WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING RETURNS TO SIN CITY WITH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLEHEADER ON SATURDAY, ABRIL 2, PAGKINABUHI SA NBCSN

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World Middleweight Championship Main Event:
David Branch (Champion) vs. Clifford Starks (Challenger)

World Welterweight Championship Co-Main Event:
Jon Fitch (Challenger) vs. João Zeferino (Challenger)

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Vinny Magalhaes vs. Jake Heun
Abu Azaitar vs. Danny Davis Jr.

LAS VEGAS (Marso 14, 2016) -World Series sa Fighting (WSOF.com) announced today that it will make its much-anticipated return to Las Vegas with a star-studded, sa kalibutan championship Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) doubleheader nga panghitabo sa Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on Sabado, Abril 2, nagpuyo sa NBCSN (11 sa gabii. UG/8 sa gabii. PT), headlined by a middleweight (185 libra) title bout between reigning kingpin David Branch (17-3) ug Clifford Starks (13-2).

Nagkantidad gikan sa $29, tiket alang sa WSOF30: Branch vs. Starks, anaa alang sa pagpalit sa internet sa WSOF.com ug AXS.com.

Sa co-main event, superstar Jon Fitch (27-7-1, 1 NC) will collide with recent World Series of Fighting one-night, walo ka-tawo nga tournament runner-up João "Ang Brazilian Samurai" Zeferino (20-7) with the vacant World Series of Fighting welterweight (170 libra) championship at stake.

In other action on the four-fight, mabuhi NBCSN telecast, pagtugyan eksperto Vinny "Pezao" Magalhaes (13-7) makigsangka sa uban sa Jake "Ang Dugos Bear" Heun(9-4) sa usa ka kahayag heavyweight (205 libra) contest, samtang ang World Series sa Fighting newcomer ug knockout artist Abu "Gladiator" Azaitar (11-1-1) magalumpag sa Danny "Dee1" Davis, Jr. (11-10-1) sa welterweight.

The complete WSOF30 preliminary bout card will be announced soon.

David Branch vs. Clifford Starks

Ang 6-foot-1, 34-year-old Branch of Brooklyn, N.Y.. made history in his last start at WSOF23 on September 18, 2015 when he notched a first round (2:21) pagpasakop (likod-hubo choke) kadaugan ibabaw sa Teddy Tighupot to become the first World Series of Fighting light heavyweight champion in history as well as the first-ever two-division champion in promotional history.

A protégé of MMA and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu legend Renzo Gracie, Branch will seek his eighth consecutive win.

Usab 34 mga tuig sa edad, the 5-foot-10 Starks of Tempe, Ariz. earned a shot at Branch’s middleweight title after three consecutive victories in the World Series of Fighting decagon cage. In his last effort at WSOF23, Starks handed Krasimir Mladenov the first defeat of the Bulgarian wrestling standout’s career by way of unanimous decision.

Starks is riding a five-fight win streak that began with two consecutive wins under the promotion of Bellator.

Jon Fitch vs. João Zeferino

A former world top 10 ranked competitor who has faced and defeated a collection of rival icons over the course of his 14-year professional career, ang 6-foot, 38-year-old Fitch of Fort Wayne, Sa. earned a unanimous decision in his last appearance, over fellow accomplished superstar Yushin Okami at WSOF24 on October 17, 2015.

Originally from Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil, ang 5-foot-11, 30-year-old Zeferino who fights out of Middletown, N.Y.. has notched 15 sa iyang 20 karera daog pinaagi sa pagpasakop. Zeferino demonstrated superior physical and mental toughness in his last appearance in the cage, going to battle three times in one night in the one-night, walo-ka-tawo nga lightweight (155 libra) tournament at WSOF25 on November 20, 2015.

After defeating both Brian Foster ug Jorge Patino by way of heel hook submission in the first round of action in the quarterfinal and semifinal stages of the tournament, sa tinagsa, Zeferino again faced off with Foster, who had advanced to the championship stage as a “lucky loser,” but suffered a second round (4:51) KO (kinumo) at the hands of Foster in a barnburner affair.

Vinny Magalhaes vs. Jake Heun

Magalhaes of Las Vegas via Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, will make his second start under the promotion of World Series of Fighting after pulling off a stunning, unang round (1:08) pagpasakop (kneebar) of wrestling stylist Matt "Ang Hammer" Hamill at WSOF24.

Usa ka 6-foot-3, 31-year-old world grappling champion, Magalhaes has claimed 11 sa iyang 13 career MMA wins by way of submission and is looking for his fourth consecutive victory.

Heun of Coconut Creek, Fla. is seeking his third straight win after edging out a split decision over Clinton Williams sa WSOF26 sa Disyembre 18, 2015.

A member of South Florida-based American Top Team, ang 6-foot-2, 28-year old Heun has claimed 6 sa iyang 9 professional wins by way of (T)KO o pagpasakop.

Abu Azaitar vs. Danny Davis, Jr.

The number one ranked middleweight (185 libra) in Germany and the number five ranked middleweight in Poland, ang 5-foot-11, 30-year-old Azaitar of Cologne, Germany will enter the World Series of Fighting decagon cage for the first time at 170 libra, after tearing through the ranks of competitors in Europe over the last seven years.

Sa petsa, the heavy-handed Azaitar has notched 7 sa iyang 11 career daog pinaagi sa (T)KO. His lone defeat came in 2012, and he has since remained unbeaten in his last 8 magsugod.

Davis, Jr. of Las Vegas will look to rebound from two consecutive losses – a split decision defeat at the hands of Mateo Frincu at WSOF23, and a unanimous decision loss to Abubakar Nurmagomedov at WSOF26.

Prior to the matchup with Frincu, ang 6-foot-2, 33-anyos nga Davis, Jr. had run to five straight wins, three of which were World Series of Fighting contests.

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