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FNU Combat kev ua si Qhia: Lub Xya hli ntuj 19, 2018: Manny is Back! Junior Dos Santos Cruises to Win At UFC Fight Night, Event Recaps and Fight Previews

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This week on the FNU Combat Sports Show we recap last week’s multiple Bellator cards and the UFC Fight Night card from Boise, Idaho. We start off discussing boxing with an analysis of Manny Pacquiao’s one-sided beating of Lucas Matthysse. We move on to other news this week, including an online spat between Brendan Schaub and Dana White and Dominick Cruz claiming Brock Lesnar will never get through USADA testing to return to the UFC octagon. We also cover upcoming boxing and MMA bouts and discuss the eye poking incidents that occurred during the brief Stipe Micocic vs. Daniel Cormier heavyweight championship bout.

 

Listen to the whole show here:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/hx5aj4ls1y63vou/tomtonyrichradioshowjuly182018.mp3?dl=0

 

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NTIAJ TEB SERIES NTAWM sib ntaus sib tua: RETURNS TO EVERETT, WASHINGTON WITH HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP BLOCKBUSTER EVENT ON SATURDAY, KAUM-OB HLI 3, NYOB RAU NBCSN

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Blagoy Ivanov makes his third heavyweight title defense

Jared Rosholt faces Caio Alencar in a featured heavyweight scrap

Tickets for WSOF35 go on sale tag kis

Las Vegas (Cuaj hlis 22, 2016) - Ntiaj teb Series ntawm Sib ntaus (www.WSOF.com) announced today that it will return to Everett, Ntxuav. with a heavyweight championship blockbuster Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event at XFINITY Arena at Everett, rau Saturday, Dec. 3, nyob rau NBCSN ntawm 10 p.m. THIAB/7 p.m. PT.

In the main-event, reigning world champion Blagoy Ivanov (14-1) will put his title on the line for the third time against the victor of the WSOF33 bout between knockout artists and contenders Shawn Jordan (18-7) thiab Ashley Ghley (10-4) rau Friday, Oct. 7.

Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd, former UFC standout Jared Rosholt (14-3) will make his much-anticipated promotional debut against fellow World Series of Fighting newcomer and finisher Caio Alencar (9-1) in a featured heavyweight contest.

Tickets for WSOF35 go on sale tag kis, Friday, Xya. 23 ntawm 10 a.m. PT at the XFINITY Arena Box Office, them nqi los ntawm lub xov tooj 866.332.8499, lossis hauv online ntawmwww.WSOF.com thiab www.xfinityarenaeverett.com.

“We are looking forward to bringing another action-packed night of world-class MMA action to the city of Everett, on the heels of what was one of our greatest fight cards to date, from top to bottom, and an arena packed with incredibly passionate fight fans,"Hais tias lub ntiaj teb no Series ntawm Sib ntaus sib tua Thawj Tswj Hwm Leej Txiv Chiefs.

Lub 5-ko taw-11, 29-year-old Ivanov of Sofia, Bulgaria fended off a valiant and tenacious Josh "Cuddly Xyooj" Copeland for five straight, electrifying rounds of battle in the main event of WSOF31 on Lub rau hli ntuj 17 to retain the coveted heavyweight title.

Ivanov is a Judo black belt and was a semi-finalist at the 2008 world Sambo championships where he famously defeated all-time MMA great Fedor “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko.

The stocky, heavy-handed Ivanov went on to emerge the runner-up in the 2014 Bellator MMA season-long, heavyweight tournament. During his seven-fight stint with the league that began in 2013, he notched six consecutive victories, all by way of (T)KO los yog cuav.

Lub 6-taw-2, 30-year-old Rosholt of Sandpoint, Idaho is coming off a solid run with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) where he amassed a record of 6-2, defeating the likes of Walt Harris and seven-foot giant Stefan Struve, raws txoj kev.

Rosholt was a 2010 NCAA Division I national wrestling championship runner-up and three-time All-American for Oklahoma State University.

Alencar of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil is a 6-foot-4, 37-year-old import who will make his debut in the U.S. as well as his first start in the World Series of Fighting decagon cage.

After beginning his professional career just five years ago, Alencar ran to six consecutive wins and, to date, has earned all but one of his nine career victories by way of (T)KO.

Additional WSOF35 bouts will be announced soon.

Doors at XFINITY Arena at Everett will open for WSOF35 at 3:30 p.m. PT, thiab cov thawj ua ntej card bout yuav pib thaum 4 p.m.
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WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING SIGNS HEAVYWEIGHT SENSATION JARED ROSHOLT TO EXCLUSIVE, MULTI-FIGHT AGREEMENT

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Heavyweight standout Ashley Gooch also inked to exclusive, multi-sib ntaus deal
Las Vegas (Lub yim hli ntuj 24, 2016) - Ntiaj teb Series ntawm Sib ntaus (www.WSOF.com) announced today that it has signed seasoned, heavyweight Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) star and former NCAA Division I wrestling sensation Jared “The Big Show” Rosholt (14-3) mus rau ib qho kom, multi-fight promotional agreement.

The world championship MMA league also announced that it has inked streaking heavyweight standout Ashley “Gio” Gooch (10-4) mus rau ib qho kom, multi-sib ntaus deal. Txhua tus neeg ncaws pob txoj kev tshaj tawm kev tshaj tawm yuav tshaj tawm sai sai.

“We are excited to welcome one of the sport’s top, free-agent heavyweight stars in Jared Rosholt, as well as veteran Ashley Gooch, who has been on fire of late, to the World Series of Fighting roster and look forward to seeing how each is able to contend in the decagon cage where we have a growing number of exciting and fast-rising stars vying for our coveted championship that is held by Blagoy Ivanov,"Hais tias lub ntiaj teb no Series ntawm Sib ntaus sib tua Thawj Tswj Hwm Leej Txiv Chiefs.

A 2010 NCAA Division I national wrestling championship runner-up and three-time All-American for Oklahoma State University, 30-xyoo-laus, 6-foot-2, 245-pound Rosholt of Arlington, Texas arrives at World Series of Fighting following an eight-fight stint with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) where he posted a strong, overall record of 6-2.

During his stretch with the UFC, Rosholt, the younger brother of fellow MMA standout Jake ROSHOLT, notched a unanimous decision over the league’s tallest fighter, seven-foot giant Stefan Struve, nyob rau hauv Kaum ib hlis 15, 2015.

Lub zog-hitting, 6-Ko Taw-3, 265-pound Gooch of Glendale, Ariz. will enter the decagon cage riding an eight-fight win streak that dates back to September 28, 2013 when the 41-year-old decimated Allan Sullivan with a one-punch KO in the first round (1:30) sib ntaus sib tua.

Rau hnub tim, Gooch has earned 7 ntawm nws 10 hauj lwm yeej los ntawm txoj kev ntawm (T)KO thiab 2 wins via submission. Five of his eight consecutive victories have come inside of one round.

Gooch is coming off a third round (1:10) LEEJ TWG (punches) ntawm Greg Rebello in Lincoln, R.I. on Lub yim hli ntuj 12.

Nyob ntiaj teb Series ntawm Sib ntaus txiav txim rov qab los rau NBCSN rau Saturday, Oct. 7, with an unprecedented, three-hour telecast, pib thaum 11 p.m. THIAB/8 p.m., from Kansas City Memorial Auditorium in Kansas City, Tej zaum.

In the main event of WSOF33: Gaethje vs. Dugulubgov, reigning, undefeated world lightweight (155 phaus) champion Justin "Lub Highlight" Gaethje(16-0) ntawm Safford, Ariz. will risk his title against number one contender Ozzy Dugulubgov (8-2) of Ridgewood, N.J.

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MIKE ARRANT REPLACES INJURED THIAGO MELLER AGAINST JOHN HOWARD AT WSOF31: Ivanov vs. COPELAND LIVE ON NBCSN FROM MASHANTUCKET, Conn. RAU Friday, RAU HLI 17

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HOWARD VS. ARRANT TO BE CONTESTED AT MIDDLEWEIGHT

PLUS UNDEFEATED MARCUS SURIN TO BATTLE
CHRISTIAN TORRES IN WSOF31 PRELIMINARY BOUT
LIVE ON WSOF.COM

Las Vegas (Lub rau hli ntuj 15, 2016) -World Series ntawm Sib ntaus (WSOF.com) tshaj tawm hnub no tias Thiago Meller has withdrawn from his scheduled welterweight (170 phaus) contest tiv thaiv John "Doomsday" Howard (23-12), uas yuav tam sim no fim“Mad” Mike Arrant (15-10) in a middleweight (185 phaus) bout at the much-anticipated WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland world championship doubleheader Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) kev tshwm sim, nyob rau NBCSN (9 p.m. THIAB/6 p.m. PT) los ntawm Foxwoods Resort Twv txiaj yuam pov nyob rau hauv Mashantucket, Conn. rau Friday, Lub rau hli ntuj 17.

Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd, undefeated Marcus Surin (3-0) ntawm stamford, Conn. has been tabbed to step in for Sam Watford nyob rau hauv lub sij hawm teem sib (155 phaus) preliminary card contest against Christian “The Terminator” Torres (0-0) of Endicott, N.Y..

Originally hailing from Orlando, Fla., lub 5-ko taw-9, 28-year-old Arrant, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu brown belt, resides in Las Vegas, where he is a member of legendary champion Randy “The Natural” Couture’s Xtreme Couture fight squad.

Arrant is looking to return to the win column following a unanimous decision defeat in his last start on August 7, 2015, at the hands of two-time UFC veteran Brock Jardine.

Prior to the loss, Arrant had reeled off six consecutive victories, five of which he produced in the first round, by way of (T)KO los yog cuav. Rau hnub tim, 12 ntawm nws 15 professional wins have been finishes.

During the six-fight win streak, Arrant seized his first championship – regional promotion SteelFist Fight Night’s welterweight title – with a first round (5:00) LEEJ TWG (retirement) ntawm Carl Dieckmann Lub Xya hli ntuj 12, 2013.

Like Arrant, 5-ko taw-7, 33-year-old Howard boasts a phenomenal finish rate with 15 ntawm nws 23 professional victories having come by way of (T)KO los yog cuav.

Howard will make his promotional debut with World Series of Fighting following a second stint with the UFC that spanned seven fights and included wins over Uriah Hall, Muag Bahadurzada thiab Cathal Pendred.

Luv nqi los ntawm $39.99, Daim pib rau 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. THIAB, and the first of seven preliminary card bouts will begin at 5:45 p.m.

Cov tag nrho ua ntej sib ntaus card yuav kwj nyob rau ntawm ib qho embeddable video neeg uas ua ntawv rau WSOF.com.

In the main event of the five-bout, nyob NBCSN telecast, reigning World Series of Fighting heavyweight champion Blagoy Ivanov (13-1) will put his title on the line against Josh "Cuddly Xyooj" Copeland (12-3).

Nyob rau hauv lub khaub-ncaws nyias co-ntsiab kev tshwm sim, superstars Jason "Lub Kansas City Bandit" High (19-5) thiab Mike "Lub Martian" Ricci (11-4) yuav square tawm nrog lawv cov sib faib tus naj npawb ib tus sib txuas lus qeb duas ntawm ceg txheem ntseeg.

WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland

MAIN CARD (Nyob rau NBCSN)

World Series of Fighting Heavyweight Championship Main Event:
Blagoy Ivanov (Yeej) vs. Josh Copeland (Challenger)

Hnav Co-Main kev tshwm sim:
Jason High vs. Mike Ricci

Middleweight: John Howard vs. Mike Arrant
Featherweight: Luis Palomino vs. Sheymon Moraes
Middleweight: Phil Hawes vs. Josh Ntsiab

Nteg CARD (Nyob rau WSOF.com)

Sib: Tom Marcellino vs. Devin Powell
Heavyweight: Juliano Coutinho vs. Justin willis
Heavyweight: Tyler King vs. Lorenzo Hood
Welterweight: Robert Fonseca vs. Sean Lally
Sib: Bruce Boyington vs. Xa-u Almeida
Bantamweight: Rodrigo Almeida vs. Ben Pierre-Saint
Sib: Marcus Surin vs. Christian Torres
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UNDEFEATED SENSATION PHIL HAWES SIGNS WITH WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING

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FORMER JUNIOR COLLEGE NATIONAL WRESTLING CHAMP
WILL DEBUT AGAINST JOSHUA KEY AT WSOF31
Nyob ntawm NBCSN ntawm 9 P.M. THIAB RAU Friday, RAU HLI 17
Los ntawm Mashantucket, Conn.

 

Las Vegas (Tej zaum 20, 2016) -World Series ntawm Sib ntaus (WSOF.com) has signed undefeated middleweight (185 phaus) zeem muag Phil Hawes (3-0) mus rau ib qho kom, multi-xyoo promotional daim ntawv cog lus.

A product of the famed Jackson-Winklejohn camp in Albuquerque, N.M., 6-taw, 27-year-old Hawes who hails from Little Ferry, N.J., yuav ua kom nws debut promotional tiv thaiv Joshua “The Prince of MMA” Key (6-11, 2 NC) on the live, five-bout NBCSN telecast (9 p.m. THIAB/6 p.m. PT) of WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland, ntawm Foxwoods Resort Twv txiaj yuam pov nyob rau hauv Mashantucket, Conn. rauFriday, Lub rau hli ntuj 17.

“Phil is one of the most exciting, young prospects in the sport of MMA, so we are excited to welcome him to the World Series of Fighting family, and we look forward to seeing how his career develops under our promotion,"Hais tias lub ntiaj teb no Series ntawm Sib ntaus sib tua Thawj Tswj Hwm Leej Txiv Chiefs.

The matchup with Key will be Hawes’ first start since 2014, his professional debut year when he ran to three straight victories, the first two by way of TKO and the third – a first round victory over Brandon Collins rau Lub kaum hli ntuj 18 – by way of armbar submission.

A 2009 junior college national wrestling champion for Iowa Central Community College, the alma mater of UFC champion and Jackson-Winklejohn teammate Jon "Cov pob txha" Jones, Hawes has been described by Jones as having“limitless” potential.

Luv nqi los ntawm $39.99, Daim pib rau 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. THIAB, thiab cov thawj ua ntej card bout yuav pib thaum 6 p.m.

In the main event of the live NBCSN telecast, reigning ntiaj teb hnyav yeej Blagoy Ivanov (13-1) yuav pheej hmoo nws lub npe tiv thaiv Josh "Cuddly Xyooj" Copeland (13-1).

Hauv lub teeb yuag (155 phaus) co-ntsiab kev tshwm sim, superstars Jason "Lub Kansas City Bandit" High (19-5) thiab Mike "Lub Martian" Ricci (11-4) yuav square tawm nrog lawv cov sib faib tus naj npawb ib tus sib txuas lus qeb duas ntawm ceg txheem ntseeg.

WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland
MAIN CARD (Nyob rau NBCSN)

World Series of Fighting Heavyweight Championship Main Event:
Blagoy Ivanov (Yeej) vs. Josh Copeland (Challenger)

Sib: Jason High vs. Mike Ricci
Welterweight: John Howard vs. Thiago Meller
Featherweight: Luis Palomino vs. Sheymon Moraes
Middleweight: Phil Hawes vs. Joshua Key

Nteg CARD (Nyob rau WSOF.com)

Sib: Tom Marcellino vs. Devin Powell
Heavyweight: Juliano Coutinho vs. Justin willis
Heavyweight: Tyler King vs. Lorenzo Hood
Welterweight: Robert Fonseca vs. Sean Lally
Sib: Bruce Boyington vs. Xa-u Almeida
Bantamweight: Rodrigo Almeida vs. Ben Pierre-Saint
Sib: Sam Watford vs. Christian Torres

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WSOF31: Ivanov vs. COPELAND PRELIMINARY BOUT CARD COMPLETE WITH SEVEN MATCHUPS

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

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MAIN CARD
AIRS LIVE ON NBCSN AT 9 P.M. THIAB
Los ntawm Mashantucket, Conn. RAU Friday, RAU HLI 17

Las Vegas (Tej zaum 19, 2016) -World Series ntawm Sib ntaus (WSOF.com) today announced a complete, seven-bout preliminary fight card for its WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland ntiaj teb kev sib tw sib xyaw ua ke sib xyaw (MMA) kev tshwm sim, nyob rau NBCSN ntawm 9 p.m. THIAB/6 p.m. PT from Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn. rau Friday, Lub rau hli ntuj 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, Mob. 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.

Huab tais, a 6-foot-5, 35-year-old resident of North Attleboro, Pawg. tau khwv 8 ntawm nws 10 career wins via (T)KO los yog cuav. He is coming off a 51-second submission (luj nuv) ntawm Eric Bedard rau Plaub Hlis Ntuj 16.

In another heavyweight contest, Juliano “Banana” Coutinho (7-2) ntawm dhaus Cape Blue, Pawg. ntawm 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, California.

Willis, who is riding a three-fight win streak, was originally slated to face Chris "Huggy Xyooj" 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.. yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv Devin Powell (6-1) of South Berwick, Maine in one of three lightweight (155 phaus) matchups on the WSOF31 preliminary bout card.

Powell boasts won four straight fights, three by way of (T)KO los yog cuav.

In welterweight (170 phaus) txiav txim, Robert Fonseca (10-3, 1 NC) ntawm Manaus, Amazon, Brazil will seek his fourth consecutive victory when he squares off with Sean Lally (4-2) of Orleans, Pawg.

Xa-u "Lub Kab laug sab" Almeida (18-6) ntawm Boston, Pawg. will make his third start in the decagon cage in a lightweight matchup with prolific power striker Bruce "Zoo nkauj tub" Boyington ntawm Bangor, Maine.

Thirty-year-old rising star Rodrigo "Tus Hluas Tsov ntxhuav" Almeida ntawm Woburn, Pawg. will do battle with Ben Pierre-Saint (9-4) of Superior, Wisc. ntawm bantamweight (135 phaus).

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

Luv nqi los ntawm $39.99, Daim pib rau 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. THIAB, thiab cov thawj ua ntej card bout yuav pib thaum 6 p.m.

In the live NBCSN televised main event, reigning ntiaj teb hnyav yeejBlagoy Ivanov (13-1) yuav pheej hmoo nws lub npe tiv thaiv Josh "Cuddly Xyooj" Copeland (13-1) thaum lub sij hawm, in the lightweight co-main event, superstars Jason "Lub Kansas City Bandit" High (19-5) thiab Mike "Lub Martian" Ricci (11-4) yuav square tawm nrog lawv cov sib faib tus naj npawb ib tus sib txuas lus qeb duas ntawm ceg txheem ntseeg.

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) ntawm welterweight.

Nyob rau hauv featherweight (145 phaus) tilt between two prolific strikers, Luis "liab pam tsab" Palomino (24-12) will battle former world championship challenger Sheymon Moraes (8-1).

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WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland Main Card ua tiav nrog ntxiv ntawm peb tshiab, Lub hnub qub-studded matchups

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WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland
Daim npav tseem ceeb ua tiav nrog ntxiv

Ntawm peb tshiab, Lub hnub qub-studded matchups

WELTERWEIGHT: John Howard vs. Thiago Meller
FEATHERWEIGHT: Luis palomino vs. Sheymon moraes
Heavyweight: Chris "Huggy Xyooj" barnett vs. Justin willis

Nyob ntawm NBCSN ntawm 9 P.M. THIAB
Los ntawm Mashantucket, Conn. RAU Friday, RAU HLI 17

Las Vegas (Plaub Hlis Ntuj 12, 2016) -World Series ntawm Sib ntaus (WSOF.com) Hnub no tau tshaj tawm ntxiv ntawm peb lub hnub qub-kawm sib thooj los ua kom tiav daim npav tseem ceeb rau nws WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland ntiaj teb kev sib tw sib xyaw ua ke sib xyaw (MMA) kev tshwm sim, nyob rau NBCSN ntawm 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. los ntawm Foxwoods Resort Twv txiaj yuam pov nyob rau hauv Mashantucket, Conn. on Friday, Lub rau hli ntuj 17.

Hauv kev ua si hnyav ob, zoo, nce lub hnub qub Chris "Huggy Xyooj" Barnett (14-2) yuav ua rau nws lub ntiaj teb sib ntaus sib tua kev tawm tsam pab pawg aka prodigy Justin willis (4-1).

Kuj rhais ntaiv hauv lub tawb txiav txim siab thawj zaug, Tsov rog-sim tub rog John "Doomsday" Howard (23-12) will collide with submission expert Thiago "Minu" Meller (20-7) nyob rau hauv ib tug welterweight (170 phaus) yi.

Nyob rau hauv featherweight (145 phaus) seem nruab nrab ntawm ob qhov prolific strikers, Luis "liab pam tsab" Palomino (24-12) yuav fim nrog yav dhau los ntiaj teb kev sib tw Sheymon Moraes (8-1).

Nyob rau hauv lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim, reigning ntiaj teb hnyav yeej Blagoy Ivanov (13-1) yuav pheej hmoo nws lub npe tiv thaiv Josh "Cuddly Xyooj" Copeland (13-1) thaum lub sij hawm, Hauv lub teeb yuag (155 phaus) co-ntsiab kev tshwm sim, superstars Jason "Lub Kansas City Bandit" High (19-5) thiab Mike "Lub Martian" Ricci (11-4) yuav square tawm nrog lawv cov sib faib tus naj npawb ib tus sib txuas lus qeb duas ntawm ceg txheem ntseeg.

Chris Barnett vs. Justin willis

Tom qab siv xyoo tas los thiab ib nrab ua vuag hauv Nyiv, lub 5-ko taw-9, 29-Xyoo-qub Barnett ntawm Tampa, Fla. yuav nplua li "puag dais,"Thiab ua nws txoj kev mus rau theem loj hauv U.S. Thawj thawj zaug hauv nws txoj haujlwm.

Nrog kev sib ntaus sib tua hnyav thiab muaj ntau yam rau tus sib ntaus ntawm nws cov tawv nqaij loj, Barnett tau thatched 12 ntawm nws 14 hauj lwm yeej los ntawm txoj kev ntawm (T)KO, thiab tau ua kev zoo siab rau nws yeej hauv flamboyant zam, nrog txhua yam los ntawm carthlowwheels los rhuav tshem tes muag.

Zoo li Barnett, Cov Tshuag, 6-Ko Taw-3, 28-muaj tseeb tiagr-laus wilLis, Ib tus khub kev cob qhia ntawm qhov kawg tiv thaiv kev sib tw (UFC) zoo kawg Ka-ees Velasquez thiab Daniel Cormier, tau txaus siab rau kev vam meej hauv Nyij Pooj nyob rau hauv kev txhawb nqa Atki Genome Federation (IFG).

Willis yuav ua rau nws thawj zaug 2016, thiab saib kom txuas ntxiv nws txoj kev yeej taug kev mus rau plaub qhov sib law liag. Hauv nws txoj kev rau siab kawg rau Lub Yim Hli 29, nws khwv tau ib qho kev txiav txim siab tsis muaj kev pom zoo Rizvan Kuniev nyob rau hauv Tokyo.

Luis Palomino vs. Sheymon Moraes

5-taw-8, 35-Xyoo-Qub Palomino ntawm Miami, Fla. ntawm lima, Peru yog los tawm ntawm lub xyoo Epic nyob rau hauv uas nws koom kuvn twlub, Txhua-Tawm Tsov Rog nrog reigning, undefeated ntiaj teb Series ntawm Sib ntaus sib tua sib zus Justin "Lub Highlight" Gaethje, ob leeg uas khwv tau "Kev sib ntaus ntawm lub hli "honour.

Tom qab kaw tawm 2015 nrog gutsy tsos nyob rau hauv lub ntiaj teb series ntawm kev sib ntaus sib tua thawj-puas tau, ib-hmo ntuj, Yim-tus txiv neej kev sib tw uas nws tau twv ib qho kev puas tsuaj, thawj round (4:55) LEEJ TWG (punches) rau Rich Patishnock Thaum muaj kev tshwm sim rau lub sijhawm quarterfinal, Ua ntej nres nyob rau theem semifinal ntawm kev sib ntaus sib tua los ntawm ob puag ncig (4:19) LEEJ TWG (punches) ntawm tes ntawm Nyob rau hauv kev sib tw yeej Brian Foster, Palomino yuav rov qab mus rau Featherweight Divion uas nws tau tuav ob lub npe ntiaj teb.

5-taw-8, 25-Xyoo-laus moraes ntawm Rio de Janeiro, Brazil tau rov qab los rau hauv hyog lAt bout, DECIMATING TUS KHEEJ KHEEJ FELZOUTE TXIV Robbie "Teeb meem" Peralta Los ntawm txoj kev ntawm tko (punches) nyob rau hauv lub thib ob puag ncig (3:21) ntawm lawv matchup ntawm WSOF26.

Ib lub caij nyoog Muay thai stylist, Moraes tau khiav mus rau xya txoj kev yeej ncaj nyob rau hauv nws thawj zaug xya pib ua tus neeg sib tw MmA ua ntej tau sib tw los ntawm txoj kev sib tw ntawm txoj kev thib peb (3:46) cuav (rear-liab qab caj pas) Hauv cov npe twv tawm tsam reigning bantamweightightightight (135 phaus) champion Marlon Moraes.

John Howard vs. Thiago MellER

Tom qab nws thib ob stint nrog UFC uas hais txog xya lub butts thiab suav nrog yeej dhau Uriah Hall, Muag Bahadurzada thiab Cathal Pendred, lub 5-foOT-7, 33-Xyoo-laus Howard ntawm Boston, Pawg. yuav taw rau rov qab los ntawm kev sib tw thib ob (:21) KO (punches) tsis rau Sijhawm txhais tau tias rau hlis ntuj nqeg 10.

Rau hnub tim, Howard tau tshaj tawm 15 ntawm nws 23 hauj lwm yeej los ntawm txoj kev ntawm (T)KO los yog cuav. Thaum nws pib khiav nrog UFC ntawm Lub Ib Hlis 2009 and June 2011, Howard tau qhab nia nco, peb puag ncig (4:55) KO (punches) ntawm kev xa ace Dennis "Superman" Hallman rau hlis ntuj nqeg 5, 2009, Cim nws qhov kev sib tw thib peb sib tw ua ke hauv cov pab koomtes.

Meller ntawm Porto Alegre, Rio grande do sul, Brazil yuav saib mus sau nws qhov thib ob yeej uake, Tom qab nws thawj zaug xa (rear-liab qab caj pas) ntawm Leonardo Rodriguez Lub rau hli ntuj 26, 2015.

5-ko taw-10, 33-Xyoo-laus Meller, ib nyob ze 13-xyoo qub tub rog ntawm kev ua si nawv, tau tshwm sim kev kov yeejpeb nyob rau hauv 14 ntawm nws 20 career wins, los ntawm txoj kev ntawm kev mloog lus.

Lub Preliminary Bout Card Lineup rau WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland yuav tshaj tawm sai sai.

Luv nqi los ntawm $39.99, Daim pib rau qhov kev tshwm sim tau muag ntawm WSOF.com thiab Foxwoods.com.

Doors at The Grand Theatre at Foxwoods Resort Casino will open for WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland, ntawm 5 p.m. THIAB, thiab cov thawj ua ntej card bout yuav pib thaum 6 p.m.
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Ntiaj teb cov lus ntawm kev sib ntaus sib tua rov qab mus rau foxwoods woxwoods twv txiaj yuam pov nrog kev sib tw sib tw nrog kev sib tw hnyav Mega-kev tshwm sim rau hnub Friday, RAU HLI 17, NYOB RAU NBCSN

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Daim pib rau WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland
On Muag Friday, PLAUB HLI 1

Lub teeb ci sib npaug:
Jason siab vs. Mike Ricci

Las Vegas (Lub peb hlis ntuj 29, 2016) -World Series ntawm kev sib ntaus (WSOF.com) Tshaj tawm hnub no tias nws yuav rov qab mus rau Foxwoods Worort Twv txiaj yuam pov hauv Mashantucket, Conn. nrog cov ntawv sib txuam ntawm cov sib xyaw ua ke (MMA) sib ntaus ua los ntawm lub ntiaj teb kev sib tw ua yeeb ncuab sib tw ntawm tus txiv neej kingpin Blagoy Ivanov(13-1) Thiab Josh "Cuddly Xyooj" Copeland (13-1), nyob rau NBCSN ntawm 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT rau hnub Friday, Lub rau hli ntuj 17.

Hauv lub teeb yuag (155 phaus) co-ntsiab kev tshwm sim, superstars Jason "Lub Kansas City Bandit" High (19-5) thiab Mike "Lub Martian" Ricci (11-4) yuav square tawm nrog tus naj npawb ib tus sib tham qeb ntawm ceg txheem ntseeg.

Luv nqi los ntawm $39.99, Daim pib rau WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland, Mus muag rau hnub Friday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 1 ntawm 10 a.m. THIAB, ntawm WSOF.com thiab Foxwoods.com.

"Peb tab tom nrhiav rau pem hauv ntej kom rov qab mus rau lub xeev zoo ntawm Connecticut, thiab tso rau lwm qhov kev tshwm sim hauv ntiaj teb, Rau cov kiv cua ntawm Foxwoods Resort Twv txiaj yuam pov,"Hais tias lub ntiaj teb no Series ntawm Sib ntaus sib tua Thawj Tswj Hwm Leej Txiv Chiefs.

Blagoy Ivanov vs. Josh Copeland

Ivanov ntawm Sulfia, Bulgaria yog 5-ko taw-11, 29-xyoo-laus Judo Dub Siv thiab Sambo Tswv uas tau khwv tau 11 ntawm nws 13 Kev Ua Haujlwm MMA yeej los ntawm txoj kev (T)KO los yog cuav. Thaum lub 2008 Ntiaj Teb Kev Sib Tw Hauv Ntiaj Teb, Nws tau ua nws thawj lub cim loj hauv kev sib tw kis las, swb txhua lub sijhawm zoo Fedor Emelianenko.

Ivanov ua nws txoj kev mus rau ntiaj teb cov koob sib ntaus Tom qab ib tug near-flawless, 8-Kev sib ntaus khiav hauv kev nce qib ntawm Bellator, Tshaj tawm tag nrho, 7-1 Cov ntaub ntawv nyob ntawd. Nws tau txeeb tau lub ntiaj teb kev ntaus rog hnyav sib tw los ntawm Smealinho rama, yuam rama kom coj mus rhaub tawm los ntawm guillotine choke nyob rau hauv lub voj voog (1:17) ntawm lawv matchup rau Lub Rau Hli 5, 2015, thiab ua tiav lub npe rau thawj zaug thaum lub Kaum Hlis 17, xeem ib tug thib ob puag ncig (4:33) TKO rau Derrick Mehman nrog ib tug barrage ntawm punches.

Copeland ntawm Denver, Ncej puab. is coming off his World Series of Fighting debut victory, a unanimous decision over Mike “300” Hayes, at WSOF29 on March 12. Lub 6-taw-1, 33-year-old teammate of undefeated World Series of Fighting lightweight champion Justin "Lub Highlight" Gaethje has notched 8 ntawm nws 13 career wins, to date, ntawm (T)KO los yog cuav.

Jason High vs. Mike Ricci

Following his near 18-month absence from competition, High of Kansas City, Miss. made his long-awaited return to the cage on November 20 at WSOF25, after signing an exclusive, multi-fight contract with World Series of Fighting, and scored a thunderous, ob puag ncig (:47) KO rau Estevan Payan with a head kick-punches combination.

Lub 5-ko taw-9, 34-year-old High, a veteran of the UFC and Strikeforce, initially caught the attention of the MMA world while fighting at an elite level in Japan under the promotion of K-1 and Dream where he faced and defeated the likes of Andre Galvao thiab Hayato “Mach” Sakurai. High also holds a victory over retired phenom Kuv Jordan.

Ricci of Montreal, Quebec, Canada reached the final round on the 16th season of the hit competition reality show Qhov kawg Fighter.

Lub 6-taw, 30-year-old member of famed trainer Firas Zahabi’s Tristar Gym fight team is looking for his fourth consecutive win, after defeating the likes of Jorge Gurgel, George Sotiropoulos thiab Joe Condon, whom Ricci conquered by way of first round (2:41) KO with a head kick at WSOF25.

Doors at The Grand Theatre at Foxwoods Resort Casino will open for WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland, ntawm 5 p.m. THIAB, thiab cov thawj ua ntej card bout yuav pib thaum 6 p.m.

Ntxiv bouts yuav muab tshaj tawm sai.
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Video: Chael Sonnen Co-Ib Tsoom Tub Rog WSOF 24 Pre-Qhia, Sib tham Jon Fitch

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SAIB, QHIA TAWM THIAB Embed

"WSOF 24: Fitch vs. Okami” pre-yeeb
co-hosted by Chael Sonnen thiab Ray Sefo

Nyem ntawm daim duab saum toj no yuav tsum tau rov qhia rau lub pre-qhia video

MMA superstar thiab ntiaj teb Series ntawm Sib ntaus sib tua analyst Chael Sonnen thiab lub ntiaj teb no Series ntawm Sib ntaus sib tua Thawj Tswj Hwm Leej Txiv Chiefs zom cov "WSOF 24: Fitch vs. Okami " world championship doubleheader event that takes place on Saturday, Oct. 17, nyob rau NBCSN ntawm 8:30 p.m. THIAB / 5:30 p.m. PT from Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn.

Headlined los ntawm ib tug welterweight (170 phaus) showdown ntawm cov yeeb ncuab superstarsJon Fitch (26-7-1) thiab Yushin “Xob quaj” Okami (30-9), the five-bout NBCSN telecast of WSOF 24 also features two world title fights.

Reigning heavyweight zus Blagoy Ivanov (12-1) yuav tiv thaiv nws crown against cuaan KO artist Derek “Caveman” Qhua (19-6) thiab, nyob rau hauv lub thawj lub ntiaj teb Series ntawm Sib ntaus Flyweight (125 phaus) championship bout nyob rau hauv keeb kwm, Magomed Bibulatov (9-0), yuav tsoo nrog koj txog haujlwm undefeated lub hnub qubDonavon Frelow (4-0).

Sonnen yuav hu nws lub thib ob World Series ntawm Sib ntaus card rau hnub Saturday tsaus ntuj, alongside qub tub rog ua si-by-ua si txiv neej Todd Harris.
Chael Sonnen chats nrog WSOF 24 headliner Jon Fitch

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Sonnen hais lus nrog Fitch txog cov co-ntseg WSOF 24 ntsiab kev tshwm sim matchup ntawm Fitch thiab rival superstar Okami.
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"WSOF 24: Fitch VS. OKAMI "ntxiv XYA Yam ua ntej CARD bouts RAU lub hnub qub-Studded, NTIAJ TEB CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT AT FOXWOODS Resort twv txiaj yuam pov HAUV Connecticut RAU HNUB SATURDAY, KAUM HLI 17

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Rick Glenn vs. Adas Ward saum lub undercard nqi uas ntws nyob rau WSOF.com ua ntej tus nyob NBCSN telecast

Las Vegas (Xya. 24, 2015) -World Series ntawm Sib ntaus (WSOF.com) tshaj tawm hnub no xya matchups stacked nrog ib co ntawm cov kev ua si nawv lub feem ntau muaj menyuam coob coob, tawm txuj ci rau lub hnub qub-studded "WSOF 24: Fitch vs. Okami "lub ntiaj teb Championship tshwm sim nyob rau Foxwoods Resort Twv txiaj yuam pov nyob rau hauv Mashantucket, Conn. nyob rau hnub Saturday, Oct. 17, nyob rau NBCSN, pib thaum 8:30 p.m. THIAB / 5:30 p.m. PT.

Ib tug featherweight (145 phaus) contest ntawm yav tas los lub ntiaj teb no Series ntawm Sib ntaus tau zus ib Rick "Lub Gladiator" Glenn thiab txhoj puab heev-minded standout Adas Ward yuav tawm xov xwm rau hauv lub sij hawm luag bout daim ntawv hais tias yuav kwj nyob rau ntawm ib qho embeddable video neeg uas ua ntawv rau WSOF.com ua ntej tus nyob NBCSN telecast ntawm lub tsib-bout ntsiab card.

Tus thib yim rau bout pitting heavyweight Juliano Coutinho (6-1) ntawm dhaus Cape Blue, Pawg. tawm tsam ib tug nrog sib ntaus yuav tsum tau txiav txim, yuav muab tshaj tawm sai.

"Peb muaj teem caij rau unleash dab tsi yuav zoo heev yog peb feem ntau exciting lineup ntawm yam ua ntej bouts tsis tau, sau nrog ib tug ntau haiv neeg uas tshaib plab heev, mus-thiab-los txuj ci, yav tom ntej superstars thiab txawm ib tug qub lub ntiaj teb champion nyob rau hauv Rick Glenn,"Hais tias lub ntiaj teb no Series ntawm Sib ntaus sib tua Thawj Tswj Hwm Leej Txiv Chiefs.

Lub 26-xyoo -old Glenn ntawm Marshalltown, Iowa yog tab tom nrhiav kom thaws tom qab ib qho nyuaj-tiv thaiv yeej ntawm ob txhais tes ntawm Lance Palmer that cost Glenn his World Series of Fighting featherweight title. The loss snapped Glenn’s phenomenal unbeaten streak that spanned 13 fights nyob rau thaum kawg ntawm ntau tshaj li 4 xyoo.

Cov nom tswv los mus rau hauv dab tsi yuav tsum yog nws cov promotional debut nyob rau hauv lub ntiaj teb Series ntawm Sib ntaus sib tua banner, Ward of Chicago, Mob. yog caij ib tug tsib-sib ntaus yeej streak uas pib rau lub Cuaj hlis 27, 2013 thaum nws xa Pedro Velasco nrog ib tug tu-liab qab caj pas xwb 42 vib nas this mus rau hauv tus thawj puag ncig ntawm sib ntaus sib tua.

Nyob rau hauv lwm yam featherweight yam ua ntej bout txiav txim, Alexandre "Tus tauj ncov loj" Almeida(16-5) ntawm Manaus, Amazon, Brazil yuav square tawm nrog Xa-u "Lub Kab laug sab" Almeida (18-5) ntawm Bostuj, Tab siss.

Alexandre, 27, will hunt for his fourth consecutive win. Rau hnub tim, 12 ntawm nws 16 hauj lwm conquests tau tuaj los ntawm txoj kev ntawm kev mloog lus.

Xa-u, 26, yog xav nrhiav kev thib rau ncaj yeej tom qab ua haujlwm tau nyiaj ib tug split kev txiav txim siab kov yeejChris Foster rau ntiaj teb Series ntawm Sib ntaus tus debut tshwm sim nyob rau Foxwoods Resort Twv txiaj yuam pov nyob rau hnub tim 10.

Tsis tas li ntawd ntawm featherweight, Rodrigo "Tus Hluas Tsov ntxhuav" Almeida (12-2) ntawm Woburn, Pawg. ntsib nrog Bruce "Zoo nkauj tub" Boyington (10-8) ntawm Bangor, Maine.

Lub 29-xyoo-laus Almeida yog tab tom nrhiav kom thais nws yim sib law liag yeej, thaum Boyington, 36, boasts ib tug 80 feem pua ​​finish nqi.

Nyob rau hauv ib tug ntawm ob middleweight (185 phaus) yam ua ntej card fights, hard-los tsoo KO artist thiab Iraq tsov rog yog qub tub rog Justin Torrey (7-1) ntawm Springfield, Pawg. yuav muab pov rau cia nrog Rex "T-Rex" Harris (7-2) ntawm sab hnub poob Pittston, Penn.

Rau ntawm Torrey lub xya yeej rau hnub tim tau tuaj los ntawm txoj kev ntawm (T)KO, thaum uas tag nrho xya ntawm Harris 'yeej tau tuaj los ntawm txoj kev ntawm (T)KO los yog cuav.

Nyob rau hauv lub thib ob middleweight seem, tsis ntev los no lub ntiaj teb no Series ntawm Sib ntaus signee Louis "Handgunz" Taylor (11-3) ntawm Chicago yuav ua kom nws debut promotional tiv thaiv unbeaten prospect Nicolai Salchov (5-0) ntawm Düsseldorf, Lub teb chaws yelemees.

Nyob rau hauv lub midst ntawm ib tug plaub-sib ntaus yeej streak, Taylor tau ua 10 ntawm nws 11 hauj lwm yeej los ntawm txoj kev ntawm (T)KO los yog cuav. Salchov has done likewise in 4 ntawm nws 5 pib.

Washington Nunes Da Silva (5-1) ntawm Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil yuav tau raws liColton Smith (5-4) ntawm Manassas, Yuav. ntawm welterweight (170 phaus).

Lub WSOF 24 yam ua ntej bout card yuav ncaws tawm nrog ib tug heavyweight yi PittingPat Walsh (6-2) ntawm sab hnub poob Bridgewater, Pawg. tiv thaiv Tyler King (9-3) ntawm North Attleboro, Pawg.

Luv nqi los ntawm $39.99, daim pib rau "WSOF 24: Fitch vs. Okami "yog rau cov muag khoom nyob rau ntawm lub Ticketmaster.com thiab WSOF.com.

Nyob rau hauv lub welterweight ntsiab kev tshwm sim, Jon Fitch (26-7-1, 1 NC) ntawm Fort Wayne, Nyob rau hauv. yuav fim rival superstar thiab grappling ti teg taw Yushin "nroo" Okami (30-9) ntawm Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Nyiv.

Nyob rau hauv cov co-ntsiab kev tshwm sim, Ntiaj teb Series ntawm Sib ntaus sib tua Heavyweight zus Blagoy Ivanov (12-1) ntawm Sofia, Bulgaria yuav muab nws coveted npe rau ntawm txoj kab rau thawj lub sij hawm tiv thaiv seasoned contender Derek "Caveman" Mehmen (19-6) ntawm Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Qhov rooj ntawm cov neeg pej xeem tsev ua yeeb yam ntawm Foxwoods Resort Twv txiaj yuam pov yuav qhib thaum 4:30 p.m. THIAB, thiab cov thawj ua ntej card bout yuav pib thaum 5:30 p.m. Lub card yog kev kawm mus rau kev hloov.

Hais txog “Lub ntiaj teb no Series ntawm Sib ntaus” (WSOF)
“Lub ntiaj teb no Series ntawm Sib ntaus” (WSOF) yog ib lub ntiaj teb dav premier kev Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sib ntaus qib siab rau delivering zoo tshaj plaws nkaus-packed fights rau kev sib ntaus kiv cua los ntawm qhov zoo tshaj plaws tau match-ups ntawm cov neeg tseem ceeb tua hluav taws los ntawm ib ncig lub ntiaj teb no. Yog xav paub ntxiv, thov mus xyuas WSOF.com. Ua raws li cov “Lub ntiaj teb no Series ntawm Sib ntaus” on Twitter MMAWorldSeries thiab “Lub ntiaj teb no Series ntawm Sib ntaus” President Ray Sefo SugarRaySefo.