Las Vegas (Ka 20, 2016) -World Series ea Fighting (WSOF.com) has signed undefeated middleweight (185 lik'hilograma tse) tsepo Phil Hawes (3-0) ho a ikgethileng a, selotlolo selemo papatso tumellano.

A product of the famed Jackson-Winklejohn camp in Albuquerque, N.M., tse 6 maoto, 27-year-old Hawes who hails from Little Ferry, N.J., tla etsa hore hae papatso qalo khahlanong le Joshua “The Prince of MMA” Key (6-11, 2 NC) on the live, five-bout NBCSN telecast (9 p.m. LE/6 p.m. PT) of WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland, ka Foxwoods Resort Casino a Mashantucket, Conn. kaLabohlano, June 17.

“Phil is one of the most exciting, young prospects in the sport of MMA, so we are excited to welcome him to the World Series of Fighting family, and we look forward to seeing how his career develops under our promotion,"O ile a re World Series ea Roshan Mopresidente Ntate Marena.

The matchup with Key will be Hawes’ first start since 2014, his professional debut year when he ran to three straight victories, the first two by way of TKO and the third – a first round victory over Brandon Collins ka October 18 – by way of armbar submission.

A 2009 junior college national wrestling champion for Iowa Central Community College, the alma mater of UFC champion and Jackson-Winklejohn teammate Jon "Bones" Jones, Hawes has been described by Jones as having“limitless” potential.

Turu ho $39.99, tickets for WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland are on sale at WSOF.com and Foxwoods.com.

Doors at The Grand Theatre at Foxwoods Resort Casino will open at 5 p.m. LE, le pele selelekela karete gia tla qala kwa 6 p.m.

In the main event of the live NBCSN telecast, reigning world heavyweight champion Blagoy Ivanov (13-1) will risk his title against Josh “Cuddly Bear” Copeland (13-1).

In the lightweight (155 lik'hilograma tse) sebedisana ka sehloohong ketsahalo, superstars Jason "The Kansas City Bandit" Phahameng ka ho (19-5) le Mike "The Martian" Ricci (11-4) will square off with their division’s number one contender ranking at stake.

WSOF31: IVANOV VS. COPELAND
SEHLOOHO KARETE (Phela ka ho NBCSN)

World Series of Fighting Heavyweight Championship Main Event:
Blagoy Ivanov (Mampoli) vs.. Josh Copeland (Challenger)

Bobebe: Jason Phahameng ka ho vs.. Mike Ricci
Welterweight: John Howard vs. Thiago Meller
Featherweight: Luis Palomino vs.. Sheymon Moraes
Middleweight: Phil Hawes vs. Joshua Key

PRELIMINARY KARETE (Phela ka ho WSOF.com)

Bobebe: Tom Marcellino vs. Devin Powell
Heavyweight: Juliano Coutinho vs. Justin Willis
Heavyweight: Tyler King vs. Lorenzo Hood
Welterweight: Robert Fonseca vs. Sean Lally
Bobebe: Bruce Boyington vs. Saule Almeida
Bantamweight: Rodrigo Almeida vs.. Ben Pierre-Saint
Bobebe: Sam Watford vs. Christian Torres