ka e embeddable sebapala video ka WSOF.com.

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

Ka bobebe sebedisana ka sehloohong ketsahalo, superstars Jason "The Kansas City Bandit" Phahameng ka ho (19-5) le Mike "The Martian" Ricci (11-4) will square off with their division’s number one contender ranking at stake.

WSOF31: IVANOV VS. COPELAND

SEHLOOHO KARETE (Phela ka ho NBCSN)

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

Bobebe Co-Main Event:
Jason Phahameng ka ho vs.. Mike Ricci

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

PRELIMINARY KARETE (Phela ka ho WSOF.com)

Bobebe: Tom Marcellino vs. Devin Powell
Heavyweight: Juliano Coutinho vs. Justin Willis
Heavyweight: Tyler King vs. Lorenzo Hood
Welterweight: Robert Fonseca vs. Sean Lally
Bobebe: Bruce Boyington vs. Saule Almeida
Bantamweight: Rodrigo Almeida vs.. Ben Pierre-Saint
Bobebe: 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. LE ON Labohlano, JUNE 17
FROM MASHANTUCKET, CONN.

 

Las Vegas (Ka 20, 2016) -World Series ea Fighting (WSOF.com) has signed undefeated middleweight (185 lik'hilograma tse) tsepo Phil Hawes (3-0) ho a ikgethileng a, selotlolo selemo papatso tumellano.

A product of the famed Jackson-Winklejohn camp in Albuquerque, N.M., tse 6 maoto, 27-year-old Hawes who hails from Little Ferry, N.J., tla etsa hore hae papatso qalo khahlanong le Joshua “The Prince of MMA” Key (6-11, 2 NC) on the live, five-bout NBCSN telecast (9 p.m. LE/6 p.m. PT) of WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland, ka Foxwoods Resort Casino a Mashantucket, Conn. kaLabohlano, 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,"O ile a re World Series ea Roshan Mopresidente Ntate Marena.

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 ka 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 "Bones" Jones, Hawes has been described by Jones as having“limitless” potential.

Turu ho $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. LE, le pele selelekela karete gia tla qala kwa 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 lik'hilograma tse) sebedisana ka sehloohong ketsahalo, superstars Jason "The Kansas City Bandit" Phahameng ka ho (19-5) le Mike "The Martian" Ricci (11-4) will square off with their division’s number one contender ranking at stake.

WSOF31: IVANOV VS. COPELAND
SEHLOOHO KARETE (Phela ka ho NBCSN)

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

Bobebe: Jason Phahameng ka ho vs.. Mike Ricci
Welterweight: John Howard vs. Thiago Meller
Featherweight: Luis Palomino vs.. Sheymon Moraes
Middleweight: Phil Hawes vs. Joshua Key

PRELIMINARY KARETE (Phela ka ho WSOF.com)

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

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MAIN CARD
AIRS LIVE ON NBCSN AT 9 P.M. LE
FROM MASHANTUCKET, CONN. ON Labohlano, JUNE 17

Las Vegas (Ka 19, 2016) -World Series ea 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) ketsahalo, phela ka ho NBCSN ka 9 p.m. LE/6 p.m. PT from Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn. ka Labohlano, June 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, A kula. 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.

Morena, a 6-foot-5, 35-year-old resident of North Attleboro, Boima. o e sebelelitseng 8 ea hae 10 career wins via (T)KO kapa ho ikokobelletsa. He is coming off a 51-second submission (serethe hook they) ea Eric Bedard ka April 16.

In another heavyweight contest, Juliano “Banana” Coutinho (7-2) ea Cape Cod, Boima. ka Rio De Janeiro, Brazil will look to secure his second straight victory when he faces off with Team AKA product Justin Willis (3-1) ea San Jose, Dorella.

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.. tla nka ka Devin Powell (6-1) of South Berwick, Maine in one of three lightweight (155 lik'hilograma tse) matchups on the WSOF31 preliminary bout card.

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

In welterweight (170 lik'hilograma tse) bohato, Robert Fonseca (10-3, 1 NC) ea Manaus, Amazon, Brazil will seek his fourth consecutive victory when he squares off with Sean Lally (4-2) of Orleans, Boima.

Saule "The Sekho se" Almeida (18-6) ea Boston, Boima. will make his third start in the decagon cage in a lightweight matchup with prolific power striker Bruce "Pretty Boy" Boyington ea Bangor, Maine.

Thirty-year-old rising star Rodrigo "The Young Lion" Almeida ea Woburn, Boima. will do battle with Ben Pierre-Saint (9-4) of Superior, Wisc. kwa bantamweight (135 lik'hilograma tse).

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

Turu ho $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. LE, le pele selelekela karete gia tla qala kwa 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) ha a ntse a, in the lightweight co-main event, superstars Jason "The Kansas City Bandit" Phahameng ka ho (19-5) le 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) kwa welterweight.

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

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