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WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING COMES OUT SWINGING IN 2016

Strong TV Ratings, Record Web Traffic and New Sponsorships
Highlight Formidable Start to the New Year

Las Vegas (February 17, 2016) -World Series o te whawhai (WSOF.com) came out of the gates swinging to begin the new year and its fourth year of operation, generating impressive NBCSN television viewership figures for its first live event of 2016, as well as record levels of traffic and engagement on its web platform and a pair of new sponsor partners.

The live NBCSN telecast of WSOF27: Firmino vs. Fodor, which took place at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn. i runga i Rāhoroi, Jan. 23, generated an average viewership of 213,000, and peaked at 245,000, ake 13% from NBCSN’s World Series of Fighting 2015 average. An immediate replay of the event that began atko waenganui po, garnered another 111,000 kaimätakitaki.

The number of unique visits to the league’s website skyrocketed by 515 percent between December and January, while World Series of Fighting secured two new sponsor partners in Talk2Legends and 1800 Tequila.

“It has been a tremendous start to a very promising year, and this is just the beginning,"Ka mea a World Series o te whawhai Tumu Carlos Silva. “With a full schedule of world championship live events; a new, athlete-focused web TV series that we will be rolling out; and a host of other opportunities we are exploring with potential partners, it’s going to be an exciting year for World Series of Fighting and MMA fans.

“We are off to a great start, and we have a lot more in store for fans, with a new live event nearly every month this year,"Ka mea a World Series o Fighting peresideni Rangatira Matua. “We made some strong additions to our fighter roster last year, and fans can expect to see some more top level talent join our ranks in 2016.”

“We are looking forward to continued growth of the league and delivering our audience another year of exciting world championship MMA action,"Ka mea Gary Quinn, NBC Sports Group’s vice president of programming.

WSOF.com engagement soared by 400 percent between December and January, and the number of user sessions increased by 480 percent over the same time period. World Series of Fighting’s social media channels (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram) all achieved their highest reach and levels of engagement since the

The partnerships with Talk2Legends and 1800 Tequila kicked off during WSOF27 last month. Utilizing the Talk2Legends video chat app, World Series of Fighting offered fans unprecedented, one-on-one access to both its athletic and NBCSN on-air talent, whai wāhi Chael, Bas Rutten, Jon Fitch and reigning, undefeated world lightweight (155 pauna) toa Justin "Ko e Miramirahia" Gaethje.

Live World Series of Fighting action returns to NBCSN from Garden Grove, Calif. i runga i Rāhoroi, Feb. 20 i 9 p.m. AND/6 p.m. PT with WSOF28: Moraes vs. Barajas. Headlining the four-bout telecast will be a world bantamweight (135 pauna) championship showdown between reigning kingpin Marlon Moraes (15-4-1), who will risk his title against fast-rising star, Hohepa Barajas (12-1).

Mō te Ao Series o te whawhai (WSOF)
“Ao Series o te whawhai” (WSOF) Ko te ao pirimia ngaio Toi Martial Mixed (MMA) whawhai whakatairanga whakatapua ki tuku i te pai whawhai mahi-Kikī mō pā whawhai i te whakaputa i te pai ka taea ōrite-ups i waenganui i whawhai whiriwhiri i huri noa i te ao. Mō ētahi atu kōrero haere ki WSOF.com me te whai “Ao Series o te whawhai” on Twitter MMAWorldSeries. WSOF ko Ao Series o te Fighting e rēhitatia tohu o MMAWC, LLC.

WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING AND TALK2LEGENDS PARTNER TO PROVIDE AN UNRIVALED FAN-ATHLETE INTERACTION EXPERIENCE

Chael, Bas Rutten, Rangatira Matua, Jon Fitch, Jake Shields and nearly 20 other MMA icons will be available for mobile video chats during WSOF27 on Saturday, Jan. 23, ora i runga i NBCSN

Las Vegas (January 21, 2016) -World Series o te whawhai (WSOF.com) and Talk2Legends (Talk2Legends.com) today announced an unprecedented partnership that will allow fans to chat live on their iPhone devices with some of their favorite Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) athletes and other celebrity talent, using the latter company’s new mobile app.

The partnership will commence on Saturday, Jan. 23 when over two dozen figures from the World Series of Fighting universe will be available for video chat sessions with fans during the WSOF27: Firmino vs. Fodor event that will air live on NBCSN at 10 p.m. AND/7 p.m. PT from the FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn.

Available for download in the App Store, the Talk2Legends app also allows fans to share completed chat sessions with friends on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

“The partnership between World Series of Fighting and Talk2Legends will enable a fan experience that is unmatched in sports, for a reasonable cost,” said Talk2Legends CEO Ryan Hermansky.

“On January 23, continued Hernansky, “fans will be able to simultaneously watch WSOF27 and get opinions from legends, such as Bas Rutten a Chael, and world champions like Rawiri Manga a Marlon Moraes."

“We are thrilled to partner with Talk2Legends and be able to give fans the opportunity to get to know their favorite fighters on a very personal, one-on-one basis,"Ka mea a World Series o Fighting peresideni, e ono-wā toa ao, e rua-wā Hall o te Famer Rangatira Matua.

Using the Talk2Legends app, fans can purchase credits for video chat sessions, review the list of MMA celebrities that will be available for a five-minute, one-on-one video chat session on January 23, and book sessions based on the talent’s availability that is provided on screen.

The athletes and other celebrity participants have the option of donating revenue they earn in exchange for their participation, to a charity or non-profit foundation of their choice.

The following talent will be available for video chat sessions during WSOF27:

On-air and other talent

Chael Sonnen – Color commentator and retired MMA superstar
Bas Rutten – Color commentator and legendary MMA champion
Ray Sefo – World Series of Fighting President and six-time world champion
Jacob “Stitch” Duran – World Series of Fighting cutman and
Andrea Lowell – Playboy Radio hostess and World Series of Fighting round card girl
Joey Varner – World Series of Fighting roving reporter
Jazz Securo – World Series of Fighting ring announcer
Emily Miller – World Series of Fighting round card girl

World Series of Fighting athletes

David Branch – Reigning light heavyweight and middleweight champion
Justin “The Highlight” Gaethje – Reigning, undefeated lightweight champion
Lance Palmer – Reigning featherweight champion
Marlon Moraes – Reigning bantamweight champion
Jon Fitch – Welterweight superstar
Jake Shields – Welterweight superstar
Jason High – Lightweight superstar
Phoenix Jones – Lightweight rising star
Robbie “Problems” Peralta – Featherweight knockout artist
“Notorious” Nick Newell – Retired lightweight phenom
Mike “Mak” Kyle – Former light heavyweight championship challenger
Joseph Barajas – WSOF28 main event competitor
Patrick Walsh – Light heavyweight prospect
Clifford Starks – Middleweight star
Colton Smith – Lightweight standout and Ko te Ultimate Fighter toa
Mike Corey – Featherweight star
Steve Kozola – Undefeated lightweight star

The Talk2Legends app is expected to be available for Android devices in February.

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“Ao Series o te whawhai” (WSOF) Ko te ao pirimia ngaio Toi Martial Mixed (MMA) whawhai whakatairanga whakatapua ki tuku i te pai whawhai mahi-Kikī mō pā whawhai i te whakaputa i te pai ka taea ōrite-ups i waenganui i whawhai whiriwhiri i huri noa i te ao. Mō ētahi atu kōrero haere ki WSOF.com me te whai “Ao Series o te whawhai” on Twitter MMAWorldSeries. WSOF ko Ao Series o te Fighting e rēhitatia tohu o MMAWC, LLC.

 

WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING RINGS IN THE NEW YEAR WITH EIGHT-HOUR TELEVISION MARATHON THISFRIDAY, Jan. 1 ON NBCSN

Four of 2015’s most action-packed events to air on New Year’s Day
Las Vegas (Hakihea 30, 2015) -World Series o te whawhai (WSOF.com) and NBCSN will treat fans to an action-packed, eight-hour television marathon featuring four of the world championship Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) league’s most memorable events of 2015, tenei Rāmere, Jan. 1, timata i 5 p.m. AND/2 p.m. PT.

The New Year’s Day run will kick off with a replay of WSOF22: Palhares vs. Shields, which was highlighted by a welterweight world championship fight between then-reigning champion Rousimar Palhares and superstar Jake Shields, and will conclude with a re-airing of WSOF25: 8-Man Lightweight Tournament, featuring the first one-night tournament in World Series of Fighting history.

“We are excited to head into our fourth year of league operations in 2016 a, thanks to our great television partner, NBCSN, look forward to kicking off the New Year in full force with an extensive run of programming featuring some phenomenal action from our 2015 library,"Ka mea a World Series o te whawhai Tumu Carlos Silva.

“We are excited to provide fans with the opportunity to relive some of the incredible, world championship MMA action that highlighted a tremendous year for World Series of Fighting in 2015,” said Gary Quinn, NBC Sports Group’s vice president of programming.

The marathon will include WSOF23: Gaethje vs. Palomino that was headlined by one of the most talked about battles of the yearthe world lightweight (155 pauna) championship matchup between reigning, toa tūturu Justin "Ko e Miramirahia" Gaethje me te kaiwero Luis Palomino. The title bout was named Fight of the Month in March, and led to a worthy rematch between the two stars six months later.

Also slotted into the eight-hour programming run is WSOF24: Fitch vs. Okami, which saw two former top 10 Welterweight (170 pauna) superstars and decorated veterans, Jon Fitch a Yushin Okami, battle in the main event.

Live World Series of Fighting action will return to NBCSN from Memphis, Tenn. i runga iRāhoroi, Jan. 23 i 10 p.m. AND/7 p.m. PT, with a four-fight telecast headlined by a lightweight collision between rival stars Caros "Te Future" Fodor a Mike "Te Martian" Ricci.

Complete World Series of Fighting programming schedule on NBCSN forRāmere, Jan 1:

5 p.m. AND/2 p.m. PT – WSOF22: Palhares vs. Shields
7 p.m. AND/4 p.m. PT – WSOF23: Gaethje vs. Palomino
9 p.m. AND/6 p.m. PT – WSOF24: Fitch vs. Okami
11 p.m. AND/8 p.m. PT – WSOF25: 8-Man Lightweight Tournament

Mō te Ao Series o te whawhai (WSOF)
“Ao Series o te whawhai” (WSOF) Ko te ao pirimia ngaio Toi Martial Mixed (MMA) whawhai whakatairanga whakatapua ki tuku i te pai whawhai mahi-Kikī mō pā whawhai i te whakaputa i te pai ka taea ōrite-ups i waenganui i whawhai whiriwhiri i huri noa i te ao. Mō ētahi atu kōrero haere ki WSOF.com me te whai “Ao Series o te whawhai” on Twitter MMAWorldSeries. WSOF ko Ao Series o te Fighting e rēhitatia tohu o MMAWC, LLC.

Ataata: Chael Co-mano WSOF 24 Pre-Whakaatu, Interviews Jon Fitch

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"WSOF 24: Fitch vs. Okami” i mua i-whakaatu
ngā whakahaerehia-e Chael me Ray Sefo

Pāwhiritia ki runga ki te whakapakoko i runga kia anō-whakahaua ki te ataata i mua i-whakaatu

MMA superstar ko Ao Series o Fighting kaitātari Chael ko Ao Series o Fighting peresideni Rangatira Matua wahia iho te "WSOF 24: Fitch vs. Okami " world championship doubleheader event that takes place on Saturday, Oketopa. 17, ora i runga i NBCSN i 8:30 p.m. ME / 5:30 p.m. PT from Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn.

Headlined e te Welterweight (170 pauna) pupūtanga i waenganui i superstars tāwhaiJon Fitch (26-7-1) a Yushin “Thunder” Okami (30-9), the five-bout NBCSN telecast of WSOF 24 also features two world title fights.

Kingi toa taumahamaha Blagoy Ivanov (12-1) ka tiakina e tona ag karaunahau ainstan KO artist Derek “Caveman” Manuhiri (19-6) a, i roto i te tuatahi Series Ao o te whawhai mā (125 pauna) a'ee aito i roto i te aamu, Magomed Bibulatov (9-0), ka tūtuki ki hoa whetu tūturuDonavon Frelow (4-0).

Ka karanga Sonnen tana tuarua World Series o te kāri whawhai i runga i te po Rāhoroi, taha hōia tākaro-i-tākaro tangata Todd Harris.
Chats Chael ki WSOF 24 headliner Jon Fitch

Pāwhiritia ki runga ki te whakapakoko i raro nei kia anō-whakahaua ki te ataata

Korero Sonnen ki Fitch e pā ana ki te tino-tapoko WSOF 24 matua matchup takahanga i waenganui Fitch me superstar tāwhai Okami.

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Rick Glenn vs. Arama Ward tihi te pire undercard e ora awa i runga i WSOF.com te aroaro o te telecast NBCSN ora

Las Vegas (E whitu. 24, 2015) -World Series o te whawhai (WSOF.com) kauwhautia tenei ra tāpae whitu matchups ki etahi o te hākinakina o tino āna, pupū ake taranata mo te "WSOF whetu-hokowhitu 24: Fitch vs. Okami "hui taitara ao i Foxwoods Resort Casino i Mashantucket, Conn. i runga i Rāhoroi, Oketopa. 17, ora i runga i NBCSN, timata i 8:30 p.m. ME / 5:30 p.m. PT.

He mā (145 pauna) whakataetae i waenganui i mua Series Ao o te toa whawhai Rick "Te Gladiator" Glenn me a Ākuira he kaitaua-whakaaro Arama Ward hinaaro kupu matua te kāri a'ee tuatahi e ka rere ora i runga i te kaitākaro ataata embeddable i runga i WSOF.com te aroaro o te telecast NBCSN ora o te rima-a'ee kāri matua.

He taumahamaha a'ee pitting te waru Juliano Coutinho (6-1) o Cape Cod, Mass. ki te hoariri ki te kia takoto, kia ka kauwhautia hohoro.

"E whakatakotoria matou ki te io aha taea e tino pai kia tatou lineup whakaongaonga te nuinga o pāngia tuatahi ano, ki tonu i te rōpū kanorau o hiakai, taranata ake-a-haere mai, superstars heke mai, me te ara i te toa ao mua i roto i te Rick Glenn,"Ka mea a World Series o Fighting peresideni Rangatira Matua.

Ko te-tau 26 -old Glenn o Marshalltown, Kei te titiro Iowa ki fakaakeake i muri i te hinga pakeke-whawhai i nga ringa o Lance Palmer that cost Glenn his World Series of Fighting featherweight title. The loss snapped Glenn’s phenomenal unbeaten streak that spanned 13 whawhai i runga i te akoranga o neke atu i te 4 tau.

Pane ki te aha e waiho tona tuatahi whakatairanga i raro i te Series Ao o Fighting kara, Ward o Chicago, Mate. Kei te noho ana i te wini pūkenga rima-whawhai i timata ai i runga i Mahuru 27, 2013 ka tuku ia Pedro Velasco ki te kowaowaotia muri-tahanga noa 42 hēkona ki te rauna tuatahi o te whawhai.

I roto i te tahi atu mā whitu mahi a'ee tuatahi, Alexandre "Captain" Almeida(16-5) o Manaus, Amazon, Ka Square Brazil atu ki Haora "Te Pūngāwerewere" Almeida (18-5) o Boston, Kos.

Alexandre, 27, will hunt for his fourth consecutive win. Ki te rā, 12 o tona 16 Kua tae mai umanga toa i te ara o te tāpaetanga.

Haora, 26, Kei te rapu tona win tika te ono i muri i te imiraa i te wikitoria ritua whakatau i runga iChris Foster i te Ao Series o te hui tuatahi o te Fighting i Foxwoods Resort Casino i runga i April 10.

I mā ano, Rodrigo "Ko e Young Lion" Almeida (12-2) o Woburn, Mass. anga atu ki Bruce Boyington "Boy Pretty" (10-8) o Bangor, Maine.

Kei te titiro 29-tau-tawhito te Almeida ki kakari tona win karapīpiti te waru, i Boyington, 36, whakamanamana he 80 ōrau auau mutu.

I roto i tetahi o rua whitu (185 pauna) tuatahi kāri whawhai, pakeke-patu KO kaitoi me Iraq te whawhai hōia Justin Torrey (7-1) o Springfield, Mass. ka maka iho ki Rex "T-Rex" Harris (7-2) o Te Hau-ā-uru Pittston, Penn.

E ono o e whitu te whakauru a Torrey ki te rā kua tae mai na roto i te ara o (T)KO, i Kua tae mai e whitu katoa o Harris 'whakaora i te ara o (T)KO tukunga ranei.

I roto i te rua o nga mau whitu, tata Series Ao o te whawhai signee Louis "Handgunz" Taylor (11-3) ka meinga e tona tuatahi whakatairanga ki amanaki hinga kore o Chicago Nicolai Salchov (5-0) o Düsseldorf, Germany.

I roto i te waenganui o te wini pūkenga e wha-whawhai, Hua Taylor kua 10 o tona 11 toa mahi i te ara o te (T)KO tukunga ranei. Salchov has done likewise in 4 o tona 5 tīmata.

Washington Nunes Da Silva (5-1) o Recife, Pernambuco, Ka whakatau ia BrazilColton Smith (5-4) o Manassas, E. i te Welterweight (170 pauna).

Ko te WSOF 24 ka whana kāri a'ee tuatahi atu ki te pitting take taumahamahaPat Walsh (6-2) o Te Hau-ā-uru Bridgewater, Mass. ki Tyler King (9-3) o Te Tai Tokerau Attleboro, Mass.

Utu i $39.99, tīkiti mō "WSOF 24: Fitch vs. Okami "kei runga i te hoko i Ticketmaster.com me WSOF.com.

I roto i te hui matua Welterweight, Jon Fitch (26-7-1, 1 NC) o Fort Wayne, I roto i te. Ka fehangahangai superstar tāwhai me te grappling kaitoi Yushin "whatitiri" Okami (30-9) o Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan.

I roto i te te tahi-matua takahanga, Ao Series o Fighting taumahamaha Champion Blagoy Ivanov (12-1) o Sofia, Bulgaria ka hoatu e tona taitara i hiahiatia i runga i te raina mo te wa tuatahi ki nguha taukei Derek "Caveman" Mehmen (19-6) o Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Ka whakatuwhera nga tatau i te tapere Grand i Foxwoods Resort Casino i 4:30 p.m. AND, a ka timata te a'ee kāri tuatahi tuatahi i 5:30 p.m. Ko te kaupapa ki te huringa i te kāri.

Mō “Ao Series o te whawhai” (WSOF)
“Ao Series o te whawhai” (WSOF) Ko te ao whānui pirimia ngaio Toi Martial Mixed (MMA) whawhai whakatairanga whakatapua ki tuku i te pai whawhai mahi-Kikī mō pā whawhai i te whakaputa i te pai ka taea ōrite-ups i waenganui i whawhai whiriwhiri i huri noa i te ao. Mō ētahi atu kōrero haere ki WSOF.com. A pee i “Ao Series o te whawhai” on Twitter MMAWorldSeries a “Ao Series o te whawhai” President Ray Sefo SugarRaySefo.

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Takahanga Main: Jon Fitch vs. Yushin Okami

Heavyweight Championship Co-Main Takahanga Ao:
Blagoy Ivanov vs. Derek Mehmen

Ētahi atu:
Vinny Magalhaes vs. Matt Hamill
me te hoki o te "Notorious" Nick Newell

Tickets i runga i Sale Rāmere, Hōngongoi 31

Las Vegas (Hōngongoi 30, 2015) -World Series o te whawhai (WSOF.com) ka hoki ki a Foxwoods Resort Casino i Mashantucket, Conn. mo te rua o nga wa tenei tau ki tetahi whetu-hokowhitu, -ao o te piha haapiiraa Mixed Toi hōia (MMA) mega-takahanga, headlined e te Welterweight (170 pauna) pupūtanga i waenganui i superstars tāwhai Jon Fitch a Yushin "whatitiri" Okami, i runga i Rāhoroi, Oketopa. 17, ora i runga i NBCSN.

Utu i $39.99, tīkiti mō "WSOF 24: Fitch vs. Okami "haere i runga i te hoko i runga i apopo,Rāmere, Hōngongoi 31 i 10 a.m. AND i Ticketmaster.com a WSOF.com.

"E hiamo matou ki te hoki ki Foxwoods Resort Casino me te āhua o Connecticut, te wahi i whakaaturia e matou to matou tohu o te taitara ao MMA mahi i roto i te mua o te minenga tino ngākau mua i tēnei tau,"Ka mea a WSOF Palesiteni Rangatira Matua.

"Timata ki a Jon Fitch me Yushin Okami, e rua o te pai ngä kaitäkaro 170-pauna i roto i to tatou hākinakina katoa,"Haere tonu te rangatira, "Kei te huihui tatou tetahi kāri utaina ki etahi o nga superstars runga, me nga whetu puta i roto i te MMA, a ka titiro tatou i mua ki te hoatu pā tetahi atu po fakangalongata'a o whawhai. "

I roto i te hui tahi-matua, WSOF World Heavyweight Champion Blagoy Ivanov ka hoatu e tona taitara i hiahiatia i runga i te raina mo te wa tuatahi, ka e ia tapawhā atu ki te nguha aravihiDerek "Caveman" Mehmen.

I roto i te mahi atu i runga i te telecast NBCSN ora, superstars Vinny Magalhaes a Matt "Ko e Hammer" Hamill ka meinga e ratou debuts WSOF mahi ki ia atu i roto i te taumahamaha marama (205 pauna) whakataetae.

Ano hoki ki te whare herehere, ka hei tino rohe "Notorious" Nick Newell, ko wai e tangohia i runga i te hoariri ki te kia te ingoa hohoro.

Jon Fitch vs. Yushin Okami

E rua Fitch (26-7-1, 1 NC) o Las Vegas, Nev. a Okami (30-9) o Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Ka titiro Japan ki hoki ki te tīwae win i muri patu ratou mamae i roto i to ratou tīmata mahi whakamutunga, i rua o te ao taitara aito pāngia.

I roto i tona mahi ngaio 12-tau, te-waewae 6, 37-Fitch tau-tawhito, he mua rangatira o te AKA ao rōpū whawhai rongonui a NCAA Division ahau mamau mo University Purdue, Kua tukuna piro ranei TKO o runga i te rārangi roa o te superstars tāwhai, tae Roan Carneiro, Josh Burkman a Thiago Alves, roaa a kua whakatau te whakauru i runga i Diego Sanchez, Erick Silva a Ben Saunders.

Ano he hōia 12-tau o te hākinakina, te 6-waewae-2, 34- roaa Okami tau-tawhito, kua 50 ōrau o ana toa i te ara o te (T)KO tukunga ranei, a ka whakamanamana whakaora i runga i te ope o nga whakataetae mākī hoa, whai wāhi Hector Lombard, Nate Marquardt, Mark Muñoz a Alan Belcher. In his WSOF debut on March 29, Kāniwha Okami te mīharo, tuarua a tawhio (4:46) tāpaetanga (ringa-tapatoru kowaowaotia) o Svetlozar Savov.

Blagoy Ivanov vs. Derek Mehmen

Ivanov (12-1) o Sofia, Hanga Bulgaria hītori runga Pipiri 5, 2015 ka te-waewae-11 5, 28-unuhia tau-tau atu he auheke, toru a tawhio noa (1:17) tāpaetanga (kowaowaotia iho pororere) o Smealinho Rama ki te riro i te toa taumahamaha te ao WSOF tuarua ake.

He whitiki pango Judo me 2008 Whawhai toa Sambo te ao, Patua Ivanov katoa-wā nui Fedor Emelianenko i roto i te wā āhua-whakamutunga o te whakataetae aito.

Mehmen (19-6) o Coconut Creek, Fla. mā hita Rapids, Iowa, Ko te 6-waewae-4, 30-melo tau-tawhito o Team Top American. Ko te taimaha-ringa, 9-kua mahia ki tau tautōhito o te hākinakina 11 o tona 19 mahi ngaio toa i te ara o te (T)KO.

Roaa Mehmen te 2013 "KO Punch o te Tau,"Whakawhiwhia e AXS TV o Roto MMAte hōtaka, mo tana kino, tuarua a tawhio (2:40) mutu o Rolles Gracie, JR. i WSOF 5 i runga i Mahuru. 14, 2013.

Vinny Magalhaes vs. Matt Hamill

He MMA toa ao o mua, me te-wā maha toa Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu te ao, Magalhaes (12-7, 1 NC) o Las Vegas, Nev. ka titiro ki te kakari ana te tuatoru karapīpiti wikitoria i roto i tona timatanga tuatahi i roto i te whare herehere WSOF tapatekau me te ahua tuatahi o te 2015.

I roto i tona kaha whakamutunga, te 6-waewae-3, 31-Maori tau-tawhito o Brazil tuku (kowaowaotia iho pororere)Jason Brilz i roto i te wha o tawhio noa (:36) o to ratou matchup i runga i Mahuru. 26, 2014.

He roa hōia tekau tau o MMA, Hamill o Loveland, Ohio remains one of the most inspirational athletes in all of MMA. Deaf since birth, Kua whakamanawanui Hamill wa, me te wa ano, kowhetetia tona ara ki toru NCAA Division III tohe taitara motu i mua i fakatapui ia ki MMA.

Ko te kaupapa o te 2010 kiriata haurongo i taitarahia, “Ko te Hammer,” te 6-waewae-2, 38-nona tau-tawhito te whakauru nui i runga i Tito Ortiz, Tim Boetsch, Keith Jardine a Mark Muñoz, i roto i ētahi atu, a ka whakamanamana ano raruraru mua ki Michael Bisping, Rich Franklin,Alexander Gustafsson, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson a Jon Jones.

Ko te NBCSN telecast ora o "WSOF 24: Fitch vs. Okami "Ka timata i 8:30 p.m. AND/5:30 p.m. PT.

Ka whakatuwhera nga tatau i te tapere Grand i Foxwoods Resort Casino i 4:30 p.m. AND, a ka timata te a'ee kāri tuatahi tuatahi i 5:30 p.m.

Additional matchups will be announced soon. Ko te kaupapa ki te huringa i te kāri.