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LAS VEGAS (ພຶດສະພາ 10, 2016) -World ໄລຍະຂອງການຕໍ່ສູ້ (WSOF.com) has announced a new main event and second championship rematch between reigning bantamweight (135 ປອນ) ສິ່ງສໍາຄັນ Marlon Moraes (16-4-1) and streaking challenger Josh "Gentleman" ພູ (14-1), for its stacked Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event at XFINITY Arena at Everett on ວັນເສົາ, ເດືອນກໍລະກົດ 30, ອາໄສຢູ່ໃນ NBCSN ທີ່ 10:30 p.m. ແລະ/7:30 p.m. PT.
The highly-anticipated world featherweight (145 ປອນ) title fight and second showdown between Alexandre "Captain" Almeida (18-5) and the man he took the title from – Lance Palmer (10-2) – will now serve as the co-main event of WSOF32: Moraes vs. Hill II.
“The magnitude of this event has increased dramatically with the addition of a second world title fight and rematch between Marlon Moraes, who has been unstoppable, in the cage, and one of the most formidable and talented contenders in the world in Josh Hill” said World Series of Fighting President ພຣະບິດາຫົວຫນ້າ.
The second meeting between Moraes and Hill comes 17 months after the two superstars went the five-round distance of their championship main event fight at WSOF18 on February 12, 2015, with Moraes successfully defending his coveted title by way of unanimous decision.
The 5-foot-6, 28 year-old Moraes of Howell, N.J. ຜ່ານ Nova ໄຟບວກ, Brazil is a former Muay Thai champion and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu brown belt whose reign of terror in the 135-pound division has been ongoing since the end of 2011, when he ignited a win streak that has spanned 11 straight fights, ລວມທັງ 3 defenses of his World Series of Fighting title.
In his last start and third title defense at WSOF28 on ກຸມພາ 20, Moraes, who captured the World Series of Fighting crown with a unanimous decision overJosh House rectification ໃນເດືອນມີນາ 29, 2014, ຕ້ອງການພຽງແຕ່ 1 minute and 13 seconds to score a brutal TKO on Joseph Barajas with a series of rapid-fire leg kicks.
Since the first meeting with Moraes, his only loss to date, the 5-foot-6, 29-year-old Hill of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada has rebounded with four straight victories, a streak that Hill started with a third round (2:01) ການຍື່ນສະເຫນີ (choke ຫລັງ, naked) of Rettinghouse on May 30, 2015.
Hill is coming off of a unanimous decision win over Bendy Casimir ກ່ຽວກັບ ເດືອນເມສາ 9, in a bout that took place in Medicine Hat, Alberta, ການາດາ.
ລາຄາຈາກ $29, tickets for WSOF32: Moraes vs. Hill II are on sale at XFINITYArenaEverett.com and WSOF.com.
ໃນການດໍາເນີນການອື່ນໆທີ່ກ່ຽວກັບການຖ່າຍທອດ NBCSN ດໍາລົງຊີວິດ, costumed crusader Phoenix Jones(6-1-1) aka Ben Fodor of Seattle, ການລ້າງ. will look to settle his rivalry with adopted brother Caros "ອະນາຄົດ" Fodor (10-5) of Seattle in a 162-pound catchweight affair.
Additional bouts for WSOF32: Moraes vs. Hill II will be announced soon. |