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WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING CONTINUES FIGHTER SIGNING SPREE WITH ACQUISITION OF LIGHTWEIGHT STAR RAMSEY NIJEM

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Las Vegas (Lub yim hli ntuj 29, 2016) - Ntiaj teb Series ntawm Sib ntaus (www.WSOF.com) announced today that it has bolstered its roster of world-class athletes yet again with the signing of lightweight (155 phaus) star and former Qhov kawg Fighter competition reality television series runner-up Ramsey Nijem (9-6), mus rau ib qho kom, multi-fight promotional agreement with the world championship Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) league.
 

Fighting out of Orem, Utah, lub 5-ko taw-11, 28-year-old Nijem, ib tug tswv cuab ntawm superstar Gilbert Melendez’s Skrap Pack fight team, will make his debut under the World Series of Fighting banner on a date to be announced soon.

 

“We have been aggressively pursuing some of the best available fight talent on the market and as a phenomenal and established competitor, Ramsey Nijem should make an exciting addition to our stacked, 155-phaus faib,"Hais tias lub ntiaj teb no Series ntawm Sib ntaus sib tua Thawj Tswj Hwm Leej Txiv Chiefs.
 

Nijem defeated three straight adversaries – two by way of submission and one via TKO – to finish as runner-up on Qhov kawg Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos nyob rau hauv 2011, while competing at welterweight (170 phaus) as a member of UFC superstar Junior Dos Santos’ seven-man fight team that opposed a squad captained by WWE icon and former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar.
 

Nijem began his successful run on the reality television show with a second round (3:31) cuav (rear-liab qab caj pas) ntawm Charlie Rader, and followed up the victory with a quick, 56-second submission (rear-liab qab caj pas) ntawm Clay Harvison and a second round (1:49) LEEJ TWG (punches) ntawm Chris Cope, feem, to reach the show’s final round of competition where he was stopped with an onslaught of punches by Tony Ferguson nyob rau hauv thawj puag ncig (3:54) sib ntaus sib tua.
 

During his 10-fight stint with the UFC, Nijem earned both a “Performance of the Night” honor for his first round (4:20) LEEJ TWG (punches) conquest of Beneil Dariush on Plaub Hlis Ntuj 11, 2014, as well a “Fight of the Night” award for his gritty effort in a second round (1:53) LEEJ TWG (punches) defeat at the hands of Carlos Diego Ferreira on Lub yim hli ntuj 30, 2014.
 

A lifelong athlete, Nijem was a three-sport (wrestling, cross country and soccer) competitor in high school before going on to wrestle for NCAA Division I Utah Valley University.
 

Nyob ntiaj teb Series ntawm Sib ntaus txiav txim rov qab los rau NBCSN rau Saturday, Oct. 7, with an unprecedented, three-hour telecast and world championship doubleheader, pib thaum 11 p.m. THIAB/8 p.m., from Kansas City Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Koj.
 

In the main event of WSOF33: Gaethje vs. Dugulubgov, reigning, undefeated world lightweight champion Justin "Lub Highlight" Gaethje (16-0) ntawm Safford, Ariz. will risk his title against number one contender Ozzy Dugulubgov (8-2) of Ridgewood, N.J.
 

In the light heavyweight (205 phaus) co-ntsiab kev tshwm sim, reigning world champion David Ceg (16-3) ntawm New York, N.Y.. will defend his title against fellow Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and battle-tested veteran Vinny Magalhaes (14-7) ntawm Las Vegas, Nev. ntawm Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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WSOF30: BRANCH VS. STARKS FINALIZED WITH SIX PRELIMINARY BOUTS

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WSOF30: BRANCH VS. STARKS
FINALIZED WITH SIX PRELIMINARY BOUTS

LIVE NBCSN TELECAST OF
FOUR-FIGHT MAIN CARD NOW BEGINS AT
11:30 P.M ET ON SATURDAY, PLAUB HLI 2

Matt Church replaces injured Gil Guardado against
Steve Kozola in 160-pound preliminary contest

Rex Harris vs. Clinton Williams in middleweight bout
Las Vegas (Lub peb hlis ntuj 30, 2016) -World Series ntawm Sib ntaus (WSOF.com) tshaj tawm hnub no that it has finalized the lineup for the WSOF30: Ceg vs. Starks, lub ntiaj teb Championship Tov Martial Arts (MMA) doubleheader event, with the addition of a sixth preliminary card bout – a middleweight (185 phaus) matchup ntawm Clinton Williams (7-3, 1 NC) thiab Rex "T-Rex" Harris (8-2) – at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas on Saturday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 2, nyob rau NBCSN ntawm 11:30 p.m. ET/8:30 p.m. PT.

Tsis tas li ntawd, a broken nose has forced Gil Guardado to withdraw from his scheduled lightweight (155 phaus) matchup with undefeated Steve Kozola (6-0), uas yuav tam sim no fim Matt “The Sleeper” Church (3-1) in a 160-pound catchweight affair, thiab Jeff Roman (1-2-1) yuav square tawm nrog Zach Bunnell (0-0) nyob rau hauv ib tug welterweight (170 pounds) preliminary card contest.

The 5-foot-11, 32-year-old Williams is looking to rebound from a narrow, split decision defeat at the hands of Jake "Lub Zib ntab Xyooj" Heun ntawm WSOF26 rau hlis ntuj nqeg 18, 2015.

One fight prior to the loss, Williams submitted Jared Hatch with a shoulder choke in the third round (4:10) of their matchup on November 14, 2015.

Lub 6-taw, 33-year-old Harris of West Pittston, Pa. is riding a four-fight win streak. Nyob rau hauv nws cov nag pib, Harris, uas khwv tau 7 ntawm nws 8 career victories by way of (T)KO los yog cuav, edged out a split decision over Justin Torrey at WSOF24 on October 17, 2015.

Church of Las Vegas will attempt to notch his fourth consecutive win, after threestraight finishes, the last of which came on March 4 when he submitted Pat DeFranco with a leglock in the first round (2:55) of their matchup.

Tickets for WSOF30: Ceg vs. Starks are available for purchase online at WSOF.com and AXS.com.

Doors at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino will open for the event at 4 p.m. PT, thiab cov thawj ua ntej bout yuav pib thaum 5 p.m.

Nyob rau hauv lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim, reigning World Series of Fighting middleweight champion David Ceg (17-3), the league’s first-ever, two-division title holder, will put his coveted crown on the line against top contender Clifford Starks (13-2).

Nyob rau hauv lub co-ntsiab kev tshwm sim, superstar Jon Fitch (27-7-1, 1 NC) will battle recent World Series of Fighting one-night, eight-man tournament runner-up Joao "Lub Brazilian Samurai" Zeferino (20-7) with the vacant World Series of Fighting welterweight championship at stake.

Elsewhere on the four-fight, nyob NBCSN telecast, submission expert Vinny “Pezao” Magalhaes (13-7) yuav square tawm nrog Jake "Lub Zib ntab Xyooj" Heun(9-4) nyob rau hauv ib lub teeb heavyweight (205 phaus) contest, while World Series of Fighting newcomer and knockout artist Abu “Gladiator” Azaitar (11-1-1) yuav xauv tshuab raj nrog Danny "Dee1" Davis, Jr. (11-10-1) ntawm welterweight.

MAIN CARD (Nyob rau NBCSN)

World Series of Fighting Middleweight Championship Main Event:
David Ceg (Yeej) vs. Clifford Starks (Challenger)

World Series of Fighting Vacant Welterweight Championship Main Event:
Jon Fitch (Challenger) vs. Joao Zeferino (Challenger)

Lub teeb Heavyweight: Vinny Magalhaes vs. Jake Heun
Welterweight: Abu Azaitar vs. Danny Davis, Jr.

Nteg CARD (Nyob rau WSOF.com)

Welterweight: Abubakar Nurmagomedov vs. Matt Frincu
Middleweight: Rex Harris vs. Clinton Williams
Catchweight (160 phaus): Steve Kozola vs. Matt Church
Flyweight: Carlos Garcia vs. Jason Pacheco
Bantamweight: Adam Acquaviva vs. Andres Ponce
Welterweight: Jeff Roman vs. Zach Bunnell
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WSOF30: BRANCH VS. STARKS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLEHEADER LINEUP RECEIVES FIVE PRELIMINARY BOUTS

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PRELIMINARY FIGHT CARD TO STREAM LIVE ON
WSOF.COM PRIOR TO FOUR-FIGHT, LIVE NBCSN TELECAST

Las Vegas (Lub peb hlis ntuj 21, 2016) -World Series ntawm Sib ntaus (WSOF.com) announced today the addition of five preliminary card bouts to its highly-anticipated WSOF30: Ceg vs. Starks world championship Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) doubleheader event at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas on Saturday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 2, nyob rau NBCSN ntawm 11 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. PT.

Topping the undercard bill that will stream live, nyob rau hauv nws txoj kev paub rau ib tug embeddable video neeg uas ua ntawv rau WSOF.com, pib thaum 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT, yuav tsum muaj ib tug welterweight (170 phaus) kev sib tsoo ntawm Abubakar Nurmagomedov (11-1-1) thiab Matt "Lub nroo Los ntawm Down Nyob rau hauv" Frincu (7-1).

Lub saws tus tij laug thiab kev kawm khub ntawm superstar Khabib Nurmagomedov, lub 26-xyoo-laus Abubakar, uas hails los ntawm Dagestan, Zog ntawm Guj kuj yog caij ib tug peb-kev sib ntaus yeej streak, thaum Frincu ntawm Tempe, Ariz. ntawm Queensland, Australia yuav muab tso rau ib tug tsib-sib ntaus yeej streak ntawm txoj kab.

Nurmagomedov boasts ib impressive 82 feem pua ​​finish nqi, thaum Frincu tau nyiaj rau ntawm nws xya kev yeej rau hnub tim los ntawm txoj kev ntawm (T)KO los yog cuav.

Nyob rau hauv sib (155 phaus) yam ua ntej card txiav txim, undefeated knockout artist Steve "Thunderbeast" Kozola (6-0) yuav ua kom nws lub ntiaj teb no Series ntawm sib ntaus debut peb cov kwvtij fast-hnub qub microscopic Gil Guardado (5-1).

Nyob rau hluav taws kub vim nws kev debut yeej nyob rau hauv Lub Xya hli ntuj 2013, Kozola ntawm San Diego, California. ntawm Chicago, Mob. nroges ntiaj teb Series ntawm sib ntaus tom qab ua rov qab-mus-rov qab, ntsoog loj heev KO yeej - txhua tus muaj ib furious onslaught ntawm punches – nyob rau hauv cov qib ntawm Bellator.

Nyob rau lub ib hlis ntuj 16, 2015, Kozola tua nkag ib tug thib ob round (1:25) KO rau Jonathan Rivera ntawm Bellator 132 thiab, on Lub peb hlis ntuj 15, 2015, nws tua nkag ib tug thawj round (2:22) KO rau Ian Butler ntawm Bellator 137.

Guardado ntawm Las Vegas yuav saib mus rau thais nws thib peb sib law liag yeej tom qab ob hom perforhus mancede lub ntiaj teb Series ntawm sib ntaus decagon tawb.

Lub 30-xyoo-laus Xtreme Couture prodigy xa Pete Martin nrog ib tug guillotine caj pas nyob rau hauv thawj round (3:31) ntawm kev txiav txim nyob WSOF22 rau Lub yim hli ntuj 1, 2015, thiab kaw tawm lub xyoo uas ib tug unanimous kev txiav txim siab kov yeej Giga Chikadze ntawm WSOF26 rau hlis ntuj nqeg 18.

Nyob rau hauv ib tug Flyweight (125 phaus) seem, Carlos Garcia (1-1) ntawm San Bernardino, California. yuav ua kom nws kev debut tiv thaiv Jason Pacheco (1-0) ntawm Las Vegas.

Adas Aquaviva (4-2) ntawm Las Vegas yuav fim nrog Andres Ponce (3-2) of Tempe in a bantamweight tilt and, in the opening preliminary card matchup, Jeff Roman (1-2-1) of Las Vegas will square off with Nick Salantri (0-1) ntawm welterweight.

A sixth, middleweight (185 pounds) preliminary fight featuring Clinton Williams(7-3) of Las Vegas will be announced soon.

Luv nqi los ntawm $20, tickets for WSOF30: Ceg vs. Starks, are available for purchase online at WSOF.com and AXS.com.

Doors at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino will open for the event at 4 p.m. PT, thiab cov thawj ua ntej bout yuav pib thaum 5 p.m.

Nyob rau hauv lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim, reigning World Series of Fighting middleweight champion David Ceg (17-3), the league’s first-ever, two-division title holder, will put his coveted crown on the line against top contender Clifford Starks (13-2).

Nyob rau hauv lub co-ntsiab kev tshwm sim, superstar Jon Fitch (27-7-1, 1 NC) will battle recent World Series of Fighting one-night, eight-man tournament runner-up Joao "Lub Brazilian Samurai" Zeferino (20-7) with the vacant World Series of Fighting welterweight championship at stake.

Elsewhere on the four-fight, nyob NBCSN telecast, submission expert Vinny “Pezao” Magalhaes (13-7) yuav square tawm nrog Jake "Lub Zib ntab Xyooj" Heun(9-4) nyob rau hauv ib lub teeb heavyweight (205 phaus) contest, while World Series of Fighting newcomer and knockout artist Abu “Gladiator” Azaitar (11-1-1) yuav xauv tshuab raj nrog Danny "Dee1" Davis, Jr. (11-10-1) ntawm welterweight.
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WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING RETURNS TO SIN CITY WITH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLEHEADER ON SATURDAY, PLAUB HLI 2, NYOB RAU NBCSN

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World Middleweight Championship Main Event:
David Ceg (Yeej) vs. Clifford Starks (Challenger)

World Welterweight Championship Co-Main Event:
Jon Fitch (Challenger) vs. Joao Zeferino (Challenger)

Ntau:

Vinny Magalhaes vs. Jake Heun
Abu Azaitar vs. Danny Davis Jr.

Las Vegas (Lub peb hlis ntuj 14, 2016) -World Series ntawm Sib ntaus (WSOF.com) announced today that it will make its much-anticipated return to Las Vegas with a star-studded, lub ntiaj teb Championship Tov Martial Arts (MMA) doubleheader event at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on Saturday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 2, nyob rau NBCSN (11 p.m. THIAB/8 p.m. PT), headlined by a middleweight (185 phaus) title bout between reigning kingpin David Ceg (17-3) thiab Clifford Starks (13-2).

Luv nqi los ntawm $29, tickets for WSOF30: Ceg vs. Starks, are available for purchase online at WSOF.com and AXS.com.

Nyob rau hauv lub co-ntsiab kev tshwm sim, superstar Jon Fitch (27-7-1, 1 NC) will collide with recent World Series of Fighting one-night, eight-man tournament runner-up Joao "Lub Brazilian Samurai" Zeferino (20-7) with the vacant World Series of Fighting welterweight (170 phaus) championship at stake.

In other action on the four-fight, nyob NBCSN telecast, submission expert Vinny “Pezao” Magalhaes (13-7) yuav square tawm nrog Jake "Lub Zib ntab Xyooj" Heun(9-4) nyob rau hauv ib lub teeb heavyweight (205 phaus) contest, while World Series of Fighting newcomer and knockout artist Abu “Gladiator” Azaitar (11-1-1) yuav muab pov rau cia nrog Danny "Dee1" Davis, Jr. (11-10-1) ntawm welterweight.

The complete WSOF30 preliminary bout card will be announced soon.

David ceg vs. Clifford Starks

Lub 6-taw-1, 34-year-old Branch of Brooklyn, N.Y.. made history in his last start at WSOF23 on September 18, 2015 when he notched a first round (2:21) cuav (rear-liab qab caj pas) kov yeej Teddy yas dhos to become the first World Series of Fighting light heavyweight champion in history as well as the first-ever two-division champion in promotional history.

A protégé of MMA and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu legend Renzo Gracie, Branch will seek his eighth consecutive win.

Tsis tas li ntawd 34 xyoo ntawm hnub nyoog, the 5-foot-10 Starks of Tempe, Ariz. earned a shot at Branch’s middleweight title after three consecutive victories in the World Series of Fighting decagon cage. In his last effort at WSOF23, Starks handed Krasimir Mladenov the first defeat of the Bulgarian wrestling standout’s career by way of unanimous decision.

Starks is riding a five-fight win streak that began with two consecutive wins under the promotion of Bellator.

Jon Fitch vs. Joao Zeferino

A former world top 10 ranked competitor who has faced and defeated a collection of rival icons over the course of his 14-year professional career, 6-taw, 38-year-old Fitch of Fort Wayne, Nyob rau hauv. earned a unanimous decision in his last appearance, over fellow accomplished superstar Yushin Okami at WSOF24 on October 17, 2015.

Originally from Florianopolis, Raug Catarina, Brazil, lub 5-ko taw-11, 30-year-old Zeferino who fights out of Middletown, N.Y.. has notched 15 ntawm nws 20 hauj lwm yeej los ntawm txoj kev ntawm kev mloog lus. Zeferino demonstrated superior physical and mental toughness in his last appearance in the cage, going to battle three times in one night in the one-night, yim-txiv neej khaub-ncaws nyias (155 phaus) tournament at WSOF25 on November 20, 2015.

After defeating both Brian Foster thiab Jorge Patino by way of heel hook submission in the first round of action in the quarterfinal and semifinal stages of the tournament, feem, Zeferino again faced off with Foster, who had advanced to the championship stage as a “lucky loser,” but suffered a second round (4:51) KO (punches) at the hands of Foster in a barnburner affair.

Vinny Magalhaes vs. Jake Heun

Magalhaes of Las Vegas via Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, will make his second start under the promotion of World Series of Fighting after pulling off a stunning, thawj round (1:08) cuav (kneebar) of wrestling stylist Matt "Lub Rauj" Hamill at WSOF24.

Ib tug 6-taw-3, 31-year-old world grappling champion, Magalhaes has claimed 11 ntawm nws 13 career MMA wins by way of submission and is looking for his fourth consecutive victory.

Heun of Coconut Creek, Fla. is seeking his third straight win after edging out a split decision over Clinton Williams ntawm WSOF26 rau hlis ntuj nqeg 18, 2015.

A member of South Florida-based American Top Team, 6-taw-2, 28-year old Heun has claimed 6 ntawm nws 9 professional wins by way of (T)KO los yog cuav.

Abu Azaitar vs. Danny Davis, Jr.

The number one ranked middleweight (185 phaus) in Germany and the number five ranked middleweight in Poland, lub 5-ko taw-11, 30-year-old Azaitar of Cologne, Germany will enter the World Series of Fighting decagon cage for the first time at 170 phaus, after tearing through the ranks of competitors in Europe over the last seven years.

Rau hnub tim, the heavy-handed Azaitar has notched 7 ntawm nws 11 hauj lwm yeej los ntawm txoj kev ntawm (T)KO. His lone defeat came in 2012, and he has since remained unbeaten in his last 8 pib.

Davis, Jr. of Las Vegas will look to rebound from two consecutive losses – a split decision defeat at the hands of Mathais Frincu at WSOF23, and a unanimous decision loss to Abubakar Nurmagomedov at WSOF26.

Prior to the matchup with Frincu, 6-taw-2, 33-xyoo-laus Davis, Jr. had run to five straight wins, three of which were World Series of Fighting contests.
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Video: Chael Sonnen Tibneeg nrog WSOF 24 lub Vinny Magalhaes, Ali Abdelaziz

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MMA superstar thiab ntiaj teb Series ntawm Sib ntaus sib tua analyst Chael Sonnen spoke with light heavyweight (205 phaus) star Vinny Magalhaes as well as World Series of Fighting Senior Vice President Ali Abdelaziz before the “WSOF 24: Fitch vs. Okami” world championship doubleheader event that takes place tag kis, Saturday, Oct. 17, nyob rau NBCSN ntawm 8:30 p.m. THIAB / 5:30 p.m. PT from Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn.

Magalhaes (12-7) ntawm Las Vegas, Nev. ntawm Rio de Janeiro, Brazil yuav noj nyob rau hauv Matt “Lub Rauj” Hamill (11-5) ntawm Loveland, Ohio nyob rau hauv ib tug featured bout rau lub tsib-bout NBCSN telecast.

Sonnen yuav hu nws lub thib ob World Series ntawm Sib ntaus card rau hnub Saturday tsaus ntuj, alongside qub tub rog ua si-by-ua si txiv neej Todd Harris.
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Ntiaj teb Series ntawm Sib ntaus thawj Ali Abdelaziz

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Sonnen hais lus nrog Abdelaziz txog lub hnub qub-studded “WSOF 24: Fitch vs. Okami” sib ntaus card.

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Video: Chael Sonnen Co-Ib Tsoom Tub Rog WSOF 24 Pre-Qhia, Sib tham Jon Fitch

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MMA superstar thiab ntiaj teb Series ntawm Sib ntaus sib tua analyst Chael Sonnen thiab lub ntiaj teb no Series ntawm Sib ntaus sib tua Thawj Tswj Hwm Leej Txiv Chiefs zom cov "WSOF 24: Fitch vs. Okami " world championship doubleheader event that takes place on Saturday, Oct. 17, nyob rau NBCSN ntawm 8:30 p.m. THIAB / 5:30 p.m. PT from Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn.

Headlined los ntawm ib tug welterweight (170 phaus) showdown ntawm cov yeeb ncuab superstarsJon Fitch (26-7-1) thiab Yushin “Xob quaj” Okami (30-9), the five-bout NBCSN telecast of WSOF 24 also features two world title fights.

Reigning heavyweight zus Blagoy Ivanov (12-1) yuav tiv thaiv nws crown against cuaan KO artist Derek “Caveman” Qhua (19-6) thiab, nyob rau hauv lub thawj lub ntiaj teb Series ntawm Sib ntaus Flyweight (125 phaus) championship bout nyob rau hauv keeb kwm, Magomed Bibulatov (9-0), yuav tsoo nrog koj txog haujlwm undefeated lub hnub qubDonavon Frelow (4-0).

Sonnen yuav hu nws lub thib ob World Series ntawm Sib ntaus card rau hnub Saturday tsaus ntuj, alongside qub tub rog ua si-by-ua si txiv neej Todd Harris.
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Sonnen hais lus nrog Fitch txog cov co-ntseg WSOF 24 ntsiab kev tshwm sim matchup ntawm Fitch thiab rival superstar Okami.
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"WSOF 24: Fitch VS. OKAMI "ntxiv XYA Yam ua ntej CARD bouts RAU lub hnub qub-Studded, NTIAJ TEB CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT AT FOXWOODS Resort twv txiaj yuam pov HAUV Connecticut RAU HNUB SATURDAY, KAUM HLI 17

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Rick Glenn vs. Adas Ward saum lub undercard nqi uas ntws nyob rau WSOF.com ua ntej tus nyob NBCSN telecast

Las Vegas (Xya. 24, 2015) -World Series ntawm Sib ntaus (WSOF.com) tshaj tawm hnub no xya matchups stacked nrog ib co ntawm cov kev ua si nawv lub feem ntau muaj menyuam coob coob, tawm txuj ci rau lub hnub qub-studded "WSOF 24: Fitch vs. Okami "lub ntiaj teb Championship tshwm sim nyob rau Foxwoods Resort Twv txiaj yuam pov nyob rau hauv Mashantucket, Conn. nyob rau hnub Saturday, Oct. 17, nyob rau NBCSN, pib thaum 8:30 p.m. THIAB / 5:30 p.m. PT.

Ib tug featherweight (145 phaus) contest ntawm yav tas los lub ntiaj teb no Series ntawm Sib ntaus tau zus ib Rick "Lub Gladiator" Glenn thiab txhoj puab heev-minded standout Adas Ward yuav tawm xov xwm rau hauv lub sij hawm luag bout daim ntawv hais tias yuav kwj nyob rau ntawm ib qho embeddable video neeg uas ua ntawv rau WSOF.com ua ntej tus nyob NBCSN telecast ntawm lub tsib-bout ntsiab card.

Tus thib yim rau bout pitting heavyweight Juliano Coutinho (6-1) ntawm dhaus Cape Blue, Pawg. tawm tsam ib tug nrog sib ntaus yuav tsum tau txiav txim, yuav muab tshaj tawm sai.

"Peb muaj teem caij rau unleash dab tsi yuav zoo heev yog peb feem ntau exciting lineup ntawm yam ua ntej bouts tsis tau, sau nrog ib tug ntau haiv neeg uas tshaib plab heev, mus-thiab-los txuj ci, yav tom ntej superstars thiab txawm ib tug qub lub ntiaj teb champion nyob rau hauv Rick Glenn,"Hais tias lub ntiaj teb no Series ntawm Sib ntaus sib tua Thawj Tswj Hwm Leej Txiv Chiefs.

Lub 26-xyoo -old Glenn ntawm Marshalltown, Iowa yog tab tom nrhiav kom thaws tom qab ib qho nyuaj-tiv thaiv yeej ntawm ob txhais tes ntawm Lance Palmer that cost Glenn his World Series of Fighting featherweight title. The loss snapped Glenn’s phenomenal unbeaten streak that spanned 13 fights nyob rau thaum kawg ntawm ntau tshaj li 4 xyoo.

Cov nom tswv los mus rau hauv dab tsi yuav tsum yog nws cov promotional debut nyob rau hauv lub ntiaj teb Series ntawm Sib ntaus sib tua banner, Ward of Chicago, Mob. yog caij ib tug tsib-sib ntaus yeej streak uas pib rau lub Cuaj hlis 27, 2013 thaum nws xa Pedro Velasco nrog ib tug tu-liab qab caj pas xwb 42 vib nas this mus rau hauv tus thawj puag ncig ntawm sib ntaus sib tua.

Nyob rau hauv lwm yam featherweight yam ua ntej bout txiav txim, Alexandre "Tus tauj ncov loj" Almeida(16-5) ntawm Manaus, Amazon, Brazil yuav square tawm nrog Xa-u "Lub Kab laug sab" Almeida (18-5) ntawm Bostuj, Tab siss.

Alexandre, 27, will hunt for his fourth consecutive win. Rau hnub tim, 12 ntawm nws 16 hauj lwm conquests tau tuaj los ntawm txoj kev ntawm kev mloog lus.

Xa-u, 26, yog xav nrhiav kev thib rau ncaj yeej tom qab ua haujlwm tau nyiaj ib tug split kev txiav txim siab kov yeejChris Foster rau ntiaj teb Series ntawm Sib ntaus tus debut tshwm sim nyob rau Foxwoods Resort Twv txiaj yuam pov nyob rau hnub tim 10.

Tsis tas li ntawd ntawm featherweight, Rodrigo "Tus Hluas Tsov ntxhuav" Almeida (12-2) ntawm Woburn, Pawg. ntsib nrog Bruce "Zoo nkauj tub" Boyington (10-8) ntawm Bangor, Maine.

Lub 29-xyoo-laus Almeida yog tab tom nrhiav kom thais nws yim sib law liag yeej, thaum Boyington, 36, boasts ib tug 80 feem pua ​​finish nqi.

Nyob rau hauv ib tug ntawm ob middleweight (185 phaus) yam ua ntej card fights, hard-los tsoo KO artist thiab Iraq tsov rog yog qub tub rog Justin Torrey (7-1) ntawm Springfield, Pawg. yuav muab pov rau cia nrog Rex "T-Rex" Harris (7-2) ntawm sab hnub poob Pittston, Penn.

Rau ntawm Torrey lub xya yeej rau hnub tim tau tuaj los ntawm txoj kev ntawm (T)KO, thaum uas tag nrho xya ntawm Harris 'yeej tau tuaj los ntawm txoj kev ntawm (T)KO los yog cuav.

Nyob rau hauv lub thib ob middleweight seem, tsis ntev los no lub ntiaj teb no Series ntawm Sib ntaus signee Louis "Handgunz" Taylor (11-3) ntawm Chicago yuav ua kom nws debut promotional tiv thaiv unbeaten prospect Nicolai Salchov (5-0) ntawm Düsseldorf, Lub teb chaws yelemees.

Nyob rau hauv lub midst ntawm ib tug plaub-sib ntaus yeej streak, Taylor tau ua 10 ntawm nws 11 hauj lwm yeej los ntawm txoj kev ntawm (T)KO los yog cuav. Salchov has done likewise in 4 ntawm nws 5 pib.

Washington Nunes Da Silva (5-1) ntawm Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil yuav tau raws liColton Smith (5-4) ntawm Manassas, Yuav. ntawm welterweight (170 phaus).

Lub WSOF 24 yam ua ntej bout card yuav ncaws tawm nrog ib tug heavyweight yi PittingPat Walsh (6-2) ntawm sab hnub poob Bridgewater, Pawg. tiv thaiv Tyler King (9-3) ntawm North Attleboro, Pawg.

Luv nqi los ntawm $39.99, daim pib rau "WSOF 24: Fitch vs. Okami "yog rau cov muag khoom nyob rau ntawm lub Ticketmaster.com thiab WSOF.com.

Nyob rau hauv lub welterweight ntsiab kev tshwm sim, Jon Fitch (26-7-1, 1 NC) ntawm Fort Wayne, Nyob rau hauv. yuav fim rival superstar thiab grappling ti teg taw Yushin "nroo" Okami (30-9) ntawm Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Nyiv.

Nyob rau hauv cov co-ntsiab kev tshwm sim, Ntiaj teb Series ntawm Sib ntaus sib tua Heavyweight zus Blagoy Ivanov (12-1) ntawm Sofia, Bulgaria yuav muab nws coveted npe rau ntawm txoj kab rau thawj lub sij hawm tiv thaiv seasoned contender Derek "Caveman" Mehmen (19-6) ntawm Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Qhov rooj ntawm cov neeg pej xeem tsev ua yeeb yam ntawm Foxwoods Resort Twv txiaj yuam pov yuav qhib thaum 4:30 p.m. THIAB, thiab cov thawj ua ntej card bout yuav pib thaum 5:30 p.m. Lub card yog kev kawm mus rau kev hloov.

Hais txog “Lub ntiaj teb no Series ntawm Sib ntaus” (WSOF)
“Lub ntiaj teb no Series ntawm Sib ntaus” (WSOF) yog ib lub ntiaj teb dav premier kev Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sib ntaus qib siab rau delivering zoo tshaj plaws nkaus-packed fights rau kev sib ntaus kiv cua los ntawm qhov zoo tshaj plaws tau match-ups ntawm cov neeg tseem ceeb tua hluav taws los ntawm ib ncig lub ntiaj teb no. Yog xav paub ntxiv, thov mus xyuas WSOF.com. Ua raws li cov “Lub ntiaj teb no Series ntawm Sib ntaus” on Twitter MMAWorldSeries thiab “Lub ntiaj teb no Series ntawm Sib ntaus” President Ray Sefo SugarRaySefo.
mixed martial arts, Lub ntiaj teb no Series ntawm Sib ntaus

NTIAJ TEB SERIES NTAWM sib ntaus sib tua rov qab los rau FOXWOODS Resort twv txiaj yuam pov NROG Stacked NTIAJ TEB CHAMPIONSHIP tshwm sim HNUB SATURDAY, KAUM HLI 17, NYOB RAU NBCSN

Cia ib saib

Main tshwm sim: Jon Fitch vs. Yushin Okami

Lub ntiaj teb no Heavyweight Championship Co-Main kev tshwm sim:
Blagoy Ivanov vs. Derek Mehmen

Ntau:
Vinny Magalhaes vs. Matt Hamill
thiab lub Rov qab ntawm "hais tsis zoo" Nick Newell

Daim pib rau muag khoom Friday, Lub Xya hli ntuj 31

Las Vegas (Lub Xya hli ntuj 30, 2015) -World Series ntawm Sib ntaus (WSOF.com) yuav rov qab mus rau Foxwoods Resort Twv txiaj yuam pov nyob rau hauv Mashantucket, Conn. rau lub thib ob lub sij hawm xyoo no nrog lwm lub hnub qub-Studded, lub ntiaj teb no-chav kawm Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) mega-kev tshwm sim, headlined los ntawm ib tug welterweight (170 phaus) showdown ntawm cov yeeb ncuab superstars Jon Fitch thiab Yushin "nroo" Okami, rau Saturday, Oct. 17, nyob rau NBCSN.

Luv nqi los ntawm $39.99, daim pib rau "WSOF 24: Fitch vs. Okami "mus muag rau tag kis,Friday, Lub Xya hli ntuj 31 ntawm 10 a.m. THIAB ntawm Ticketmaster.com thiab WSOF.com.

"Peb zoo siab heev rov qab mus rau Foxwoods Resort twv txiaj yuam pov thiab hauv lub xeev ntawm Connecticut, qhov twg peb showcased peb hom ntawm lub ntiaj teb championship MMA txiav txim nyob rau hauv pem hauv ntej ntawm ib tug heev passionate neeg tuaj saib dhau lub xyoo no,"Hais tias WSOF Thawj Tswj Hwm Leej Txiv Chiefs.

"Pib nrog Jon Fitch thiab Yushin Okami, ob tug ntawm qhov zoo tshaj plaws 170-phaus ncaws pob nyob rau hauv peb tag nrho kev ua si nawv,"Txuas ntxiv lub Chiefs, "Peb yog assembling lwm daim loaded nrog ib co ntawm cov saum toj kawg nkaus superstars thiab tawm hnub qub nyob rau hauv MMA, thiab peb tos ntsoov rau muab kiv cua lwm nco hmo ntuj ntawm fights. "

Nyob rau hauv lub co-ntsiab kev tshwm sim, WSOF ntiaj teb tau zus ib Heavyweight Blagoy Ivanov yuav muab nws coveted title rau lub kab rau lub thawj lub sij hawm thaum nws squares nrog seasoned contenderDerek "Caveman" Mehmen.

Nyob rau hauv lwm yam nyob rau hauv lub nyob NBCSN telecast, superstars Vinny Magalhaes thiab Matt "Lub Rauj" Hamill yuav ua rau lawv cov WSOF debuts tiv thaiv txhua lwm yam nyob rau hauv ib lub teeb heavyweight (205 phaus) contest.

Tsis tas li ntawd rov qab mus rau lub tawb yuav zos nyiam "Hais tsis zoo" Nick Newell, uas yuav mus rau ib qho tus nrog sib ntaus lub npe hu ua sai.

Jon Fitch vs. Yushin Okami

Ob Fitch (26-7-1, 1 NC) ntawm Las Vegas, Nev. thiab Okami (30-9) ntawm Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Nyiv yuav saib rov qab mus rau lub yeej kem tom qab lawv raug kev txom nyem xwb nyob rau hauv lawv cov xeem pib, uas twb ob leeg lub ntiaj teb Championship title bouts.

Thaum lub sij hawm nws 12-xyoo kev ua hauj lwm, 6-taw, 37-xyoo-laus Fitch, ib tug qub thawj tub rog ntawm lub ntiaj teb renowned sib ntaus pab aka thiab NCAA Division I wrestler rau Purdue University, tau xa los yog tau qhab nia TKO lub rau ib tug ntev daim ntawv teev cov yeeb ncuab superstars, xws li Roan Carneiro, Josh Burkman thiab Thiago Alves, thiab tau nyiaj kev txiav txim siab yeej tshaj Diego Sanchez, Erick Silva thiab Ben Saunders.

Tsis tas li ntawd ib tug 12-xyoo yog qub tub rog ntawm lub ua si nawv, 6-taw-2, 34- xyoo-laus Okami tau nyiaj 50 feem pua ​​ntawm nws yeej los ntawm txoj kev ntawm (T)KO los yog cuav, thiab boasts yeej tshaj ib tug tswv tsev los ntawm cov khub marquee competitors, kuj muaj Hector Lombard, Nate Marquardt, Mark Muñoz thiab Alan Belcher. In his WSOF debut on Lub peb hlis ntuj 29, Okami notched ib spectacular, ob puag ncig (4:46) cuav (caj npab-daim duab peb sab caj pas) ntawm Svetlozar Savov.

Blagoy Ivanov vs. Derek Mehmen

Ivanov (12-1) ntawm Sofia, Bulgaria ua keeb kwm nyob rau hauv Lub rau hli ntuj 5, 2015 thaum lub 5-taw-11, 28-xyoo-laus rho tawm ib tug stunning, peb puag ncig (1:17) cuav (guillotine caj pas) ntawm Smealinho Rama los ua tus thib ob WSOF ntiaj teb no heavyweight yeej puas.

Ib tug judo dub siv thiab 2008 Ntaus Sambo lub ntiaj teb champion, Ivanov yeej tag nrho-lub sij hawm zoo Fedor Emelianenko nyob rau hauv lub semi-theem kawg ntawm lub championship cov kev sib tw.

Mehmen (19-6) ntawm Txiv maj phaub Creek, Fla. ntawm Cedar Rapids, Iowa, yog ib tug 6-taw-4, 30-xyoo-laus tug ntawm American Sab saum toj Team. Lub hnyav-tes laug, 9-xyoo qub tub rog ntawm lub ua si nawv tau nyiaj 11 ntawm nws 19 kev ua hauj lwm yeej los ntawm txoj kev ntawm (T)KO.

Mehmen khwv tau lub 2013 "KO Punch ntawm lub xyoo,"Muab tsub los ntawm AXS TV tus Hauv MMAkev pab cuam, rau nws ntsoog loj heev, ob puag ncig (2:40) finish ntawm Rolles Gracie, Jr. ntawm WSOF 5 nyob rau hauv Cuaj Hli Ntuj Tim. 14, 2013.

Vinny Magalhaes vs. Matt Hamill

Ib tug qub ntiaj teb no MMA yeej thiab ntau-lub sij hawm Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu lub ntiaj teb champion, Magalhaes (12-7, 1 NC) ntawm Las Vegas, Nev. yuav los nrhiav thais nws thib peb sib law liag yeej thaum lub sij hawm nws thawj pib nyob rau hauv lub WSOF decagon tawb thiab thawj tsos ntawm 2015.

Nyob rau hauv nws lub xeem dag zog, 6-taw-3, 31-xyoo-laus ib txwm nyob ntawm Brazil xa (guillotine caj pas)Jason Brilz nyob rau hauv lub plaub puag ncig (:36) ntawm lawv matchup rau Cuaj Hli Ntuj Tim. 26, 2014.

Ib xyoo caum ntev qub tub rog ntawm MMA, Hamill ntawm Loveland, Ohio remains one of the most inspirational athletes in all of MMA. Deaf since birth, Hamill tau siab lub sij hawm thiab lub sij hawm dua, ua haujlwm tau nyiaj nws txoj kev mus rau peb NCAA Division III mog lub teb chaws lub npe ua ntej cob nws tus kheej rau MMA.

Cov kev kawm ntawm ib tug 2010 biographical zaj duab xis cai “Lub Rauj,” 6-taw-2, 38-xyoo-laus yog tswv tseem ceeb yeej tshaj Tito Ortiz, Tim Boetsch, Keith Jardine thiab Mark Muñoz, ntawm lwm tus neeg, thiab kuj boasts yav dhau los clashes nrog Michael Bisping, Rich Franklin,Alexander Gustafsson, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson thiab Jon Jones.

Cov nyob NBCSN telecast ntawm "WSOF 24: Fitch vs. Okami "yuav pib thaum 8:30 p.m. THIAB/5:30 p.m. PT.

Qhov rooj ntawm cov neeg pej xeem tsev ua yeeb yam ntawm Foxwoods Resort Twv txiaj yuam pov yuav qhib thaum 4:30 p.m. THIAB, thiab cov thawj ua ntej card bout yuav pib thaum 5:30 p.m.

Additional matchups will be announced soon. Lub card yog kev kawm mus rau kev hloov.