Hood to Make Promotional Debut at WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland
på Fredag, Juni 17, live på NBCSN

LAS VEGAS (April 28, 2016) - World Series of Fighting (www.WSOF.com) announced today that it has signed heavyweight knockout artists Shawn Jordan (18-7) og Lorenzo “The Dream Killer” Hood (9-3) to exclusive, multi-kampen avtaler.

Hood of Chicago, Syk. has been tabbed to make his promotional debut against an opponent to be announced soon, at the WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland world heavyweight championship event at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn. påFredag, Juni 17, live på NBCSN på 9 pm. OG/6 pm. PT.

“We are thrilled to welcome Shawn Jordan and Lorenzo Hood to our ever-growing roster of world-class athletes, and look forward to seeing both of them compete in our heavyweight division soon,"Sa World Series of Fighting president Far Chiefs.

Fighting out of Albuquerque, N.M., 6-fot, 30-year-old Jordan is coming off a 4-year, 10 fight stint with the UFC, during which he compiled an overall record of 6-4, notching all of his wins, including a vicious, første runde (:59) decimation of Pat “HD” Barry juni 15, 2013, by way of (T)KO.

A two-time veteran of the now-defunct Strikeforce, and a four-time veteran of Bellator action, Jordan has earned 14 av hans 18 karriere seire i form av (T)KO, and another 3 via innsending.

The 6-foot-3, 27-year-old Hood, a former professional football player turned MMA wrecking machine, has earned all 9 of his professional career victories to date by way of (T)KO inside the first round of action.

After an aggressive debut year in 2009 in which he competed 7 times and amassed a near-perfect record of 6-1, Hood walked away from the fight world for a span of 5 years to play defensive lineman in the Arena Football League and Canadian Football League, eventually returning to the cage in 2014.