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WORLD SERJE tal-ġlied: RETURNS TO EVERETT, WASHINGTON WITH HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP BLOCKBUSTER EVENT ON SATURDAY, Diċembru 3, LIVE FUQ 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 għada

LAS VEGAS (Settembru 22, 2016) - World Series tal Fighting (www.WSOF.com) announced today that it will return to Everett, Aħsel. with a heavyweight championship blockbuster Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event at XFINITY Arena at Everett, fuq IS-SIBT, Diċembru. 3, jgħixu fuq NBCSN fil 10 p.m. U/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) u Ashley Gooch (10-4) fuq Il-ġimgħa, Ottubru. 7.

B'żieda, 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 għada, Il-ġimgħa, Seba. 23 fi 10 a.m. PT at the XFINITY Arena Box Office, ħlas bit-telefon 866.332.8499, jew online fuqwww.WSOF.com u 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,"Qal World Series tal-ġlieda kontra President Chiefs missier.

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 Ġunju 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, heavyweight tournament. During his seven-fight stint with the league that began in 2013, he notched six consecutive victories, all by way of (T)KO jew is-sottomissjoni.

Il 6-marda ta '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, tul it-triq.

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

Alencar of Natal, xmara kbira tat-tramuntana, 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, u l-ewwel bout karta preliminari se jibda fi 4 p.m.
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WORLD SERJE tal-ġlied: JON FITCH-JAKE SHIELDS WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP SHOWDOWN SET FOR SATURDAY, Novembru 12 IN LOVELAND, COLORADO LIVE ON NBCSN

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

Tickets for WSOF34 on sale Il-ġimgħa, Seba. 16

LAS VEGAS (Settembru 13, 2016) - World Series tal Fighting (www.WSOF.com) officially announced today the highly-anticipated welterweight (170 liri) title fight between reigning world champion Jon Fitch (28-7-1, 1 NC) and number one contender and fellow decorated superstar Jake tarki (31-8-1) għall IS-SIBT, Novembru. 12 at the Budweiser Events Center in Loveland, Colo., jgħixu fuq NBCSN fil 10:30 p.m. U/7:30 p.m. PT.

Pprezzati minn $20, tickets for “WSOF34: Fitch vs. Shields” go on sale on Il-ġimgħa, Seba. 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,"Qal World Series tal-ġlieda kontra President Chiefs missier.

In addition to the main event, World Series of Fighting announced a featured heavyweight attraction pitting Josh “Cuddly Bear” Copeland (13-4) kontra eks champion 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 iggradata dinja Yushin "Thunder" Okami (32-10) in a welterweight affair.

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

Jon Fitch vs. Jake tarki

Il 6-marda, 38-year-old Fitch of Las Vegas, Nev. via Fort Wayne, Fil. 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 April 2, defeating Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Joao Zeferino by way of unanimous decision.

Fighting out of San Francisco, Calif., 6-marda, 37-year-old Shields will seek his fourth major world championship. Il 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 dwar April 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

Il 6-marda 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 ta 'dmirijietu 12 professional victories by way of (T)KO jew is-sottomissjoni, earned his place in the world title fight by taking a unanimous decision from Mike “300” Hayes at WSOF29 on Marzu 12.

Il 6-marda 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 (puntelli) fuq 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 (ċowk giljottina) 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, il-5-marda ta '9, 33-year-old Bradley of San Diego, Calif. signed with the league after decimating previously unbeaten Chris Honeycutt by way of TKO (puntelli) in just 40 seconds in the Bellator MMA cage on January 29, 2016.

A 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, 6-marda 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) WHO (corner stoppage) ta Ryuta Sakurai f'Tokjo fuq Frar 27, and a first round (2:06) sottomissjoni (ċowk wara-naked) ta Shingo Suzukifuq Lulju 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, Ottubru. 7

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

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

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LAS VEGAS (Seba. 1, 2016) - World Series tal Fighting (www.WSOF.com) has announced a stellar and complete, seven-fight preliminary bout card, headlined by a much-anticipated rematch between rival bantamweight (135 liri) stilla Chris “El Guapo” Gutierrez (9-1-1) u 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, You. fuq Il-ġimgħa, Ottubru. 7, jgħixu fuq NBCSN fil 11 p.m. U/8 p.m. PT.

The preliminary bout card will stream live, fl-intier tagħha, fuq video player embeddable fuq WSOF.com, li tibda fl 8 p.m. U/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 liri) title fight between reigning, champion undefeated Justin "Il-Highlight" Gaethje (16-0) tal Safford, Ariz. and number one contender Ozzy Dugulubgov (8-2) ta 'New York, N.Y..

Pprezzati minn $20, tickets for WSOF33: Gaethje vs. Dugulubgov go on salegħada, Il-ġimgħa, Seba 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, Dagestan, 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, Calif. fuq Frar 20.

After the closing bell, Gutierrez, 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) fil-featherweight (145 liri) matchup.

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. fuq Jannar 23, irfinar Jorge Medina with a rear-naked choke at the 1:02 mark of the opening round.

Phillips of Oklahoma City, Okla. is a hard-hitting striker who has earned four of his six professional career wins, s'issa, by way of (T)KO. The 5-foot-6, 26-year-old is coming off a unanimous decision victory over Chuka Willis fil Bellator 159 fuq Lulju 22.

Elsewhere on the WSOF33 preliminary card, iggradata dinja Jesse Brock (22-8) will make his World Series of Fighting debut opposite dangerous finisher Bekbulat Magomedov (16-1) fil-bantamweight (135 liri) ruttam.

L-aħħar f bidu tiegħu, 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 fuq Mejju 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 Diċembru 18. Prior to the fight, Magomedov had gone unbeaten since his professional debut in 2011.

Abu "Gladiator" 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 liri) tilt.

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

Streaking finisher Islam Mamedov (13-1) ta 'Jersey City, N.J. permezz Derbent, Dagestan will face battle-tested veteran Alonzo “Zo Diddy” Martinez (40-19) of Papillion, Neb. fil ħfief.

In middleweight (185 liri) azzjoni, 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) ta 'Las Vegas.

WSOF33: GAETHJE VS. DUGULUBGOV

CARD MAIN (Jgħixu fuq NBCSN)

World Series tal-ġlieda kontra Ħfief Kampjonat Main Event:
Justin Gaethje (Champion) vs. Ozzy Dugulubgov (Challenger)

World Series tal-ġlieda kontra Light Heavyweight Kampjonat Ko-Main Event:
David Fergħa (Champion) vs. Vinny Magalhaes (Challenger)

Ħfief: Jason Għoli vs. Joao Zeferino
Ħfief: Brian Foster vs. Luiz Firmino
Welterweight: Abubakar Nurmagomedov vs. John Howard
Heavyweight: Shawn Jordan vs. Ashley Gooch

CARD PRELIMINARI (Jgħixu fuq WSOF.com)

Bantamweight: Chris Gutierrez vs. Timur Valiev
Bantamweight: Jesse Brock vs. Bekbulat Magomedov
Welterweight: Abu Azaitar vs. Mike Arrant
Ħfief: Islam Mamedov vs. Alonzo Martinez
Welterweight: Magomed Magomedkerimov vs. Bobby Cooper
Featherweight: Bryce Mitchell vs. Brandon Phillips
Middleweight: 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, doubleheader kampjonat mondjali
airs live from Kansas City, You. fuq Il-ġimgħa, Ottubru. 7

Biljetti għall-bejgħ Il-ġimgħa, Seba. 2

 

LAS VEGAS (Awissu 30, 2016) - World Series tal 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, You. fuqIl-ġimgħa, Ottubru. 7.

Pprezzati minn $20, tickets for WSOF33: Gaethje vs. Dugulubgov go on sale onIl-ġimgħa, Seba 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 liri) championship main event between reigning, undefeated kingpin Justin "Il-Highlight" Gaethje (16-0) and number one contender Ozzy Dugulubgov (8-2); the light heavyweight (205 liri) championship co-main event between defending champion David Fergħa (16-3) u isfidant Vinny Magalhaes (14-7); and the lightweight tilt between WSOF25 eight-man tournament winner Brian Foster (25-9) u 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) u Joao "Il Samurai Brażiljan" Zeferino (20-8).

"Dan huwa, mingħajr dubju, 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,"Qal World Series tal-ġlieda kontra President Chiefs missier.

In other action on the six-bout telecast, John “Doomsday” Howard (24-12) se jikkonfliġġu ma ' Abubakar Nurmagomedov (12-1-1) fil-welterweight (170 liri) 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) u Ashley “Gio” Gooch (10-4).

The WSOF33 preliminary bout card will be announced soon.

Jason Għoli vs. Joao Zeferino

Entering the World Series of Fighting decagon cage for the third time, il-5-marda ta '9, 34-year-old High of Kansas City, You. 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 Ġunju 17.

The 5-foot-11, 30-year-old Zeferino of Middletown, N.Y.. via Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil has earned a remarkable 15 ta 20 karriera jirbaħ permezz ta 'sottomissjoni.

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 (puntelli) 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, permezz ta 'ewwel rawnd (1:46) sottomissjoni (ganċ għarqub).

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

John Howard vs. Abubakar Nurmagomedov

Il 5--marda 7, 33-year-old Howard of Boston, Massa. is coming off a successful World Series of Fighting debut on Ġunju 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 u 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 (puntelli) ta 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 fil UFC 94 fuq Jannar 31, 2009.

Nurmagomedov of Makhachkala, Dagestan, 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, tieni rawnd (3:05) WHO (puntelli) taMatthew Frincu at WSOF30 on April 2.

Sal-lum, 10 of Nurmagomedov’s 12 career wins have come by way of either (T)KO jew is-sottomissjoni.

Shawn Jordan vs. Ashley Gooch

The stocky, 6-sieq, 31-year-old Jordan of Baton Rouge, L-. 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 u 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 jew is-sottomissjoni.

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 (Awissu 29, 2016) - World Series tal Fighting (www.WSOF.com) announced today that it has bolstered its roster of world-class athletes yet again with the signing of lightweight (155 liri) star and former Il Fighter Ultimate competition reality television series runner-up Ramsey Nijem (9-6), għal esklussiva, multi-fight promotional agreement with the world championship Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) league.
 

Fighting out of Orem, Utah, l 5--marda ta 11, 28-year-old Nijem, membru tal superstars 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-diviżjoni lira,"Qal World Series tal-ġlieda kontra President Chiefs missier.
 

Nijem defeated three straight adversaries – two by way of submission and one via TKO – to finish as runner-up on Il Fighter Ultimate: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos fil 2011, while competing at welterweight (170 liri) 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) sottomissjoni (ċowk wara-naked) ta Charlie Rader, and followed up the victory with a quick, 56-second submission (ċowk wara-naked) ta Clay Harvison and a second round (1:49) WHO (puntelli) ta Chris Cope, rispettivament, to reach the show’s final round of competition where he was stopped with an onslaught of punches by Tony Ferguson fl-ewwel rawnd (3:54) tal-battalja.
 

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

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

Live World Series ta 'azzjoni Fighting jirritorna NBCSN fuq IS-SIBT, Ottubru. 7, with an unprecedented, three-hour telecast and world championship doubleheader, li tibda fl 11 p.m. U/8 p.m., from Kansas City Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, You.
 

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

In the light heavyweight (205 liri) ko-prinċipali avveniment, reigning world champion David Fergħa (16-3) ta 'New York, N.Y.. will defend his title against fellow Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and battle-tested veteran Vinny Magalhaes (14-7) ta 'Las Vegas, Nev. permezz Rio de Janeiro, Brażil.

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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, jittrattaw multi-ġlieda
LAS VEGAS (Awissu 24, 2016) - World Series tal 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) għal esklussiva, multi-fight promotional agreement.

The world championship MMA league also announced that it has inked streaking heavyweight standout Ashley “Gio” Gooch (10-4) għal esklussiva, jittrattaw multi-ġlieda. 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,"Qal World Series tal-ġlieda kontra President Chiefs missier.

A 2010 NCAA Division I national wrestling championship runner-up and three-time All-American for Oklahoma State University, 30-il sena, 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, ta 'Novembru 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) tal-battalja.

Sal-lum, Gooch has earned 7 ta 'dmirijietu 10 rebħiet karriera permezz ta ' (T)KO u 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) WHO (puntelli) ta Greg Rebello Lincoln, R.I. dwar Awissu 12.

Live World Series ta 'azzjoni Fighting jirritorna NBCSN fuq IS-SIBT, Ottubru. 7, with an unprecedented, three-hour telecast, li tibda fl 11 p.m. U/8 p.m., from Kansas City Memorial Auditorium in Kansas City, Jista.

In the main event of WSOF33: Gaethje vs. Dugulubgov, reigning, undefeated world lightweight (155 liri) champion Justin "Il-Highlight" Gaethje(16-0) tal 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. FUQ Ottubru 7

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

LAS VEGAS (Awissu 23, 2016) – Following its highest-viewed live event of the year on July 30, World Series tal Fighting (www.WSOF.com) announced today that it has pegged new dates to its four remaining 2016 avvenimenti, beginning with an unprecedented, three-hour, jgħixu telecast NBCSN (11 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. PT) of WSOF33: Gaethje vs. Dugulubov from Kansas City, Jista. fuq Il-ġimgħa, Ottubru. 7, and concluding with the recently announced WSOF36 mega-event at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City on IS-SIBT, Diċembru. 31, live on NBC.

WSOF34 and WSOF35, both of which will air live on NBCSN, will take place on IS-SIBT, Novembru. 12 at Budweiser Event Center from Loveland, Lap. outside of Denver, u fuq IS-SIBT, Diċembru. 3 at XFINITY Arena in Everett, Aħsel. 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,"Qal World Series tal CEO Fighting Carlos Silva.

World Series of Fighting President Chiefs missier iddikjarat, “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.”

B'żieda, the world championship fight series will air a two-hour replay of WSOF32: Moraes vs. Hill II on IS-SIBT, Seba. 24. The WSOF32 world championship doubleheader event that took place at XFINITY Arena in Everett, Aħsel. garnered over 250,000 live viewers on NBCSN on July 30, and an immediate replay of the show drew an additional 107,000 telespettaturi.

WSOF33 will take place at Kansas City Memorial Auditorium and will be headlined by a world lightweight (155 liri) championship showdown between undefeated, renjanti kingpin Justin "Il-Highlight" Gaethje (16-0) tal Safford, Ariz. u hard-laqtu, 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) tal Sallisaw, Okla.

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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IS-SIBT, Lulju 30, LIVE FUQ NBCSN

FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP REMATCH:
ALEXANDRE ALMEIDA VS. LANCE PALMER

CO-Main Event:
FAMILY FEUD COMES TO A HEAD AS BROTHERS
PHOENIX JONES AND CAROS FODOR COLLIDE

TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, MEJJU 6

LAS VEGAS (Mejju 3, 2016) -World Serje ta '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) mega-avveniment, headlined by a world featherweight (145 pounds) championship rematch between reigning kingpin Alexandre "Kaptan" Almeida (18-5) and the man he took the title from – Lance Palmer (10-2) – at XFINITY Arena at Everett on Saturday, Lulju 30, jgħixu fuq NBCSN fil 10:30 p.m. U / 7:30 p.m. PT.

Pprezzati minn $29, tickets for WSOF32: Almeida vs. Palmer go on sale at 10 a.m. PT nhar il-Ġimgħa, Mejju 6, at XFINITYArenaEverett.com and WSOF.com.

Fil-każ ta 'ko-prinċipali, the long-standing and well-documented sibling rivalry between costumed crusader Phoenix Jones (6-1-1) aka Ben Fodor, u Caros "Il-Futur" Fodor (10-5) will come to a head when the adopted brothers from Seattle face off against each other at a catchweight of 162 liri.

“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,"Qal World Series tal-ġlieda kontra President Chiefs missier.

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

Alexandre Almeida vs. Lance Palmer

On December 18, l 5--marda ta 11, 27-year-old Almeida of Manaus, Amazon, Brazil notched his fifth consecutive win, seizing the World Series of Fighting featherweight title from Palmer of Sacramento, Calif. 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.

Il 6-marda, 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 sottomessa Roberto Yong with a rarely seen, highlight reel scissor choke in the first round (3:09) of their meeting at WSOF23.

Fodor, a 5--marda 9, 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, fuq Jannar 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 u Cung Le-trained James Terry.
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WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING RETURNS TO SIN CITY WITH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLEHEADER ON SATURDAY, APRIL 2, LIVE FUQ NBCSN

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World Middleweight Championship Main Event:
David Fergħa (Champion) vs. Clifford Starks (Challenger)

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

Aktar:

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

LAS VEGAS (Marzu 14, 2016) -World Serje ta 'Fighting (WSOF.com) announced today that it will make its much-anticipated return to Las Vegas with a star-studded, kampjonat dinja Imħallat Martial Arts (MMA) avveniment doubleheader fil Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on IS-SIBT, April 2, jgħixu fuq NBCSN (11 p.m. U/8 p.m. PT), headlined by a middleweight (185 liri) title bout between reigning kingpin David Fergħa (17-3) u Clifford Starks (13-2).

Pprezzati minn $29, biljetti għal WSOF30: Fergħa vs. Starks, huma disponibbli għall-onlajn xiri fi WSOF.com u AXS.com.

Fil-każ ta 'ko-prinċipali, superstar Jon Fitch (27-7-1, 1 NC) will collide with recent World Series of Fighting one-night, tmien bniedem kampjonat runner-up Joao "Il Samurai Brażiljan" Zeferino (20-7) with the vacant World Series of Fighting welterweight (170 liri) championship at stake.

In other action on the four-fight, jgħixu telecast NBCSN, espert sottomissjoni Vinny "Pezao" Magalhaes (13-7) Se kwadru off ma ' Jake "Il-Bear Għasel" Heun(9-4) fil heavyweight dawl (205 liri) konkors, filwaqt Dinja Serje ta 'esportaturi ġodda ġlieda kontra u l-artist eliminatorja Abu "Gladiator" Azaitar (11-1-1) se tarmi l isfel bl Danny "Dee1" Davis, Jr. (11-10-1) fil welterweight.

The complete WSOF30 preliminary bout card will be announced soon.

David Fergħa vs. Clifford Starks

Il 6-marda 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) sottomissjoni (ċowk wara-naked) rebħa fuq Detentur Teddy 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.

Wkoll 34 sena, 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-marda, 38-year-old Fitch of Fort Wayne, Fil. 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, Brażil, l 5--marda ta 11, 30-year-old Zeferino who fights out of Middletown, N.Y.. has notched 15 ta 'dmirijietu 20 karriera jirbaħ permezz ta 'sottomissjoni. 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, tmien bniedem ħfief (155 liri) tournament at WSOF25 on November 20, 2015.

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

Magalhaes Vinny vs. Jake Heun

Magalhaes of Las Vegas via Rio de Janeiro, Brażil, will make his second start under the promotion of World Series of Fighting after pulling off a stunning, ewwel rawnd (1:08) sottomissjoni (kneebar) of wrestling stylist Matt "Il-Hammer" Hamill at WSOF24.

A 6--marda 3, 31-year-old world grappling champion, Magalhaes has claimed 11 ta 'dmirijietu 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 fil WSOF26 fuq Diċembru 18, 2015.

A member of South Florida-based American Top Team, 6-marda 2, 28-year old Heun has claimed 6 ta 'dmirijietu 9 professional wins by way of (T)KO jew is-sottomissjoni.

Abu Azaitar vs. Danny Davis, Jr.

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

Sal-lum, the heavy-handed Azaitar has notched 7 ta 'dmirijietu 11 karriera jirbaħ permezz ta ' (T)KO. His lone defeat came in 2012, and he has since remained unbeaten in his last 8 jibda.

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

Prior to the matchup with Frincu, 6-marda 2, 33-Davis sena qodma, Jr. had run to five straight wins, three of which were World Series of Fighting contests.
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WORLD SERJE tal-ġlied żżid SPORTS prominenti, DIVERTIMENT & MEDIA Eżekuttivi MARK FORD, MIKE STEVENS & JOHN WEISER, Li jwassal bord tad-diretturi

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LAS VEGAS (Seba. 9, 2015) Kampjonat -World Imħallat Martial Arts (MMA) isports franchise World Series tal Fighting (WSOF.com) ħabbret illum iż-żieda ta 'tliet mexxejja industrija prominenti fl-isports, divertiment u l-midja, rispettivament, li twassal Bord tad-Diretturi. Tgħaqqad il-Bord, effettiva immedjatament, huma Mark Ford (Viċi-President Eżekuttiv, Reklamar Global għall-Ħin Inc), Mike Stevens (Viċi President Anzjan / Kap Uffiċjal Marketing, New York ġganti Football, Inc) u John Weiser(President, U.S. Distribuzzjoni għall Sony Pictures Televiżjoni).

"Aħna qed ferħana li jżidu l-isports differenti, midja, u l-bini kompetenza marka li Mark, Mike, u John jġibu Bord tagħna kif aħna nħarsu li jkompli jikber bħala destinazzjoni premier għal fannijiet MMA u sponsors simili,"Qal CEO, Carlos Silva.

Fir-rwol tiegħu EVP, Ħin Inc. Bejgħ Reklamar Globali, Ford xogħlijiet madwar marki Ħin Inc biex isuq ġenerali dħul tal-bejgħ ta 'reklamar għall-kumpanija u li jibnu fuq tmexxija tagħhom fis-suq. Ford qabel serva bħala EVP u President 'Sports Group Ħin Inc, fejn kien responsabbli għall-iżvilupp tan-negozju globali u l-operazzjonijiet ta 'Sports Illustrated, SI Għall Kids, Golf u franchises marka popolari inkluża l-kwistjoni SI swimsuit.

Stevens, l-ġganti New York OKS ewwel qatt, għandu rekord b'saħħtu ta 'negozji li qed jikbru permezz ta' sħubijiet korporattiva innovattivi, avvenimenti ħajjin, media multi-pjattaforma u attivazzjonijiet innovattivi. Huwa wassal trasformazzjoni tat-tim li ssir mexxej fil-prestazzjoni tan-negozju tim filwaqt li b'suċċess bini, marketing u bejgħ tal-ikbar istadium iffinanzjati privatament fid-dinja, MetLife Stadium. Stevens ġġib estensiva esperjenza industrija isports għall-World Series of ġlieda kontra bi rwoli qabel fil Sports eBay u l-Assoċjazzjoni Nazzjonali tal-Baskitbol.

Bħala President tal U.S. Distribuzzjoni għall Sony Pictures Televiżjoni, Weiser tissorvelja operazzjonijiet ta 'bejgħ domestiku kollu inkluż il-bejgħ ta' karatteristiċi films prodotti mill Sony Pictures, l-ewwel run u off-netwerk programmi sindikat u Sony Pictures titoli librerija lill-US. netwerks tax-xandir, netwerks tal-kejbil u l-gruppi istazzjon tat-televiżjoni flimkien ma 'video-on-demand, abbonament-video-on-demand u t-televiżjoni pay domestiku.

Il-Serje Dinja tal cards ġlieda kontra l-arja esklussivament fuq NBC Sports Network u NBC. Karta tagħha ġlieda li jmiss, WSOF 23 Gaethje vs. Palomino, huwa headlined minn din rematch Ħfief eċċitanti skedata għall il-Ġimgħa, Seba. 18 fi 10 PM ET / PT 7 PM minn Comerica Theater fil Phoenix, IL.

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“World Series tal Fighting” (WSOF) hija dinja kollha premier Arts Imħallat Martial professjonali (MMA) ġlieda promozzjoni ddedikati għall-għoti l-azzjoni ppakkjati ġlied aħjar għall-fannijiet ġlieda billi jipproduċu l-aħjar possibbli jaqblu-ups bejn ġellieda elite minn madwar id-dinja. Għal aktar informazzjoni jekk jogħġbok żur WSOF.com. Segwi “World Series tal Fighting” fuq Twitter MMAWorldSeries u “World Series tal Fighting” President Ray Sefo SugarRaySefo.