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Uchungechunge Lomhlaba lokulwa Kokulwa Kokulwa "Ubani Oyimpiyutha?"Ngama-veterans amane ezempi enza impi e-leaveland, UColorado ngoMgqibelo, NOV. 12

Okuningi: UKevin Sears uthatha indawo elimele uJosh Copeland ngokumelene ne-smealinho rama esenzweni esindayo

Amathikithi e-WSOF34 ayathengiswa manje

 

Las Vegas (October 10, 2016) - World Series of Fighting (www.WSOF.com) umemezele ukuthi inethebhu ama-veterans amane enzezela ezenzweni ezintathu ezahlukene, kufaka phakathi eyodwa ezokwenza umoya kwi-NBCSN telecast yayo ebukhoma ye-NBCSN (10:30 p.m. KANYE/7:30 p.m. PT), ukukhahlela "ngubani onamandla kakhulu?"Uhlelo eWsof34: Gcwalisa vs. Shields, E-Budweiser Events Center e-Loveland, Lap. on Saturday, Nov. 12.

Iligi ibuye yamemezela lokho UJosh "Cuddly Bear" Copeland (13-4) iphoqelelwe ukuhoxa kumdlalo wakhe ohleliwe ohleliwe nompetha womhlaba wangaphambili Smealinho "inkosana" rama (9-2) Ngenxa yokulimala kwamadolo. URama uzobhekana nakho manje UKevin Sears (4-2).

"Sijabule kakhulu ukwethula 'ubani onamandla?Uhlelo 'neqembu labalwa abane abaqeqeshiwe abasebenze ngobuqili bezwe lethu, futhi oke wafuna ithuba lokuguqula umsebenzi angakwazi ukuncintisana esigabeni esikhulu,"Kusho World Series of Ukulwa President Baba Chiefs.

Uchungechunge Lomhlaba wokulwa umemezelwe ngoMeyi ukuthi luzokwethula "ubani onamandla kakhulu?"Ukuze unikeze ama-veterans ezempi asebenzayo noma afisa ukufihla ama-MMA Fighters, nethuba lokuncintisana ngaphansi kokuphakanyiswa kwalo.

Ukuhola i-LBCSN telecast bukhoma ye-WSOF34, Shane Kruchten (11-4) futhi UJeremy Mahon (5-4) - Kokubili u.S. IMarine Corps Veterans - Izolwa emncintiswaneni wamakhilogremu angama-150.

In a wesibhakela ukukhanya (205 amakhilogremu) I-Matchup ezothuthukisa ikhadi le-WSOF34 Bour, U.S. Marine Corps Veteran Brandon Collins (3-2) zishayisane UChris Morgan (0-0), Ngubani ozokwenza isikweletu sakhe esisebenzayo.

Owesine, oke waba ngu-U.S. I-Army Ranger UNicoli Navarro (3-1), izokwenqatsheka nge-upstart engathandeki Alan gutierrez (2-0) at engasindi (155 amakhilogremu).

Shane Kruchten vs. UJeremy Mahon

The 6-foot-1, 32-UKruchten oneminyaka yobudala kaSan Diego, Calif. wabona isenzo empini yase-Iraq 2003 futhi 2004, futhi ngemuva kwalokho yanikezwa iyunithi yeyunithi kamongameli kanye ne-ribbon ye-combat yezenzomo ngemizamo yakhe empini ngaphambi kokuthatha umhlalaphansi empini ngesikhundla se-lance comral.

Kusukela ajike ochwepheshe ngaphakathi 2007, UKruchten unikele ngengxenye yempi yakhe ngayinye kwi-Persion Oaks Warrior Foundation, Ukubuyiselwa okusekelwe eCalifornia kwama-veterans aqhutshwa yi-U.S. IMarine Corps Veteran kanye noHulumeni Wokulwa Nomhlaba Wokulwa UChad Robichaux.

Ukuqala kukaKruchten kuzoqeda uHiatus oneminyaka emibili nowesigamu lapho athatha ukulandela ukulahlekelwa UMike Corey Ngendlela yesibili nxazonke (2:59) ukuzithoba (okukhulisa-naked binda) Kulokho okwawuchungechunge lwezwe lukaKruchten lokulwa nokulwa kwemali. Ngaphambi ukunqotshwa, UKruchten wavele wakhipha 11 kunqoba ezilandelanayo, 6 ngokuthumela futhi 3 via (T)KO.

The 5-foot-10, 37-UMahoni oneminyaka eminyaka yonke yaseHouston, ITexas yathunyelwa e-Iraq ngesikhathi sokuhlasela kokuqala kwezwe ku 2003, futhi kamuva wasebenza njengosonkontileka wezokuphepha eWallujah, Ukusebenzela ukuthola ukuphepha kwabahlali lapho.

Ngaphambi kokuthatha umhlalaphansi njenge-sergeant, UMahon uthole indondo ye-Navy neMarine Corps Corps yokufeza kanye nokucaphuna kweyunithi kamongameli. Ugijimela inhlangano engenzi nzuzo, Isisekelo seDawg, eqeqesha izinja futhi uzinikele kuma-veterans adinga usizo lwansuku zonke.

UMahon ufuna ukunqoba ukunqoba kwakhe kwesithathu okuqondile kulandela umjikelezo wesibili (4:22) WHO (punches) of Davis sylvester at Bellator 149 on February 19.

Brandon Collins vs. UChris Morgan

The 6-foot-1, 32-ama-collins aneminyaka emi-ubudala eHouston, UTexas ubuye wamukelayo nge-Navy neMarine Corps Corps Achievement Medal ngesikhathi seminyaka yakhe eyisishiyagalombili (2004-2012) Nge-Marine Corps eyambona evakashela i-Afghanistan lapho ayeyisikhulu esikhethekile sokusebenza kanye nomqeqeshi wobuciko bempi yePhiko.

UCollins wayeyilungu leqembu lakhe lesibhakela laseNyakatho neCarrolina yaseNorth Carolina futhi, Ngemuva kokufudukela eCalifornia, waguqukela ngokushesha kwi-MMA.

Isidungi, I-6-foot-3, 28-Isakhamuzi esidala seDenver, Lap. uzokwenza ukuqala kwakhe kokuqala ngemuva kokuqala kweminyaka emithathu yama-amateur wambona ahlanganisa irekhodi eliphelele le 5-2. All 5 Ukunqoba kwakhe kwafika ngaphakathi komjikelezo wokuqala wesenzo nge (T)KO noma ukuzithoba.

Nicholi Navarro vs. Alan gutierrez

I 6-foot, 30-UNavarro waseNavarro oneminyaka yonyaka wasebenza ebuthweni lezempi 75th Regimen ranger, Uphiko Olukhethekile Lokusebenza, phakathi 2004 futhi 2008, ekugcineni kufinyelela isikhundla senhlangano.

Ngesikhathi sakhe seminyaka emine empini, UNavarro uthole ibheji lezinsana zokulwa, Ibheji lezinsana zesazi kanye nebheji yeparachusist.

UNavarro ungumfundi othathe umhlalaphansi, Lowo owake waba ngumpetha womhlaba we-Muay Thai ne-UFC Star Duane "Bang" Ludwig. ZONKE ezintathu zokunqoba kukaNavarro kuze kube manje sezifikile (T)KO noma ukuzithoba.

Ngenkathi hhayi umlingani, 5-foot-11, 23-UGutierrez wase-Skagit Valley ononyaka, Geza. wazalelwa futhi wakhuliswa ngumndeni wakwaMarines, noyise, Umama noMfowethu bonke besebenze. UTutierrez unikele ngempi yakhe ngayinye kumfowabo osanda kushonile.

UTutierrez wenza umsebenzi osheshayo wabaphikisi bakhe ababili bokuqala abaqeqeshiwe, kuze kube manje, submitting URyan Schecserson nge-bralo choke emzuliswaneni wokuqala (2:00) yesenzo ku-gutsez ka-gurerrez ngoMeyi 9, 2015, nokushaya umjikelezo wokuqala (1:11) KO (punches) on Taylor Roberts on February 27.

Ontengo yakhe yayinqunyiwe kusuka $20, Amathikithi we- "WSOF34: Fitch vs. Izihlangu "ziyathengiswa ehhovisi le-Budweiser Events Center Center, Budweisereventstenter.com, nangefoni ngo-1-877-544-tixx.

Emcimbini omkhulu we-wsof34, Ukubusisa I-World Welterweight (170 amakhilogremu) champion Jon Fitch (28-7-1, 1 NC) izoshayisana nomncintiswano wokuqala kanye ne-superstar ehlotshisiwe Jake Shields (31-8-1).

Emcimbini we-Welterweight Co-Main, Paul Bradley (23-6), izokwenza i-jut yakhe yokuphromotha yochungechunge lomhlaba lokulwa nokuthatha ngaphezulu kwangaphambilini 10 world-zibalwa Yushin "Thunder" Okami (32-10).

Ama-Matchups angeziwe we- "WSOF34: Fitch vs. Izihlangu "zizomenyezelwa kungekudala.

WORLD uchungechunge SILWA: JON FITCH-JAKE SHIELDS WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP SHOWDOWN SET FOR SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12 IN LOVELAND, COLORADO LIVE ON NBCSN

Okuningi:
Josh Copeland vs. Smealinho Rama in heavyweight battle
Paul Bradley vs. Yushin Okami in welterweight collision

Tickets for WSOF34 on sale Friday, Isikhombisa. 16

Las Vegas (September 13, 2016) - World Series of Fighting (www.WSOF.com) officially announced today the highly-anticipated welterweight (170 amakhilogremu) title fight between reigning world champion Jon Fitch (28-7-1, 1 NC) and number one contender and fellow decorated superstar Jake Shields (31-8-1) ngoba Saturday, Nov. 12 E-Budweiser Events Center e-Loveland, Colo., siphile on NBCSN at 10:30 p.m. KANYE/7:30 p.m. PT.

Ontengo yakhe yayinqunyiwe kusuka $20, Amathikithi we- "WSOF34: Fitch vs. Shields” go on sale on Friday, Isikhombisa. 16 at the Budweiser Events Center box office, Budweisereventstenter.com, or by phone at 1-877-544-TIXX.

“This is a fight between two of the sport’s most seasoned and accomplished competitors, and a matchup that has been building for quite some time, so we are excited to see it finally come to fruition in the decagon cage, and to crown the better man that night, our world welterweight champion,"Kusho World Series of Ukulwa President Baba Chiefs.

In addition to the main event, World Series of Fighting announced a featured heavyweight attraction pitting UJosh "Cuddly Bear" Copeland (13-4) ngokumelene iqhawe zangaphambili Smealinho "inkosana" rama (9-2), as well as the promotional debut of battle-tested Paul Bradley (23-6), who will take on former top 10 world-zibalwa Yushin "Thunder" Okami (32-10) in a welterweight affair.

Ama-Matchups angeziwe we- "WSOF34: Fitch vs. Izihlangu "zizomenyezelwa kungekudala.

Jon Fitch vs. Jake Shields

I 6-foot, 38-year-old Fitch of Las Vegas, Nev. via Fort Wayne, In. will put his title on the line for the second time since seizing the vacant belt on October 17, 2015, when he earned a unanimous decision over Yushin Okami.

Fitch, who has faced and defeated some of the best rival welterweight fighters of his era to cement his legacy in the sport, risked his World Series of Fighting title for the first time on April 2, defeating Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Joao Zeferino by way of unanimous decision.

Fighting out of San Francisco, Calif., the-foot 6, 37-year-old Shields will seek his fourth major world championship. The Cesar Gracie Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt held both the Shooto and EliteXC welterweight straps as well as the Strikeforce middleweight crown.

Like Fitch, Shields has provided fight fans with a host of memories, including his unforgettable, upset unanimous decision defeat of future Hall of FamerNoHenderson ngo-Ephreli 17, 2010. Shields also boasts a split decision win over reigning UFC champion Tyron Woodley as well as a split decision victory over UFC superstar Demian Maia.

Josh Copeland vs. Smalinho rama

The 6-foot-1, 33-year-old Copeland is coming off what was perhaps the grittiest performance of his four-year professional career in his bid for the World Series of Fighting heavyweight title against reigning champion Blagoy Ivanov. Copeland stood toe-to-toe and held his own against the Sambo champion, but was left on the losing end of a unanimous decision after five competitive rounds of action.

Copeland, who has notched 7 of yakhe 12 professional victories by way of (T)KO noma ukuzithoba, earned his place in the world title fight by taking a unanimous decision from Mike “300” Hayes at WSOF29 on March 12.

The 6-foot-1, 24-year-old Rama of Calgary, Alberta, Canada made history on October 11, 2014, becoming the first-ever World Series of Fighting heavyweight champion by scoring a devastating, 51-second TKO (punches) on Derrick “Caveman” Mehman at WSOF14.

Rama, who also holds a unanimous decision win over Steve Mocco in the World Series of Fighting decagon cage, surrendered the heavyweight title after being submitted (binda guillotine) by Ivanov in the third round (1:17) of their bout on June 5, 2015.

Paul Bradley vs. Yushin Okami

One of World Series of Fighting’s recent, high-profile acquisitions, 5-foot-9, 33-year-old Bradley of San Diego, Calif. signed with the league after decimating previously unbeaten Chris Honeycutt by way of TKO (punches) in just 40 seconds in the Bellator MMA cage on January 29, 2016.

A zangaphambili, two-time All-American wrestling star for NCAA Division I University of Iowa, Bradley placed as high as fourth in the national championships before turning to MMA in 2006 where he has since faced off with elite competition in the UFC and Strikeforce.

Similar to his opponent, 6-foot-2, 35-year-old Okami of Kanagawa, Japan has scrapped with top-level, world ranked competition to earn his place in the decagon cage.

Since the loss to Fitch, Okami, a veteran of the UFC as well as PRIDE, has since reeled off two consecutive victories in his home country – a second round (4:23) WHO (corner stoppage) of Ryuta Sakurai e Tokyo on February 27, and a first round (2:06) ukuzithoba (okukhulisa-naked binda) of Shingo Suzukion July 24.

Yilwa Network Presents RFA 26 LIVE, WSOF 21 Friday, June 5 Kusukela 10 p.m. KANYE

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For Eliseduze Release

TORONTO (June 4, 2015 — Fight Network, UNdunankulu wezwe 24/7 isiteshi sethelevishini abazinikezele ukuqedela izindaba combat yezemidlalo, presents back-to-back world-class championship mixed martial arts broadcasts this Friday, June 5, isiqala at 10 p.m. nge isethulo bukhoma RFA 26: Smith vs. Smith from 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colorado.

 

Immediately following the live broadcast, Fight Network will present WSOF 21: Palmer vs. Horodecki in its entirety from Edmonton Expo Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

 

Fight Network will televise both cards exclusively in Canada, futhi omhlaba in phezu 30 amazwe yonkana Europe, Afrika naseMpumalanga Ephakathi.

 

Angabiki bukhoma at 10 p.m. KANYE, RFA 26 will be headlined by a welterweight title bout as RFA welterweight champion Benjamin Smith (14-2) puts his title on the line against No. 1 Olwa Gilbert Smith(10-4). In the umcimbi co-main, Brazilian submission ace Thiago “MonstinhoAlves (8-2) battles Colorado’s own Marcus “Bad Intentions” Edwards (9-3). The main card will also feature a pair of bantamweights bouts, as NCAA Division I wrestler JarredShutoutMercado (12-2) will lock horns with jiu-jitsu black belt Bruno Frazatto (6-2), while Hawaiian knockout artist Boston “Boom Boom” Salmon (3-0) will clash with collegiate wrestler Danny Mainus (3-3). Also on the main card, former RFA middleweight title challenger Andrew “El Dirte” Sanchez (5-2) squares off with Respect FC and SFFN champion UClinton Williams (5-1) and undefeated heavyweight prospect Brandon Griffin(4-0) battles The MMA Lab destroyer Ashley Gooch (7-4).

 

WSOF 21: Palmer vs. Horodecki features a championship doubleheader. In the umcimbi main, reigning WSOF featherweight champion Lance Palmer (9-1) will put his title on the line for the first time against Canadian challenger and battle-tested veteran Chris “The Polish HammerHorodecki (21-5-1), while the co-feature pits WSOF heavyweight champion Smealinho “Isikhulu” Ram aagainst Bulgarian standout Blagoi Ivanov (11-1). Two featherweight rising stars will put their unblemished records on the line when Hakeem Dawodu (4-0) ihlangana Chuka “The Lion King” Willis(4-0), okuningi MarkSweet DreamsDrummond (7-2) izimpi Michael “The Messenger” Hill in an all-Canadian welterweight clash.

 

The live action continues on Saturday, June 6, isiqala at 9 a.m. KANYE kanye M-1 Challenge 58: Battle in the Mountains 4 from Ingushetia, Russia, featuring Marcelo Brito (13-6) vs. Murad Abdulaev(14-3) for the M-1 welterweight title, okuningi Lee Morrison (12-5) ubuso Pavel Vitruk (12-1) in action featherweight, futhi heavyweights Alexei Kudin (19-8) futhi Denis Smoldarev (10-1) will throw down. Yilwa ukusakaza Network bukhoma of M-1 Challenge 58 ngeke baveze on TV Cablevision sika Optimum, Grande Communications, Shentel Cable and Armstrong Cable in the iU.S., lonke in Canada, Amadivaysi Roku yonkana North America, futhi omhlaba in phezu 30 amazwe yonkana Europe, Afrika naseMpumalanga Ephakathi.

 

Kamuva, Fight Network will televise the prelims bukhoma ngoba UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs. Hengerson kuphela in Canada kusuka 8 p.m. KANYE to 10 p.m. KANYE. The prelims will feature an explosive heavyweight clash between heavy-handed Texan Shawn Jordan (17-6) and New Orleansown knockout artist UDerrick Lewis (12-3, 1NC), a welterweight matchup pitting 69-fight veteran Brian Ebersole (51-16-1, 1NC) against Dagestani prospect Omari Akhmedov (14-2), a lightweight bout between New Yorker Chris Wade (9-1) and Californian Christos Giagos (11-3), plus Massachusetts native Joe Proctor(10-3) faces Ohio native Justin Edwards (9-4) in a lightweight showcase of Ultimate Fighter Veterans.

 

Live pre-impi Ukusabalala kuyoholela angena prelims ngomgqibelo evening with Fight Network’s UFC Pre-Show Live at 7 p.m. KANYE, featuring izibonisi kuqala, izibikezelo and analysis.

 

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Fight Network Signs Exclusive Multi-Year Programming Deal with World Series of Fighting

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TORONTO (June 3, 2015) – Fight Network, UNdunankulu wezwe 24/7 isiteshi sethelevishini abazinikezele ukuqedela izindaba combat yezemidlalo, today announced an exclusive multi-year programming agreement with Las Vegas-based mixed martial arts organization World Series of Fighting(WSOF.com) to broadcast live events and the existing archive in Canada, futhi omhlaba in phezu 30 amazwe yonkana Europe, Afrika naseMpumalanga Ephakathi.

 

The deal kicks off this weekend with a short tape delay broadcast of WSOF 21: Palmer vs. Horodecki from Edmonton Expo Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Airing June 6 at Midnight ET, the event is headlined by WSOF featherweight champion Lance Palmer defending against Canada’s own Chris Horodecki, while WSOF heavyweight champion Smalinho rama, another Canadian, defends the coveted title against Bulgarian powerhouse Blagoi Ivanov.

 

WSOF 21: Palmer vs. Horodecki will repeat on Saturday, June 6 at 4 p.m. KANYE futhi Sunday, June 7 at 2 p.m. KANYE.

 

WSOF is led by president Ray Sefo, a six-time world kickboxing champion and two-time Hall of Famer. The promotion has staged 20 events to date, featuring internationally renowned superstars such as Andrei Arlovski, Anthony Johnson, David Branch, Rousimar Palhares, Jake Shields, Yushin Okami and Jon Fitch. .

 

WSOF has also spawned the careers of the next generation of MMA superstars, including reigning bantamweight champion Marlon Moraes, featherweight champion Palmer, undefeated lightweight champion Justin Gaethjeand undefeated light heavyweight Tyrone Spong.

 

The first event scheduled to air live on Fight Network is the blockbuster WSOF 22: Palhares vs. Shields world championship ikhadi Aug. 1, 2015 in Las Vegas, headlined by a showcase of elite grapplers as WSOF welterweight champion Palhares defends against former Strikeforce champion and UFC title challenger Shields.

 

Also featured at WSOF 22: Palhares vs. Shields is a bantamweight title bout pitting the champion Moraes against undefeated Brazilian Sheymon Moraes, and a light heavyweight special attraction featuring Spong in the toughest test of his MMA career against heavy-handed veteran Mike Kyle, who makes his third appearance in the WSOF cage.

 

WSOF has rapidly become one of the top promotions in North America and we’re thrilled to bring these world-class live events to our viewers,” said Chad Midgley, VP of Content at Fight Network. “Shows feature a great assortment of established names and highly touted prospects, providing a perfect balance of nostalgia for longtime fans while exposing viewers to fresh talent. With regularly scheduled events in Canada, homegrown stars can now be seen nationally across the country.

 

We are thrilled to partner with such a dynamic and robust television platform like Fight Network, and bring our live event programming to the highly passionate combat sports fan base in Canada where we have made a concerted effort to establish WSOF’s footprint,” wathi WSOF umengameli, ayisithupha-time emhlabeni iqhawe futhi esigcwele ezimbili Hall of Famer, Baba Chiefs.

 

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