TICKETS FOR WSOF31: IVANOV VS. COPELAND
ON SALE FRIDAY, Abril 1

LAS VEGAS (Març 29, 2016) –World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) announced today that it will return to Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn. with a stacked lineup of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fights led by a world heavyweight championship showdown between reigning kingpin Blagoy Ivanov(13-1) and Josh “Cuddly Bear” Copeland (13-1), viure en NBCSN en 9 p.m. ET / 6 pm. PT divendres, Juny 17.

In the lightweight (155 lliura) co-esdeveniment principal, Super estrelles Jason "The Kansas City Bandit" High (19-5) i Mike "The Martian" Ricci (11-4) will square off with the number one contender ranking at stake.

Preus des de $39.99, tickets for WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland, go on sale on Friday, Abril 1 a 10 a.m. I, at WSOF.com and Foxwoods.com.

“We are looking forward to returning to the great state of Connecticut, and putting on another phenomenal world championship event featuring some of our top superstars, for fans at Foxwoods Resort Casino,", Va dir el president de la World Series of Fighting Pare Chiefs.

Blagoy Ivanov vs. Josh Copeland

Ivanov of Sulfia, Bulgaria is a 5-foot-11, 29-year-old Judo black belt and Sambo master who has earned 11 de la seva 13 career MMA wins by way of (T)KO o submissió. Al 2008 World Sambo Championships, he made his first big mark in combat sports, defeating all-time great Fedor Emelianenko.

Ivanov made his way to World Series of Fighting after a near-flawless, 8-fight run under the promotion of Bellator, posting an overall, 7-1 record there. He seized the World Series of Fighting heavyweight championship from Smealinho Rama, forcing Rama to tap out from a guillotine choke in the third round (1:17) of their matchup on June 5, 2015, and successfully defended the title for the first time on October 17, anotant una segona ronda (4:33) TKO en Derrick Mehman amb una andanada de cops.

Copeland of Denver, Volta. is coming off his World Series of Fighting debut victory, a unanimous decision over Mike “300” Hayes, at WSOF29 on March 12. El 6-peus-1, 33-year-old teammate of undefeated World Series of Fighting lightweight champion Justin "El més destacat" Gaethje has notched 8 de la seva 13 career wins, to date, via (T)KO o submissió.

Jason alta vs. Mike Ricci

Following his near 18-month absence from competition, High of Kansas City, Senyoreta. made his long-awaited return to the cage on November 20 at WSOF25, after signing an exclusive, multi-fight contract with World Series of Fighting, and scored a thunderous, segona ronda (:47) KO en Estevan Payan with a head kick-punches combination.

El 5-peus-9, 34-year-old High, a veteran of the UFC and Strikeforce, initially caught the attention of the MMA world while fighting at an elite level in Japan under the promotion of K-1 and Dream where he faced and defeated the likes of Andre Galvao i Hayato “Mach” Sakurai. High also holds a victory over retired phenom El meu Jordan.

Ricci of Montreal, Quebec, Canada reached the final round on the 16^º season of the hit competition reality show The Ultimate Fighter.

El 6-peus, 30-year-old member of famed trainer Fires Zahabi’s Tristar Gym fight team is looking for his fourth consecutive win, after defeating the likes of Jorge Gurgel, George Sotiropoulos i Joe Condon, whom Ricci conquered by way of first round (2:41) KO with a head kick at WSOF25.

Doors at The Grand Theatre at Foxwoods Resort Casino will open for WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland, a 5 p.m. I, i la primera baralla de la cartellera preliminar començarà a les 6 p.m.

Baralles addicionals s'anunciaran en breu.