WSOF31: IVANOV VS. COPELAND
MAIN CARD COMPLETE WITH ADDITION
OF THREE NEW, STAR-STUDDED MATCHUPS
WELTERWEIGHT: JOHN HOWARD VS. THIAGO MELLER
Featherweight: LUIS PALOMINO VS. SHEYMON MORAES
ទម្ងន់ធ្ងន់: CHRIS “HUGGY BEAR” BARNETT VS. JUSTIN WILLIS
LIVE ON NBCSN AT 9 P.M. និង
FROM MASHANTUCKET, ហ៊ុគ. កាលពីថ្ងៃសុក្រ, មិថុនា 17
Las Vegas (ខែមេសា 12, 2016) ស៊េរីនៃការប្រយុទ្ធគ្នាក្នុងការស្ទង់មតិ (WSOF.com) today announced the addition of three star-studded matchups to complete the main card for its WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland world heavyweight championship Mixed Martial Arts (ប្រកួតក្បាច់ប្រដាល់ចម្រុះ) ព្រឹត្តិការណ៍, រស់នៅលើ NBCSN ក្នុង 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. ពីរមណីយដ្ឋានកាស៊ីណូក្នុង Foxwoods Mashantucket, ហ៊ុគ. នៅថ្ងៃសុក្រ, ខែមិថុនា 17.
In a second heavyweight matchup, dynamic, តារាកើនឡើង លោក Chris "Huggy សត្វខ្លាឃ្មុំ" Barnett (14-2) will make his World Series of Fighting debut against Team AKA prodigy Justin Willis (4-1).
Also stepping in the decagon cage for the first time, battle-tested warrior John “Doomsday” Howard (23-12) នឹងប៉ះទង្គិចជាមួយអ្នកជំនាញការបញ្ជូន Thiago “Minu” Meller (20-7) នៅក្នុងខ្សែក្រវាត់ទម្ងន់មធ្យមមួយ (170 ផោន) កិច្ចការ.
In a featherweight (145 ផោន) scrap between two prolific strikers, លោក Luis "សវាបាប៊ុន" Palomino (24-12) will face off with former world championship challenger Sheymon Moraes (8-1).
នៅក្នុងព្រឹត្តិការណ៍ដ៏សំខាន់, reigning world heavyweight champion Blagoy Ivanov (13-1) will risk his title against Josh “Cuddly Bear” Copeland (13-1) ខណៈពេលដែល, in the lightweight (155 ផោន) គូសំខាន់របស់ព្រឹត្តិការណ៍, តារាឆ្នើម លោក Jason "នេះជាទីក្រុងកែនបណ្ឌិត" ខ្ពស់ (19-5) និង លោក Mike "ការអង្គារ" Ricci (11-4) will square off with their division’s number one contender ranking at stake.
លោក Chris Barnett ទល់នឹង. Justin Willis
After spending the last year and a half making waves in Japan, 5-ជើង 9, 29-year-old Barnett of Tampa, ទីតាំងនៅ Fla. will suit up as “Huggy Bear,” and make his way onto a major stage in the U.S. for the first time in his career.
With heavy hands and tremendous agility for a fighter of his massive stature, Barnett has notched 12 របស់គាត់ 14 ការទទួលជ័យជម្នះក្នុងអាជីពដោយវិធីនៃការ (T មាន)Ko, and has celebrated his wins in flamboyant fashion, with everything from cartwheels to breakdancing to hand stands.
Like Barnett, the stocky, 6-foot-3, 28-មែនហើយr-old Willis, a training partner of Ultimate Fighting Championship (កម្មវិធី UFC) greats កាអ៊ីនបាន Velasquez និង ដានីយ៉ែល Cormier, has been enjoying success in Japan under the promotion of Inoki Genome Federation (IFG).
Willis will make his first start of 2016, and look to extend his win streak to four consecutive bouts. In his last effort on August 29, he earned a unanimous decision over Rizvan Kuniev នៅទីក្រុងតូក្យូ.
លោក Luis Palomino ជួប. Sheymon Moraes
The 5-foot-8, 35-year-old Palomino of Miami, ទីតាំងនៅ Fla. via Lima, Peru is coming off an epic year in which he engaged in twនេះ, all-out wars with reigning, កីឡាករមិនស្គាល់ចាញ់ពិភពលោកកម្រងនៃការប្រយុទ្ធគ្នាជើងឯកទម្ងន់ស្រាល ចាស្ទីន "បន្លិច" ការ Gaethje, both of which earned "Fight of the Month” honors.
After closing out 2015 with a gutsy appearance in World Series of Fighting’s first-ever, មួយយប់, eight-man tournament in which he scored a devastating, ជុំទីមួយ (4:55) អង្គការសុខភាពពិភពលោក (ដាល់) នៅលើ សម្បូរបែប Patishnock in the event’s quarterfinal stage, before being stopped in the semifinal stage of battle via second round (4:19) អង្គការសុខភាពពិភពលោក (ដាល់) at the hands នៃ eventual tournament winner លោក Brian ចិញ្ចឹម, Palomino will return to the featherweight division where he has held two world titles.
The 5-foot-8, 25-year-old Moraes of Rio De Janeiro, Brazil returned to form in his last bout, decimating fellow knockout artist លោក Robbie "បញ្ហា" Peralta by way of TKO (ដាល់) នៅក្នុងការប្រកួតជុំទីពីរ (3:21) of their matchup at WSOF26.
A seasoned Muay Thai stylist, Moraes ran to seven straight victories in his first seven starts as a professional MMA competitor before being handed his first career defeat by way of third round (3:46) ដាក់ស្នើ (choke នៅខាងក្រោយអាក្រាត) in a title bid against reigning bantamweight (135 ផោន) ម្ចាស់ជើងឯក Marlon Moraes.
John Howard vs. Thiago Meller
Following his second stint with the UFC that spanned seven bouts and included victories over សាលអ៊ូរី, Siyar Bahadurzada និង Cathal Pendred, នេះ 5-foot-7, 33-year-old Howard of Boston, អភិបូជា. will aim to rebound from a second round (:21) Ko (ដាល់) ការបាត់បង់ទៅ Tim Means នៅខែធ្នូ 10.
កាលបរិច្ឆេត, Howard has notched 15 របស់គាត់ 23 ការទទួលជ័យជម្នះក្នុងអាជីពដោយវិធីនៃការ (T មាន)សន្លប់ឬការដាក់ស្នើ. During his initial run with the UFC between January 2009 and June 2011, Howard scored a memorable, ជុំទីបី (4:55) Ko (ដាល់) on submission ace លោក Dennis "Superman" Hallman នៅខែធ្នូ 5, 2009, marking his third consecutive conquest in the league.
Meller of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil will look to collect his second win in a row, following his first round submission (choke នៅខាងក្រោយអាក្រាត) នៃ Leonardo Rodriguez នៅលើខែមិថុនា 26, 2015.
៥ ហ្វីត ១០, 33-year-old Meller, a near 13-year veteran of the sport, has emerged victorious in 14 របស់គាត់ 20 career wins, ដោយវិធីនៃការដាក់ស្នើ.
The preliminary bout card lineup for WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland will be announced soon.
តម្លៃចាប់ពី $39.99, tickets for the event are on sale at WSOF.com and Foxwoods.com.
Doors at The Grand Theatre at Foxwoods Resort Casino will open for WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland, នៅ 5 p.m. និង, និងការប្រកួតជាលើកដំបូងនឹងកាតបឋមចាប់ផ្តើមនៅ 6 p.m. |
