LAS VEGAS (Maj 19, 2016) -World Serie av Slagsmål (WSOF.com) today announced a complete, seven-bout preliminary fight card for its WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland world heavyweight championship Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) händelse, bor på NBCSN på 9 p.m. OCH/6 p.m. PT from Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn. på Fredag, Juni 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, Dålig. 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.

Kung, a 6-foot-5, 35-year-old resident of North Attleboro, Mäss. har förtjänat 8 av hans 10 career wins via (T)KO eller underkastelse. He is coming off a 51-second submission (häl krok) av Eric Bedard på April 16.

In another heavyweight contest, Juliano “Banana” Coutinho (7-2) Cape Cod, Mäss. via 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.. kommer att ta på Devin Powell (6-1) of South Berwick, Maine in one of three lightweight (155 pounds) matchups on the WSOF31 preliminary bout card.

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

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

Saul "The Spider" Almeida (18-6) Boston, Mäss. will make his third start in the decagon cage in a lightweight matchup with prolific power striker Bruce "Pretty Boy" Boyington Bangor, Maine.

Thirty-year-old rising star Rodrigo "The Young Lion" Almeida av Woburn, Mäss. will do battle with Ben Pierre-Saint (9-4) of Superior, Wisc. vid bantamvikt (135 pounds).

In the leadoff preliminary card fight, obesegrad Sam Watford (2-0) of Mount Vernon, N.Y.. kommer att möta Christian “The Terminator” Torres (0-0) of Endicott, N.Y..

Kostar från $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. OCH, och den första preliminära kortet skjutningen börjar på 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) medan, in the lightweight co-main event, super Jason "The Kansas City Bandit" High (19-5) och Mike "The 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 weltervikt.

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

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