WSOF30: BRANCH VS. STARKS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLEHEADER LINEUP RECEIVES FIVE PRELIMINARY BOUTS

PRELIMINARY FIGHT CARD TO STREAM LIVE ON
WSOF.COM PRIOR TO FOUR-FIGHT, LIVE NBCSN TELECAST

Las Vegas (Lub peb hlis ntuj 21, 2016) -World Series ntawm Sib ntaus (WSOF.com) announced today the addition of five preliminary card bouts to its highly-anticipated WSOF30: Ceg vs. Starks world championship Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) doubleheader event at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas on Saturday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 2, nyob rau NBCSN ntawm 11 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. PT.

Topping the undercard bill that will stream live, nyob rau hauv nws txoj kev paub rau ib tug embeddable video neeg uas ua ntawv rau WSOF.com, pib thaum 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT, yuav tsum muaj ib tug welterweight (170 phaus) kev sib tsoo ntawm Abubakar Nurmagomedov (11-1-1) thiab Matt "Lub nroo Los ntawm Down Nyob rau hauv" Frincu (7-1).

Lub saws tus tij laug thiab kev kawm khub ntawm superstar Khabib Nurmagomedov, lub 26-xyoo-laus Abubakar, uas hails los ntawm Dagestan, Zog ntawm Guj kuj yog caij ib tug peb-kev sib ntaus yeej streak, thaum Frincu ntawm Tempe, Ariz. ntawm Queensland, Australia yuav muab tso rau ib tug tsib-sib ntaus yeej streak ntawm txoj kab.

Nurmagomedov boasts ib impressive 82 feem pua ​​finish nqi, thaum Frincu tau nyiaj rau ntawm nws xya kev yeej rau hnub tim los ntawm txoj kev ntawm (T)KO los yog cuav.

Nyob rau hauv sib (155 phaus) yam ua ntej card txiav txim, undefeated knockout artist Steve "Thunderbeast" Kozola (6-0) yuav ua kom nws lub ntiaj teb no Series ntawm sib ntaus debut peb cov kwvtij fast-hnub qub microscopic Gil Guardado (5-1).

Nyob rau hluav taws kub vim nws kev debut yeej nyob rau hauv Lub Xya hli ntuj 2013, Kozola ntawm San Diego, California. ntawm Chicago, Mob. nroges ntiaj teb Series ntawm sib ntaus tom qab ua rov qab-mus-rov qab, ntsoog loj heev KO yeej - txhua tus muaj ib furious onslaught ntawm punches – nyob rau hauv cov qib ntawm Bellator.

Nyob rau lub ib hlis ntuj 16, 2015, Kozola tua nkag ib tug thib ob round (1:25) KO rau Jonathan Rivera ntawm Bellator 132 thiab, on Lub peb hlis ntuj 15, 2015, nws tua nkag ib tug thawj round (2:22) KO rau Ian Butler ntawm Bellator 137.

Guardado ntawm Las Vegas yuav saib mus rau thais nws thib peb sib law liag yeej tom qab ob hom perforhus mancede lub ntiaj teb Series ntawm sib ntaus decagon tawb.

Lub 30-xyoo-laus Xtreme Couture prodigy xa Pete Martin nrog ib tug guillotine caj pas nyob rau hauv thawj round (3:31) ntawm kev txiav txim nyob WSOF22 rau Lub yim hli ntuj 1, 2015, thiab kaw tawm lub xyoo uas ib tug unanimous kev txiav txim siab kov yeej Giga Chikadze ntawm WSOF26 rau hlis ntuj nqeg 18.

Nyob rau hauv ib tug Flyweight (125 phaus) seem, Carlos Garcia (1-1) ntawm San Bernardino, California. yuav ua kom nws kev debut tiv thaiv Jason Pacheco (1-0) ntawm Las Vegas.

Adas Aquaviva (4-2) ntawm Las Vegas yuav fim nrog Andres Ponce (3-2) of Tempe in a bantamweight tilt and, in the opening preliminary card matchup, Jeff Roman (1-2-1) of Las Vegas will square off with Nick Salantri (0-1) ntawm welterweight.

A sixth, middleweight (185 pounds) preliminary fight featuring Clinton Williams(7-3) of Las Vegas will be announced soon.

Luv nqi los ntawm $20, tickets for WSOF30: Ceg vs. Starks, are available for purchase online at WSOF.com and AXS.com.

Doors at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino will open for the event at 4 p.m. PT, thiab cov thawj ua ntej bout yuav pib thaum 5 p.m.

Nyob rau hauv lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim, reigning World Series of Fighting middleweight champion David Ceg (17-3), the league’s first-ever, two-division title holder, will put his coveted crown on the line against top contender Clifford Starks (13-2).

Nyob rau hauv lub co-ntsiab kev tshwm sim, superstar Jon Fitch (27-7-1, 1 NC) will battle recent World Series of Fighting one-night, eight-man tournament runner-up Joao "Lub Brazilian Samurai" Zeferino (20-7) with the vacant World Series of Fighting welterweight championship at stake.

Elsewhere on the four-fight, nyob NBCSN telecast, submission expert Vinny “Pezao” Magalhaes (13-7) yuav square tawm nrog Jake "Lub Zib ntab Xyooj" Heun(9-4) nyob rau hauv ib lub teeb heavyweight (205 phaus) contest, while World Series of Fighting newcomer and knockout artist Abu “Gladiator” Azaitar (11-1-1) yuav xauv tshuab raj nrog Danny "Dee1" Davis, Jr. (11-10-1) ntawm welterweight.

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