Las Vegas (Xya. 1, 2016) - Ntiaj teb Series ntawm Sib ntaus (www.WSOF.com) has announced a stellar and complete, seven-fight preliminary bout card, headlined by a much-anticipated rematch between rival bantamweight (135 phaus) hnub qub Chris “El Guapo” Gutierrez (9-1-1) thiab Timur "muaj hmoo" Valiev (10-2), for the star-studded, WSOF33: Gaethje vs. Dugulubgov world championship doubleheader extravaganza at Kansas City Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Koj. rau Friday, Oct. 7, nyob rau NBCSN ntawm 11 p.m. THIAB/8 p.m. PT.

The preliminary bout card will stream live, nyob rau hauv nws txoj kev paub, rau ib tug embeddable video neeg uas ua ntawv rau WSOF.com, pib thaum 8 p.m. THIAB/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 phaus) title fight between reigning, undefeated zus Justin "Lub Highlight" Gaethje (16-0) ntawm Safford, Ariz. and number one contender Ozzy Dugulubgov (8-2) ntawm New York, N.Y..

Luv nqi los ntawm $20, tickets for WSOF33: Gaethje vs. Dugulubgov go on saletag kis, Friday, Xya 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, California. rau Lub ob hlis ntuj 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) nyob rau hauv ib tug featherweight (145 phaus) 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. rau Lub ib hlis ntuj 23, finishing Jorge Medina with a rear-naked choke at the 1:02 cim ntawm lub qhib puag ncig.

Phillips of Oklahoma City, Okla. is a hard-hitting striker who has earned four of his six professional career wins, deb deb li no, by way of (T)KO. The 5-foot-6, 26-year-old is coming off a unanimous decision victory over Chuka Willis ntawm Bellator 159 rau Lub Xya hli ntuj 22.

Elsewhere on the WSOF33 preliminary card, lub ntiaj teb no-kab sab Jesse Brock (22-8) will make his World Series of Fighting debut opposite dangerous finisher Bekbulat Magomedov (16-1) nyob rau hauv ib tug bantamweight (135 phaus) seem.

Nyob rau hauv nws cov nag pib, 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 rau Tej zaum 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 Kaum Ob Hlis Ntuj 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 phaus) qaij.

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

Streaking finisher Islam Mamedov (13-1) ntawm Jersey nroog, N.J. ntawm Derbent, Dagestan will face battle-tested veteran Alonzo “Zo Diddy” Martinez (40-19) of Papillion, Neb. ntawm khaub-ncaws nyias.

In middleweight (185 phaus) txiav txim, three-time UFC veteran Bruno “Carioca” Santos (14-2) of Macae, Rio tsib Janeiro, Brazil will make his World Series of Fighting debut against Xtreme Couture team member Clinton Williams (11-4) ntawm Las Vegas.

WSOF33: GAETHJE VS. DUGULUBGOV

MAIN CARD (Nyob rau NBCSN)

Lub ntiaj teb no Series ntawm Sib ntaus sib tua Hnav Championship Main kev tshwm sim:
Justin Gaethje (Yeej) vs. Ozzy Dugulubgov (Challenger)

Lub ntiaj teb no Series ntawm Sib ntaus sib tua teeb Heavyweight Championship Co-Main kev tshwm sim:
David Ceg (Yeej) vs. Vinny Magalhaes (Challenger)

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

Nteg CARD (Nyob rau WSOF.com)

Bantamweight: Chris Gutierrez vs. Timur Valiev
Bantamweight: Jesse Brock vs. Bekbulat Magomedov
Welterweight: Abu Azaitar vs. Mike Arrant
Sib: Islam Mamedov vs. Alonzo Martinez
Welterweight: Magomed Magomedkerimov vs. Bobby Cooper
Featherweight: Bryce Mitchell vs. Brandon Phillips
Middleweight: Bruno Santos vs. Clinton Williams