WSOF31: IVANOV VS. COPELAND
MAIN CARD COMPLETE WITH ADDITION

OF THREE NEW, STAR-STUDDED MATCHUPS

WELTERWEIGHT: JOHN HOWARD VS. THIAGO MELLER
ہلکا پھلکا: LUIS PALOMINO VS. SHEYMON MORAES
ہیوی ویٹ: CHRIS “HUGGY BEAR” BARNETT VS. JUSTIN WILLIS

LIVE ON NBCSN AT 9 دوپہر کے بعد. AND
FROM MASHANTUCKET, کون. جمعہ کو, JUNE 17

لاس ویگاس (اپریل 12, 2016) لڑائی کے -World سیریز (WSOF.com) today announced the addition of three star-studded matchups to complete the main card for its WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland world heavyweight championship Mixed Martial Arts (ایم ایم اے) واقعہ, میں NBCSN پر رہتے ہیں 9 بجے. ET / 6 بجے. Mashantucket میں foxwoods جوئے ریزورٹ کیسینو سے, کون. جمعہ کو, جون 17.

In a second heavyweight matchup, dynamic, اضافے کا ستارہ کرس "Huggy ریچھ" Barnett کی (14-2) will make his World Series of Fighting debut against Team AKA prodigy Justin Willis (4-1).

Also stepping in the decagon cage for the first time, battle-tested warrior John “Doomsday” Howard (23-12) will collide with submission expert Thiago “Minu” Meller (20-7) ایک ویلٹر ویٹ میں (170 پاؤنڈ) معاملہ.

In a featherweight (145 پاؤنڈ) scrap between two prolific strikers, لوئیس "Baboon نے" کے Palomino (24-12) will face off with former world championship challenger Sheymon موریس (8-1).

اہم ایونٹ میں, reigning world heavyweight champion Blagoy ایوانوف (13-1) will risk his title against Josh “Cuddly Bear” Copeland (13-1) جبکہ, in the lightweight (155 پاؤنڈ) شریک اہم واقعہ, سپراسٹارز جیسن "کینساس سٹی ڈاکو" ہائی (19-5) اور مائیک "میں Martian" ریچی (11-4) will square off with their division’s number one contender ranking at stake.

کرس Barnett کی بمقابلہ. Justin Willis

After spending the last year and a half making waves in Japan, 5 فٹ 9, 29-year-old Barnett of Tampa, فلوریڈا. will suit up as “Huggy Bear,” and make his way onto a major stage in the U.S. for the first time in his career.

With heavy hands and tremendous agility for a fighter of his massive stature, Barnett has notched 12 کی اس کی 14 کی راہ کی طرف کیریئر فتوحات (ٹی)KO, and has celebrated his wins in flamboyant fashion, with everything from cartwheels to breakdancing to hand stands.

Like Barnett, the stocky, 6-foot-3, 28-ہاںr-old Willis, a training partner of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) greats کین Velasquez کی اور ڈینیل Cormier, has been enjoying success in Japan under the promotion of Inoki Genome Federation (IFG).

Willis will make his first start of 2016, and look to extend his win streak to four consecutive bouts. In his last effort on August 29, he earned a unanimous decision over Rizvan Kuniev ٹوکیو میں.

بمقابلہ لوئیس کے Palomino. Sheymon موریس

The 5-foot-8, 35-year-old Palomino of Miami, فلوریڈا. via Lima, Peru is coming off an epic year in which he engaged in two, all-out wars with reigning, لڑائی ہلکا پھلکا چیمپئن کے ناقابل شکست ورلڈ سیریز جسٹن "نمایاں" Gaethje, both of which earned "Fight of the Month” honors.

After closing out 2015 with a gutsy appearance in World Series of Fighting’s first-ever, ایک رات, eight-man tournament in which he scored a devastating, پہلے راؤنڈ (4:55) ڈبلیو ایچ او (punches کے) پر امیر Patishnock in the event’s quarterfinal stage, before being stopped in the semifinal stage of battle via second round (4:19) ڈبلیو ایچ او (punches کے) at the hands کے eventual tournament winner برائن فوسٹر, Palomino will return to the featherweight division where he has held two world titles.

The 5-foot-8, 25-year-old Moraes of Rio De Janeiro, Brazil returned to form in his last bout, decimating fellow knockout artist روبی "مسائل" Peralta میں by way of TKO (punches کے) دوسرے راؤنڈ میں (3:21) of their matchup at WSOF26.

A seasoned Muay Thai stylist, Moraes ran to seven straight victories in his first seven starts as a professional MMA competitor before being handed his first career defeat by way of third round (3:46) جمع کرانے (پیچھے ننگے گلا گھونٹنا) in a title bid against reigning bantamweight (135 پاؤنڈ) چیمپئن مارلن موریس.

John Howard vs. Thiago Meller

Following his second stint with the UFC that spanned seven bouts and included victories over اوریاہ ہال, Siyar Bahadurzada اور Cathal Pendred, the 5-foot-7, 33-year-old Howard of Boston, ماس. will aim to rebound from a second round (:21) KO (punches کے) کو نقصان Tim Means دسمبر 10.

آج کی تاریخ, Howard has notched 15 کی اس کی 23 کی راہ کی طرف کیریئر فتوحات (ٹی)KO یا جمع کرانے. During his initial run with the UFC between January 2009 and June 2011, Howard scored a memorable, تیسرے راؤنڈ (4:55) KO (punches کے) on submission ace ڈینس "سپرمین" Hallman دسمبر 5, 2009, marking his third consecutive conquest in the league.

Meller of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil will look to collect his second win in a row, following his first round submission (پیچھے ننگے گلا گھونٹنا) کے Leonardo Rodriguez جون 26, 2015.

The 5-foot-10, 33-year-old Meller, a near 13-year veteran of the sport, has emerged victorious in 14 کی اس کی 20 career wins, جمع کرانے کی راہ کی طرف سے.

The preliminary bout card lineup for WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland will be announced soon.

سے قیمت $39.99, tickets for the event are on sale at WSOF.com and Foxwoods.com.

Doors at The Grand Theatre at Foxwoods Resort Casino will open for WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland, میں 5 بجے. AND, اور سب سے پہلے ابتدائی کارڈ مککیبازی میں شروع ہو گی 6 بجے.