WSOF31: IVANOV VS. COPELAND PRELIMINARY BOUT CARD COMPLETE WITH SEVEN MATCHUPS

PRELIMINARY BOUTS STREAM LIVE AT 6 P.M. ATI
ON AN EMBEDDABLE VIDEO PLAYER ON WSOF.COM

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MAIN CARD
AIRS LIVE ON NBCSN AT 9 P.M. ATI
FROM MASHANTUCKET, CONN. ON Jimo, Oṣù 17

Las fegasi (Le 19, 2016) -World Jara ti Gbigbogun (WSOF.com) today announced a complete, seven-bout preliminary fight card for its WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland world heavyweight championship Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) ìṣẹlẹ, gbe lori NBCSN ni 9 p.m. ATI/6 p.m. PT from Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn. lori Friday, June 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, Aisan. 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, Ibi. ti mina 8 ti re 10 career wins via (T)KO tabi ifakalẹ. He is coming off a 51-second submission (igigirisẹ kio) ti Eric Bédard lori April 16.

In another heavyweight contest, Juliano “Banana” Coutinho (7-2) Cape ti cod, Ibi. nipasẹ 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.. yoo gba lori Devin Powell (6-1) of South Berwick, Maine in one of three lightweight (155 poun) matchups on the WSOF31 preliminary bout card.

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

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

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

Thirty-year-old rising star Rodrigo "The Young kiniun" Almeida ti Woburn, Ibi. will do battle with Ben Pierre-Saint (9-4) of Superior, Wisc. ni bantamweight (135 poun).

In the leadoff preliminary card fight, unbeaten Sam Watford (2-0) of Mount Vernon, N.Y.. yoo dojuko Christian “The Terminator” Torres (0-0) of Endicott, N.Y..

Owole lati $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. ATI, ati ni igba akọkọ ti alakoko kaadi ija yoo bẹrẹ ni 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) nigba ti, in the lightweight co-main event, superstars Jason "The Kansas City Bandit" to gaju (19-5) ati 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) ni welterweight.

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

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