Bantamweight: East Valiev vs. Tito Jones
Sib: Brian Foster vs. Larue Burley

Las Vegas (Lub yim hli ntuj 12, 2015) - Ntiaj teb Series ntawm Sib ntaus (WSOF.com) tau tiav cov nyob NBCSN televised ntawm nws mas muab, "WSOF 23: Gaethje vs. Palomino II "lub ntiaj teb Championship doubleheader ntawm Comerica Theatre nyob rau hauv Phoenix, Ariz. on Friday, Xya. 18, nrog qhov sib ntxiv ntawm ob tug tshiab bouts - ib tug bantamweight (135 phaus) sib ntaus sib tua ntawm ferocious nce hnub qub Timur "muaj hmoo" Valiev thiab seasoned Puncher Tito Jones, thiab ib tug hnav (155 phaus) qaij ntawm txaus ntshai finisher Brian Foster thiab undefeated LaRue zos hu ua Burley.

"Peb tab tom nrhiav rau pem hauv ntej mus rau lwm zoo kawg hmo ntuj ntawm cov kev txiav txim, tam sim no hais tias lub ntsiab card rau WSOF 23 yog ua kom tiav nrog tsib bouts featuring ib exciting mix ntawm championship fights thiab matchups sau nrog accomplished qub tub rog thiab ib co ntawm lub ntiaj teb no tus zoo tshaj plaws zeem muag,"Hais tias lub ntiaj teb no Series ntawm Sib ntaus sib tua Thawj Tswj Hwm Leej Txiv Chiefs.

Sib ntaus sib tua tawm ntawm tus famed Jackson-Winklejohn camp nyob rau hauv Albuquerque, N.M., lub 25-xyoo-laus Valiev (9-1) ntawm Makhachkala, Dagestan, Lavxias teb sabYaj tau nyob rau hluav taws kub nyob rau hauv lub tawb, winning 9 ncaj fights txij li thaum nws ob lub kev pib nyob rau hauv Lub Xya hli ntuj 2011.

Valiev’s run includes three victories in the World Series of Fighting decagon cage. In his last effort at WSOF 19 on Lub peb hlis ntuj 28, Valiev decimated Thiab West, xeem ib tug thawj puag ncig (1:39) TKO rau West nrog ib tug impressive ua ke ntawm lub luj tshib ntaus thiab punches.

Jones (11-7), ib tug neeg uas Panama City, Fla., tam sim no sib ntaus sib tua tawm ntawm Phoenix, yog ib tug ob-lub sij hawm regional Golden hnab looj tes boxing yeej thiab yav tas los protégé ntawm boxing tus kws qhia Roy Jones, Sr. The 34-year-old has never been knocked out over the course of a 9-year professional career that has spanned 18 xaus.

Foster (22-7) ntawm Sallisaw, Okla. yog ib tug 31-muaj tseeb tiagr-laus, sib ntaus sib tua-kuaj grappling cov kws muaj txuj uas tau notched 20 ntawm nws 22 hauj lwm yeej los ntawm txoj kev ntawm (T)KO los yog cuav, thiab cov uas twb yeej ib tug sau ntawm yeeje yeeb ncuabs, xws li tam sim no tus xov tooj 6-ranked welterweight nyob rau hauv lub ntiaj teb no, Matt Brown, uas Foster yuam coj mus rhaub tawm los ntawm ib tug guillotine zawm caj pas yog nyob rau hauv lub thib ob puag ncig (2:11) ntawm lawv matchup rau Nov. 20, 2010.

Foster yuav saib mus rau thaws los ntawm ib tug yeej ntawm ob txhais tes ntawm superstar Jake Shields on Jan. 17 thaum ob tug ntsib tawm nyob rau hauv lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm WSOF 17 nyob rau hauv Las Vegas. The result halted a 4-fight win streak that Foster had ignited on July 27, 2013, thaum nws tua nkag ib tug stunning ob puag ncig (:43) KO rau James Ntoo nrog ib tug tig rov qab kick.

Tsis tas li ntawd 31 xyoo ntawm hnub nyoog, Zos hu ua Burley (6-0) ntawm Phoenix, tau tsis tau yuav tsum tau ntaus nyob rau thaum kawg ntawm rau kev pib thiab ob pib xyaum ua bouts, ib tug khiav uas muaj xws li rau yeej los ntawm (T)KO los yog cuav.

Zos hu ua Burley tau nyiaj rau victories thaum lub sij hawm ib tug kws khiav uas pib nrog ib tug unanimous kev txiav txim siab yeej tshaj Kelly obser nyob rau hauv Cuaj Hli Ntuj Tim. 15, 2012, thiab kuj muaj xws li ib tug thib peb puag ncig (3:40) LEEJ TWG (punches) tshaj 2011 NCAA Division I National mog zus thiab cov phooj nce hnub qub Bubba Jenkins.

Nyob rau hauv lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm WSOF 23, undefeated, reigning ntiaj teb Series ntawm Sib ntaus sib tua Hnav (155 phaus) Yeej Justin "Lub Highlight" Gaethje (14-0) yuav tsoo rau lub thib ob lub sij hawm nrog nyuaj-los tsoo yeeb ncuab Luis "liab pam tsab" Palomino (23-10).

Tus thawj matchup ntawm Gaethje thiab Palomino, uas headlined WSOF 19, yog ib tug barnburner yi uas Gaethje yeej ntawm peb puag ncig (3:57) LEEJ TWG (ceg pib thiab punches), thiab hais tias twb tau touted raws li ib tug "sib ntaus ntawm lub xyoo" tus neeg sib tw.

Nyob rau hauv lub co-ntsiab kev tshwm sim thiab inaugural ntiaj teb Series ntawm Sib ntaus sib tua lub teeb heavyweight (205 phaus) championship bout, David Ceg (16-3), cov qib lub reigning ntiaj teb no middleweight (185 phaus) champion, yuav sim ua tus thawj ob-division kingpin nyob rau hauv lub ntiaj teb no Series ntawm Sib ntaus keeb kwm, thaum nws ntsib nrog Cinderella zaj dabneegTeddy yas dhos (9-1), uas nws cuaj txoj hauj lwm yeej tau tag nrho cov tuaj los ntawm txoj kev (T)KO los yog cuav.

Nyob rau hauv ib tug featured, 160-phaus catchweight sib ntaus, nce lub hnub qub thiab costumed txhaum fighterPhoenix Jones (5-1-1) yuav saib rov qab mus rau lub yeej kem tom qab kev txom nyem lub thawj cov uas nws plam nws txoj hauj lwm thaum lub sij hawm nws World Series ntawm Sib ntaus debut nyob rau hauv lub Plaub Hlis, thaum nws yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv kev boxer muab MMA upstart Roberto Yong (2-2).

Luv nqi los ntawm cia li $39.99, daim pib rau “WSOF 23: Gaethje vs. Palomino II” yog ntawm kev muag khoom nyob rau Comerica Theatre chaw ua hauj lwm thiab hauv internet ntawm WSOF.com thiab Ticketmaster.com.

Cov nyob NBCSN telecast pib thaum 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT.

Qhov rooj ntawm Comerica Theatre yuav qhib thaum 3 p.m. MT thiab cov thawj ua ntej bout yuav pib thaum 3:45 p.m. A complete preliminary bout card will be announced soon.