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Лас-Вегасе (Жнівень 30, 2016) - Сусветная серыя Fighting (www.WSOF.com) today announced the completion of a stacked, six-fight main card for the unprecedented, three-hour, live NBCSN (11 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. PT) telecast of the WSOF33: Gaethje супраць. Dugulubgov world championship doubleheader extravaganza at Kansas City Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Вы. наПятніца, Кастрычнік. 7.
Па кошце ад $20, tickets for WSOF33: Gaethje супраць. Dugulubgov go on sale onПятніца, Сем 2 at the Kansas City Municipal Auditorium box office as well as online at Ticketmaster.com and WSOF.com.
Joining the previously announced lightweight (155 фунты) championship main event between reigning, undefeated kingpin Джасцін "Вылучыць" Gaethje (16-0) and number one contender Озі Dugulubgov (8-2); the light heavyweight (205 фунты) championship co-main event between defending champion Дэвід Галіна (16-3) і прэтэндэнтам Віні Магалхаес (14-7); and the lightweight tilt between WSOF25 eight-man tournament winner Браян Фостэр (25-9) і Luiz “Buscape” Firmino (19-6), are three other, star-studded bouts, led by a featured lightweight contest between Jason ‘The Kansas City Bandit” High (19-5) і Жоао "Бразільскі Самурай" Зеферино (20-8).
"Гэта, без сумневу, the most stacked fight card from top to bottom that we have put together, thanks in large part to NBCSN, which has given us a three-hour window for the first time since we launched on the network four years ago, to showcase our best fighters in action,"Сказаў Сусветны серыі Барацьба Прэзідэнта Бацька начальнікаў.
In other action on the six-bout telecast, John “Doomsday” Howard (24-12) будуць сутыкацца з Абубакар Нурмагомедов (12-1-1) у нападаючым вазе (170 фунты) супадаюць.
Kicking off the main card will be a heavyweight showdown between two World Series of Fighting newcomers and knockout artists – Shawn “The Savage” Jordan (18-7) і Ashley “Gio” Gooch (10-4).
The WSOF33 preliminary bout card will be announced soon.
Джэйсан Высокая супраць. Жоао Зеферино
Entering the World Series of Fighting decagon cage for the third time, 5 футаў 9, 34-year-old High of Kansas City, Вы. has been nothing short of spectacular in his first two starts.
In his promotional debut at WSOF25 on November 20, 2015, the UFC and Strikeforce veteran and 2009 DREAM Grand Prix tournament runner-up scored a highlight reel KO on Эстеван Пайан with a head kick-punches combination in the second round (:47) of their matchup.
High followed up the victory with an inspiring comeback against fellow starМайк Рычы. After taking punishment for the majority of each of the first two rounds, High went on the offensive and scored a devastating TKO on Ricci with an onslaught of punches in the second round (4:08) of their WSOF31 meeting on Чэрвеня 17.
The 5-foot-11, 30-year-old Zeferino of Middletown, N.Y.. via Florianopolis, Санта-Катарына, Brazil has earned a remarkable 15 з 20 кар'ера выйграе шляхам падачы.
The Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt finished as runner-up in the first-ever World Series of Fighting one-night, eight-man tournament on November 20, 2015, suffering a second round (4:51) KO (ўдары) loss in the event’s championship round at the hands of Браян Фостэр, whom Zeferino had handily defeated earlier that night in the first stage of the tournament, шляхам першага раўнда (1:46) прадстаўленне (пятка крук).
Following the win over Foster, Zeferino notched another first round (1:24) heel hook submission, this time on Хорхе "Macaco" Паціньё, in the semifinal stage of the tournament. The result marked Zeferino’s seventh consecutive victory.
John Howard vs. Абубакар Нурмагомедов
5-ногі-7, 33-year-old Howard of Boston, Маса. is coming off a successful World Series of Fighting debut on Чэрвеня 17 when he earned a unanimous decision over Michael Arrant.
A 14-fight veteran of the UFC, Howard triumphed over the likes of Дэніс «Супермэн» Холман, Урыя зала і Siyar Bahadurzada over the course of two different stints with the promotion, and earned “Knockout of the Night” honors for his first round (2:01) KO (ўдары) з Daniel Roberts at the ‘UFC Live’ event on March 21, 2010, as well as a “Fight of the Night” award following his split decision win over Chris Wilson на UFC 94 студзеня 31, 2009.
Nurmagomedov of Makhachkala, Дагестан, Russia is a 6-foot, 26-year-old protégé of Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, the father and trainer of UFC superstar Хабіба Нурмагомедов, and a 2014 Combat Sambo World Championships bronze medalist.
When he faces Howard, Nurmagomedov will look for his fourth consecutive win in the World Series of Fighting decagon cage, and his fifth straight win overall, following his crushing, Другі раўнд (3:05) СААЗ (ўдары) зМэцью Frincu at WSOF30 on Красавіка 2.
Сустрэцца, 10 of Nurmagomedov’s 12 career wins have come by way of either (T)КО або падпарадкаванне.
Shawn Jordan vs. Эшлі Гуч
The stocky, 6-фут, 31-year-old Jordan of Baton Rouge, La. will make his much-anticipated debut for World Series of Fighting following a 10-fight stretch with the UFC, during which the heavy-handed fighter posted a strong, 6-4 overall record, with all of his wins coming by way of (T)KO.
A veteran of Strikeforce and Bellator action as well, Jordan is an accomplished athlete who earned a football scholarship to Louisiana State University (LSU) where he was a member of both the 2003 і 2007 national championship teams.
Gooch of Glendale, Арызона. earned his shot with World Series of Fighting as a result of his recent surge that has seen the 6-foot-3, 41-year-old emerge victorious in each of his last eight bouts, with all eight of the wins having come by way of (T)КО або падпарадкаванне.
Gooch’s success of late has earned him the number one ranking in the heavyweight division in the New England region, as well as the number two ranking in the state of Arizona, according to Tapology.com.
