TICKETS FOR WSOF31: IVANOV VS. COPELAND
ON SALE FRIDAY, APRILO 1
LIGHTWEIGHT CO-MAIN EVENT:
JASON HIGH VS. MIKE RICCI
LASa VEGAS (Marto 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), vivi sur NBCSN ĉe 9 P.M. ET/6 p.M. PT vendrede, Junio 17.
In the lightweight (155 Funtoj) co-main event, supersteluloj Jason "La Kansasurbo Bandito" Alta (19-5) Kaj Mike "La marsano" Ricci (11-4) will square off with the number one contender ranking at stake.
Alprezigita el $39.99, tickets for WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland, go on sale on Friday, Aprilo 1 #?E 10 .M. ET, 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,"Diris Monda Serio de Batalado Prezidanto Patro 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 lia 13 career MMA wins by way of (T)KO aŭ submetado. At the 2008 Mondaj Sambo-Ĉampionecoj, 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, trafante dua raŭndo (4:33) TKO on Derrick Mehman with a barrage of punches.
Copeland of Denver, Colo. is coming off his World Series of Fighting debut victory, a unanimous decision over Mike “300” Hayes, at WSOF29 on March 12. La 6-futo-1, 33-year-old teammate of undefeated World Series of Fighting lightweight champion Justin “The Highlight” Gaethje has notched 8 De lia 13 career wins, to date, tra (T)KO aŭ submetado.
Jason Alta vs. Mike Ricci
Following his near 18-month absence from competition, High of Kansas City, F-ino. 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, Dua rondo (:47) KO sur Estevan Payan with a head kick-punches combination.
La 5-fut-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 Kaj Hayato “Mach” Sakurai. High also holds a victory over retired phenom Jordan Mein.
Ricci of Montreal, Kebekio, Canada reached the final round on the 16Th season of the hit competition reality show La Finfina Batalanto.
La 6-piedo, 30-year-old member of famed trainer Firas Zahabi’s Tristar Gym fight team is looking for his fourth consecutive win, after defeating the likes of Jorge Gurgel, George Sotiropoulos Kaj 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, #?E 5 P.M. ET, and the first preliminary card bout will begin at 6 P.M.
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