TICKETS GO ON SALE TOMORROW

Лас-Вегасе (Студзеня 19, 2016) -Мировой Серыі Fighting (WSOF.com) announced today that reigning bantamweight (135 фунты) чэмпіён Марлон Мораес will make the third defense of his coveted title against fast-rising starДжозэф Барахас at Next Level Sports Complex in Garden Grove, Халіф. у суботу, Лютага. 20, live on NBCSN на 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT.

In the bantamweight co-main event at WSOF28, Цімур "Лакі" Валиев will put his 10-fight win streak on the line against fellow rising star Chris “El Guapo” Gutierrez, who is unbeaten in his last 7 пачынаецца.

Па кошце ад $39.99, tickets for WSOF28: Moraes vs. Barajas go on sale tomorrow, Серада, Студзеня. 20, на 10 a.m. PT, at WSOF.com.

“Beginning with Marlon Moraes, the top dog in the division, the 135-pound superstars are going to be out in full force with a lot at stake at WSOF28,” saidWorld Series of Fighting President Бацька начальнікаў.

Marlon Moraes vs. Джозэф Барахас

The prolific, 27-year-old Moraes (15-4-1) of Nova Friburgo, Brazil retained his crown for the second time on August 1, 2015, submitting Sheymon Мораес with a rear-naked choke in the third round (3:46) of their matchup.

Since the inaugural World Series of Fighting event on November 12, 2012 when he earned a split decision over decorated superstar Miguel Torres, Мораес, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and former Muay Thai champion, has been unstoppable defeating several seasoned adversaries along the waі, includingTyson Nam, Cody Bollinger, Josh Hill і Джош Выпраўленне Дом, whom Moraes defeated by way of unanimous decision to become the first-ever World Series of Fighting bantamweight kingpin on March 29, 2014.

Barajas (12-1) Вісты, Халіф. is coming off his World Series of Fighting debut on November 20, when he scored a third round (4:06) СААЗ (ўдары) на Эрык Вильялобоса at WSOF25.

Beginning with his professional debut on February 20, 2011 калі ён прадставіўRobert Carlos with a triangle choke in the first round (1:32) дзеянняў, Barajas was perfect for over two years, running to 10 паслядоўных перамог, a streak that culminated with his explosive, Першы раўнд (:51) СААЗ (ўдары) з Leonte King верасня 21, 2013.

Цімур Валиев супраць. Chris Gutierrez

Fighting out of the famed Jackson-Winklejohn camp, the 26-year-old Valiev (10-1) Махачкалы, Дагестан, Russia has remained undefeated since his second professional start on July 22, 2011, and has racked up four consecutive wins under the World Series of Fighting banner in his last four efforts.

In the first of two appearances in the decagon cage in 2015, Valiev scored a devastating, Першы раўнд (1:39) ТКО на І Захад with a barrage of elbow strikes and punches at WSOF19 on March 28. Valiev closed out the year with a unanimous decision victory over Ціта Джонс у WSOF23 верасня 18.

The number one ranked bantamweight in the state of Oklahoma, Гут'ерэс (8-1-1) Гринвилл, Texas is a ferocious, 24-year-old striker who has earned five of his eight professional career wins by way of TKO, with each of the five finishes having come with an onslaught of punches.

Gutierrez is coming off his second straight, unbeaten year as a professional, claiming two wins in 2015. У сваім апошнім старце, he earned a unanimous decision overBendy Casimir Жнівень 22.

Additional WSOF28 bouts will be announced soon.