Four of 2015’s most action-packed events to air on New Year’s Day
LAS VEGAS (Dezember 30, 2015) -Welt Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) and NBCSN will treat fans to an action-packed, eight-hour television marathon featuring four of the world championship Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) league’s most memorable events of 2015, diese Freitag, Jan. 1, beginnend an 5 p.m. UND/2 p.m. PT.

The New Year’s Day run will kick off with a replay of WSOF22: Palhares vs. Shields, which was highlighted by a welterweight world championship fight between then-reigning champion Rousimar Palhares and superstar Jake Shields, and will conclude with a re-airing of WSOF25: 8-Man Lightweight Tournament, featuring the first one-night tournament in World Series of Fighting history.

“We are excited to head into our fourth year of league operations in 2016 und, thanks to our great television partner, NBCSN, look forward to kicking off the New Year in full force with an extensive run of programming featuring some phenomenal action from our 2015 library,", Sagte der World Series of CEO Kämpfen Carlos Silva.

“We are excited to provide fans with the opportunity to relive some of the incredible, world championship MMA action that highlighted a tremendous year for World Series of Fighting in 2015,” said Gary Quinn, NBC Sports Group’s vice president of programming.

The marathon will include WSOF23: Gaethje vs. Palomino that was headlined by one of the most talked about battles of the year – the world lightweight (155 Pfund) championship matchup between reigning, ungeschlagenen Champion Justin "Das Highlight" Gaethje und Herausforderer Luis Palomino. The title bout was named Fight of the Month in March, and led to a worthy rematch between the two stars six months later.

Also slotted into the eight-hour programming run is WSOF24: Fitch vs. Okami, which saw two former top 10 Weltergewicht (170 Pfund) superstars and decorated veterans, Jon Fitch und Yushin Okami, battle in the main event.

Live World Series of Fighting action will return to NBCSN from Memphis, Tenn. aufSamstag, Jan. 23 bei 10 p.m. UND/7 p.m. PT, with a four-fight telecast headlined by a lightweight collision between rival stars Caros "The Future" Fodor und Mike "The Martian" Ricci.

Complete World Series of Fighting programming schedule on NBCSN forFreitag, Jan 1:

5 p.m. UND/2 p.m. PT – WSOF22: Palhares vs. Shields
7 p.m. UND/4 p.m. PT – WSOF23: Gaethje vs. Palomino
9 p.m. UND/6 p.m. PT – WSOF24: Fitch vs. Okami
11 p.m. UND/8 p.m. PT – WSOF25: 8-Man Lightweight Tournament

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