Heavyweight standout Ashley Gooch also inked to exclusive, multi-borba dogovor
LAS VEGAS (Avgust 24, 2016) - World Series of Fighting (www.WSOF.com) announced today that it has signed seasoned, heavyweight Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) star and former NCAA Division I wrestling sensation Jared “The Big Show” Rosholt (14-3) ekskluzivnom, multi-fight promotional agreement.
The world championship MMA league also announced that it has inked streaking heavyweight standout Ashley “Gio” Gooch (10-4) ekskluzivnom, multi-borba dogovor. 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,"Rekao je World Series of Fighting predsjednika Otac Chiefs.
A 2010 NCAA Division I national wrestling championship runner-up and three-time All-American for Oklahoma State University, 30-godišnji, 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, novembra 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) bitke.
Do danas, Gooch has earned 7 njegovog 10 karijeru pobjede putem (T)KO i 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) WHO (punches) od Greg Rebello u Lincoln, R.I. on August 12.
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