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WORLD SERIES walki: RETURNS TO EVERETT, WASHINGTON WITH HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP BLOCKBUSTER EVENT ON SATURDAY, Grudzień 3, Żyć na NBCSN

Blagoy Ivanov makes his third heavyweight title defense

Jared Rosholt faces Caio Alencar in a featured heavyweight scrap

Tickets for WSOF35 go on sale jutro

LAS VEGAS (Wrzesień 22, 2016) - World Series of Fighting (www.WSOF.com) announced today that it will return to Everett, Myjnia. with a heavyweight championship blockbuster Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event at XFINITY Arena at Everett, na Sobota, Grudzień. 3, żyć na NBCSN na 10 p.m. I/7 p.m. PT.

W głównym-imprezy, reigning world champion Blagoy Iwanow (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) na Piątek, Październik. 7.

Dodatkowo, 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 jutro, Piątek, Siedem. 23 w 10 a.m. PT at the XFINITY Arena Box Office, Opłata przez telefon 866.332.8499, lub na stronie internetowejwww.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, od góry do dołu, and an arena packed with incredibly passionate fight fans,"Powiedział World Series of Fighting prezydenta Ojciec 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 Czerwiec 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, turniej wagi ciężkiej. During his seven-fight stint with the league that began in 2013, he notched six consecutive victories, all by way of (T)KO lub poddanie.

6-foot-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, wzdłuż drogi.

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, spotykać się z kimś, 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 pierwsza wstępna karta walka rozpocznie się 4 p.m.

WORLD SERIES walki: JON FITCH-JAKE SHIELDS WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP SHOWDOWN SET FOR SATURDAY, Listopada 12 IN LOVELAND, COLORADO LIVE ON NBCSN

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

Tickets for WSOF34 on sale Piątek, Siedem. 16

LAS VEGAS (Wrzesień 13, 2016) - World Series of Fighting (www.WSOF.com) officially announced today the highly-anticipated welterweight (170 funtów) 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) na Sobota, Listopada. 12 at the Budweiser Events Center in Loveland, Colo., żyć na NBCSN na 10:30 p.m. I/7:30 p.m. PT.

W cenie od $20, tickets for “WSOF34: Fitch vs. Shields” go on sale on Piątek, Siedem. 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,"Powiedział World Series of Fighting prezydenta Ojciec Chiefs.

In addition to the main event, World Series of Fighting announced a featured heavyweight attraction pitting Josh “Cuddly Bear” Copeland (13-4) przeciwko byłym mistrzem 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 światowym rankingu 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

6-foot, 38-year-old Fitch of Las Vegas, Nev. via Fort Wayne, W. 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 Yūshin 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 Kwiecień 2, defeating Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Joao Zeferino by way of unanimous decision.

Fighting out of San Francisco, Kalifornii., 6 stóp, 37-year-old Shields will seek his fourth major world championship. The 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 | w kwietniu 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

6-foot-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 Iwanow. 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 z jego 12 professional victories by way of (T)KO lub poddanie, earned his place in the world title fight by taking a unanimous decision from Mike “300” Hayes at WSOF29 on Marzec 12.

6-foot-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 (stemple) na 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 (gilotyna ssania) by Ivanov in the third round (1:17) of their bout on June 5, 2015.

Paul Bradley vs. Yūshin Okami

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

Były, 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-foot-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 (zatrzymanie narożnika) z Ryuta Sakurai w Tokio Luty 27, and a first round (2:06) uległość (duszenie) z Shingo Suzukina Lipiec 24.

WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING ANNOUNCES SEVEN-BOUT PRELIMINARY CARD FOR WSOF33: GAETHJE VS. DUGULUBGOV MEGA-EVENT IN KANSAS CITY ON FRIDAY, Październik. 7

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

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

Bilety w sprzedaży jutro

LAS VEGAS (Siedem. 1, 2016) - World Series of 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 funtów) Ilość gwiazdek Chris “El Guapo” Gutierrez (9-1-1) i Timur "szczęście" Valiev (10-2), for the star-studded, WSOF33: Gaethje vs. Dugulubgov world championship doubleheader extravaganza at Kansas City Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Państwo. na Piątek, Październik. 7, żyć na NBCSN na 11 p.m. I/8 p.m. PT.

The preliminary bout card will stream live, w całości, na niezabudowany odtwarzacz wideo na WSOF.com, począwszy od 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 funtów) title fight between reigning, niepokonanym mistrzem Justin "Highlight" Gaethje (16-0) od Safford, Arizonie. and number one contender Ozzy Dugulubgov (8-2) z Nowego Jorku, N. Y..

W cenie od $20, tickets for WSOF33: Gaethje vs. Dugulubgov go on salejutro, Piątek, Siedem 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, Kalifornia. na Luty 20.

After the closing bell, Gutierrez, walked away with a controversial, podział decyzji, 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) w piórkowej (145 funtów) dopasować się.

One of MMA’s hottest prospects, the ferocious, 5-foot-9, 21-year-old Mitchell of Searcy, Arka. 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. na Styczeń 23, wykończeniowy Jorge Medina with a rear-naked choke at the 1:02 znak rundy otwarcia.

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

Elsewhere on the WSOF33 preliminary card, światowym rankingu Jesse Brock (22-8) will make his World Series of Fighting debut opposite dangerous finisher Bekbulat Magomedov (16-1) w koguciej (135 funtów) skrawek.

W swoim ostatnim starcie, 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 na Maj 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 Grudzień 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 funtów) przechylenie.

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

Streaking finisher Islam Mamedov (13-1) z Jersey City, N.J. poprzez Derbentu, Dagestan will face battle-tested veteran Alonzo “Zo Diddy” Martinez (40-19) of Papillion, Neb. na lekki.

In middleweight (185 funtów) akcja, 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) Las Vegas.

WSOF33: GAETHJE VS. DUGULUBGOV

Karty głównej (Żyją na NBCSN)

World Series of Fighting Championship Main Event Lightweight:
Justin Gaethje (Mistrz) vs. Ozzy Dugulubgov (Challenger)

World Series of Fighting Championship wagi półciężkiej Co-Main Event:
David Branch (Mistrz) vs. Vinny Magalhaes (Challenger)

Lekki: Jason Wysoka vs. Joao Zeferino
Lekki: Brian Foster vs. Luiz Firmino
Półśredniej: Abubakar Nurmagomedov vs.. John Howard
Heavyweight: Shawn Jordan vs. Ashley Gooch

KARTA WSTĘPNE (Żyją na WSOF.com)

Koguciej: Chris Gutierrez vs. Timur Valiev
Koguciej: Jesse Brock vs. Bekbulat Magomedov
Półśredniej: Abu Azaitar vs. Mike Arrant
Lekki: Islam Mamedov vs.. Alonzo Martinez
Półśredniej: Magomed Magomedkerimov vs. Bobby Cooper
Piórkowej: Bryce Mitchell vs. Brandon Phillips
Średniej: Bruno Santos vs. Clinton Williams

WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING ANNOUNCES COMPLETE, SIX-FIGHT MAIN CARD FOR UNPRECEDENTED, THREE-HOUR LIVE NBCSN TELECAST OF WSOF33: GAETHJE VS. DUGULUBGOV

Star-studded, mistrzostwa świata doubleheader
airs live from Kansas City, Państwo. na Piątek, Październik. 7

Bilety w sprzedaży Piątek, Siedem. 2

 

LAS VEGAS (Sierpień 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, Państwo. naPiątek, Październik. 7.

W cenie od $20, tickets for WSOF33: Gaethje vs. Dugulubgov go on sale onPiątek, Siedem 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 funtów) championship main event between reigning, undefeated kingpin Justin "Highlight" Gaethje (16-0) and number one contender Ozzy Dugulubgov (8-2); the light heavyweight (205 funtów) championship co-main event between defending champion David Branch (16-3) i challenger 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 "Brazylijski samurajów" Zeferino (20-8).

"To jest, bez wątpienia, 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,"Powiedział World Series of Fighting prezydenta Ojciec Chiefs.

In other action on the six-bout telecast, John “Doomsday” Howard (24-12) będzie kolidować z Abubakar Nurmagomedov (12-1-1) w półśredniej (170 funtów) dopasować się.

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 Wysoka 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, Państwo. 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 Czerwiec 17.

The 5-foot-11, 30-year-old Zeferino of Middletown, N. Y.. via Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil has earned a remarkable 15 z 20 kariera wygrywa w drodze złożenia.

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 (stemple) 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, za pomocą pierwszej rundzie (1:46) uległość (Hak pięty).

Following the win over Foster, Zeferino notched another first round (1:24) heel hook submission, this time on Jorge "Macaco" 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 Czerwiec 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 (stemple) z 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 na UFC 94 w styczniu 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 chabib nurmagomiedow, i 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, Druga runda (3:05) WHO (stemple) zMateusz Frincu at WSOF30 on Kwiecień 2.

Aktualne, 10 of Nurmagomedov’s 12 career wins have come by way of either (T)KO lub poddanie.

Shawn Jordan vs. Ashley Gooch

The stocky, 6-stopa, 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, Arizonie. 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 lub poddanie.

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 (Sierpień 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 funtów) star and former TUF competition reality television series runner-up Ramsey Nijem (9-6), z wyłącznym, multi-fight promotional agreement with the world championship Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) league.
 

Fighting out of Orem, Utah, 5-foot-11, 28-year-old Nijem, członkiem 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-Podział funta,"Powiedział World Series of Fighting prezydenta Ojciec Chiefs.
 

Nijem defeated three straight adversaries – two by way of submission and one via TKOto finish as runner-up on TUF: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos w 2011, while competing at welterweight (170 funtów) 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) uległość (duszenie) z Charlie Rader, and followed up the victory with a quick, 56-second submission (duszenie) z Clay Harvison and a second round (1:49) WHO (stemple) z Chris Cope, odpowiednio, to reach the show’s final round of competition where he was stopped with an onslaught of punches by Tony Ferguson W pierwszej rundzie (3:54) bitwy.
 

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

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

Żyją World Series of Walka wraca do NBCSN na Sobota, Październik. 7, with an unprecedented, three-hour telecast and world championship doubleheader, począwszy od 11 p.m. I/8 po południu, from Kansas City Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Państwo.
 

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

In the light heavyweight (205 funtów) współpraca Głównym wydarzeniem, reigning world champion David Branch (16-3) z Nowego Jorku, N. Y.. will defend his title against fellow Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and battle-tested veteran Vinny Magalhaes (14-7) Las Vegas, Nev. poprzez Rio de Janeiro, Brazylia.

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

Heavyweight standout Ashley Gooch also inked to exclusive, Walka umowa multi-
LAS VEGAS (Sierpień 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) z wyłącznym, multi-fight promotional agreement.

The world championship MMA league also announced that it has inked streaking heavyweight standout Ashley “Gio” Gooch (10-4) z wyłącznym, Walka umowa multi-. 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 Iwanow,"Powiedział World Series of Fighting prezydenta Ojciec Chiefs.

A 2010 NCAA Division I national wrestling championship runner-up and three-time All-American for Oklahoma State University, 30-letni, 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, listopada 15, 2015.

The hard-hitting, 6-foot-3, 265-pound Gooch of Glendale, Arizonie. 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) bitwy.

Aktualne, Gooch has earned 7 z jego 10 kariery zwycięstwa w drodze (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) WHO (stemple) z Greg Rebello w Lincoln, R.I. sierpnia 12.

Żyją World Series of Walka wraca do NBCSN na Sobota, Październik. 7, with an unprecedented, three-hour telecast, począwszy od 11 p.m. I/8 po południu, from Kansas City Memorial Auditorium in Kansas City, Maj.

In the main event of WSOF33: Gaethje vs. Dugulubgov, reigning, undefeated world lightweight (155 funtów) mistrz Justin "Highlight" Gaethje(16-0) od Safford, Arizonie. 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 Październik 7

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

LAS VEGAS (Sierpień 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 wydarzenia, beginning with an unprecedented, three-hour, żyć NBCSN telewizyjny (11 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. PT) of WSOF33: Gaethje vs. Dugulubov from Kansas City, Maj. na Piątek, Październik. 7, and concluding with the recently announced WSOF36 mega-event at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Sobota, Grudzień. 31, live on NBC.

WSOF34 and WSOF35, both of which will air live on NBCSN, odbędzie się Sobota, Listopada. 12 at Budweiser Event Center from Loveland, Zakładka. outside of Denver, i Sobota, Grudzień. 3 at XFINITY Arena in Everett, Myjnia. 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,"Powiedział World Series of Fighting CEO Carlos Silva.

World Series of Fighting President Ojciec Chiefs stwierdził,, “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.”

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

WSOF33 will take place at Kansas City Memorial Auditorium and will be headlined by a world lightweight (155 funtów) championship showdown between undefeated, panujący Kingpin Justin "Highlight" Gaethje (16-0) od Safford, Arizonie. i bezkompromisowej, 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) od Sallisaw, Oklahoma.

Additional WSOF33 bouts will be announced soon.

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

Sobota, Lipca 30, Żyć na 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

SPRZEDAŻ BILETÓW W PIĄTEK, MAJ 6

LAS VEGAS (Maj 3, 2016) -World Seria 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-impreza, headlined by a world featherweight (145 pounds) championship rematch between reigning kingpin Alexandre "Kapitan" Almeida (18-5) and the man he took the title fromLance Palmer (10-2) – at XFINITY Arena at Everett on Saturday, Lipiec 30, żyć na NBCSN na 10:30 p.m. I / 7:30 p.m. PT.

W cenie od $29, tickets for WSOF32: Almeida vs. Palmer go on sale at 10 a.m. PT w piątek, Maj 6, at XFINITYArenaEverett.com and WSOF.com.

W przypadku co-main, the long-standing and well-documented sibling rivalry between costumed crusader Phoenix Jones (6-1-1) aka Ben Fodor, i Caros "Przyszłość" Fodor (10-5) will come to a head when the adopted brothers from Seattle face off against each other at a catchweight of 162 funtów.

“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,"Powiedział World Series of Fighting prezydenta Ojciec Chiefs.

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

Alexandre Almeida vs.. Lance Palmer

W grudniu 18, 5-foot-11, 27-year-old Almeida of Manaus, Amazonka, Brazil notched his fifth consecutive win, seizing the World Series of Fighting featherweight title from Palmer of Sacramento, Kalifornia. 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.

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

Fodor, 5-foot-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, w styczniu 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.

WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING RETURNS TO SIN CITY WITH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLEHEADER ON SATURDAY, Kwietnia 2, Żyć na NBCSN

BILETY JUŻ W SPRZEDAŻY

World Middleweight Championship Main Event:
David Branch (Mistrz) vs. Clifford Starks (Challenger)

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

Więcej:

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

LAS VEGAS (Marzec 14, 2016) -World Seria Fighting (WSOF.com) announced today that it will make its much-anticipated return to Las Vegas with a star-studded, mistrzostwa świata Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Impreza doubleheader w Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on Sobota, Kwiecień 2, żyć na NBCSN (11 p.m. I/8 p.m. PT), headlined by a middleweight (185 funtów) title bout between reigning kingpin David Branch (17-3) i Clifford Starks (13-2).

W cenie od $29, Bilety na WSOF30: Oddział vs. Starks, są dostępne do zakupu online w WSOF.com i AXS.com.

W przypadku co-main, superstar Jon Fitch (27-7-1, 1 NC) will collide with recent World Series of Fighting one-night, osiem-man turnieju runner-up Joao "Brazylijski samurajów" Zeferino (20-7) with the vacant World Series of Fighting welterweight (170 funtów) championship at stake.

In other action on the four-fight, żyć NBCSN telewizyjny, ekspert złożenie Vinny "Pezao" Magalhaes (13-7) zmierzą się z Jake "Honey Bear" Heun(9-4) w wadze półciężkiej (205 funtów) zawody, podczas World Series of Fighting przybysza i pucharowej artysty Abu "Gladiator" Azaitar (11-1-1) będzie rzucać się Danny "Dee1" Davis, Jr. (11-10-1) w półśredniej.

The complete WSOF30 preliminary bout card will be announced soon.

Vs David Branch. Clifford Starks

6-foot-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) uległość (duszenie) Zwycięstwo nad 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.

Również 34 roku życia, the 5-foot-10 Starks of Tempe, Arizonie. 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 stóp, 38-year-old Fitch of Fort Wayne, W. earned a unanimous decision in his last appearance, over fellow accomplished superstar Yūshin Okami at WSOF24 on October 17, 2015.

Originally from Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brazylia, 5-foot-11, 30-year-old Zeferino who fights out of Middletown, N. Y.. has notched 15 z jego 20 kariera wygrywa w drodze złożenia. 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, osiem-man lekki (155 funtów) tournament at WSOF25 on November 20, 2015.

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

Vinny Magalhaes vs. Jake Heun

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

A 6-foot-3, 31-year-old world grappling champion, Magalhaes has claimed 11 z jego 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 w WSOF26 grudnia 18, 2015.

A member of South Florida-based American Top Team, 6-foot-2, 28-year old Heun has claimed 6 z jego 9 professional wins by way of (T)KO lub poddanie.

Abu Azaitar vs. Danny Davis, Jr.

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

Aktualne, the heavy-handed Azaitar has notched 7 z jego 11 kariera wygrywa w drodze (T)KO. His lone defeat came in 2012, and he has since remained unbeaten in his last 8 Rozpocznie się.

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

Prior to the matchup with Frincu, 6-foot-2, 33-letni Davis, Jr. had run to five straight wins, three of which were World Series of Fighting contests.

WORLD SERIES walki DODAJE wybitnych SPORTS, ROZRYWKA & ZARZĄDU MEDIA MARK FORD, MIKE Stevens & JOHN WEISER, Prowadzić Rady Dyrektorów

LAS VEGAS (Siedem. 9, 2015) -World Mistrzostwa Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sport franczyzy World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) ogłosiła dzisiaj dodanie trzech wybitnych liderów branży w sporcie, rozrywki i mediów, odpowiednio, prowadzić Rady Dyrektorów. Przystąpienie do forum, efekt natychmiastowy, są Marka Ford (Wiceprezes, Globalny Time Inc. Reklama), Mike Stevens (Starszy Wiceprezes / Dyrektor Marketingu, Nowy Jork Football Giants, Inc.) i John Weiser(Prezydent, Patenty USA. Dystrybucja do Sony Pictures Television).

"Jesteśmy podekscytowani, aby dodać różnorodnych sportów, mediów, Budynek i marki wiedza, że ​​Mark, Mikrofon, i John wnieść do naszej Spółki, jak patrzymy dalej rozwijać się jako premier miejsce dla fanów MMA i sponsorów zarówno,", Powiedział CEO, Carlos Silva.

W jego roli EVP, Czas Inc. Globalne Reklama sprzedaży, Ford działa na marek programie Time Inc. jechać ogólny przychody ze sprzedaży reklamy dla firmy i budować na ich przywództwa na rynku. Ford pracował wcześniej jako EVP i prezes Grupy Sportowej w programie Time Inc, gdzie był odpowiedzialny za globalny rozwój biznesu i działalności Sports Illustrated, SI Dla dzieci, Golf i popularnych serii marki w tym kwestii SI Swimsuit.

Stevens, New York Giants pierwszy w historii WOR, ma duże doświadczenie rosnących przedsiębiorstw poprzez innowacyjne partnerstwa korporacyjnych, wydarzenia na żywo, wieloplatformowe mediów oraz innowacyjnych aktywacje. Prowadził transformacji zespołu do stać się liderem w wydajności biznesowej zespołu, a jednocześnie skutecznie budując, marketingu i sprzedaży największy stadion finansowane ze środków prywatnych na świecie, MetLife Stadium. Stevens przynosi bogate doświadczenie w branży sportowej na World Series of Fighting z wcześniejszych ról w serwisie eBay Sportu i National Basketball Association.

Jako przewodniczący U.S.. Dystrybucja do Sony Pictures Television, Weiser nadzoruje wszystkie operacje sprzedaży, w tym krajowych sprzedaży filmów fabularnych produkowanych przez Sony Pictures, Pierwszy prowadzony i off-sieciowych konsorcjalnych programów i bibliotek Sony Pictures tytułów do USA. sieci broadcast, sieci kablowe i grupy stacji telewizyjnych wraz z wideo na żądanie, Subskrypcja wideo na żądanie i krajowym płatnej telewizji.

World Series of Fighting powietrza kart wyłącznie na NBC Sports Network i NBC. Jego następna karta walki, WSOF 23 Gaethje vs. Palomino, jest gwiazdą o tej ekscytującej Lightweight rewanż zaplanowano na piątek, Siedem. 18 w 10 PM ET / 7 PM PT od Comerica Theater w Phoenix, AZ.

O “World Series of Fighting” (WSOF)
“World Series of Fighting” (WSOF) jest na całym świecie premier zawodowe Mieszane sztuki walki (MMA) walczyć promocji poświęcony dostarczaniu najlepszych walk pełnych akcji dla fanów walki produkując najlepsze z możliwych rywalizacji między elitarnych wojowników z całego świata. Aby uzyskać więcej informacji, odwiedź stronę WSOF.com. Śledzić “World Series of Fighting” na Twitterze @MMAWorldSeries i “World Series of Fighting” Prezydent Ray Sefo SugarRaySefo.