Heavyweight standout Ashley Gooch also inked to exclusive, afacere multi-lupta
LAS VEGAS (August 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) la un exclusivă, multi-fight promotional agreement.
The world championship MMA league also announced that it has inked streaking heavyweight standout Ashley “Gio” Gooch (10-4) la un exclusivă, afacere multi-lupta. 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,", A declarat World Series of President Lupte Tatăl Chiefs.
A 2010 NCAA Division I national wrestling championship runner-up and three-time All-American for Oklahoma State University, în vârstă de 30 de ani, 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, noiembrie 15, 2015.
The hard-hitting, 6-foot-3, 265-pound Gooch of Glendale, Arizona. 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) de luptă.
Până în prezent, Gooch has earned 7 sale 10 victorii cariera prin intermediul (T)KO și 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) OMS (pumni) de Greg Rebello in Lincoln, R.I. august 12.
Trăi World Series de acțiune Lupte revine la NBCSN pe Sâmbătă, Octombrie. 7, with an unprecedented, three-hour telecast, începând de la 11 p.m. ȘI/8 p.m., from Kansas City Memorial Auditorium in Kansas City, Mai.
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