Heavyweight standout Ashley Gooch also inked to exclusive, multi-stryd deal
LAS VEGAS (Augustus 24, 2016) - World Series of Veg (www.WSOF.com) announced today that it has signed seasoned, heavyweight Mixed Martial Arts (Plaasmoorde) star and former NCAA Division I wrestling sensation Jared “The Big Show” Rosholt (14-3) om 'n eksklusiewe, multi-fight promotional agreement.
The world championship MMA league also announced that it has inked streaking heavyweight standout Ashley “Gio” Gooch (10-4) om 'n eksklusiewe, multi-stryd deal. Each athlete’s promotional debut will be announced soon.
“We are excited to welcome one of the sport’s top, free-agent heavyweight stars in Jared Rosholt, as well as veteran Ashley Gooch, who has been on fire of late, to the World Series of Fighting roster and look forward to seeing how each is able to contend in the decagon cage where we have a growing number of exciting and fast-rising stars vying for our coveted championship that is held by Blagoy Ivanov,"Sê World Series of Veg President Vader Chiefs.
A 2010 NCAA Division I national wrestling championship runner-up and three-time All-American for Oklahoma State University, die 30-jarige, 6-foot-2, 245-pound Rosholt of Arlington, Texas arrives at World Series of Fighting following an eight-fight stint with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) where he posted a strong, overall record of 6-2.
During his stretch with the UFC, Rosholt, the younger brother of fellow MMA standout Jake ROSHOLT, notched a unanimous decision over the league’s tallest fighter, seven-foot giant Stefan Struve, op November 15, 2015.
The hard-hitting, 6-foot-3, 265-pound Gooch of Glendale, Ariz. will enter the decagon cage riding an eight-fight win streak that dates back to September 28, 2013 when the 41-year-old decimated Allan Sullivan with a one-punch KO in the first round (1:30) van stryd.
Tot op datum, Gooch has earned 7 van sy 10 loopbaan oorwinnings deur middel van (T)KO en 2 wins via submission. Five of his eight consecutive victories have come inside of one round.
Gooch is coming off a third round (1:10) WIE (stoot) van Greg Rebello in Lincoln, R.I. Augustus 12.
Live World Series of veg aksie terug na NBCSN op Saterdag, Oktober. 7, with an unprecedented, three-hour telecast, begin by 11 namiddag. EN/8 p.m., from Kansas City Memorial Auditorium in Kansas City, Kan.
In the main event of WSOF33: Gaethje vs. Dugulubgov, regeer, undefeated world lightweight (155 pond) kampioen Justin "Die Merk" Gaethje(16-0) van Safford, Ariz. will risk his title against number one contender Ozzy Dugulubgov (8-2) of Ridgewood, N.J.