Heavyweight standout Ashley Gooch also inked to exclusive, perjanjian berbilang perjuangan
LAS VEGAS (Ogos 24, 2016) - Dunia Siri Pertempuran (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) untuk eksklusif, multi-fight promotional agreement.
The world championship MMA league also announced that it has inked streaking heavyweight standout Ashley “Gio” Gooch (10-4) untuk eksklusif, perjanjian berbilang perjuangan. 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,"Kata Siri Dunia Pertempuran Presiden Ketua Bapa.
A 2010 NCAA Division I national wrestling championship runner-up and three-time All-American for Oklahoma State University, yang berusia 30 tahun, 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, pada 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) pertempuran.
Sehingga kini, Gooch has earned 7 dia 10 kemenangan kerjaya melalui (T)KO dan 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 (tumbukan) daripada Greg Rebello di Lincoln, R.I. pada Ogos 12.
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