ЛАС ВЕГАС (Јул 30, 2016) – On the heels of the historic and long-awaited passage of legislation making professional Mixed Martial Arts (ММА) bouts legal in New York State, Ворлд Сериес оф Фигхтинг (ввв.ВСОФ.цом) вечерасannounced that it will bring its star-studded, championship fight series to Madison Square Garden along with a live broadcast of the show on NBC, оСубота, Децембар 31, pending the approval of the New York State Athletic Commission.

“We are thrilled to have the opportunity to bring our exciting, world championship live event series to The Big Apple, where fans have been anxiously waiting for years, for live, professional MMA action to be able to happen in their city,", Рекао је Ворлд Сериес оф Фигхтинг директора Царлос Силва вечерас, during the live NBCSN telecast of WSOF32: Moraes vs. Hill II.

“We have been working diligently,"Наставио Силва, “with the staff at the New York State Athletic Commission as well as the executives at Madison Square Garden to complete all of the necessary steps to make this historic and great event happen on New Year’s Eve.”

Participating fighters and featured matchups for the New Year’s Eve extravaganza at Madison Square Garden are being worked on by World Series of Fighting President Фатхер Чифс, and will be announced soon.

The event will mark the second live World Series of Fighting broadcast on NBC, which has also been airing one hour, taped programs featuring a collection of the league’s top fights and highlights, twice annually since 2013. До данас, the league has aired 31 live events on NBCSN.