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World Series of Fighting: RETURNS TO EVERETT, WASHINGTON WITH HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP BLOCKBUSTER EVENT ON SATURDAY, Desembre 3, VIURE A NBCSN

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Blagoy Ivanov makes his third heavyweight title defense

Jared Rosholt faces Caio Alencar in a featured heavyweight scrap

Tickets for WSOF35 go on sale demà

LAS VEGAS (Setembre 22, 2016) - Sèrie Mundial de Lluita (www.WSOF.com) announced today that it will return to Everett, Rentat. with a heavyweight championship blockbuster Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event at XFINITY Arena at Everett, a Dissabte, Desembre. 3, viure en NBCSN en 10 p.m. I/7 p.m. PT.

In the main-event, reigning world champion Blagoy Ivanov (14-1) will put his title on the line for the third time against the victor of the WSOF33 bout between knockout artists and contenders Shawn Jordan (18-7) i Ashley Gooch (10-4) a Divendres, Octubre. 7.

Addicionalment, former UFC standout Jared ROSHOLT (14-3) will make his much-anticipated promotional debut against fellow World Series of Fighting newcomer and finisher Caio Alencar (9-1) in a featured heavyweight contest.

Tickets for WSOF35 go on sale demà, Divendres, Set. 23 a 10 a.m. PT at the XFINITY Arena Box Office, càrrec per telèfon 866.332.8499, o en línia enwww.WSOF.com i www.xfinityarenaeverett.com.

“We are looking forward to bringing another action-packed night of world-class MMA action to the city of Everett, on the heels of what was one of our greatest fight cards to date, from top to bottom, and an arena packed with incredibly passionate fight fans,", Va dir el president de la World Series of Fighting Pare Chiefs.

The 5-foot-11, 29-year-old Ivanov of Sofia, Bulgaria fended off a valiant and tenacious Josh “Cuddly Bear” Copeland for five straight, electrifying rounds of battle in the main event of WSOF31 on Juny 17 to retain the coveted heavyweight title.

Ivanov is a Judo black belt and was a semi-finalist at the 2008 world Sambo championships where he famously defeated all-time MMA great Fedor “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko.

The stocky, heavy-handed Ivanov went on to emerge the runner-up in the 2014 Bellator MMA season-long, torneig de pes pesat. During his seven-fight stint with the league that began in 2013, he notched six consecutive victories, all by way of (T)KO o submissió.

El 6-peus-2, 30-year-old Rosholt of Sandpoint, Idaho is coming off a solid run with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) where he amassed a record of 6-2, defeating the likes of Walt Harris and seven-foot giant Stefan Struve, en el camí.

Rosholt was a 2010 NCAA Division I national wrestling championship runner-up and three-time All-American for Oklahoma State University.

Alencar of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil is a 6-foot-4, 37-year-old import who will make his debut in the U.S. as well as his first start in the World Series of Fighting decagon cage.

After beginning his professional career just five years ago, Alencar ran to six consecutive wins and, to date, has earned all but one of his nine career victories by way of (T)KO.

Additional WSOF35 bouts will be announced soon.

Doors at XFINITY Arena at Everett will open for WSOF35 at 3:30 p.m. PT, i la primera baralla de la cartellera preliminar començarà a les 4 p.m.
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World Series of Fighting: JON FITCH-JAKE SHIELDS WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP SHOWDOWN SET FOR SATURDAY, Novembre 12 IN LOVELAND, COLORADO LIVE ON NBCSN

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Més:
Josh Copeland vs. Smealinho Rama in heavyweight battle
Paul Bradley vs. Yushin Okami in welterweight collision

Tickets for WSOF34 on sale Divendres, Set. 16

LAS VEGAS (Setembre 13, 2016) - Sèrie Mundial de Lluita (www.WSOF.com) officially announced today the highly-anticipated welterweight (170 lliura) title fight between reigning world champion Jon Fitch (28-7-1, 1 NC) and number one contender and fellow decorated superstar Jake Shields (31-8-1) per Dissabte, Novembre. 12 at the Budweiser Events Center in Loveland, Colo., viure en NBCSN en 10:30 p.m. I/7:30 p.m. PT.

Preus des de $20, tickets for “WSOF34: Fitch vs. Shields” go on sale on Divendres, Set. 16 at the Budweiser Events Center box office, BudweiserEventsCenter.com, or by phone at 1-877-544-TIXX.

“This is a fight between two of the sport’s most seasoned and accomplished competitors, and a matchup that has been building for quite some time, so we are excited to see it finally come to fruition in the decagon cage, and to crown the better man that night, our world welterweight champion,", Va dir el president de la World Series of Fighting Pare Chiefs.

In addition to the main event, World Series of Fighting announced a featured heavyweight attraction pitting Josh “Cuddly Bear” Copeland (13-4) contra l'ex campió Smealinho “The Prince” Rama (9-2), as well as the promotional debut of battle-tested Paul Bradley (23-6), who will take on former top 10 mundialment classificat Yushin "Thunder" Okami (32-10) in a welterweight affair.

Additional matchups for “WSOF34: Fitch vs. Shields” will be announced soon.

Jon Fitch vs. Jake Shields

El 6-peus, 38-year-old Fitch of Las Vegas, Nev. via Fort Wayne, En. will put his title on the line for the second time since seizing the vacant belt on October 17, 2015, when he earned a unanimous decision over Yushin Okami.

Fitch, who has faced and defeated some of the best rival welterweight fighters of his era to cement his legacy in the sport, risked his World Series of Fighting title for the first time on Abril 2, defeating Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Joao Zeferino by way of unanimous decision.

Fighting out of San Francisco, Qualif., el 6-peus, 37-year-old Shields will seek his fourth major world championship. La Cesar Gracie Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt held both the Shooto and EliteXC welterweight straps as well as the Strikeforce middleweight crown.

Like Fitch, Shields has provided fight fans with a host of memories, including his unforgettable, upset unanimous decision defeat of future Hall of FamerDan Henderson d'abril 17, 2010. Shields also boasts a split decision win over reigning UFC champion Tyron Woodley as well as a split decision victory over UFC superstar Demian Maia.

Josh Copeland vs. Smealinho Rama

El 6-peus-1, 33-year-old Copeland is coming off what was perhaps the grittiest performance of his four-year professional career in his bid for the World Series of Fighting heavyweight title against reigning champion Blagoy Ivanov. Copeland stood toe-to-toe and held his own against the Sambo champion, but was left on the losing end of a unanimous decision after five competitive rounds of action.

Copeland, who has notched 7 de la seva 12 professional victories by way of (T)KO o submissió, earned his place in the world title fight by taking a unanimous decision from Mike “300” Hayes at WSOF29 on Març 12.

El 6-peus-1, 24-year-old Rama of Calgary, Alberta, Canada made history on October 11, 2014, becoming the first-ever World Series of Fighting heavyweight champion by scoring a devastating, 51-second TKO (cops) a Derrick “Caveman” Mehman at WSOF14.

Rama, who also holds a unanimous decision win over Steve Mocco in the World Series of Fighting decagon cage, surrendered the heavyweight title after being submitted (guillotina) by Ivanov in the third round (1:17) of their bout on June 5, 2015.

Paul Bradley vs. Yushin Okami

One of World Series of Fighting’s recent, high-profile acquisitions, la 5-peus-9, 33-year-old Bradley of San Diego, Califòrnia. signed with the league after decimating previously unbeaten Chris Honeycutt by way of TKO (cops) in just 40 seconds in the Bellator MMA cage on January 29, 2016.

Un ex, two-time All-American wrestling star for NCAA Division I University of Iowa, Bradley placed as high as fourth in the national championships before turning to MMA in 2006 where he has since faced off with elite competition in the UFC and Strikeforce.

Similar to his opponent, el 6-peus-2, 35-year-old Okami of Kanagawa, Japan has scrapped with top-level, world ranked competition to earn his place in the decagon cage.

Since the loss to Fitch, Okami, a veteran of the UFC as well as PRIDE, has since reeled off two consecutive victories in his home country – a second round (4:23) QUI (parada de cantonada) de Ryuta Sakurai a Tòquio Febrer 27, and a first round (2:06) submissió (estrangulament per l'esquena) de Shingo Suzukia Juliol 24.
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WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING ANNOUNCES SEVEN-BOUT PRELIMINARY CARD FOR WSOF33: GAETHJE VS. DUGULUBGOV MEGA-EVENT IN KANSAS CITY ON FRIDAY, Octubre. 7

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Undercard headlined by much-anticipated rematch
between bantamweight stars Chris Gutierrez and Timur Valiev

Viu, three-hour NBCSN telecast begins at 11 p.m. I
Preliminary bout card to stream live on WSOF.com at 8 p.m. I

Entrades a la venda demà

LAS VEGAS (Set. 1, 2016) - Sèrie Mundial de Lluita (www.WSOF.com) has announced a stellar and complete, seven-fight preliminary bout card, headlined by a much-anticipated rematch between rival bantamweight (135 lliura) estrelles Chris “El Guapo” Gutierrez (9-1-1) i Timur "Lucky" Valiev (10-2), for the star-studded, WSOF33: Gaethje vs. Dugulubgov world championship doubleheader extravaganza at Kansas City Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Vostè. a Divendres, Octubre. 7, viure en NBCSN en 11 p.m. I/8 p.m. PT.

The preliminary bout card will stream live, en la seva totalitat, en un reproductor de vídeo encastat en WSOF.com, a partir de les 8 p.m. I/5 p.m. PT, immediately before the unprecedented, three-hour telecast of the six-fight main card that will be headlined by a world lightweight (155 lliura) title fight between reigning, campió invicte Justin "El més destacat" Gaethje (16-0) de Safford, Ariz. and number one contender Ozzy Dugulubgov (8-2) de Nova York, N.Y.

Preus des de $20, tickets for WSOF33: Gaethje vs. Dugulubgov go on saledemà, Divendres, Set 2 at the Kansas City Municipal Auditorium box office as well as online at Ticketmaster.com and WSOF.com.

The rematch between the 5-foot-9, 25-year-old Gutierrez of Greenville, Texas and the 5-foot-6, 26-year-old Valiev of Albuquerque, N.m. via Makhachkala, Daguestan, Russia will unfold less than eight months after the two went to war in a see-saw battle for three full rounds in Garden Grove, Califòrnia. a Febrer 20.

After the closing bell, Gutiérrez, walked away with a controversial, split decision, leaving unfinished business between the two prolific athletes.

Leading off the undercard, undefeated submission ace Bryce “Thug Nasty” Mitchell (6-0) will face off with fellow rising star and knockout artist Brandon Phillips (6-1) en un pes ploma (145 lliura) duel.

One of MMA’s hottest prospects, the ferocious, 5-foot-9, 21-year-old Mitchell of Searcy, Ark. has notched all six of his professional wins to date via submission in the first round of action. He made his promotional debut at WSOF27 in Memphis, Tenn. a Gener 23, acabat Jorge Medina with a rear-naked choke at the 1:02 mark of the opening round.

Phillips of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. is a hard-hitting striker who has earned four of his six professional career wins, fins ara, by way of (T)KO. The 5-foot-6, 26-year-old is coming off a unanimous decision victory over Chuka Willis en Bellator 159 a Juliol 22.

Elsewhere on the WSOF33 preliminary card, mundialment classificat Jesse Brock (22-8) will make his World Series of Fighting debut opposite dangerous finisher Bekbulat Magomedov (16-1) en un gall (135 lliura) ferralla.

En la seva última sortida, the 5-foot-4, 34-year-old Brock of Boise, Idaho notched his sixth consecutive victory, forcing Olly Bradstreet to tap out from a rear-naked choke in the third round (3:57) of their bout at Bellator 155 a Maig 20.

The 5-foot-8, 25-year-old Magomedov of Makhachkala, Dagestan will look to rebound from his sole loss to date, a split decision to Josh Hill, at WSOF26 on Desembre 18. Prior to the fight, Magomedov had gone unbeaten since his professional debut in 2011.

Abu "Gladiador" Azaitar (12-1-1, 1 NC) of Cologne, Germany will square off with “Mad” Mike Arrant (15-11) of Las Vegas in a welterweight (170 lliura) inclinació.

In a second welterweight matchup, Magomed Magomedkerimov (17-5) de Makhachkala, Dagestan will lock horns with Bobby “Super Duper” Cooper(12-6) of Knob Noster, Vostè.

Streaking finisher Islam Mamedov (13-1) de Jersey City, N.J. a través de Derbent, Dagestan will face battle-tested veteran Alonzo “Zo Diddy” Martinez (40-19) of Papillion, Neb. en el pes lleuger.

In middleweight (185 lliura) acció, three-time UFC veteran Bruno “Carioca” Santos (14-2) of Macae, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil will make his World Series of Fighting debut against Xtreme Couture team member Clinton Williams (11-4) of Las Vegas.

WSOF33: GAETHJE VS. DUGULUBGOV

TARGETA PRINCIPAL (Live on NBCSN)

World Series of Fighting Lleugera Esdeveniment Principal del Campionat:
Justin Gaethje (Campió) vs. Ozzy Dugulubgov (Desafiador)

World Series of Fighting semipesado Campionat Co-Main Event:
David Branch (Campió) vs. Vinny Magalhaes (Desafiador)

Lleuger: Jason alta vs. Joao Zeferino
Lleuger: Brian Foster, vs. Luiz Firmino
Welter: Abubakar Nurmagomedov vs. John Howard
De pes pesat: Shawn Jordan vs. Ashley Gooch

TARGETA PRELIMINAR (Live on WSOF.com)

Pes gall: Chris Gutierrez vs. Timur Valiev
Pes gall: Jesse Brock vs. Bekbulat Magomedov
Welter: Abu Azaitar vs. Mike Arrant
Lleuger: Islam Mamedov vs. Alonzo Martinez
Welter: Magomed Magomedkerimov vs. Bobby Cooper
Pes ploma: Bryce Mitchell vs. Brandon Phillips
De pes mitjà: Bruno Santos vs. Clinton Williams
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WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING ANNOUNCES COMPLETE, SIX-FIGHT MAIN CARD FOR UNPRECEDENTED, THREE-HOUR LIVE NBCSN TELECAST OF WSOF33: GAETHJE VS. DUGULUBGOV

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Star-studded, doble cartellera de campionat mundial
airs live from Kansas City, Vostè. a Divendres, Octubre. 7

Entrades a la venda Divendres, Set. 2

 

LAS VEGAS (Agost 30, 2016) - Sèrie Mundial de Lluita (www.WSOF.com) today announced the completion of a stacked, six-fight main card for the unprecedented, three-hour, live NBCSN (11 p.m. ET / 8 pm. PT) telecast of the WSOF33: Gaethje vs. Dugulubgov world championship doubleheader extravaganza at Kansas City Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Vostè. aDivendres, Octubre. 7.

Preus des de $20, tickets for WSOF33: Gaethje vs. Dugulubgov go on sale onDivendres, Set 2 at the Kansas City Municipal Auditorium box office as well as online at Ticketmaster.com and WSOF.com.

Joining the previously announced lightweight (155 lliura) championship main event between reigning, undefeated kingpin Justin "El més destacat" Gaethje (16-0) and number one contender Ozzy Dugulubgov (8-2); the light heavyweight (205 lliura) championship co-main event between defending champion David Branch (16-3) i el retador Vinny Magalhaes (14-7); and the lightweight tilt between WSOF25 eight-man tournament winner Brian Foster, (25-9) i Luiz “Buscape” Firmino (19-6), are three other, star-studded bouts, led by a featured lightweight contest between Jason ‘The Kansas City Bandit” High (19-5) i Joao "El Samurai brasiler" Zeferino (20-8).

"Això és, sens dubte, the most stacked fight card from top to bottom that we have put together, thanks in large part to NBCSN, which has given us a three-hour window for the first time since we launched on the network four years ago, to showcase our best fighters in action,", Va dir el president de la World Series of Fighting Pare Chiefs.

In other action on the six-bout telecast, John “Doomsday” Howard (24-12) xocarà amb Abubakar Nurmagomedov (12-1-1) en un pes welter (170 lliura) duel.

Kicking off the main card will be a heavyweight showdown between two World Series of Fighting newcomers and knockout artists – Shawn “The Savage” Jordan (18-7) i Ashley “Gio” Gooch (10-4).

The WSOF33 preliminary bout card will be announced soon.

Jason alta vs. Joao Zeferino

Entering the World Series of Fighting decagon cage for the third time, la 5-peus-9, 34-year-old High of Kansas City, Vostè. has been nothing short of spectacular in his first two starts.

In his promotional debut at WSOF25 on November 20, 2015, the UFC and Strikeforce veteran and 2009 DREAM Grand Prix tournament runner-up scored a highlight reel KO on Estevan Payan with a head kick-punches combination in the second round (:47) of their matchup.

High followed up the victory with an inspiring comeback against fellow starMike Ricci. After taking punishment for the majority of each of the first two rounds, High went on the offensive and scored a devastating TKO on Ricci with an onslaught of punches in the second round (4:08) of their WSOF31 meeting on Juny 17.

The 5-foot-11, 30-year-old Zeferino of Middletown, N.Y. via Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil has earned a remarkable 15 de 20 triomfs en la seva carrera a manera de presentació.

The Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt finished as runner-up in the first-ever World Series of Fighting one-night, eight-man tournament on November 20, 2015, suffering a second round (4:51) KO (cops) loss in the event’s championship round at the hands of Brian Foster,, whom Zeferino had handily defeated earlier that night in the first stage of the tournament, a manera de primera ronda (1:46) submissió (ganxo de taló).

Following the win over Foster, Zeferino notched another first round (1:24) heel hook submission, this time on Jordi "Macaco" Patiño, in the semifinal stage of the tournament. The result marked Zeferino’s seventh consecutive victory.

John Howard vs. Abubakar Nurmagomedov

El 5-peus-7, 33-year-old Howard of Boston, Missa. is coming off a successful World Series of Fighting debut on Juny 17 when he earned a unanimous decision over Michael Arrant.

A 14-fight veteran of the UFC, Howard triumphed over the likes of Dennis "Superman" Hallman, Uriah Hall i Siyar Bahadurzada over the course of two different stints with the promotion, and earned “Knockout of the Night” honors for his first round (2:01) KO (cops) de Daniel Roberts at the ‘UFC Live’ event on March 21, 2010, as well as a “Fight of the Night” award following his split decision win over Chris Wilson en UFC 94 al gener 31, 2009.

Nurmagomedov of Makhachkala, Daguestan, Russia is a 6-foot, 26-year-old protégé of Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, the father and trainer of UFC superstar Khabib Nurmagomedov, and a 2014 Combat Sambo World Championships bronze medalist.

When he faces Howard, Nurmagomedov will look for his fourth consecutive win in the World Series of Fighting decagon cage, and his fifth straight win overall, following his crushing, segona ronda (3:05) QUI (cops) deMateo Frincu at WSOF30 on Abril 2.

Fins a la data, 10 of Nurmagomedov’s 12 career wins have come by way of either (T)KO o submissió.

Shawn Jordan vs. Ashley Gooch

The stocky, 6-peu, 31-year-old Jordan of Baton Rouge, La. will make his much-anticipated debut for World Series of Fighting following a 10-fight stretch with the UFC, during which the heavy-handed fighter posted a strong, 6-4 overall record, with all of his wins coming by way of (T)KO.

A veteran of Strikeforce and Bellator action as well, Jordan is an accomplished athlete who earned a football scholarship to Louisiana State University (LSU) where he was a member of both the 2003 i 2007 national championship teams.

Gooch of Glendale, Ariz. earned his shot with World Series of Fighting as a result of his recent surge that has seen the 6-foot-3, 41-year-old emerge victorious in each of his last eight bouts, with all eight of the wins having come by way of (T)KO o submissió.

Gooch’s success of late has earned him the number one ranking in the heavyweight division in the New England region, as well as the number two ranking in the state of Arizona, according to Tapology.com.

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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 (Agost 29, 2016) - Sèrie Mundial de Lluita (www.WSOF.com) announced today that it has bolstered its roster of world-class athletes yet again with the signing of lightweight (155 lliura) star and former The Ultimate Fighter competition reality television series runner-up Ramsey Nijem (9-6), a un exclusiu, multi-fight promotional agreement with the world championship Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) league.
 

Fighting out of Orem, Utah, el 5 peus i 11 polzades, 28-year-old Nijem, un membre de la superestrella 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-divisió de lliures,", Va dir el president de la World Series of Fighting Pare Chiefs.
 

Nijem defeated three straight adversaries – two by way of submission and one via TKO – to finish as runner-up on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos a 2011, while competing at welterweight (170 lliura) 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) submissió (estrangulament per l'esquena) de Charlie Rader, and followed up the victory with a quick, 56-second submission (estrangulament per l'esquena) de Clay Harvison and a second round (1:49) QUI (cops) de Chris Cope, respectivament, to reach the show’s final round of competition where he was stopped with an onslaught of punches by Tony Ferguson en la primera ronda (3:54) de la batalla.
 

During his 10-fight stint with the UFC, Nijem earned both a “Performance of the Night” honor for his first round (4:20) QUI (cops) conquest of Beneil Dariush d'abril 11, 2014, as well a “Fight of the Night” award for his gritty effort in a second round (1:53) QUI (cops) defeat at the hands of Carlos Diego Ferreira d'agost 30, 2014.
 

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

Viu la Sèrie Mundial de lluita d'acció torna a NBCSN en Dissabte, Octubre. 7, with an unprecedented, three-hour telecast and world championship doubleheader, a partir de les 11 p.m. I/8 p.m., from Kansas City Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Vostè.
 

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

In the light heavyweight (205 lliura) co-esdeveniment principal, reigning world champion David Branch (16-3) de Nova York, N.Y. will defend his title against fellow Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and battle-tested veteran Vinny Magalhaes (14-7) of Las Vegas, Nev. a través de Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.

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WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING SIGNS HEAVYWEIGHT SENSATION JARED ROSHOLT TO EXCLUSIVE, MULTI-FIGHT AGREEMENT

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Heavyweight standout Ashley Gooch also inked to exclusive, múltiples baralles acord
LAS VEGAS (Agost 24, 2016) - Sèrie Mundial de Lluita (www.WSOF.com) announced today that it has signed seasoned, heavyweight Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) star and former NCAA Division I wrestling sensation Jared “The Big Show” Rosholt (14-3) a un exclusiu, multi-fight promotional agreement.

The world championship MMA league also announced that it has inked streaking heavyweight standout Ashley “Gio” Gooch (10-4) a un exclusiu, múltiples baralles acord. Each athlete’s promotional debut will be announced soon.

“We are excited to welcome one of the sport’s top, free-agent heavyweight stars in Jared Rosholt, as well as veteran Ashley Gooch, who has been on fire of late, to the World Series of Fighting roster and look forward to seeing how each is able to contend in the decagon cage where we have a growing number of exciting and fast-rising stars vying for our coveted championship that is held by Blagoy Ivanov,", Va dir el president de la World Series of Fighting Pare Chiefs.

La 2010 NCAA Division I national wrestling championship runner-up and three-time All-American for Oklahoma State University, el jugador de 30 anys d'edat,, 6-foot-2, 245-pound Rosholt of Arlington, Texas arrives at World Series of Fighting following an eight-fight stint with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) where he posted a strong, overall record of 6-2.

During his stretch with the UFC, Rosholt, the younger brother of fellow MMA standout Jake ROSHOLT, notched a unanimous decision over the league’s tallest fighter, seven-foot giant Stefan Struve, de novembre 15, 2015.

The hard-hitting, 6-foot-3, 265-pound Gooch of Glendale, Ariz. will enter the decagon cage riding an eight-fight win streak that dates back to September 28, 2013 when the 41-year-old decimated Allan Sullivan with a one-punch KO in the first round (1:30) de la batalla.

Fins a la data, Gooch has earned 7 de la seva 10 victòries en la seva carrera per mitjà de (T)KO i 2 wins via submission. Five of his eight consecutive victories have come inside of one round.

Gooch is coming off a third round (1:10) QUI (cops) de Greg Rebello a Lincoln, R.I. d'agost 12.

Viu la Sèrie Mundial de lluita d'acció torna a NBCSN en Dissabte, Octubre. 7, with an unprecedented, three-hour telecast, a partir de les 11 p.m. I/8 p.m., from Kansas City Memorial Auditorium in Kansas City, Maig.

In the main event of WSOF33: Gaethje vs. Dugulubgov, reigning, undefeated world lightweight (155 lliura) campió Justin "El més destacat" Gaethje(16-0) de Safford, Ariz. will risk his title against number one contender Ozzy Dugulubgov (8-2) of Ridgewood, N.J.

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WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING RELEASES FALL/WINTER 2016 “SUPER SCHEDULE” ON NBC AND NBCSN

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FOUR NEW LIVE EVENT DATES BEGIN WITH UNPRECEDENTED, THREE-HOUR NBCSN TELECAST
OF WSOF33 FROM KANSAS CITY, KAN. A Octubre 7

EPIC YEAR CONCLUDES WITH WSOF36 MEGA-EVENT ON NBC
FROM MADISON SQUARE GARDEN ON Desembre 31

LAS VEGAS (Agost 23, 2016) – Following its highest-viewed live event of the year on July 30, Sèrie Mundial de Lluita (www.WSOF.com) announced today that it has pegged new dates to its four remaining 2016 esdeveniments, beginning with an unprecedented, three-hour, viure NBCSN transmissió (11 p.m. ET / 8 pm. PT) of WSOF33: Gaethje vs. Dugulubov from Kansas City, Maig. a Divendres, Octubre. 7, and concluding with the recently announced WSOF36 mega-event at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Dissabte, Desembre. 31, live on NBC.

WSOF34 and WSOF35, both of which will air live on NBCSN, will take place on Dissabte, Novembre. 12 at Budweiser Event Center from Loveland, Volta. outside of Denver, i en Dissabte, Desembre. 3 at XFINITY Arena in Everett, Rentat. The main event and co-main event for each of these two fight cards will also be revealed soon.

“We are excited to head into the fall season of our busiest year to date, with a full schedule of live television events that will see us bring the World Series of Fighting brand of MMA action to new, major media markets; produce a three-hour, live show for the first time ever; and return to broadcast television on NBC from Madison Square Garden’s Theater venue on New Year’s Eve,", Va dir el CEO de la Sèrie Mundial de Lluita Carlos Silva.

World Series of Fighting President Pare Chiefs declarat, “We have in store for MMA fans, some phenomenal, world championship bouts as well as other star-studded matchups, and I think these last four events of 2016 will firmly put an exclamation point on what has been a banner year for the league.”

Addicionalment, the world championship fight series will air a two-hour replay of WSOF32: Moraes vs. Hill II on Dissabte, Set. 24. The WSOF32 world championship doubleheader event that took place at XFINITY Arena in Everett, Rentat. garnered over 250,000 live viewers on NBCSN on July 30, and an immediate replay of the show drew an additional 107,000 espectadors.

WSOF33 will take place at Kansas City Memorial Auditorium and will be headlined by a world lightweight (155 lliura) championship showdown between undefeated, capo regnant Justin "El més destacat" Gaethje (16-0) de Safford, Ariz. i contundent, number one contender Ozzy Dugulubgov (8-2) of Ridgewood, N.J.

In the co-main event of WSOF33, Blackzilians star Luiz “Buscape” Firmino(19-6) of Joao Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil will put a six-fight win streak on the line against former world championship challenger and the first-ever World Series of Fighting eight-man tournament winner, Brian Foster, (25-9) de Sallisaw, Oklahoma.

Additional WSOF33 bouts will be announced soon.

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WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING HITS EVERETT, WASHINGTON WITH STAR-STUDDED MEGA-EVENT

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Dissabte, Juliol 30, VIURE A NBCSN

FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP REMATCH:
ALEXANDRE ALMEIDA VS. LANCE PALMER

L'esdeveniment co estel·lar:
FAMILY FEUD COMES TO A HEAD AS BROTHERS
PHOENIX JONES AND CAROS FODOR COLLIDE

TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, MAIG 6

LAS VEGAS (Maig 3, 2016) -World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) announced today that it will head to Washington State for the first time ever with a star-studded Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) megaevento, headlined by a world featherweight (145 pounds) championship rematch between reigning kingpin Alexandre "Capità" Almeida (18-5) and the man he took the title from – Llança Palmer (10-2) – at XFINITY Arena at Everett on Saturday, Juliol 30, viure en NBCSN en 10:30 p.m. I / 7:30 p.m. PT.

Preus des de $29, tickets for WSOF32: Almeida vs. Palmer go on sale at 10 a.m. PT divendres, Maig 6, at XFINITYArenaEverett.com and WSOF.com.

En l'esdeveniment co-principal, the long-standing and well-documented sibling rivalry between costumed crusader Phoenix Jones (6-1-1) aka Ben Fodor, i Cars "The Future" Fodor (10-5) will come to a head when the adopted brothers from Seattle face off against each other at a catchweight of 162 lliura.

“We are excited to make our debut in the great state of Washington with such a spectacular affair that will feature one of the most anticipated and well-deserved rematches of the year, as well as a something that you rarely see in combat sports – a matchup between family members whose competitive rivalry is so intense that, after so many years, it has resulted in the two agreeing to settle their differences in the cage,", Va dir el president de la World Series of Fighting Pare Chiefs.

Additional bouts for WSOF32: Almeida vs. Palmer will be announced soon.

Alexandre Almeida vs. Llança Palmer

On December 18, el 5 peus i 11 polzades, 27-year-old Almeida of Manaus, Amazones, Brazil notched his fifth consecutive win, seizing the World Series of Fighting featherweight title from Palmer of Sacramento, Califòrnia. via a controversial, unanimous decision after Almeida used his significant height and reach advantage to continuously frustrate the 5-foot-6, 28-year-old Palmer for the duration of their five-round matchup.

The loss snapped a three-fight win streak for Palmer, who captured the featherweight strap when he submitted Rick Glenn with a rear-naked choke in the third round (3:09) of their matchup on December 13, 2014.

Phoenix Jones vs. Caros Fodor

Over the course of the last five years, Jones and Fodor of Seattle have each, on several occasions, gone on the record expressing their desires to fight one another, despite the fact that they grew up under the same roof and train in the same camp owned by head coach Matt Hume.

El 6-peus, 27-year-old Jones, whose local crime fighting escapades have made national headlines, will make his first start in the decagon cage since September 18 when he presentat Roberto Yong with a rarely seen, highlight reel scissor choke in the first round (3:09) of their meeting at WSOF23.

Fodor, a 5 peus setembre, 32-year-old veteran of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and Strikeforce, made his debut under the World Series of Fighting banner, after a five-fight stint with ONE in Asia, al gener 23, losing a unanimous decision to Luiz Firmino in the main event of WSOF27.

During his seven-year professional career, Fodor, a former U.S. Marine who did battle in the Iraq War, has notched impressive wins over the likes of Team AKA member Justin Wilcox i Cung Le-trained James Terry.
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WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING RETURNS TO SIN CITY WITH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLEHEADER ON SATURDAY, Abril 2, VIURE A NBCSN

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World Middleweight Championship Main Event:
David Branch (Campió) vs. Clifford Starks (Desafiador)

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

Més:

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

LAS VEGAS (Març 14, 2016) -World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) announced today that it will make its much-anticipated return to Las Vegas with a star-studded, campionat del món Arts Marcials Mixtes (MMA) esdeveniment de doble jornada al Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on Dissabte, Abril 2, viure en NBCSN (11 p.m. I/8 p.m. PT), headlined by a middleweight (185 lliura) title bout between reigning kingpin David Branch (17-3) i Clifford Starks (13-2).

Preus des de $29, entrades per WSOF30: Branch vs. Starks, estan disponibles per la seva compra en línia en WSOF.com i AXS.com.

En l'esdeveniment co-principal, superestrella Jon Fitch (27-7-1, 1 NC) will collide with recent World Series of Fighting one-night, vuit homes subcampió del torneig Joao "El Samurai brasiler" Zeferino (20-7) with the vacant World Series of Fighting welterweight (170 lliura) championship at stake.

In other action on the four-fight, viure NBCSN transmissió, expert presentació Vinny "Pezao" Magalhaes (13-7) s'enfrontaran amb Jake "L'ós de mel" Heun(9-4) en un pes pesat lleuger (205 lliura) concurs, mentre que la Sèrie Mundial de Lluita contra el nouvingut i l'artista del nocaut Abu "Gladiador" Azaitar (11-1-1) llançarà a baix amb Danny "Dee1" Davis, Jr. (11-10-1) en el pes welter.

The complete WSOF30 preliminary bout card will be announced soon.

David Branch vs. Clifford Starks

El 6-peus-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) submissió (estrangulament per l'esquena) victòria sobre Teddy Holder 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.

També 34 anys d'edat, 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, el 6-peus, 38-year-old Fitch of Fort Wayne, En. earned a unanimous decision in his last appearance, over fellow accomplished superstar Yushin Okami at WSOF24 on October 17, 2015.

Originally from Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brasil, el 5 peus i 11 polzades, 30-year-old Zeferino who fights out of Middletown, N.Y. has notched 15 de la seva 20 triomfs en la seva carrera a manera de presentació. 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, de vuit homes de pes lleuger (155 lliura) tournament at WSOF25 on November 20, 2015.

After defeating both Brian Foster, i Jorge Patiño by way of heel hook submission in the first round of action in the quarterfinal and semifinal stages of the tournament, respectivament, 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 (cops) at the hands of Foster in a barnburner affair.

Vinny Magalhaes vs. Jake Heun

Magalhaes of Las Vegas via Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, will make his second start under the promotion of World Series of Fighting after pulling off a stunning, primera ronda (1:08) submissió (kneebar) of wrestling stylist Matt "The Hammer" Hamill at WSOF24.

A 6-peus-3, 31-year-old world grappling champion, Magalhaes has claimed 11 de la seva 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 en WSOF26 de desembre 18, 2015.

A member of South Florida-based American Top Team, el 6-peus-2, 28-year old Heun has claimed 6 de la seva 9 professional wins by way of (T)KO o submissió.

Abu Azaitar vs. Danny Davis, Jr.

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

Fins a la data, the heavy-handed Azaitar has notched 7 de la seva 11 triomfs en la seva carrera a través (T)KO. His lone defeat came in 2012, and he has since remained unbeaten in his last 8 obertures.

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

Prior to the matchup with Frincu, el 6-peus-2, 33-anys d'edat, Davis, Jr. had run to five straight wins, three of which were World Series of Fighting contests.
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SÈRIE MUNDIAL DE LLUITA CONTRA S'AGREGA ESPORTS prominents, ENTRETENIMENT & MEDIA EXECUTIUS MARCA FORD, MIKE STEVENS & JOHN WEISER, A DIRIGIR LA SEVA JUNTA DIRECTIVA

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LAS VEGAS (Set. 9, 2015) Campionat -World Arts Marcials Mixtes (MMA) franquícia esportiva de la Sèrie Mundial de Lluita (WSOF.com) ha anunciat avui la incorporació de tres destacats líders de la indústria en els esports, entreteniment i mitjans, respectivament, per dirigir el seu Consell d'Administració. Unir-se a la Junta, amb efecte immediat, són Marca Ford (Vicepresident Executiu, Publicitat Global per Time Inc.), Mike Stevens (Vicepresident Sènior / Director de Màrqueting, New York Giants Futbol, Inc) i John Weiser(President, U.S. Distribució de Sony Pictures Television).

"Estem encantats d'afegir els diversos esports, mitjans de comunicació, i l'experiència de construcció de marca que Mark, Micro, i John portar a la nostra Junta ja que busquem seguir creixent com una destinació principal per als fans de MMA i patrocinadors per igual,"Va dir el CEO, Carlos Silva.

En el seu paper de EVP, Time Inc. Publicitat vendes globals, Ford treballa a través de les marques de Time Inc. per impulsar els ingressos totals de vendes de publicitat per a l'empresa i per construir sobre el seu lideratge en el mercat. Ford es va exercir anteriorment com a vicepresident executiu i president de Sports Group de Time Inc, on va ser responsable del desenvolupament de negocis global i de les operacions de Sports Illustrated, SI per a Nens, Golf i franquícies de marques populars incloent el tema SI Swimsuit.

Stevens, els Gegants de Nova York de l'OCM per primera vegada, té un sòlid historial de les empreses en creixement a través d'associacions empresarials innovadores, esdeveniments en viu, els mitjans de comunicació multi-plataforma i activacions innovadores. Ha liderat la transformació de l'equip per convertir-se en un líder en el rendiment del negoci d'equip al mateix temps que la construcció d'èxit, comercialització i venda de la major estadi de finançament privat en el món, MetLife Stadium. Stevens aporta una àmplia experiència en el sector esportiu per a la Sèrie Mundial de Lluita amb papers anteriors a eBay Esports i l'Associació Nacional de Bàsquet.

Com a President de U.S. Distribució de Sony Pictures Television, Weiser supervisa totes les operacions de vendes nacionals, incloses les vendes de llargmetratges produïts per Sony Pictures, primera execució i fora de la xarxa programes sindicat i Sony Pictures títols de la biblioteca als Estats Units. xarxes de difusió, xarxes de cable i grups d'estacions de televisió juntament amb el vídeo sota demanda, vídeo sota demanda i la televisió de pagament intern de subscripció.

La Sèrie Mundial de les targetes d'extinció d'aire exclusivament a NBC Sports Network i NBC. La seva pròxima cartellera, WSOF 23 Gaethje vs. Palomino, està encapçalat per aquesta emocionant revenja Lleugera programada per al divendres, Set. 18 a 10 PM ET / 19:00 PT de Comerica Theater a Phoenix, LA.

Sobre “Sèrie Mundial de Lluita” (WSOF)
“Sèrie Mundial de Lluita” (WSOF) és un gran món Premier professionals d'Arts Marcials Mixtes (MMA) lluitar promoció dedicada al lliurament de les millors baralles plenes d'acció per als aficionats al produir les millors possibles duels entre peleadores d'elit de tot el món. Per obtenir més informació, visiteu WSOF.com. Seguir “Sèrie Mundial de Lluita” on Twitter MMAWorldSeries i “Sèrie Mundial de Lluita” President Ray Sefo SugarRaySefo.