airs live from Kansas City, דו. אויף פרייַטיק, אקטאבער. 7
טיקקעץ אויף פאַרקויף פרייַטיק, זיבן. 2
לאַס וועגאַס (ויגוסט 30, 2016) - וועלט סעריעס פון Fighting (www.WSOF.com) today announced the completion of a stacked, six-fight main card for the unprecedented, three-hour, live NBCSN (11 פּ.ם. עט / 8 פּ.ם. פּט) telecast of the WSOF33: גאַעטהדזשע ווס. Dugulubgov world championship doubleheader extravaganza at Kansas City Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, דו. אויףפרייַטיק, אקטאבער. 7.
פּרייסט פון $20, tickets for WSOF33: גאַעטהדזשע ווס. Dugulubgov go on sale onפרייַטיק, זיבן 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 פונט) championship main event between reigning, undefeated kingpin דזשאַסטין "דער הויכפּונקט" גאַעטהדזשע (16-0) and number one contender אָזזי דוגולובגאָוו (8-2); the light heavyweight (205 פונט) championship co-main event between defending champion דוד בראַנטש (16-3) און טשאַללענגער וויני מאַגאַלהאַעס (14-7); and the lightweight tilt between WSOF25 eight-man tournament winner ברייאַן Foster (25-9) און 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) און Joao "די בראַזיליאַן סאַמוראַי" זעפערינאָ (20-8).
"דאס איז, אָן אַ צווייפל, 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,"האט וועלט סעריעס פון Fighting פּרעזידענט טאַטע טשיעפס.
In other action on the six-bout telecast, John “Doomsday” Howard (24-12) וועט קאַלייד מיט אַבובאַקאַר נורמאַגאָמעדאָוו (12-1-1) אין אַ וועלטערווייט (170 פונט) מאַטשאַפּ.
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) און Ashley “Gio” Gooch (10-4).
The WSOF33 preliminary bout card will be announced soon.
דזשייסאַן הויך ווס. Joao זעפערינאָ
Entering the World Series of Fighting decagon cage for the third time, די 5-פֿיס-9, 34-year-old High of Kansas City, דו. 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 עסטעוואַן פּייַאַן 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 starמייק ריטשי. 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 יוני 17.
The 5-foot-11, 30-year-old Zeferino of Middletown, נ.י.. via Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil has earned a remarkable 15 פון 20 קאַריערע ווינס דורך וועג פון סאַבמישאַן.
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) קאָ (פּאַנטשיז) loss in the event’s championship round at the hands of ברייאַן Foster, whom Zeferino had handily defeated earlier that night in the first stage of the tournament, דורך וועג פון ערשטער קייַלעכיק (1:46) סאַבמישאַן (פּיאַטע קרוק).
Following the win over Foster, Zeferino notched another first round (1:24) heel hook submission, this time on דזשאָרגע "מאַלפּע" פּאַטינאָ, in the semifinal stage of the tournament. The result marked Zeferino’s seventh consecutive victory.
John Howard vs. אַבובאַקאַר נורמאַגאָמעדאָוו
די 5-פֿיס-7, 33-year-old Howard of Boston, מאַסע. is coming off a successful World Series of Fighting debut on יוני 17 when he earned a unanimous decision over Michael Arrant.
A 14-fight veteran of the UFC, Howard triumphed over the likes of דעניס "סופּערמאַן" האַללמאַן, וריאַה האַלל און 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) קאָ (פּאַנטשיז) פון 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 ביי UFC 94 אויף יאנואר 31, 2009.
Nurmagomedov of Makhachkala, דאַגעסטאַן, Russia is a 6-foot, 26-year-old protégé of Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, the father and trainer of UFC superstar כאַביב נורמאַגאָמעדאָוו, 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, רגע קייַלעכיק (3:05) וואס (פּאַנטשיז) פוןמתיא פרינקו at WSOF30 on אַפּריל 2.
צו דאַטע, 10 of Nurmagomedov’s 12 career wins have come by way of either (ה)קאָ אָדער סאַבמישאַן.
Shawn Jordan vs. Ashley Gooch
The stocky, 6-פֿיס, 31-year-old Jordan of Baton Rouge, די. 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 (ה)קאָ.
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 און 2007 national championship teams.
Gooch of Glendale, אַריז. 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 (ה)קאָ אָדער סאַבמישאַן.
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.
