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WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING ANNOUNCES COMPLETE, SIX-FIGHT MAIN CARD FOR UNPRECEDENTED, THREE-HOUR LIVE NBCSN TELECAST OF WSOF33: GAETHJE VS. DUGULUBGOV

Star-studded, doubleheader kampjonat mondjali
airs live from Kansas City, You. fuq Il-ġimgħa, Ottubru. 7

Biljetti għall-bejgħ Il-ġimgħa, Seba. 2

 

LAS VEGAS (Awissu 30, 2016) - World Series tal 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 vs. Dugulubgov world championship doubleheader extravaganza at Kansas City Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, You. fuqIl-ġimgħa, Ottubru. 7.

Pprezzati minn $20, tickets for WSOF33: Gaethje vs. Dugulubgov go on sale onIl-ġimgħa, Seba 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 liri) championship main event between reigning, undefeated kingpin Justin "Il-Highlight" Gaethje (16-0) and number one contender Ozzy Dugulubgov (8-2); the light heavyweight (205 liri) championship co-main event between defending champion David Fergħa (16-3) u isfidant Vinny Magalhaes (14-7); and the lightweight tilt between WSOF25 eight-man tournament winner Brian Foster (25-9) u 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) u Joao "Il Samurai Brażiljan" Zeferino (20-8).

"Dan huwa, mingħajr dubju, 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,"Qal World Series tal-ġlieda kontra President Chiefs missier.

In other action on the six-bout telecast, John “Doomsday” Howard (24-12) se jikkonfliġġu ma ' Abubakar Nurmagomedov (12-1-1) fil-welterweight (170 liri) matchup.

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) u Ashley “Gio” Gooch (10-4).

The WSOF33 preliminary bout card will be announced soon.

Jason Għoli vs. Joao Zeferino

Entering the World Series of Fighting decagon cage for the third time, il-5-marda ta '9, 34-year-old High of Kansas City, You. 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 ESTEVAN Payán 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 starMike Ricci. 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 Ġunju 17.

The 5-foot-11, 30-year-old Zeferino of Middletown, N.Y.. via Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil has earned a remarkable 15 ta 20 karriera jirbaħ permezz ta 'sottomissjoni.

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 (puntelli) loss in the event’s championship round at the hands of Brian Foster, whom Zeferino had handily defeated earlier that night in the first stage of the tournament, permezz ta 'ewwel rawnd (1:46) sottomissjoni (ganċ għarqub).

Following the win over Foster, Zeferino notched another first round (1:24) heel hook submission, this time on Jorge "Macaco" Patiño, in the semifinal stage of the tournament. The result marked Zeferino’s seventh consecutive victory.

John Howard vs. Abubakar Nurmagomedov

Il 5--marda 7, 33-year-old Howard of Boston, Massa. is coming off a successful World Series of Fighting debut on Ġunju 17 when he earned a unanimous decision over Michael Arrant.

A 14-fight veteran of the UFC, Howard triumphed over the likes of Dennis "Superman" Hallman, Uriah Hall u 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 (puntelli) ta 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 fil UFC 94 fuq Jannar 31, 2009.

Nurmagomedov of Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia is a 6-foot, 26-year-old protégé of Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, the father and trainer of UFC superstar Khabib Nurmagomedov, 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, tieni rawnd (3:05) WHO (puntelli) taMatthew Frincu at WSOF30 on April 2.

Sal-lum, 10 of Nurmagomedov’s 12 career wins have come by way of either (T)KO jew is-sottomissjoni.

Shawn Jordan vs. Ashley Gooch

The stocky, 6-sieq, 31-year-old Jordan of Baton Rouge, L-. 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 u 2007 national championship teams.

Gooch of Glendale, Ariz. 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)KO jew is-sottomissjoni.

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.

WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING RELEASES FALL/WINTER 2016 “SUPER SCHEDULE” ON NBC AND NBCSN

FOUR NEW LIVE EVENT DATES BEGIN WITH UNPRECEDENTED, THREE-HOUR NBCSN TELECAST
OF WSOF33 FROM KANSAS CITY, KAN. FUQ Ottubru 7

EPIC YEAR CONCLUDES WITH WSOF36 MEGA-EVENT ON NBC
FROM MADISON SQUARE GARDEN ON Diċembru 31

LAS VEGAS (Awissu 23, 2016) – Following its highest-viewed live event of the year on July 30, World Series tal Fighting (www.WSOF.com) announced today that it has pegged new dates to its four remaining 2016 avvenimenti, beginning with an unprecedented, three-hour, jgħixu telecast NBCSN (11 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. PT) of WSOF33: Gaethje vs. Dugulubov from Kansas City, Jista. fuq Il-ġimgħa, Ottubru. 7, and concluding with the recently announced WSOF36 mega-event at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City on IS-SIBT, Diċembru. 31, live on NBC.

WSOF34 and WSOF35, both of which will air live on NBCSN, will take place on IS-SIBT, Novembru. 12 at Budweiser Event Center from Loveland, Lap. outside of Denver, u fuq IS-SIBT, Diċembru. 3 at XFINITY Arena in Everett, Aħsel. The main event and co-main event for each of these two fight cards will also be revealed soon.

“We are excited to head into the fall season of our busiest year to date, with a full schedule of live television events that will see us bring the World Series of Fighting brand of MMA action to new, major media markets; produce a three-hour, live show for the first time ever; and return to broadcast television on NBC from Madison Square Garden’s Theater venue on New Year’s Eve,"Qal World Series tal CEO Fighting Carlos Silva.

World Series of Fighting President Chiefs missier iddikjarat, “We have in store for MMA fans, some phenomenal, world championship bouts as well as other star-studded matchups, and I think these last four events of 2016 will firmly put an exclamation point on what has been a banner year for the league.”

B'żieda, the world championship fight series will air a two-hour replay of WSOF32: Moraes vs. Hill II on IS-SIBT, Seba. 24. The WSOF32 world championship doubleheader event that took place at XFINITY Arena in Everett, Aħsel. garnered over 250,000 live viewers on NBCSN on July 30, and an immediate replay of the show drew an additional 107,000 telespettaturi.

WSOF33 will take place at Kansas City Memorial Auditorium and will be headlined by a world lightweight (155 liri) championship showdown between undefeated, renjanti kingpin Justin "Il-Highlight" Gaethje (16-0) tal Safford, Ariz. u hard-laqtu, number one contender Ozzy Dugulubgov (8-2) of Ridgewood, N.J.

In the co-main event of WSOF33, Blackzilians star Luiz “Buscape” Firmino(19-6) of Joao Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil will put a six-fight win streak on the line against former world championship challenger and the first-ever World Series of Fighting eight-man tournament winner, Brian Foster (25-9) tal Sallisaw, Okla.

Additional WSOF33 bouts will be announced soon.

MIKE RICCI OUT OF WSOF27 WITH INJURY; LUIZ FIRMINO STEPS UP TO FACE CAROS FODOR ON SATURDAY, Jannar 23, LIVE ON NBCSN FROM MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE

Luiz Firmino (isaffru), whose last two victories came under the World Series of Fighting banner, will replace an injured Mike Ricci in the WSOF27 bout against Caros Fodor on Saturday, Jan. 23, live on NBCSN from Memphis, Tenn.

TEDDY HOLDER VS. SHAMIL GAMZATOV
ELEVATED TO MAIN EVENT STATUS

LAS VEGAS (Jannar 12, 2016) –A re-injury of his hip has forced Mike "Il Martian" Ricci to withdraw from his scheduled World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) main event bout with Caros "Il-Futur" Fodor (10-4), who will now face streaking Blackzilians ace Luiz “Buscape” Firmino (18-6) under co-main event status at WSOF27, jgħixu fuq NBCSN fil 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT from the FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn. nhar is-Sibt, Jan. 23.

Originally billed as the co-main event, the light heavyweight (205 liri) contest between heavy-handed finisher Detentur Teddy (9-2) ta 'Bartlett, Tenn. u undefeated Shamil Gamzatov (9-0) ta 'Makhachkala, Russia has been elevated to the main event.

“Our entire team wishes Mike Ricci a full and speedy recovery, and hopes to see him return soon,"Qal World Series tal-ġlieda kontra President Chiefs missier.

“Luiz Firmino, no stranger to our decagon cage,"kontinwi-Kapijiet, “is truly a courageous warrior for stepping up on such short notice to compete against a fellow star like Caros Fodor. We commend Luiz for doing so and look forward to seeing him back in action.”

The 33-year-old Firmino of Joao Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil is riding a five-fight win streak. His last two victories – a unanimous decision over Jacob Volkmann Ottubru 26, 2013 u deċiżjoni unanima fuq Tyson Griffin dwar Ġunju 21, 2014, both came under the World Series of Fighting banner.

Prior to the victory over Volkmann, Firmino earned an impressive, five-round unanimous decision over Luis "babwini" Palomino, who has since gone on to challenge reigning, champion undefeated Justin "Il-Highlight" Gaethje twice for the World Series of Fighting lightweight title.

A veteran of professional MMA since the young age of 18, Firmino also boasts notable wins over prolific striker “Diamond” Ryan Healy u espert sottomissjoniToby Imada, both of whom Firmino defeated by way of unanimous decision.

Tickets for WSOF27 start at just $39.99, and are on sale at WSOF.com, postijiet kollha Ticketmaster, ticketmaster.com, the FedExForum Box Office, jew bit-telefon fi (800) 745-3000.

A three-bout preliminary card will stream live on an embeddable video player on WSOF.com, li tibda fl 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT.

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CARD MAIN

Light Heavyweight Main Event: Teddy Holder vs. Shamil Gamzatov
Ko-Main Event ħfief: Caros Fodor vs. Luiz Firmino
Welterweight Bout: Jaleel Willis vs. Chauncey Foxworth
Featherweight Bout: Jorge Medina vs. Bryce Mitchell

CARD PRELIMINARI

Welterweight: Justin Hartley vs. Wade Johnson
Ħfief: Zach Underwood vs. Jason Williams
Ħfief: Alvin Williams vs. Wes Sharp