Bantamweight: Wetan Valiev vs. Tito Jones
Lightweight: Brian Asuh vs. Larue Burley

Las Vegas (Agustus 12, 2015) - World Series tempur (WSOF.com) geus diadopsi tinggal NBCSN televised porsi nya pohara diantisipasi, "WSOF 23: Gaethje vs. Palomino II "jawara dunya doubleheader di Teater Comerica di Phoenix, Ariz. dinten Jumaah, Tujuh. 18, ditambah dua bouts anyar - bantamweight a (135 kilogram) peperangan antara ferocious béntang rising Timur "Lucky" Valiev jeung puncher seasoned Tito Jones, jeung lightweight (155 kilogram) Dengdekkeun antara finisher bahaya Brian Asuh jeung undefeated LaRue Burley.

"Kami nempo maju ka peuting luar biasa nu lian dina aksi, ayeuna kartu utama pikeun WSOF 23 geus réngsé jeung lima bouts mintonkeun hiji campuran nu hebat ti gelut jawara jeung matchups dieusi veterans dilakonan sarta sawatara prospek pangalusna di dunya,"Ceuk World Series tempur Présidén Rama kepala suku.

Pajoang kaluar famed camp Jackson-Winklejohn di Albuquerque, N.M., nu Valiev 25 taun umurna (9-1) of Makhachkala, Dagéstan, Rusiasia geus asup seuneu di kandang, unggul 9 gelut lempeng saprak mimiti professional kadua di Juli 2011.

Valiev’s run includes three victories in the World Series of Fighting decagon cage. In his last effort at WSOF 19 dina Maret 28, Valiev decimated Jeung West, nyetak hiji babak kahiji (1:39) TKO dina West kalawan kombinasi perlente panarajangan siku jeung punches.

Si Kabayan (11-7), pituin tina Panama City, Fla., ayeuna pajoang kaluar ti Phoenix, nyaeta dua nu-ayeuna jawara regional Golden Sarung tinju jeung urut protégé of tinju palatih 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 ends.

Asuh (22-7) of Sallisaw, Okla. nyaeta 31-yeaheubeul r-, perang-dites grappling ahli anu geus notched 20 téh nya 22 karir victories ku cara (T)KO atawa kaluman, jeung anu geus ngéléhkeun kumpulan Name rivals, kaasup welterweight jumlah kiwari 6-rengking di dunya, Matt Brown, saha Asuh kapaksa ketok kaluar ti cuk guillotine dina babak kadua (2:11) of matchup maranéhanana di Nov. 20, 2010.

Asuh bakal neuteup ka rebound da eleh a di leungeun superstar Jake Shields dina Jan. 17 lamun dua disanghareupan off dina acara utama WSOF 17 di Las Vegas. The result halted a 4-fight win streak that Foster had ignited on July 27, 2013, waktu anjeunna damel a babak kadua stunning (:43) KO dina James Kayu jeung tajongan spinning deui.

Oge 31 taun umur, Burley (6-0) tina Phoenix, geus acan jadi keok ngaliwatan tangtu genep dimimitian professional sarta dua bouts amatir, a ngaji nu ngawengku genep meunangkeun ku boh (T)KO atawa kaluman.

Burley geus jadi milik genep victories salila ngajalankeun professional nu dimimitian ku kaputusan unanimous meunang leuwih ti Kelly obser dina Sept. 15, 2012, sarta ogé ngawengku babak katilu (3:40) WHO (punches) di luhur 2011 Béntang rising Divisi ncaa I Panjat Pinang National Jawara jeung sasama Bubba Jenkins.

Dina kajadian utama WSOF 23, undefeated, reigning World Series tempur Lightweight (155 kilogram) Juara Justin "The Sorot" Gaethje (14-0) bakal ngahiji keur kadua kalina jeung keras nganiaya rival Luis "babun" Palomino (23-10).

Nu matchup kahiji antawis Gaethje jeung Palomino, nu headlined WSOF 19, ieu selingkuhan barnburner nu Gaethje meunang via babak katilu (3:57) WHO (najong leg jeung punches), jeung nu geus kungsi touted salaku "ngalawan tina Taun" calon.

Dina acara co-utama jeung World Series inaugural tempur cahaya heavyweight (205 kilogram) jawara bout, David Cabang (16-3), reigning dunya middleweight kampanye sacara (185 kilogram) juara, bakal nyobian jadi kahiji kingpin dua division di World Series sajarah tarung, waktu anjeunna muka off jeung carita CinderellaTeddy Holder (9-1), nu salapan meunangkeun karir geus sagala datang ku cara (T)KO atawa kaluman.

Dina hiji diulas, 160-fight pound catchweight, rising béntang jeung tempur kajahatan costumedPhoenix Jones (5-1-1) bakal béda pikeun mulang ka kolom win sanggeus sangsara leungitna professional munggaran karirna salila World Series nya tempur debut di April, waktu anjeunna dicokot petinju professional diaktipkeun MMA upstart Roberto Yong (2-2).

Dibanderol da kakara $39.99, tiket pikeun “WSOF 23: Gaethje vs. Palomino II” anu diobral di kotak kantor Comerica Teater jeung online di WSOF.com jeung Ticketmaster.com.

Nu NBCSN telecast live dimimitian di 7 p.m. Et / 4 p.m. PT.

Pintu di Comerica Teater bakal muka di 3 p.m. MT jeung bout penyisihan kahiji bakal dimimitian di 3:45 p.m. A complete preliminary bout card will be announced soon.