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Two New Main Card Bouts Complete Bellator 175 ka March 31

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Los Angeles -(March 15, 2017) A lightweight feature fight pitting undefeated knockout artist Steve Kozola (7-0) khahlanong le Jake Roberts (7-1) and a featherweight feature clash pairing AKA phenom Noad “Neo” Lahat (10-2) khahlanong le Lloyd Carter (10-8) phetha ka sehloohong karete ea Bellator 175: Rampage vs. Morena Mo 2 ka Labohlano, March 31 at Allstate Arena in Chicago, IL.

The stacked main card is headlined by a heavyweight rematch pitting “Rampage” Jackson (37-11) khahlanong le "Morena Mo" Lawal (20-6, 1 NC), as the two powerhouses look to run it back following nearly three years since their first meeting. Also featured on the Spike-televised main card is a featherweight co-main event pitting Emmanuel Sanchez (14-3) khahlanong le Marcos Galvao (18-7-1) and a heavyweight battle between sluggers Sergei Kharitonov (23-6) le Chase Gormley (14-5).

Bellator 175: Rampage vs. Morena Mo 2 will be broadcast live and free on SPIKE at 9 p.m. LE/8 p.m. CT, while preliminary action will stream on Bellator.com and the Bellator Mobile App. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at the Allstate Arena Box Office, as well as Ticketmaster and Bellator.com.

Please see below for a complete list of preliminary action.

Complete Bellator 175: Rampage vs. Morena Mo 2Main Card:

Heavyweight Main Event: Quinton "Rampage" Jackson (37-11) vs.. Muhammed "Morena Mo" Lawal (20-6, 1 NC)

Featherweight Feature Bout: Emmanuel Sanchez (14-3) vs.. Marcos Galvao (18-7-1)

Heavyweight Feature Bout: Sergei Kharitonov (23-6) vs.. Chase Gormley (14-5)

Lightweight Feature Bout: Steve Kozola (7-0) vs.. Jake Roberts (7-1)

Featherweight Feature Bout: Node kaofela (10-2) vs.. Lloyd Carter (10-8)

 

Bellator.com-Streamed Selelekela Card:

Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Joaquin Buckley (6-1) vs.. Justin Patterson (9-1)

Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Prince McLean (8-8) vs.. Adam Maciejewski (13-6)

Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Damian Norris (7-2) vs.. Tom Shoaff (8-2)

Light Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Matt Paul (2-1) vs.. James Bochnoviv (5-1)

Bantamweight Preliminary Bout: Nate Williams (25-15) vs.. Manny Vazquez (9-2)

Lightweight Preliminary “VOW” Gia: J.D. Hardwick (2-0) vs.. Tim Cho (4-2)

Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Tom Holder (Pro qalo) vs.. Josh Streaker (Pro qalo)

Bantamweight Preliminary Bout: Cory Galloway (8-7) vs.. David Garcia (4-3-1)

Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Brian Akins (1-0) vs.. Mike DeLaVega (1-2)

Featherweight Preliminary Bout: James Esposito (0-1) vs.. Asef Askar (Pro qalo)

Bantamweight Preliminary Bout: Max Fuentes (2-0) vs.. Brandon Shelhart (3-1)

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WSOF30: BRANCH vS. STARKS FINALIZED WITH SIX PRELIMINARY BOUTS

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WSOF30: BRANCH vS. STARKS
FINALIZED WITH SIX PRELIMINARY BOUTS

LIVE NBCSN TELECAST OF
FOUR-FIGHT MAIN CARD NOW BEGINS AT
11:30 P.M ET ON SATURDAY, APRIL 2

Matt Church replaces injured Gil Guardado against
Steve Kozola in 160-pound preliminary contest

Rex Harris vs. Clinton Williams in middleweight bout
Las Vegas (March 30, 2016) -World Series ea Fighting (WSOF.com) ile a phatlalatsa kajeno that it has finalized the lineup for the WSOF30: Branch vs.. Starks, lefatše mampoli e tsoakiloeng Martial Arts (MMA) doubleheader event, with the addition of a sixth preliminary card bout – a middleweight (185 lik'hilograma tse) matchup pakeng tsa Clinton Williams (7-3, 1 NC) le Rex "T-Rex" Harris (8-2) – at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino ho la Las Vegas ka Moqebelo, April 2, phela ka ho NBCSN ka 11:30 p.m. ET/8:30 p.m. PT.

Ekelletsa moo, a broken nose has forced Gil Guardado to withdraw from his scheduled lightweight (155 lik'hilograma tse) matchup with undefeated Steve Kozola (6-0), ke mang ea tla hona joale tobana le Matt “The Sleeper” Church (3-1) in a 160-pound catchweight affair, le Jeff Roma (1-2-1) tla Square tloha le Zach Bunnell (0-0) ka welterweight (170 pounds) preliminary card contest.

The 5-foot-11, 32-year-old Williams is looking to rebound from a narrow, split decision defeat at the hands of Jake "The Honey Bear" Heun nakong WSOF26 mabapi le December 18, 2015.

One fight prior to the loss, Williams submitted Jared Hatch with a shoulder choke in the third round (4:10) of their matchup on November 14, 2015.

6-leoto, 33-year-old Harris of West Pittston, Pa. is riding a four-fight win streak. Hae ea ho qetela qala, Harris, ea e sebelelitseng 7 ea hae 8 hooareer victories by way of (T)KO kapa ho ikokobelletsa, edged out a split decision over Justin Torrey at WSOF24 on October 17, 2015.

Church of Las Vegas will attempt to notch his fourth consecutive win, after threestraight finishes, the last of which came on March 4 when he submitted Pat DeFranco with a leglock in the first round (2:55) of their matchup.

Tickets for WSOF30: Branch vs.. Starks are available for purchase online at WSOF.com and AXS.com.

Mamati at Kopanetsoeng nakong Hard Rock Hotel & Casino tla bula bakeng sa ketsahalo e ho 4 p.m. PT, le pele selelekela gia tla qala kwa 5 p.m.

E kholo ea ho ketsahalo, reigning World Series of Fighting middleweight champion David Branch (17-3), Selekane li pele leha e le neng, tse peli go arola tlotla pane, tla kenya moqhaka oa hae chachehetseng ka mohono haufi le mola khahlanong contender tlhōrōng Clifford Starks (13-2).

A ho sebdisana ka sehloohong ketsahalo, superstar Jon Fitch (27-7-1, 1 NC) tla loana morao tjena Series Lefatše le Lecha ea Fighting 'ngoe bosiu, robeli monna kgaisano semathi-up Joao "The Brazil Samurai" Zeferino (20-7) le lolea World Series ea Fighting welterweight mampoli thupeng.

Linaha tse ling li ka tse 'nè batho ba loana, phela NBCSN telecast, ikokobelletsa setsebi Vinny "Pezao" Magalhaes (13-7) tla Square tloha le Jake "The Honey Bear" Heun(9-4) ka heavyweight leseli (205 lik'hilograma tse) tlholisanong, ha a ntse a World Series ea Fighting rao le knockout moetsi oa litšoantšo Abu "Gladiator" Azaitar (11-1-1) tla notlela linaka le Danny "Dee1" Davis, Refresh. (11-10-1) kwa welterweight.

SEHLOOHO KARETE (Phela ka ho NBCSN)

World Series of Fighting Middleweight Championship Main Event:
David Branch (Mampoli) vs.. Clifford Starks (Challenger)

World Series of Fighting Vacant Welterweight Championship Main Event:
Jon Fitch (Challenger) vs.. Joao Zeferino (Challenger)

Light Heavyweight: Vinny Magalhaes vs.. Jake Heun
Welterweight: Abu Azaitar vs. Danny Davis, Refresh.

PRELIMINARY KARETE (Phela ka ho WSOF.com)

Welterweight: Abubakar Nurmagomedov vs.. Matt Frincu
Middleweight: Rex Harris vs. Clinton Williams
Catchweight (160 lik'hilograma tse): Steve Kozola vs. Matt Church
Flyweight: Carlos Garcia vs. Jason Pacheco
Bantamweight: Adam Acquaviva vs. Andres Ponce
Welterweight: Jeff Roman vs. Zach Bunnell
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WSOF30: BRANCH vS. STARKS LEFATŠE Championship DOUBLEHEADER sehlopha se amohelang BOHLANO selelekela linako

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Selelekela loantša KARETE ho phallela LIVE ON
WSOF.COM Pele ho BONE-FIGHT, LIVE NBCSN TELECAST

Las Vegas (March 21, 2016) -World Series ea Fighting (WSOF.com) phatlalatsoa kajeno go tlaleletsa ka tse hlano linako karete selelekela le ho isa nkeloa holimo-e lengnticipated WSOF30: Branch vs.. Starks lefatše mampoli tsoakane Martial Arts (MMA) ketsahalo doubleheader nakong Hard Rock Hotel & Casino ho la Las Vegas ka Moqebelo, April 2, phela ka ho NBCSN ka 11 p.m. Et / 8 p.m. PT.

Topping ea undercard bili e tla phallela phele, kaofela ha eona ka embeddable sebapala video hodima WSOF.com, qala ka 8 p.m. Et / 5 p.m. PT, e tla ba welterweight (170 lik'hilograma tse) thulana pakeng tsa Abubakar Nurmagomedov (11-1-1) le Matt "The Sealuma From Down Tlas'a" Frincu (7-1).

The amohetse mor'abo le koetliso ea molekane oa superstar Khabib Nurmagomedov, ea Abubakar 26 ea lilemo li, ea ileng a o tswang ho tloha Dagestan, Russia e palame a mararo baa loana win streak, ha a ntse a Frincu ea Tempe, Ariz. dessyecik Queensland, Australia tla beha tse hlano baa loana win streak moleng oa ea.

Nurmagomedov ithorisa e tsotehang 82 lekholong fihlela qetellong le joalo, ha a ntse a Frincu e sebelelitseng tse tšeletseng tsa hlolang ba hae ba supileng profeshenale ho mohla ke tsela ea (T)KO kapa ho ikokobelletsa.

a bobebe (155 lik'hilograma tse) selelekela karete nke khato e molemo, Krrish knockout moetsi oa litšoantšo Steve "Thunderbeast" Kozola (6-0) e tla etsa hore ba hae ba Series Lefatše le Lecha ea Loantša qalo khahlanong-'moho le ka potlako.-bochaba naleli Gil Guardado (5-1).

Cha ho tloha qalo tlhōlo ea hae profeshenale ka July 2013, Kozola ea San Diego, Dorella. dessyecik Chicago, A kula. letso ho World Series ea Fighting ka mor'a ho hlahisa morao-to-morao, senyang KO tlhōlo - nngwe le e nngwe e nang le onslaught loloma ke bohale oa punches – tlas'a ntshetsopele ya Bellator.

On January 16, 2015, Kozola a recu e chitja ea bobeli (1:25) KO ka Jonathan Rivera kwa Bellator 132 le, ka March 15, 2015, o a recu e chitja ea pele (2:22) KO ka Ian Butler kwa Bellator 137.

Guardado ea Las Vegas tla talima hapa win la hae la boraro latellanang ka mor'a perfor tse peli tse hlaheletsengHus mancede Khao letoto la Fighting decagon gorole World.

The 30 ea lilemo li Xtreme Couture murwakala romelwa Pete Martin e nang le guillotine bipetsa ka pota la pele (3:31) ea nkang khato nakong WSOF22 mabapi le August 1, 2015, 'me a koala tsoa selemo nang le ntsoe-leng tlhōlo fihlele qeto eo holim' Giga Chikadze nakong WSOF26 mabapi le December 18.

A flyweight e (125 lik'hilograma tse) sephephechaneng, Carlos Garcia (1-1) ea San Bernardino, Dorella. e tla etsa hore qalo ea hae profeshenale khahlanong Jason Pacheco (1-0) ea Las Vegas.

Adama Aquaviva (4-2) ea Las Vegas tla tobana tloha le Andres Ponce (3-2) ea Tempe ka bantamweight sekama 'me, ka bula karete matchup selelekela, Jeff Roma (1-2-1) ea Las Vegas tla lisekoere tloha le Username Salantri (0-1) kwa welterweight.

botšelela A, middleweigsaladyr (185 leqounds) loana feela selelekela Featuring Clinton Williams(7-3) ea Las Vegas tla phatlalatsoa haufinyane.

Turu ho $20, ditekete tsa WSOF30: Branch vs.. Starks, li fumaneha tsa ho reka Inthaneteng ho WSOF.com le AXS.com.

Mamati at Kopanetsoeng nakong Hard Rock Hotel & Casino tla bula bakeng sa ketsahalo e ho 4 p.m. PT, le pele selelekela gia tla qala kwa 5 p.m.

E kholo ea ho ketsahalo, reigning World Series of Fighting middleweight champion David Branch (17-3), Selekane li pele leha e le neng, tse peli go arola tlotla pane, tla kenya moqhaka oa hae chachehetseng ka mohono haufi le mola khahlanong contender tlhōrōng Clifford Starks (13-2).

A ho sebdisana ka sehloohong ketsahalo, superstar Jon Fitch (27-7-1, 1 NC) tla loana morao tjena Series Lefatše le Lecha ea Fighting 'ngoe bosiu, robeli monna kgaisano semathi-up Joao "The Brazil Samurai" Zeferino (20-7) le lolea World Series ea Fighting welterweight mampoli thupeng.

Linaha tse ling li ka tse 'nè batho ba loana, phela NBCSN telecast, ikokobelletsa setsebi Vinny "Pezao" Magalhaes (13-7) tla Square tloha le Jake "The Honey Bear" Heun(9-4) ka heavyweight leseli (205 lik'hilograma tse) tlholisanong, ha a ntse a World Series ea Fighting rao le knockout moetsi oa litšoantšo Abu "Gladiator" Azaitar (11-1-1) tla notlela linaka le Danny "Dee1" Davis, Refresh. (11-10-1) kwa welterweight.
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WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING AND TALK2LEGENDS PARTNER TO PROVIDE AN UNRIVALED FAN-ATHLETE INTERACTION EXPERIENCE

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Chael Sonnen, Ka bas Rutten, Ntate Marena, Jon Fitch, Jake Shields and nearly 20 other MMA icons will be available for mobile video chats during WSOF27 on Saturday, Jan. 23, phela ka ho NBCSN

Las Vegas (January 21, 2016) -World Series ea Fighting (WSOF.com) and Talk2Legends (Talk2Legends.com) today announced an unprecedented partnership that will allow fans to chat live on their iPhone devices with some of their favorite Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) athletes and other celebrity talent, using the latter company’s new mobile app.

The partnership will commence on Saturday, Jan. 23 when over two dozen figures from the World Series of Fighting universe will be available for video chat sessions with fans during the WSOF27: Firmino vs. Fodor event that will air live on NBCSN at 10 p.m. LE/7 p.m. PT from the FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn.

Available for download in the App Store, the Talk2Legends app also allows fans to share completed chat sessions with friends on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

“The partnership between World Series of Fighting and Talk2Legends will enable a fan experience that is unmatched in sports, for a reasonable cost,” said Talk2Legends CEO Ryan Hermansky.

“On January 23, continued Hernansky, “fans will be able to simultaneously watch WSOF27 and get opinions from legends, such as Ka bas Rutten le Chael Sonnen, and world champions like David Branch le Marlon Moraes."

“We are thrilled to partner with Talk2Legends and be able to give fans the opportunity to get to know their favorite fighters on a very personal, one-on-one basis,"O ile a re World Series ea Roshan Mopresidente, tse tšeletseng nako lefatše 'mampoli le tse peli nako Hall ea Famer Ntate Marena.

Using the Talk2Legends app, fans can purchase credits for video chat sessions, review the list of MMA celebrities that will be available for a five-minute, one-on-one video chat session on January 23, and book sessions based on the talent’s availability that is provided on screen.

The athletes and other celebrity participants have the option of donating revenue they earn in exchange for their participation, to a charity or non-profit foundation of their choice.

The following talent will be available for video chat sessions during WSOF27:

On-air and other talent

Chael Sonnen – Color commentator and retired MMA superstar
Bas Rutten – Color commentator and legendary MMA champion
Ray Sefo – World Series of Fighting President and six-time world champion
Jacob “Stitch” Duran – World Series of Fighting cutman and
Andrea Lowell – Playboy Radio hostess and World Series of Fighting round card girl
Joey Varner – World Series of Fighting roving reporter
Jazz Securo – World Series of Fighting ring announcer
Emily Miller – World Series of Fighting round card girl

World Series of Fighting athletes

David Branch – Reigning light heavyweight and middleweight champion
Justin “The Highlight” Gaethje – Reigning, undefeated lightweight champion
Lance Palmer – Reigning featherweight champion
Marlon Moraes – Reigning bantamweight champion
Jon Fitch – Welterweight superstar
Jake Shields – Welterweight superstar
Jason High – Lightweight superstar
Phoenix Jones – Lightweight rising star
Robbie “Problems” Peralta – Featherweight knockout artist
“Notorious” Nick Newell – Retired lightweight phenom
Mike “Mak” Kyle – Former light heavyweight championship challenger
Joseph Barajas – WSOF28 main event competitor
Patrick Walsh – Light heavyweight prospect
Clifford Starks – Middleweight star
Colton Smith – Lightweight standout and The Ultimate Fighter mohlodi
Mike Corey – Featherweight star
Steve Kozola – Undefeated lightweight star

The Talk2Legends app is expected to be available for Android devices in February.

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