Heavyweight standout Ashley Gooch also inked to exclusive, multi-fight deal
LAS VEGAS (Augustus 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) een exclusieve, multi-fight promotional agreement.
The world championship MMA league also announced that it has inked streaking heavyweight standout Ashley “Gio” Gooch (10-4) een exclusieve, multi-fight deal. Promotionele debuut elke sporter zal binnenkort bekend gemaakt.
“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,"Zei World Series of Fighting President Vader Chiefs.
Een 2010 NCAA Division I national wrestling championship runner-up and three-time All-American for Oklahoma State University, de 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, on november 15, 2015.
De keiharde, 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 de strijd.
Daten, Gooch has earned 7 zijn 10 carrière overwinningen door 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) WHO (stoten) van Greg Rebello in Lincoln, R.I. augustus 12.
Leef World Series of Fighting actie keert terug naar NBCSN op Zaterdag, Oktober. 7, with an unprecedented, three-hour telecast, vanaf 11 p.m. EN/8 p.m., from Kansas City Memorial Auditorium in Kansas City, Mei.
In the main event of WSOF33: Gaethje vs. Dugulubgov, reigning, undefeated world lightweight (155 pond) kampioen Justin "De Highlight" Gaethje(16-0) van Safford, Ariz. will risk his title against number one contender Ozzy Dugulubgov (8-2) of Ridgewood, N.J.