TICKETS FOR WSOF31: IVANOV VS. COPELAND
ON SALE FRIDAY, אפריל 1
LIGHTWEIGHT CO-MAIN EVENT:
JASON HIGH VS. MIKE RICCI
לאַס וועגאַס (מאַרץ 29, 2016) –World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) announced today that it will return to Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, קאַן. with a stacked lineup of Mixed Martial Arts (ממאַ) fights led by a world heavyweight championship showdown between reigning kingpin בלאַגוי יוואַנאָוו(13-1) and Josh “Cuddly Bear” Copeland (13-1), לעבן אויף נבקסן ביי 9 פּ.ם. עט / 6 פּ.ם. פּט אויף פרייטאג, יוני 17.
In the lightweight (155 פונט) גלויבנס-הויפּט געשעעניש, סופּערסטאַרס דזשייסאַן "די קאַנסאַס סיטי באַנדיט" הויך (19-5) און מייק "די מאַרשאַן" ריטשי (11-4) will square off with the number one contender ranking at stake.
פּרייסט פון $39.99, tickets for WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland, go on sale on Friday, אַפּריל 1 בייַ 10 אַ.ם. און, 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,"האט וועלט סעריעס פון Fighting פּרעזידענט טאַטע טשיעפס.
בלאַגוי יוואַנאָוו ווס. Josh Copeland
Ivanov of Sulfia, Bulgaria is a 5-foot-11, 29-year-old Judo black belt and Sambo master who has earned 11 פון זיין 13 career MMA wins by way of (ה)קאָ אָדער סאַבמישאַן. אין די 2008 World Sambo Championships, he made his first big mark in combat sports, defeating all-time great פעדער עמעליאַנענקאָ.
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, סקאָרינג אַ צווייט קייַלעכיק (4:33) טקאָ אויף Derrick מעהמאַן מיט אַ בעראַזש פון פּאַנטשיז.
Copeland of Denver, שויס. is coming off his World Series of Fighting debut victory, a unanimous decision over Mike “300” Hayes, at WSOF29 on March 12. די 6-פֿיס-1, 33-year-old teammate of undefeated World Series of Fighting lightweight champion דזשאַסטין "דער הויכפּונקט" גאַעטהדזשע has notched 8 פון זיין 13 career wins, to date, דורך (ה)קאָ אָדער סאַבמישאַן.
דזשייסאַן הויך ווס. מייק ריטשי
Following his near 18-month absence from competition, High of Kansas City, פאַרפירן. 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, רגע קייַלעכיק (:47) קאָ אויף עסטעוואַן פּייַאַן with a head kick-punches combination.
די 5-פֿיס-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 אַנדרע גאַלוואַאָ און Hayato “Mach” Sakurai. High also holds a victory over retired phenom מיין יארדאניע.
Ricci of Montreal, קוועבעק, Canada reached the final round on the 16טה season of the hit competition reality show די לעצט פייטער.
די 6-פֿיס, 30-year-old member of famed trainer פיראַס זאַהאַבי’s Tristar Gym fight team is looking for his fourth consecutive win, after defeating the likes of דזשאָרגע גורגעל, דזשארזש סאָטיראָפּאָולאָס און דזשאָו קאָנדאָן, 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, בייַ 5 פּ.ם. און, און דער ערשטער פּרילימאַנערי קאָרט באַוט וועט אָנהייבן בייַ 6 פּ.ם.
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