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THREE NEW MATCHUPS COMPLETE WSOF29: GAETHJE VS. FOSTER MAIN CARD ON SATURDAY, MARS 12

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NEW, LIVE NBCSN START TIME OF 10 Pm. OG
FROM GREELEY, COLORADO

LAS VEGAS (Februar 3, 2016) -World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) announced today the addition of three main card matchups, including a heavyweight co-main event contest between Josh “Cuddly Bear” Copeland(11-3) og Mike “300” Hayes (19-10-2), to its highly anticipated WSOF29: Gaethje vs. Foster world lightweight (155 pounds) championship event at the Bank of Colorado Arena in Greeley, Lap. på Lørdag, Mars 12, live på NBCSN på 10 pm. ET / 7 pm. PT.

In other action on the four-bout live telecast that will be headlined by the lightweight championship showdown between reigning, undefeated kingpin Justin "Høydepunktet" Gaethje (15-0) and number one contender Brian Foster (25-9), mellomvekt (185 pounds) standouts Cory "The One" Devela (15-6) og Louis "Handgunz" Taylor (11-3) will collide in their respective World Series of Fighting debuts.

Kicking off the live, four-fight telecast will be a welterweight (170 pounds) scrap pitting Josh Cavan (11-6) mot Kris Hocum (7-4).

Priset fra $39.99, tickets for WSOF29: Gaethje vs. Foster, are on sale at WSOF.com and the University of Northern Colorado’s online ticketing platform.

Josh Copeland vs. Mike Hayes

The 6-foot-1 Copeland of Denver, Lap. is a former number one ranked heavyweight in his home state, and a four-time title holder since turning professional in 2010.

The 33-year-old, former Youth Ministry student at Dallas Baptist College, har tjent 8 av hans 11 career victories as a professional by way of (T)KO eller innsending, med 5 of those wins coming in less than 2 minutter.

A teammate of Gaethje’s at Grudge Training Center, Copeland will look to rebound from a second round (2:50) innsending (kimura) defeat at the hands ofVitaly Minakov desember 11, a result that snapped a two-fight win streak for Copeland.

During his professional career spanning eight-plus years, the 6-foot-4, 35-year-old Hayes of Redmond, Vask. has faced off with elite level competition, including former world champion Andrei Arlovski and superstar Ruslan Magomedov, both of whom he fought to a decision.

November 2, 2013, Hayes notched his most impressive victory to date, oppnå en ødeleggende, tredje runde (3:11) KO on decorated MMA, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and wrestling champion Jeff “The Snowman” Monson with a head kick.

In his last start on June 4, 2015, Hayes produced another impressive result, fighting former South African national wrestling champion and four-time MMA titlistTrevor Prangley, to a draw.

Cory Devela vs. Louis Taylor

Den 6-fot-2-, 31-year-old Devela of Bonney Lake, Wash., will enter the decagon cage in the midst of a four-fight win streak that includes a unanimous decision victory over superstar Nick “The Promise” Ring juni 26, 2015.

A longtime protégé of MMA superstar and submission expert Dennis "Superman" Hallman, Avslører, who has notched 11 av hans 16 karriere vinner i form av (T)KO eller innsending, burst into the national spotlight at a Strikeforce promoted event in Tacoma, Vask. februar 23, 2008, oppnå en første runde (1:22) TKO on heralded superstar Joe "Diesel" Riggs with a thunderous slam that rendered Riggs unable to continue fighting.

Devela’s recent ascendance that has him knocking on the door of becoming a world championship contender again, comes after he took an extended, three-year hiatus from competition to care for a sick loved one between 2010 og 2013.

Also looking to earn his fifth consecutive win, 5-fot-11, 36-year-old Taylor of Chicago, Syk. is the number one ranked middleweight in his home state, according to the latest Tapology.com ratings.

A prolific striker who has finished 10 av hans 11 opponents to date by way of (T)KO eller innsending, Taylor’s last four victories all came inside of the first round of battle.

Prior to becoming a mixed martial artist, Taylor was a wrestling standout for the NCAA Division I program at Eastern Illinois University where he benefited from training with fellow, former team member turned assistant coach Matt Hughes, who went on to become a two-time UFC champion and Hall of Fame member.

Josh Cavan vs. Kris Hocum

Fighting out of Denver, Cavan is a 5-foot-10, 32-år gammel, lifelong athlete who competed at the minor league level of professional hockey before turning his attention to MMA. A winner of 9 av hans 11 professional career fights by way of (T)KO eller innsending, Cavan will look to bounce back from a second round (1:28) WHO (punches) defeat at the hands of Joe Eichelberger november 6.

The 5-foot-11, 30-year-old Hocum of Fort Collins, Lap. made his professional debut on October 27, 2012 as a participant in a one-night, eight-man tournament, defeating multiple opponents to emerge the victor of the grueling affair. He will look to regain momentum after back-to-back losses in his last two appearances.

The WSOF29 preliminary bout card will be announced soon.
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WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING SIGNS CAROS FODOR AND COREY DEVELA TO EXCLUSIVE PROMOTIONAL AGREEMENTS

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LAS VEGAS (September 10, 2015) -World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) kunngjorde i dag at de har svertet et annet par av anerkjente stjerner - lette (155 pounds) Caros "The Future" Fodor og mellomvekt (185 pounds) Cory "The One" Devela - Til eksklusive, flerårige avtaler. Each athlete’s promotional debut will be announced soon.

Fodor (10-4) Kirkland, Vask. tiltrer sin bror, stigende stjerne og utkledde kriminalitet fighter Phoenix Jones aka Ben Fodor, på World Series Fighting roster.

"Caros og Cory er to erfarne og dyktig stjerner i sine respektive vektklasser, så det er en glede å ønske dem velkommen ombord,"Sa World Series of Fighting president Far Chiefs.

"Med vår liste av stjerner,"Said Chiefs, "Og vår tidsplan av live-forestillinger og fjernsynsprogrammer alle vokser raskt, dette er en mer spennende tid enn noensinne for World Series of Fighting, og vi er glade for å være i stand til å ha mer og mer etablert talent som Caros og Cory være en del av det vi bygger. "

Den 31 år gamle Fodor, en protesjé av berømte trener Matt Hume, has won three of his last four bouts that took place over the course of a two-year stint competing in Asia. Fodor put himself on the map in 2010 etter signering med Strikeforce og opprulling av fem påfølgende seire på nasjonalt fjernsyn mens de konkurrerer for den nå nedlagte, tidligere nummer to opprykk i verden.

Fodor skryte av en 70 prosent ferdig sats, har tjent 5 av hans 10 karriere vinner av underkastelse og 2 vinner av (T)KO. Since he began his career as an amateur 10 år siden, han har ikke lidd en knockout.

Også 31 år, Avslører (15-6) av Bonney Lake, Vask. blir trent av bryting guru og MMA innsending ess Dennis "Superman" Hallman. Like Fodor, Han etablerte sitt navn i ung alder ved å konkurrere mot toppnivå konkurranse på en stor scene.

Avslører, som vil lete etter sin fjerde strake seier etter å tjene en enstemmig avgjørelse i løpet av superstjernen Nick Ring på Juni 26, produsert en av de minneverdige øyeblikkene i Strikeforce historie da han stoppet Joe "Diesel" Riggs med en ondskapsfull kropp smell i første runde (1:22) av deres matchup februar 23, 2008.

Leve World Series of Fighting handling returnerer til NBCSN på Fredag, Sju. 18 ved 10 pm. OG/7 pm. PT med den mye etterlengtede "WSOF 23: Gaethje vs. Palomino II "VM double arrangement som vil bli headlinet av en verden lett mesterskapet omkamp mellom regjerende kingpin Justin "Høydepunktet" Gaethje(14-0) og hardtslående rival Luis "Baboon" Palomino (23-10).

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