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WORLD jara ti Gbigbogun: RETURNS TO EVERETT, WASHINGTON WITH HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP BLOCKBUSTER EVENT ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, Gbe lori 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 ọla

Las fegasi (Kẹsán 22, 2016) - World jara ti Gbigbogun (www.WSOF.com) announced today that it will return to Everett, W. with a heavyweight championship blockbuster Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event at XFINITY Arena at Everett, lori Saturday, Oṣu kejila. 3, gbe lori NBCSN ni 10 p.m. ATI/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) ati Ashley Gooch (10-4) lori Friday, Oṣu Kẹwa. 7.

Ni afikun, 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 ọla, Friday, Meje. 23 ni 10 a.m. PT at the XFINITY Arena Box Office, idiyele nipa foonu 866.332.8499, tabi online niwww.WSOF.com ati 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, lati oke de isalẹ, and an arena packed with incredibly passionate fight fans,"World wi jara ti ija Aare Baba olori.

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 June 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 tabi ifakalẹ.

Awọn 6-ẹsẹ-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, pẹlú awọn ọna.

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

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

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

Additional WSOF35 bouts will be announced soon.

Doors at XFINITY Arena at Everett will open for WSOF35 at 3:30 p.m. PT, ati ni igba akọkọ ti alakoko kaadi ija yoo bẹrẹ ni 4 p.m.

WORLD jara ti Gbigbogun: JON FITCH-JAKE SHIELDS WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP SHOWDOWN SET FOR SATURDAY, Kọkànlá Oṣù 12 IN LOVELAND, COLORADO LIVE ON NBCSN

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

Tickets for WSOF34 on sale Friday, Meje. 16

Las fegasi (Kẹsán 13, 2016) - World jara ti Gbigbogun (www.WSOF.com) officially announced today the highly-anticipated welterweight (170 poun) 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) fun Saturday, Oṣu kọkanla. 12 at the Budweiser Events Center in Loveland, Colo., gbe lori NBCSN ni 10:30 p.m. ATI/7:30 p.m. PT.

Owole lati $20, tickets for “WSOF34: Fitch vs. Shields” go on sale on Friday, Meje. 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,"World wi jara ti ija Aare Baba olori.

In addition to the main event, World Series of Fighting announced a featured heavyweight attraction pitting Josh “Cuddly Bear” Copeland (13-4) lodi si tele asiwaju 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 aye-ni ipo 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

Awọn 6-ẹsẹ, 38-year-old Fitch of Las Vegas, Nev. via Fort Wayne, Ni. 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 João Zeferino by way of unanimous decision.

Fighting out of San Francisco, Calif., awọn 6-ẹsẹ, 37-year-old Shields will seek his fourth major world championship. Awọn 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 lori 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

Awọn 6-ẹsẹ-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 ti re 12 professional victories by way of (T)KO tabi ifakalẹ, earned his place in the world title fight by taking a unanimous decision from Mike “300” Hayes at WSOF29 on March 12.

Awọn 6-ẹsẹ-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 (punches) lori 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 (guillotine choke) 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, awọn 5-ẹsẹ-9, 33-year-old Bradley of San Diego, Calif. signed with the league after decimating previously unbeaten Chris Honeycutt by way of TKO (punches) in just 40 seconds in the Bellator MMA cage on January 29, 2016.

A tele, 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, awọn 6-ẹsẹ-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) ti Ryuta Sakurai ni Tokyo on Kínní 27, and a first round (2:06) ifakalẹ (ru-ìhoho choke) ti Shingo Suzukilori July 24.

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

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

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

Tiketi lori tita ọla

Las fegasi (Meje. 1, 2016) - World jara ti Gbigbogun (www.WSOF.com) has announced a stellar and complete, seven-fight preliminary bout card, headlined by a much-anticipated rematch between rival bantamweight (135 poun) irawọ Chris “El Guapo” Gutierrez (9-1-1) ati 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, O. lori Friday, Oṣu Kẹwa. 7, gbe lori NBCSN ni 11 p.m. ATI/8 p.m. PT.

The preliminary bout card will stream live, ninu awọn oniwe-gbogbo, on ohun embeddable fidio player on WSOF.com, bẹrẹ ni 8 p.m. ATI/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 poun) title fight between reigning, undefeated asiwaju Justin "The saami" Gaethje (16-0) ti Safford, Ariz. and number one contender Ozzy Dugulubgov (8-2) ti New York, N.Y..

Owole lati $20, tickets for WSOF33: Gaethje vs. Dugulubgov go on saleọla, Friday, Meje 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. lori Kínní 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) ni a featherweight (145 poun) 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. lori January 23, finishing 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, bayi jina, by way of (T)KO. The 5-foot-6, 26-year-old is coming off a unanimous decision victory over Chuka Willis ni Bellator 159 lori July 22.

Elsewhere on the WSOF33 preliminary card, aye-ni ipo Jesse Brock (22-8) will make his World Series of Fighting debut opposite dangerous finisher Bekbulat Magomedov (16-1) ni a bantamweight (135 poun) alokuirin.

Ni ibere re kẹhin, 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 lori Le 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 December 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 poun) tẹ.

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

Streaking finisher Islam Mamedov (13-1) ti Jersey City, N.J. nipasẹ Derbent, Dagestan will face battle-tested veteran Alonzo “Zo Diddy” Martinez (40-19) of Papillion, Neb. ni lightweight.

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

WSOF33: GAETHJE vs. DUGULUBGOV

Akọkọ kaadi (Gbe lori NBCSN)

World jara ti ija Lightweight asiwaju Main ti oyan:
Justin Gaethje (Asiwaju) la. Ozzy Dugulubgov (Challenger)

World jara ti ija Light Heavyweight asiwaju Co-Ifilelẹ ti oyan:
David ti eka (Asiwaju) la. Vinny Magalhaes (Challenger)

Lightweight: Jason High vs. João Zeferino
Lightweight: Brian Foster vs. Luiz Firmino
Welterweight: Abubakar Nurmagomedov vs. John Howard
Heavyweight: Shawn Jordan vs. Ashley Gooch

Alakoko kaadi (Gbe lori WSOF.com)

Bantamweight: Chris Gutierrez vs. Timur Valiev
Bantamweight: Jesse Brock vs. Bekbulat Magomedov
Welterweight: Abu Azaitar vs. Mike Arrant
Lightweight: Islam Mamedov vs. Alonzo Martinez
Welterweight: Magomed Magomedkerimov vs. Bobby Cooper
Featherweight: 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, aye asiwaju doubleheader
airs live from Kansas City, O. lori Friday, Oṣu Kẹwa. 7

Tiketi lori tita Friday, Meje. 2

 

Las fegasi (August 30, 2016) - World jara ti Gbigbogun (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 aidunnu. PT) telecast of the WSOF33: Gaethje vs. Dugulubgov world championship doubleheader extravaganza at Kansas City Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, O. loriFriday, Oṣu Kẹwa. 7.

Owole lati $20, tickets for WSOF33: Gaethje vs. Dugulubgov go on sale onFriday, Meje 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 poun) championship main event between reigning, undefeated kingpin Justin "The saami" Gaethje (16-0) and number one contender Ozzy Dugulubgov (8-2); the light heavyweight (205 poun) championship co-main event between defending champion David ti eka (16-3) ati Challenger Vinny Magalhaes (14-7); and the lightweight tilt between WSOF25 eight-man tournament winner Brian Foster (25-9) ati 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) ati João "The Brazil Samurai" Zeferino (20-8).

"Èyí ni, laisi iyemeji a, 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,"World wi jara ti ija Aare Baba olori.

In other action on the six-bout telecast, John “Doomsday” Howard (24-12) yoo collide pẹlu Abubakar Nurmagomedov (12-1-1) ni a welterweight (170 poun) 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) ati Ashley “Gio” Gooch (10-4).

The WSOF33 preliminary bout card will be announced soon.

Jason High vs. João Zeferino

Entering the World Series of Fighting decagon cage for the third time, awọn 5-ẹsẹ-9, 34-year-old High of Kansas City, O. 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 June 17.

The 5-foot-11, 30-year-old Zeferino of Middletown, N.Y.. via Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil has earned a remarkable 15 ti 20 ọmọ AamiEye nipa ọna ti ifakalẹ.

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 (punches) 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, nipa ọna ti awọn akọkọ yika (1:46) ifakalẹ (igigirisẹ kio).

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

Awọn 5-ẹsẹ-7, 33-year-old Howard of Boston, Ibi. is coming off a successful World Series of Fighting debut on June 17 when he earned a unanimous decision over Michael Arrant.

A 14-fight veteran of the UFC, Howard triumphed over the likes of Dennis "alagbara" Hallman, Uraya Hall ati 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 (punches) ti 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 ni UFC 94 on January 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, keji yika (3:05) WHO (punches) tiMatthew Frincu at WSOF30 on April 2.

Titi di akoko yi, 10 of Nurmagomedov’s 12 career wins have come by way of either (T)KO tabi ifakalẹ.

Shawn Jordan vs. Ashley Gooch

The stocky, 6-ẹsẹ, 31-year-old Jordan of Baton Rouge, The. 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 ati 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 tabi ifakalẹ.

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 fegasi (August 29, 2016) - World jara ti Gbigbogun (www.WSOF.com) announced today that it has bolstered its roster of world-class athletes yet again with the signing of lightweight (155 poun) star and former The Gbẹhin Onija competition reality television series runner-up Ramsey Nijem (9-6), si ohun iyasoto, multi-fight promotional agreement with the world championship Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) league.
 

Fighting out of Orem, Utah, awọn 5-ẹsẹ-11, 28-year-old Nijem, a egbe ti gbajumọ 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-iwon pipin,"World wi jara ti ija Aare Baba olori.
 

Nijem defeated three straight adversaries – two by way of submission and one via TKOto finish as runner-up on The Gbẹhin Onija: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos ni 2011, while competing at welterweight (170 poun) 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) ifakalẹ (ru-ìhoho choke) ti Charlie Rader, and followed up the victory with a quick, 56-second submission (ru-ìhoho choke) ti Clay Harvison and a second round (1:49) WHO (punches) ti Chris Cope, lẹsẹsẹ, to reach the show’s final round of competition where he was stopped with an onslaught of punches by Tony Ferguson ni akọkọ yika (3:54) ti ogun.
 

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

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

Gbe World jara ti Gbigbogun igbese padà lati NBCSN lori Saturday, Oṣu Kẹwa. 7, with an unprecedented, three-hour telecast and world championship doubleheader, bẹrẹ ni 11 p.m. ATI/8 p.m., from Kansas City Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, O.
 

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

In the light heavyweight (205 poun) àjọ-akọkọ iṣẹlẹ, reigning world champion David ti eka (16-3) ti New York, N.Y.. will defend his title against fellow Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and battle-tested veteran Vinny Magalhaes (14-7) ti Las fegasi, Nev. nipasẹ 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, olona-ija ti yio se
Las fegasi (August 24, 2016) - World jara ti Gbigbogun (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) si ohun iyasoto, multi-fight promotional agreement.

The world championship MMA league also announced that it has inked streaking heavyweight standout Ashley “Gio” Gooch (10-4) si ohun iyasoto, olona-ija ti yio se. Kọọkan athlete ká ipolowo Uncomfortable yoo wa ni kede laipe.

“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,"World wi jara ti ija Aare Baba olori.

A 2010 NCAA Division I national wrestling championship runner-up and three-time All-American for Oklahoma State University, awọn 30-odun-atijọ, 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, lori Kọkànlá Oṣù 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) ti ogun.

Titi di akoko yi, Gooch has earned 7 ti re 10 Iṣẹ Ajé victories nipa ọna ti (T)KO ati 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 (punches) ti Greg Rebello in Lincoln, R.I. on August 12.

Gbe World jara ti Gbigbogun igbese padà lati NBCSN lori Saturday, Oṣu Kẹwa. 7, with an unprecedented, three-hour telecast, bẹrẹ ni 11 p.m. ATI/8 p.m., from Kansas City Memorial Auditorium in Kansas City, Le.

In the main event of WSOF33: Gaethje vs. Dugulubgov, reigning, undefeated world lightweight (155 poun) asiwaju Justin "The saami" Gaethje(16-0) ti 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 Oṣù 7

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

Las fegasi (August 23, 2016) – Following its highest-viewed live event of the year on July 30, World jara ti Gbigbogun (www.WSOF.com) announced today that it has pegged new dates to its four remaining 2016 iṣẹlẹ, beginning with an unprecedented, three-hour, gbe NBCSN telecast (11 p.m. Et / 8 aidunnu. PT) of WSOF33: Gaethje vs. Dugulubov from Kansas City, Le. lori Friday, Oṣu Kẹwa. 7, and concluding with the recently announced WSOF36 mega-event at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Saturday, Oṣu kejila. 31, live on NBC.

WSOF34 and WSOF35, both of which will air live on NBCSN, will take place on Saturday, Oṣu kọkanla. 12 at Budweiser Event Center from Loveland, Ipele. outside of Denver, ati lori Saturday, Oṣu kejila. 3 at XFINITY Arena in Everett, W. 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,"World wi jara ti Gbigbogun CEO Carlos Silva.

World Series of Fighting President Baba olori so, “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.”

Ni afikun, the world championship fight series will air a two-hour replay of WSOF32: Moraes vs. Hill II on Saturday, Meje. 24. The WSOF32 world championship doubleheader event that took place at XFINITY Arena in Everett, W. garnered lori 250,000 live viewers on NBCSN on July 30, and an immediate replay of the show drew an additional 107,000 oluwo.

WSOF33 will take place at Kansas City Memorial Auditorium and will be headlined by a world lightweight (155 poun) championship showdown between undefeated, onj kingpin Justin "The saami" Gaethje (16-0) ti Safford, Ariz. ati lile-kọlu, 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) ti Sallisaw, Okla.

Additional WSOF33 bouts will be announced soon.

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

Satidee, Keje 30, Gbe lori NBCSN

FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP REMATCH:
ALEXANDRE ALMEIDA VS. LANCE PALMER

Àjọ-akọkọ iṣẹlẹ:
FAMILY FEUD COMES TO A HEAD AS BROTHERS
PHOENIX JONES AND CAROS FODOR COLLIDE

TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, May 6

Las fegasi (Le 3, 2016) -World Jara ti Gbigbogun (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-ìṣẹlẹ, headlined by a world featherweight (145 pounds) championship rematch between reigning kingpin Alexandre "Captain" Almeida (18-5) and the man he took the title fromLance Palmer (10-2) – at XFINITY Arena at Everett on Saturday, July 30, gbe lori NBCSN ni 10:30 p.m. ATI / 7:30 p.m. PT.

Owole lati $29, tickets for WSOF32: Almeida vs. Palmer go on sale at 10 a.m. PT on Friday, Le 6, at XFINITYArenaEverett.com and WSOF.com.

Ni awọn àjọ-akọkọ iṣẹlẹ, the long-standing and well-documented sibling rivalry between costumed crusader Phoenix Jones (6-1-1) aka Ben Fodor, ati Caros "The Future" Fodor (10-5) will come to a head when the adopted brothers from Seattle face off against each other at a catchweight of 162 poun.

“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,"World wi jara ti ija Aare Baba olori.

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

Alexandre Almeida vs. Lance Palmer

On December 18, awọn 5-ẹsẹ-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.

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

Fodor, a 5-ẹsẹ-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, on January 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 ati Cung Le-trained James Terry.

WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING RETURNS TO SIN CITY WITH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLEHEADER ON SATURDAY, Kẹrin 2, Gbe lori NBCSN

Tiketi ON tita Iṣimaeli

World Middleweight Championship Main Event:
David ti eka (Asiwaju) la. Clifford Starks (Challenger)

World Welterweight Championship Co-Main Event:
Jon Fitch (Challenger) la. João Zeferino (Challenger)

Die:

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

Las fegasi (March 14, 2016) -World Jara ti Gbigbogun (WSOF.com) announced today that it will make its much-anticipated return to Las Vegas with a star-studded, aye asiwaju Adalu ologun Arts (MMA) doubleheader iṣẹlẹ ni Lile Rock Hotel & Casino on Saturday, April 2, gbe lori NBCSN (11 p.m. ATI/8 p.m. PT), headlined by a middleweight (185 poun) title bout between reigning kingpin David ti eka (17-3) ati Clifford Starks (13-2).

Owole lati $29, tiketi fun WSOF30: Ti eka vs. Starks, wa o si wa fun ra online ni WSOF.com ati AXS.com.

Ni awọn àjọ-akọkọ iṣẹlẹ, gbajumọ Jon Fitch (27-7-1, 1 NC) will collide with recent World Series of Fighting one-night, mẹjọ-eniyan figagbaga olusare-soke João "The Brazil Samurai" Zeferino (20-7) with the vacant World Series of Fighting welterweight (170 poun) championship at stake.

In other action on the four-fight, gbe NBCSN telecast, ifakalẹ iwé Vinny "Pezao" Magalhaes (13-7) yoo square si pa pẹlu Jake "The Honey Bear" Heun(9-4) ni a ina heavyweight (205 poun) idije, nigba ti World Series of Gbigbogun newcomer ati knockout olorin Abu "Gladiator" Azaitar (11-1-1) yoo jabọ si isalẹ pẹlu Danny "Dee1" Davis, Jr. (11-10-1) ni welterweight.

The complete WSOF30 preliminary bout card will be announced soon.

David ti eka vs. Clifford Starks

Awọn 6-ẹsẹ-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) ifakalẹ (ru-ìhoho choke) gun lori Teddy dimu 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.

Bakannaa 34 ọdun ti ọjọ ori, 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. João 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, awọn 6-ẹsẹ, 38-year-old Fitch of Fort Wayne, Ni. 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, awọn 5-ẹsẹ-11, 30-year-old Zeferino who fights out of Middletown, N.Y.. has notched 15 ti re 20 ọmọ AamiEye nipa ọna ti ifakalẹ. 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, mẹjọ-eniyan lightweight (155 poun) tournament at WSOF25 on November 20, 2015.

After defeating both Brian Foster ati Jorge Patino by way of heel hook submission in the first round of action in the quarterfinal and semifinal stages of the tournament, lẹsẹsẹ, 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 (punches) 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, akọkọ yika (1:08) ifakalẹ (kneebar) of wrestling stylist Matt "The Hammer" Hamill at WSOF24.

A 6-ẹsẹ-3, 31-year-old world grappling champion, Magalhaes has claimed 11 ti re 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 ni WSOF26 on December 18, 2015.

A member of South Florida-based American Top Team, awọn 6-ẹsẹ-2, 28-year old Heun has claimed 6 ti re 9 professional wins by way of (T)KO tabi ifakalẹ.

Abu Azaitar vs. Danny Davis, Jr.

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

Titi di akoko yi, the heavy-handed Azaitar has notched 7 ti re 11 Iṣẹ Ajé AamiEye nipa ọna ti (T)KO. His lone defeat came in 2012, and he has since remained unbeaten in his last 8 bere.

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, awọn 6-ẹsẹ-2, 33-odun-atijọ Davis, Jr. had run to five straight wins, three of which were World Series of Fighting contests.

WORLD jara ti Gbigbogun ṣe afikun oguna Idaraya, Idanilaraya & AWON awọn alaṣẹ MARKU Nissan, Mike Stevens & JOHANNU WEISER, TO yorisi ARA ọkọ ti oludari

Las fegasi (Meje. 9, 2015) -World Asiwaju Adalu ologun Arts (MMA) idaraya ẹtọ idibo World jara ti Gbigbogun (WSOF.com) kede loni ni afikun ti meta oguna ise olori ni idaraya, Idanilaraya ati media, lẹsẹsẹ, lati yorisi awọn oniwe-Board ti Awọn oludari. Dida awọn Board, munadoko lẹsẹkẹsẹ, ni o wa Mark Ford (Alase Igbakeji Aare, Global Ipolowo fun Time Inc.), Mike Stevens (Olùkọ Igbakeji Aare / Oloye Marketing Officer, New York Football omiran, Inc.) ati John Weiser(Aare, U.S. Pinpin fun Sony Pictures Television).

"A ti wa ni iwuri lati fi awọn Oniruuru idaraya, media, ati brand ile ĭrìrĭ wipe Marku, Mike, ati John mu si wa Board bi a ti wo lati tesiwaju lati dagba bi a time nlo fun MMA egeb ati awọn onigbọwọ bakanna,"Wi CEO, Carlos Silva.

Ni re ipa EVP, Time Inc. Global Ipolowo Sales, Ford ṣiṣẹ kọja Time Inc. ká burandi si lé ìwò ipolongo tita wiwọle fun awọn ile-ati lati se agbero lori wọn asiwaju ninu awọn ọjà. Ford tẹlẹ yoo wa bi EVP ati Aare ti Time Inc ká Sports Group, ibi tí ó wà lodidi fun awọn agbaye owo idagbasoke ati awọn mosi ti idaraya alaworan, SI Fun awọn ọmọ wẹwẹ, Golf ati ki o gbajumo brand franchises pẹlu awọn SI Swimsuit oro.

Stevens, awọn New York omiran akọkọ-lailai CMO, ni o ni kan to lagbara orin gba ti dagba owo nipasẹ aseyori ajọ Ìbàkẹgbẹ, ifiwe iṣẹlẹ, olona-Syeed media ati aseyori activations. O si ti yori ni egbe ká transformation lati di olori a ni egbe owo išẹ nigba ti tun ni ifijišẹ ile, tita ati ki o ta awọn ti aladani agbateru papa ni awọn aye, MetLife Stadium. Stevens mú sanlalu idaraya ile ise iriri si World jara ti Ija pẹlu saju ipa ni eBay Sports ati awọn National Association Basketball.

Bi Aare ti U.S. Pinpin fun Sony Pictures Television, Weiser oversees gbogbo abele tita mosi pẹlu tita ti awọn ẹya ara ẹrọ fiimu produced nipa Sony Pictures, akọkọ-run ati pa-nẹtiwọki syndicated eto ati Sony Pictures ìkàwé oyè si US. afefe nẹtiwọki, USB nẹtiwọki ati tẹlifisiọnu ibudo awọn ẹgbẹ pẹlú pẹlu fidio-on-eletan, alabapin fidio-on-eletan ati abele sanwo tẹlifisiọnu.

The World jara ti Fighting kaadi air ti iyasọtọ lori NBC idaraya Network ati NBC. Awọn oniwe-tókàn ija kaadi, WSOF 23 Gaethje vs. Palomino, ti wa ni headlined nipa yi moriwu Lightweight rematch se eto fun Friday, Meje. 18 ni 10 PM ATI / 7 PM PT lati Comerica Theater ni Phoenix, ÀWỌN.

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