TICKETS FOR WSOF31: IVANOV VS. COPELAND
ON SALE FRIDAY, Kwietnia 1
LIGHTWEIGHT CO-MAIN EVENT:
JASON HIGH VS. MIKE RICCI
LAS VEGAS (Marzec 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 Iwanow(13-1) and Josh “Cuddly Bear” Copeland (13-1), żyć na NBCSN na 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT w piątek, Czerwiec 17.
In the lightweight (155 funtów) współpraca Głównym wydarzeniem, gwiazdy Jason "Kansas City Bandit" High (19-5) i Mike "Marsjański" Ricci (11-4) will square off with the number one contender ranking at stake.
W cenie od $39.99, tickets for WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland, go on sale on Friday, Kwiecień 1 w 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,"Powiedział World Series of Fighting prezydenta Ojciec 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 z jego 13 career MMA wins by way of (T)KO lub poddanie. Na 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, strzeleniu drugiej rundy (4:33) TKO na Derrick Mehman gradem ciosów.
Copeland of Denver, Zakładka. is coming off his World Series of Fighting debut victory, a unanimous decision over Mike “300” Hayes, at WSOF29 on March 12. 6-foot-1, 33-year-old teammate of undefeated World Series of Fighting lightweight champion Justin "Highlight" Gaethje has notched 8 z jego 13 kariera wygrywa, spotykać się z kimś, przez (T)KO lub poddanie.
Jason Wysoka vs. Mike Ricci
Following his near 18-month absence from competition, High of Kansas City, Tęsknić. 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, Druga runda (:47) KO na Estevan Payan with a head kick-punches combination.
5-foot-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 Moje Jordan.
Ricci of Montreal, Quebec, Canada reached the final round on the 16th season of the hit competition reality show TUF.
6-foot, 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 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, w 5 p.m. I, i pierwsza wstępna karta walka rozpocznie się 6 p.m.
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