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World Series of Fighting: JON FITCH-JAKE SHIELDS WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP SHOWDOWN SET FOR SATURDAY, Novembris 12 IN LOVELAND, COLORADO LIVE ON NBCSN
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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, Oktobris. 7
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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
airs live from Kansas City, Tu. par Piektdiena, Oktobris. 7
Biļetes pārdošanā Piektdiena, Septiņi. 2
LAS VEGAS (Augusts 30, 2016) - World Series of Fighting (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 p.m. PT) telecast of the WSOF33: Gaethje vs. Dugulubgov world championship doubleheader extravaganza at Kansas City Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Tu. parPiektdiena, Oktobris. 7.
Cena no $20, tickets for WSOF33: Gaethje vs. Dugulubgov go on sale onPiektdiena, Septiņi 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 mārciņas) championship main event between reigning, undefeated kingpin Justin "Izcelt" Gaethje (16-0) and number one contender Ozzy Dugulubgov (8-2); the light heavyweight (205 mārciņas) championship co-main event between defending champion David Branch (16-3) un Challenger Vinny Magalhaes (14-7); and the lightweight tilt between WSOF25 eight-man tournament winner Brian Foster (25-9) un 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) un Joao "Brazīlijas Samurai" Zeferino (20-8).
"Tas ir, bez šaubām, 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,"Sacīja World Series of Fighting prezidents Tēvs Chiefs.
In other action on the six-bout telecast, John “Doomsday” Howard (24-12) būs saduras ar Abubakar Nurmagomedov (12-1-1) kādā papildsvars (170 mārciņas) matchup.
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) un Ashley “Gio” Gooch (10-4).
The WSOF33 preliminary bout card will be announced soon.
Jason High vs. Joao Zeferino
Entering the World Series of Fighting decagon cage for the third time, 5-foot-9, 34-year-old High of Kansas City, Tu. 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 Payán 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 Jūnijs 17.
The 5-foot-11, 30-year-old Zeferino of Middletown, N.Y.. via Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil has earned a remarkable 15 no 20 karjeras uzvar veidā iesniedzot.
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 (perforatori) 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, veidā pirmās kārtas (1:46) iesniegšana (papēža āķis).
Following the win over Foster, Zeferino notched another first round (1:24) heel hook submission, this time on Jorge "lemurs" Patino, in the semifinal stage of the tournament. The result marked Zeferino’s seventh consecutive victory.
John Howard vs. Abubakar Nurmagomedov
5-foot-7, 33-year-old Howard of Boston, Masa. is coming off a successful World Series of Fighting debut on Jūnijs 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 un 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 (perforatori) no 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 UFC 94 gada janvārī 31, 2009.
Nurmagomedov of Makhachkala, Dagestānā, 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, otrā kārta (3:05) PVO (perforatori) noMatthew Frincu at WSOF30 on Aprīlis 2.
Līdz šim, 10 of Nurmagomedov’s 12 career wins have come by way of either (T)KO vai iesniegšana.
Shawn Jordan vs. Ashley Gooch
The stocky, 6-pēda, 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 un 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 vai iesniegšana.
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.
WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING CONTINUES FIGHTER SIGNING SPREE WITH ACQUISITION OF LIGHTWEIGHT STAR RAMSEY NIJEM
LAS VEGAS (Augusts 29, 2016) - World Series of Fighting (www.WSOF.com) announced today that it has bolstered its roster of world-class athletes yet again with the signing of lightweight (155 mārciņas) star and former Ultimate Fighter competition reality television series runner-up Ramsey Nijem (9-6), uz ekskluzīvu, multi-fight promotional agreement with the world championship Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) league.
Fighting out of Orem, Jūta, 5-foot-11, 28-year-old Nijem, biedrs 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-mārciņa nodaļa,"Sacīja World Series of Fighting prezidents Tēvs Chiefs.
Nijem defeated three straight adversaries – two by way of submission and one via TKO – to finish as runner-up on Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos uz 2011, while competing at welterweight (170 mārciņas) 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) iesniegšana (aizmugures naked choke) no Charlie Rader, and followed up the victory with a quick, 56-second submission (aizmugures naked choke) no Clay Harvison and a second round (1:49) PVO (perforatori) no Chris Cope, attiecīgi, to reach the show’s final round of competition where he was stopped with an onslaught of punches by Tony Ferguson pirmajā kārtā (3:54) kaujas.
During his 10-fight stint with the UFC, Nijem earned both a “Performance of the Night” honor for his first round (4:20) PVO (perforatori) conquest of Beneil Dariush aprīlī 11, 2014, as well a “Fight of the Night” award for his gritty effort in a second round (1:53) PVO (perforatori) defeat at the hands of Carlos Diego Ferreira augustā 30, 2014.
A lifelong athlete, Nijem was a three-sport (cīkstēšanās, cross country and soccer) competitor in high school before going on to wrestle for NCAA Division I Utah Valley University.
Live World Series of Fighting rīcības atgriežas NBCSN uz Sestdiena, Oktobris. 7, with an unprecedented, three-hour telecast and world championship doubleheader, sākas 11 p.m. UN/8 atgādinājums, from Kansas City Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Tu.
In the main event of WSOF33: Gaethje vs. Dugulubgov, reigning, undefeated world lightweight champion Justin "Izcelt" Gaethje (16-0) no Safford, Ariz. will risk his title against number one contender Ozzy Dugulubgov (8-2) of Ridgewood, N.J.
In the light heavyweight (205 mārciņas) co-galvenais notikums, reigning world champion David Branch (16-3) New York, N.Y.. will defend his title against fellow Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and battle-tested veteran Vinny Magalhaes (14-7) Las Vegas, Nev. via Rio de Janeiro, Brazīlija.
WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING SIGNS HEAVYWEIGHT SENSATION JARED ROSHOLT TO EXCLUSIVE, MULTI-FIGHT AGREEMENT
Heavyweight standout Ashley Gooch also inked to exclusive, multi-cīņa galā
LAS VEGAS (Augusts 24, 2016) - World Series of Fighting (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) uz ekskluzīvu, multi-fight promotional agreement.
The world championship MMA league also announced that it has inked streaking heavyweight standout Ashley “Gio” Gooch (10-4) uz ekskluzīvu, multi-cīņa galā. 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,"Sacīja World Series of Fighting prezidents Tēvs Chiefs.
A 2010 NCAA Division I national wrestling championship runner-up and three-time All-American for Oklahoma State University, 30 gadus vecs, 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, novembrī 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) kaujas.
Līdz šim, Gooch has earned 7 no viņa 10 karjeras uzvaras Izdarot (T)KO un 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) PVO (perforatori) no Greg Rebello Lincoln, R.I. augustā 12.
Live World Series of Fighting rīcības atgriežas NBCSN uz Sestdiena, Oktobris. 7, with an unprecedented, three-hour telecast, sākas 11 p.m. UN/8 atgādinājums, from Kansas City Memorial Auditorium in Kansas City, Maijs.
In the main event of WSOF33: Gaethje vs. Dugulubgov, reigning, undefeated world lightweight (155 mārciņas) čempions Justin "Izcelt" Gaethje(16-0) no Safford, Ariz. will risk his title against number one contender Ozzy Dugulubgov (8-2) of Ridgewood, N.J.
WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING RELEASES FALL/WINTER 2016 “SUPER SCHEDULE” ON NBC AND NBCSN
FOUR NEW LIVE EVENT DATES BEGIN WITH UNPRECEDENTED, THREE-HOUR NBCSN TELECAST
OF WSOF33 FROM KANSAS CITY, KAN. ON Oktobris 7
EPIC YEAR CONCLUDES WITH WSOF36 MEGA-EVENT ON NBC
FROM MADISON SQUARE GARDEN ON Decembris 31
LAS VEGAS (Augusts 23, 2016) – Following its highest-viewed live event of the year on July 30, World Series of Fighting (www.WSOF.com) announced today that it has pegged new dates to its four remaining 2016 notikumi, beginning with an unprecedented, three-hour, dzīvot NBCSN raidījums (11 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. PT) of WSOF33: Gaethje vs. Dugulubov from Kansas City, Maijs. par Piektdiena, Oktobris. 7, and concluding with the recently announced WSOF36 mega-event at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Sestdiena, Decembris. 31, live on NBC.
WSOF34 and WSOF35, both of which will air live on NBCSN, notiks Sestdiena, Novembris. 12 at Budweiser Event Center from Loveland, Aplis. outside of Denver, un uz Sestdiena, Decembris. 3 at XFINITY Arena in Everett, Mazgāšana. 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,"Sacīja World Series of Fighting CEO Carlos Silva.
World Series of Fighting President Tēvs Chiefs noteikts, “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.”
Turklāt, the world championship fight series will air a two-hour replay of WSOF32: Moraes vs. Hill II on Sestdiena, Septiņi. 24. The WSOF32 world championship doubleheader event that took place at XFINITY Arena in Everett, Mazgāšana. garnered over 250,000 live viewers on NBCSN on July 30, and an immediate replay of the show drew an additional 107,000 skatītāji.
WSOF33 will take place at Kansas City Memorial Auditorium and will be headlined by a world lightweight (155 mārciņas) championship showdown between undefeated, valdošo Kingpin Justin "Izcelt" Gaethje (16-0) no Safford, Ariz. un nesaudzīgu, 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) no Sallisaw, Okla.
Additional WSOF33 bouts will be announced soon.
WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING HITS EVERETT, WASHINGTON WITH STAR-STUDDED MEGA-EVENT
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WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING RETURNS TO SIN CITY WITH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLEHEADER ON SATURDAY, Aprīlis 2, LIVE ON NBCSN
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World Series of Fighting piebilst pamanāmāks SPORTS, IZKLAIDE & MEDIA EXECUTIVES MARK FORD, MIKE STEVENS & JOHN WEISER, TO LEAD tās valdes
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