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THẾ GIỚI CỦA SERIES CHỮA CHÁY: RETURNS TO EVERETT, WASHINGTON WITH HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP BLOCKBUSTER EVENT ON SATURDAY, Tháng mười hai 3, SỐNG TRÊN 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 ngày mai

LAS VEGAS (Tháng chín 22, 2016) - World Series of Fighting (www.WSOF.com) announced today that it will return to Everett, Rửa. with a heavyweight championship blockbuster Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event at XFINITY Arena at Everett, trên Thứ bảy, Tháng mười hai. 3, sống trên NBCSN tại 10 giờ chiều. VÀ/7 giờ chiều. PT.

Trong chính-sự kiện, 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) và Ashley Gooch (10-4) trên Thứ sáu, Tháng Mười. 7.

Ngoài ra, former UFC standout Jared Rosholt, Wisconsin (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 ngày mai, Thứ sáu, Bảy. 23 tại 10 a.m. PT at the XFINITY Arena Box Office, phí qua điện thoại 866.332.8499, hoặc trực tuyến tạiwww.WSOF.comwww.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, từ đầu đến cuối, and an arena packed with incredibly passionate fight fans,"Nói World Series of Fighting Tổng thống Cha 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 Tháng sáu 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 hoặc trình.

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, trên đường đi.

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

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

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

Additional WSOF35 bouts will be announced soon.

Doors at XFINITY Arena at Everett will open for WSOF35 at 3:30 giờ chiều. PT, và bout thẻ sơ bộ đầu tiên sẽ bắt đầu lúc 4 giờ chiều.

THẾ GIỚI CỦA SERIES CHỮA CHÁY: JON FITCH-JAKE SHIELDS WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP SHOWDOWN SET FOR SATURDAY, Tháng mười một 12 IN LOVELAND, COLORADO LIVE ON NBCSN

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

Tickets for WSOF34 on sale Thứ sáu, Bảy. 16

LAS VEGAS (Tháng chín 13, 2016) - World Series of Fighting (www.WSOF.com) officially announced today the highly-anticipated welterweight (170 pounds) 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) vì Thứ bảy, Tháng mười một. 12 at the Budweiser Events Center in Loveland, Colo., sống trên NBCSN tại 10:30 giờ chiều. VÀ/7:30 giờ chiều. PT.

Giá từ $20, tickets for “WSOF34: Fitch vs. Shields” go on sale on Thứ sáu, Bảy. 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,"Nói World Series of Fighting Tổng thống Cha Chiefs.

In addition to the main event, World Series of Fighting announced a featured heavyweight attraction pitting Josh “Cuddly Bear” Copeland (13-4) chống lại cựu vô địch 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 xếp hạng thế giới 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, Trong. 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 Tháng tư 2, defeating Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Joao Zeferino by way of unanimous decision.

Fighting out of San Francisco, Calif., 6-foot, 37-year-old Shields will seek his fourth major world championship. Các 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 vào ngày 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 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 của mình 12 professional victories by way of (T)KO hoặc trình, earned his place in the world title fight by taking a unanimous decision from Mike “300” Hayes at WSOF29 on Tháng ba 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 (đấm) trên 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 (sặc chém) 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, 5-foot-9, 33-year-old Bradley of San Diego, Calif. signed with the league after decimating previously unbeaten Chris Honeycutt by way of TKO (đấm) in just 40 seconds in the Bellator MMA cage on January 29, 2016.

Một vấn đề trước, 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 (phạt góc) của Ryuta Sakurai tại Tokyo vào Tháng hai 27, and a first round (2:06) trình (phía sau naked sặc) của Shingo Suzukitrên Tháng bảy 24.

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

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

Sống, three-hour NBCSN telecast begins at 11 giờ chiều. VÀ
Preliminary bout card to stream live on WSOF.com at 8 giờ chiều. VÀ

Vé được bán ngày mai

LAS VEGAS (Bảy. 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 pounds) sao Chris “El Guapo” Gutierrez (9-1-1) và 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, Bạn. trên Thứ sáu, Tháng Mười. 7, sống trên NBCSN tại 11 giờ chiều. VÀ/8 giờ chiều. PT.

The preliminary bout card will stream live, trong toàn bộ, trên một máy nghe nhạc video nhúng trên WSOF.com, bắt đầu từ 8 giờ chiều. VÀ/5 giờ chiều. PT, immediately before the unprecedented, three-hour telecast of the six-fight main card that will be headlined by a world lightweight (155 pounds) title fight between reigning, nhà vô địch bất khả chiến bại Justin "Các Highlight" Gaethje (16-0) của Safford, Ariz. and number one contender Ozzy Dugulubgov (8-2) New York, N.Y..

Giá từ $20, tickets for WSOF33: Gaethje vs. Dugulubgov go on salengày mai, Thứ sáu, Bảy 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. trên Tháng hai 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) trong một lông (145 pounds) phù hợp.

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. trên Tháng giêng 23, hoàn thiện 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, đến nay, by way of (T)KO. The 5-foot-6, 26-year-old is coming off a unanimous decision victory over Chuka Willis tại Bellator 159 trên Tháng bảy 22.

Elsewhere on the WSOF33 preliminary card, xếp hạng thế giới Jesse Brock (22-8) will make his World Series of Fighting debut opposite dangerous finisher Bekbulat Magomedov (16-1) trong một bantamweight (135 pounds) sắt vụn.

Trong khi bắt đầu cuối của mình, 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 trên Có thể 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 Tháng mười hai 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 pounds) nghiên.

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

Streaking finisher Islam Mamedov (13-1) của Thành phố Jersey, N.J. qua Derbent, Dagestan will face battle-tested veteran Alonzo “Zo Diddy” Martinez (40-19) of Papillion, Neb. tại nhẹ.

In middleweight (185 pounds) hoạt động, 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

CARD CHỦ (Sống trên NBCSN)

World Series of Fighting Championship Nhẹ Sự kiện chính:
Justin Gaethje (Quán quân) vs. Ozzy Dugulubgov (Người thách đấu)

World Series of Fighting nhẹ Heavyweight Championship Co-Main Event:
David Branch (Quán quân) vs. Vinny Magalhaes (Người thách đấu)

Trọng lượng nhẹ: Jason cao vs. Joao Zeferino
Trọng lượng nhẹ: Brian Foster vs. Luiz Firmino
Người nặng: Abubakar Nurmagomedov vs. John Howard
Hạng nặng: Shawn Jordan vs. Ashley Gooch

SƠ CARD (Sống trên WSOF.com)

Bantamweight: Chris Gutierrez vs. Timur Valiev
Bantamweight: Jesse Brock vs. Bekbulat Magomedov
Người nặng: Abu Azaitar vs. Mike Arrant
Trọng lượng nhẹ: Islam Mamedov vs. Alonzo Martinez
Người nặng: Magomed Magomedkerimov vs. Bobby Cooper
Lông: Bryce Mitchell vs. Brandon Phillips
Middleweight: 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, doubleheader vô địch thế giới
airs live from Kansas City, Bạn. trên Thứ sáu, Tháng Mười. 7

Vé được bán Thứ sáu, Bảy. 2

 

LAS VEGAS (Tháng tám 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 giờ chiều. ET / 8 giờ chiều. PT) telecast of the WSOF33: Gaethje vs. Dugulubgov world championship doubleheader extravaganza at Kansas City Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Bạn. trênThứ sáu, Tháng Mười. 7.

Giá từ $20, tickets for WSOF33: Gaethje vs. Dugulubgov go on sale onThứ sáu, Bảy 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 pounds) championship main event between reigning, undefeated kingpin Justin "Các Highlight" Gaethje (16-0) and number one contender Ozzy Dugulubgov (8-2); the light heavyweight (205 pounds) championship co-main event between defending champion David Branch (16-3) và thách thức Vinny Magalhaes (14-7); and the lightweight tilt between WSOF25 eight-man tournament winner Brian Foster (25-9) và 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) và Joao "The Brazilian Samurai" Zeferino (20-8).

"Đây là, không nghi ngờ gì, 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,"Nói World Series of Fighting Tổng thống Cha Chiefs.

In other action on the six-bout telecast, John “Doomsday” Howard (24-12) sẽ va chạm với Abubakar Nurmagomedov (12-1-1) ở một người nặng (170 pounds) phù hợp.

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) và Ashley “Gio” Gooch (10-4).

The WSOF33 preliminary bout card will be announced soon.

Jason cao 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, Bạn. 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 Tháng sáu 17.

The 5-foot-11, 30-year-old Zeferino of Middletown, N.Y.. via Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil has earned a remarkable 15 của 20 sự nghiệp thắng bằng cách nộp.

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 (đấm) 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, bằng cách vòng đầu tiên (1:46) trình (gót chân móc).

Following the win over Foster, Zeferino notched another first round (1:24) heel hook submission, this time on Jorge "giống hồ hầu" 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, Quần chúng. is coming off a successful World Series of Fighting debut on Tháng sáu 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 Hội trườngSiyar 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 (đấm) của 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 tại UFC 94 vào ngày 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, vòng hai (3:05) WHO (đấm) củaMatthew Frincu at WSOF30 on Tháng tư 2.

Để ngày, 10 of Nurmagomedov’s 12 career wins have come by way of either (T)KO hoặc trình.

Shawn Jordan vs. Ashley Gooch

The stocky, 6-chân, 31-year-old Jordan of Baton Rouge, Các. 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 và 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 hoặc trình.

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 (Tháng tám 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 pounds) star and former The Ultimate Fighter competition reality television series runner-up Ramsey Nijem (9-6), để độc quyền, 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, một thành viên của siêu sao 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-phân chia bảng,"Nói World Series of Fighting Tổng thống Cha Chiefs.
 

Nijem defeated three straight adversaries – two by way of submission and one via TKOto finish as runner-up on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos trong 2011, while competing at welterweight (170 pounds) 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) trình (phía sau naked sặc) của Charlie Rader, and followed up the victory with a quick, 56-đệ trình thứ hai (phía sau naked sặc) của Clay Harvison and a second round (1:49) WHO (đấm) của Chris Cope, tương ứng, to reach the show’s final round of competition where he was stopped with an onslaught of punches by Tony Ferguson ở vòng đầu tiên (3:54) các trận chiến.
 

During his 10-fight stint with the UFC, Nijem earned both a “Performance of the Night” honor for his first round (4:20) WHO (đấm) conquest of Beneil Dariush vào ngày 11, 2014, as well a “Fight of the Night” award for his gritty effort in a second round (1:53) WHO (đấm) thất bại dưới tay của Carlos Diego Ferreira vào ngày 30, 2014.
 

Một vận động viên cả đời, Nijem was a three-sport (đấu vật, cross country and soccer) competitor in high school before going on to wrestle for NCAA Division I Utah Valley University.
 

Sống World Series of Fighting hành động trả về để NBCSN trên Thứ bảy, Tháng Mười. 7, with an unprecedented, three-hour telecast and world championship doubleheader, bắt đầu từ 11 giờ chiều. VÀ/8 chiều, from Kansas City Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Bạn.
 

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

In the light heavyweight (205 pounds) đồng chính sự kiện, 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. qua Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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

Heavyweight standout Ashley Gooch also inked to exclusive, đa chiến thỏa thuận
LAS VEGAS (Tháng tám 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) để độc quyền, multi-fight promotional agreement.

The world championship MMA league also announced that it has inked streaking heavyweight standout Ashley “Gio” Gooch (10-4) để độc quyền, đa chiến thỏa thuận. 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,"Nói World Series of Fighting Tổng thống Cha Chiefs.

Một 2010 NCAA Division I national wrestling championship runner-up and three-time All-American for Oklahoma State University, 30 tuổi, 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, Wisconsin, notched a unanimous decision over the league’s tallest fighter, seven-foot giant Stefan Struve, vào ngày 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) các trận chiến.

Để ngày, Gooch has earned 7 của mình 10 thắng lợi sự nghiệp bằng cách (T)KO và 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 (đấm) của Greg Rebello ở Lincoln, R.I. vào ngày 12.

Sống World Series of Fighting hành động trả về để NBCSN trên Thứ bảy, Tháng Mười. 7, with an unprecedented, three-hour telecast, bắt đầu từ 11 giờ chiều. VÀ/8 chiều, from Kansas City Memorial Auditorium in Kansas City, Có thể.

In the main event of WSOF33: Gaethje vs. Dugulubgov, reigning, undefeated world lightweight (155 pounds) quán quân Justin "Các Highlight" Gaethje(16-0) của 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 Tháng Mười 7

EPIC YEAR CONCLUDES WITH WSOF36 MEGA-EVENT ON NBC
FROM MADISON SQUARE GARDEN ON Tháng mười hai 31

LAS VEGAS (Tháng tám 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 sự kiện, beginning with an unprecedented, three-hour, sống NBCSN truyền hình (11 giờ chiều. ET / 8 giờ chiều. PT) of WSOF33: Gaethje vs. Dugulubov from Kansas City, Có thể. trên Thứ sáu, Tháng Mười. 7, and concluding with the recently announced WSOF36 mega-event at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Thứ bảy, Tháng mười hai. 31, live on NBC.

WSOF34 and WSOF35, both of which will air live on NBCSN, sẽ diễn ra vào Thứ bảy, Tháng mười một. 12 at Budweiser Event Center from Loveland, Vạt áo. outside of Denver, và hơn thế nữa Thứ bảy, Tháng mười hai. 3 at XFINITY Arena in Everett, Rửa. 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,"Nói World Series of Fighting CEO Carlos Silva.

World Series of Fighting President Cha Chiefs phát biểu, “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.”

Ngoài ra, the world championship fight series will air a two-hour replay of WSOF32: Moraes vs. Hill II on Thứ bảy, Bảy. 24. The WSOF32 world championship doubleheader event that took place at XFINITY Arena in Everett, Rửa. thu hút hơn 250,000 live viewers on NBCSN on July 30, and an immediate replay of the show drew an additional 107,000 người xem.

WSOF33 will take place at Kansas City Memorial Auditorium and will be headlined by a world lightweight (155 pounds) championship showdown between undefeated, đương kim kingpin Justin "Các Highlight" Gaethje (16-0) của Safford, Ariz. và cứng rắn, 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, Paraiba, 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) của Sallisaw, Okla.

Additional WSOF33 bouts will be announced soon.

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

Thứ bảy, Tháng Bảy 30, SỐNG TRÊN NBCSN

FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP REMATCH:
ALEXANDRE ALMEIDA VS. LANCE PALMER

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

TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, MAY 6

LAS VEGAS (Có thể 3, 2016) -World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) announced today that it will head to Washington State for the first time ever with a star-studded Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) mega-sự kiện, headlined by a world featherweight (145 pounds) championship rematch between reigning kingpin Alexandre "thuyền trưởng" Almeida (18-5) and the man he took the title fromLance Palmer (10-2) – at XFINITY Arena at Everett on Saturday, Tháng bảy 30, sống trên NBCSN tại 10:30 giờ chiều. VÀ / 7:30 giờ chiều. PT.

Giá từ $29, tickets for WSOF32: Almeida vs. Palmer go on sale at 10 a.m. PT vào thứ Sáu, Có thể 6, at XFINITYArenaEverett.com and WSOF.com.

Trong trường hợp chính, the long-standing and well-documented sibling rivalry between costumed crusader Phoenix Jones (6-1-1) aka Ben Fodor, và Caros "Tương lai" Fodor (10-5) will come to a head when the adopted brothers from Seattle face off against each other at a catchweight of 162 pounds.

“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,"Nói World Series of Fighting Tổng thống Cha Chiefs.

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

Alexandre Almeida vs. Lance Palmer

Vào tháng 12 18, 5-foot-11, 27-year-old Almeida of Manaus, Đàn bà gan dạ, 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.

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 trình 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, vào ngày 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 WilcoxCung Le-trained James Terry.

WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING RETURNS TO SIN CITY WITH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLEHEADER ON SATURDAY, Tháng Tư 2, SỐNG TRÊN NBCSN

VÉ VỀ BÁN DOANH NGHIỆP

World Middleweight Championship Main Event:
David Branch (Quán quân) vs. Clifford Starks (Người thách đấu)

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

Hơn:

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

LAS VEGAS (Tháng ba 14, 2016) -World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) announced today that it will make its much-anticipated return to Las Vegas with a star-studded, vô địch thế giới Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sự kiện doubleheader ở Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on Thứ bảy, Tháng tư 2, sống trên NBCSN (11 giờ chiều. VÀ/8 giờ chiều. PT), headlined by a middleweight (185 pounds) title bout between reigning kingpin David Branch (17-3) và Clifford Starks (13-2).

Giá từ $29, vé cho WSOF30: Chi nhánh vs. Starks, có sẵn để mua trực tuyến tại WSOF.com và AXS.com.

Trong trường hợp chính, siêu sao Jon Fitch (27-7-1, 1 NC) will collide with recent World Series of Fighting one-night, tám người đàn ông giải Á hậu Joao "The Brazilian Samurai" Zeferino (20-7) with the vacant World Series of Fighting welterweight (170 pounds) championship at stake.

In other action on the four-fight, sống NBCSN truyền hình, chuyên gia trình Vinny "Pezao" Magalhaes (13-7) sẽ vuông off với Jake "Honey Bear" Heun(9-4) trong một nặng nhẹ (205 pounds) cuộc thi, trong khi World Series of Fighting người mới và nghệ sĩ loại trực tiếp Abu "Gladiator" Azaitar (11-1-1) sẽ ném xuống với Danny "Dee1" Davis, Jr. (11-10-1) ở người nặng.

The complete WSOF30 preliminary bout card will be announced soon.

David Chi nhánh vs. 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) trình (phía sau naked sặc) chiến thắng Teddy Chủ 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.

Ngoài ra 34 tuổi, 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-foot, 38-year-old Fitch of Fort Wayne, Trong. 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, Brazil, 5-foot-11, 30-year-old Zeferino who fights out of Middletown, N.Y.. has notched 15 của mình 20 sự nghiệp thắng bằng cách nộp. 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, tám người đàn ông nhẹ (155 pounds) tournament at WSOF25 on November 20, 2015.

After defeating both Brian FosterJorge Patino by way of heel hook submission in the first round of action in the quarterfinal and semifinal stages of the tournament, tương ứng, 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 (đấm) at the hands of Foster in a barnburner affair.

Vinny Magalhaes vs. Jake Heun

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

A 6-foot-3, 31-year-old world grappling champion, Magalhaes has claimed 11 của mình 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 tại WSOF26 vào ngày 18, 2015.

A member of South Florida-based American Top Team, 6-foot-2, 28-year old Heun has claimed 6 của mình 9 professional wins by way of (T)KO hoặc trình.

Abu Azaitar vs. Danny Davis, Jr.

The number one ranked middleweight (185 pounds) 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 pounds, after tearing through the ranks of competitors in Europe over the last seven years.

Để ngày, the heavy-handed Azaitar has notched 7 của mình 11 sự nghiệp thắng bằng cách (T)KO. His lone defeat came in 2012, and he has since remained unbeaten in his last 8 bắt đầu.

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-foot-2, 33-tuổi Davis, Jr. had run to five straight wins, three of which were World Series of Fighting contests.

THẾ GIỚI CỦA SERIES CHỮA CHÁY cho biết thêm SPORTS NỔI BẬT, ENTERTAINMENT & MEDIA EXECUTIVES MARK FORD, MIKE STEVENS & JOHN Weiser, TO LEAD BAN GIÁM ĐỐC CỦA NÓ

LAS VEGAS (Bảy. 9, 2015) -World Vô địch Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) nhượng quyền thương mại thể thao World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) hôm nay công bố việc bổ sung ba nhà lãnh đạo ngành công nghiệp nổi bật trong thể thao, giải trí và truyền thông, tương ứng, để lãnh đạo Hội đồng Quản trị. Tham gia Hội đồng, hiệu quả tức thì, là Mark Ford (Phó chủ tịch điều hành, Quảng cáo toàn cầu cho Time Inc.), Mike Stevens (Phó Chủ tịch / Giám đốc Marketing, New York Football Giants, Inc.) và John Weiser(Chủ tịch, La Mỹ. Phân phối cho Sony Pictures Television).

"Chúng tôi rất vui mừng để thêm các môn thể thao đa dạng, phương tiện truyền thông, và xây dựng thương hiệu chuyên môn Mark, Làm biếng, và John mang đến cho Hội đồng của chúng tôi khi chúng tôi xem xét để tiếp tục phát triển như một điểm đến hàng đầu cho những người hâm mộ MMA và các nhà tài trợ như nhau,"Giám đốc điều hành cho biết, Carlos Silva.

Trong EVP vai trò của mình, Time Inc. Bán hàng Quảng cáo toàn cầu, Ford công trình trên nhãn hiệu của Time Inc. lái doanh thu quảng cáo tổng thể cho các công ty và xây dựng vào sự lãnh đạo của họ trên thị trường. Ford trước đây từng là Phó Chủ tịch và Chủ tịch Sports Group Time Inc, nơi ông chịu trách nhiệm cho sự phát triển kinh doanh toàn cầu và hoạt động của Sports Illustrated, SI Đối với trẻ em, Golf và nhượng quyền thương hiệu phổ biến bao gồm các vấn đề SI Swimsuit.

Stevens, Giants New York CMO đầu tiên, có một hồ sơ theo dõi mạnh mẽ của các doanh nghiệp đang phát triển thông qua quan hệ đối tác của công ty sáng tạo, các sự kiện sống, phương tiện truyền thông đa nền tảng và kích hoạt sáng tạo. Ông đã lãnh đạo sự thay đổi của đội để trở thành một nhà lãnh đạo trong hoạt động kinh doanh trong khi nhóm còn xây dựng thành công, tiếp thị và bán các sân vận động tài trợ tư nhân lớn nhất thế giới, Sân vận động MetLife. Stevens mang rộng kinh nghiệm ngành công nghiệp thể thao để giải World Series của chiến đấu với những vai diễn trước tại eBay thể thao và Hiệp hội Bóng rổ Quốc gia.

Là chủ tịch thuộc Hoa Kỳ. Phân phối cho Sony Pictures Television, Weiser giám sát tất cả các hoạt động bán hàng trong nước bao gồm doanh số bán hàng của các tính năng bộ phim được sản xuất bởi Sony Pictures, đầu tiên chạy và off-mạng chương trình cung cấp thông tin và Sony Pictures danh hiệu thư viện để Mỹ. mạng lưới phát sóng, mạng cáp và nhóm truyền hình cùng với video theo yêu cầu, thuê bao video-on-demand và truyền hình trả tiền trong nước.

The World Series of Fighting thẻ không khí độc quyền trên NBC Sports Network và NBC. Thẻ chiến tiếp theo của mình, WSOF 23 Gaethje vs. Palomino, được quảng bá bởi trận tái đấu này Lightweight thú vị lên kế hoạch cho ngày thứ Sáu, Bảy. 18 tại 10 PM ET / 07:00 PT từ Theater Comerica ở Phoenix, THE.

Về “World Series of Fighting” (WSOF)
“World Series of Fighting” (WSOF) là một thế giới rộng lớn hàng đầu chuyên nghiệp Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) đấu tranh khuyến mãi dành để cung cấp các chiến đấu hành động đóng gói tốt nhất cho người hâm mộ cuộc chiến bằng cách sản xuất tốt nhất có thể match-up giữa máy bay chiến đấu ưu tú từ khắp nơi trên thế giới. Để biết thêm thông tin vui lòng truy cập WSOF.com. Theo “World Series of Fighting” trên Twitter MMAWorldSeries và “World Series of Fighting” Chủ tịch Ray Chiefs SugarRaySefo.