Hood to Make Promotional Debut at WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland
i runga i Rāmere, Pipiri 17, ora i runga i NBCSN

Las Vegas (April 28, 2016) - World Series o te whawhai (www.WSOF.com) announced today that it has signed heavyweight knockout artists Shawn Jordan (18-7) a Lorenzo “The Dream Killer” Hood (9-3) to exclusive, whakaaetanga maha-whawhai.

Hood of Chicago, Mate. has been tabbed to make his promotional debut against an opponent to be announced soon, at the WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland world heavyweight championship event at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn. i runga iRāmere, Pipiri 17, ora i runga i NBCSN i 9 p.m. AND/6 p.m. PT.

“We are thrilled to welcome Shawn Jordan and Lorenzo Hood to our ever-growing roster of world-class athletes, and look forward to seeing both of them compete in our heavyweight division soon,"Ka mea a World Series o Fighting peresideni Rangatira Matua.

Fighting out of Albuquerque, N.M., te-waewae 6, 30-year-old Jordan is coming off a 4-year, 10 fight stint with the UFC, during which he compiled an overall record of 6-4, notching all of his wins, including a vicious, tuatahi a tawhio noa (:59) decimation of Pat “HD” Barry i runga i Pipiri 15, 2013, by way of (T)KO.

A two-time veteran of the now-defunct Strikeforce, and a four-time veteran of Bellator action, Jordan has earned 14 o tona 18 whakaora umanga i te ara o te (T)KO, and another 3 mā tāpaetanga.

The 6-foot-3, 27-year-old Hood, a former professional football player turned MMA wrecking machine, has earned all 9 of his professional career victories to date by way of (T)KO inside the first round of action.

After an aggressive debut year in 2009 in which he competed 7 times and amassed a near-perfect record of 6-1, Hood walked away from the fight world for a span of 5 years to play defensive lineman in the Arena Football League and Canadian Football League, eventually returning to the cage in 2014.