Las Vegas (Kia 19, 2016) -World Series o te whawhai (WSOF.com) today announced a complete, seven-bout preliminary fight card for its WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland world heavyweight championship Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) takahanga, ora i runga i NBCSN i 9 p.m. AND/6 p.m. PT from Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn. i runga i Rāmere, Pipiri 17.

The WSOF31 undercard lineup includes the promotional debut of heavyweight knockout artist Lorenzo Hood (9-3), who will square off with fellow finisher Tyler “The Marauder” King (10-4).

The 6-foot-3, 27-year-old Hood of Chicago, Mate. is a former professional football player turned MMA wrecking machine who has notched all 9 of his professional victories by way of (T)KO in the first round of battle.

King, a 6-foot-5, 35-year-old resident of North Attleboro, Mass. Kua roaa 8 o tona 10 career wins via (T)KO tukunga ranei. He is coming off a 51-second submission (rekereke matau) o Eric Bédard i runga i April 16.

In another heavyweight contest, Juliano “Banana” Coutinho (7-2) o Cape Cod, Mass. mā Rio de Janeiro, Brazil will look to secure his second straight victory when he faces off with Team AKA product Justin Willis (3-1) of San Jose, Calif.

Willis, who is riding a three-fight win streak, was originally slated to face Chris "Huggy Bear" Barnett on the main card portion of the bill.

Returning to the decagon cage for the fourth time, submission specialist Tom “Tommy Gunnz” Marcellino (7-4) of Amsterdam, N.Y.. Ka tangohia i runga i Devin Powell (6-1) of South Berwick, Maine in one of three lightweight (155 pauna) matchups on the WSOF31 preliminary bout card.

Powell boasts won four straight fights, three by way of (T)KO tukunga ranei.

In welterweight (170 pauna) mahi, Robert Fonseca (10-3, 1 NC) o Manaus, Amazon, Brazil will seek his fourth consecutive victory when he squares off with Sean Lally (4-2) of Orleans, Mass.

Haora "Te Pūngāwerewere" Almeida (18-6) o Boston, Mass. will make his third start in the decagon cage in a lightweight matchup with prolific power striker Bruce Boyington "Boy Pretty" o Bangor, Maine.

Thirty-year-old rising star Rodrigo "Ko e Young Lion" Almeida o Woburn, Mass. will do battle with Ben Pierre-Saint (9-4) of Superior, Wisc. i te whā (135 pauna).

In the leadoff preliminary card fight, hinga kore Sam Watford (2-0) of Mount Vernon, N.Y.. Ka fehangahangai Christian “The Terminator” Torres (0-0) of Endicott, N.Y..

Utu i $39.99, tickets for WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland are on sale at WSOF.com and Foxwoods.com.

Doors at The Grand Theatre at Foxwoods Resort Casino will open at 5 p.m. AND, a ka timata te a'ee kāri tuatahi tuatahi i 6 p.m.

In the live NBCSN televised main event, reigning world heavyweight championBlagoy Ivanov (13-1) will risk his title against Josh “Cuddly Bear” Copeland (13-1) ia, in the lightweight co-main event, superstars Jason "te Kansas City tahae" Runga (19-5) a Mike "Te Martian" Ricci (11-4) will square off with their division’s number one contender ranking at stake.

Elsewhere on the live NBCSN telecast, John “Doomsday” Howard (23-12) will make his highly-anticipated World Series of Fighting debut against submission expert Thiago “Minu” Meller (20-7) i te Welterweight.

In a featherweight (145 pauna) tilt between two prolific strikers, Luis "maki touwhero" Palomino (24-12) will battle former world championship challenger Sheymon Moraes (8-1).

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