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WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING ANNOUNCES SEVEN-BOUT PRELIMINARY CARD FOR WSOF33: GAETHJE VS. DUGULUBGOV MEGA-EVENT IN KANSAS CITY ON FRIDAY, OCT. 7

Undercard headlined by much-anticipated rematch
between bantamweight stars Chris Gutierrez and Timur Valiev

Live, three-hour NBCSN telecast begins at 11 p.m. KANYE
Preliminary bout card to stream live on WSOF.com at 8 p.m. KANYE

Amathikithi on ukudayiswa kusasa

Las Vegas (Isikhombisa. 1, 2016) - World Series of Fighting (www.WSOF.com) has announced a stellar and complete, seven-fight preliminary bout card, headlined by a much-anticipated rematch between rival bantamweight (135 amakhilogremu) izinkanyezi Chris “El Guapo” Gutierrez (9-1-1) futhi Timur "Lucky" Valiev (10-2), for the star-studded, WSOF33: Gaethje vs. Dugulubgov world championship doubleheader extravaganza at Kansas City Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, You. on Friday, Oct. 7, siphile on NBCSN at 11 p.m. KANYE/8 p.m. PT.

The preliminary bout card will stream live, lilonke, on an isilawuli isiqophi umdlali on WSOF.com, isiqala at 8 p.m. KANYE/5 p.m. PT, immediately before the unprecedented, three-hour telecast of the six-fight main card that will be headlined by a world lightweight (155 amakhilogremu) title fight between reigning, iqhawe Ezingakanqotshwa Justin "The Gqamisa" Gaethje (16-0) of Safford, Ariz. and number one contender Ozzy Dugulubgov (8-2) of New York, N.Y..

Ontengo yakhe yayinqunyiwe kusuka $20, tickets for WSOF33: Gaethje vs. Dugulubgov go on salekusasa, Friday, Isikhombisa 2 at the Kansas City Municipal Auditorium box office as well as online at Ticketmaster.com and WSOF.com.

The rematch between the 5-foot-9, 25-year-old Gutierrez of Greenville, Texas and the 5-foot-6, 26-year-old Valiev of Albuquerque, N.M. via Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia will unfold less than eight months after the two went to war in a see-saw battle for three full rounds in Garden Grove, Calif. on February 20.

After the closing bell, Gutierrez, walked away with a controversial, split decision, leaving unfinished business between the two prolific athletes.

Leading off the undercard, undefeated submission ace Bryce “Thug Nasty” Mitchell (6-0) will face off with fellow rising star and knockout artist Brandon Phillips (6-1) in a featherweight (145 amakhilogremu) matchup.

One of MMA’s hottest prospects, the ferocious, 5-foot-9, 21-year-old Mitchell of Searcy, Ark. has notched all six of his professional wins to date via submission in the first round of action. He made his promotional debut at WSOF27 in Memphis, Tenn. on January 23, yokuqedela Jorge Medina with a rear-naked choke at the 1:02 uphawu lomjikelezo wokuvula.

Phillips of Oklahoma City, Okla. is a hard-hitting striker who has earned four of his six professional career wins, Kanjalo kude, by way of (T)KO. The 5-foot-6, 26-year-old is coming off a unanimous decision victory over Chuka Willis at Bellator 159 on July 22.

Elsewhere on the WSOF33 preliminary card, world-zibalwa Jesse Brock (22-8) will make his World Series of Fighting debut opposite dangerous finisher Bekbulat Magomedov (16-1) in a bantamweight (135 amakhilogremu) scrap.

In isiqalo sakhe sokugcina, the 5-foot-4, 34-year-old Brock of Boise, Idaho notched his sixth consecutive victory, forcing Olly Bradstreet to tap out from a rear-naked choke in the third round (3:57) of their bout at Bellator 155 on May 20.

The 5-foot-8, 25-year-old Magomedov of Makhachkala, Dagestan will look to rebound from his sole loss to date, a split decision to Josh Hill, at WSOF26 on December 18. Prior to the fight, Magomedov had gone unbeaten since his professional debut in 2011.

Abu "Gladiator" Azaitar (12-1-1, 1 NC) of Cologne, Germany will square off with “Mad” Mike Arrant (15-11) of Las Vegas in a welterweight (170 amakhilogremu) enyakazayo.

In a second welterweight matchup, Magomed Magomedkerimov (17-5) of Makhachkala, Dagestan will lock horns with Bobby “Super Duper” Cooper(12-6) of Knob Noster, You.

Streaking finisher Islam Mamedov (13-1) of Jersey City, N.J. via Derbent, Dagestan will face battle-tested veteran Alonzo “Zo Diddy” Martinez (40-19) of Papillion, Neb. at engasindi.

In middleweight (185 amakhilogremu) action, three-time UFC veteran Bruno “Carioca” Santos (14-2) of Macae, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil will make his World Series of Fighting debut against Xtreme Couture team member UClinton Williams (11-4) of Las Vegas.

WSOF33: GAETHJE VS. DUGULUBGOV

IKHADI MAIN (Live on NBCSN)

World Series of Ukulwa uHlelo Championship Main Event:
Justin Gaethje (Champion) vs. Ozzy Dugulubgov (Challenger)

World Series of Ukulwa Light Heavyweight Championship Co-Main Event:
David Branch (Champion) vs. Vinny Magalhães (Challenger)

Esilula: Jason High vs. Joao Zeferino
Esilula: Brian Foster vs. Luiz Firmino
Welterweight: Abubakar Nurmagomedov vs. John Howard
Wesibhakela: Shawn Jordan vs. Ashley Gooch

IKHADI Preliminary (Phila on WSOF.com)

Bantamweight: Chris Gutierrez vs. Timur Valiev
Bantamweight: Jesse Brock vs. Bekbulat Magomedov
Welterweight: Abu Azaitar vs. Mike Arrant
Esilula: Islam Mamedov vs. Alonzo Martinez
Welterweight: Magomed Magomedkerimov vs. Bobby Cooper
Featherweight: Bryce Mitchell vs. Brandon Phillips
Middleweight: Bruno Santos vs. UClinton Williams

WSOF28: MORAES VS. BARAJAS MAIN CARD COMPLETE WITH TWO NEW B0UTS

LIVE ON NBCSN ON SATURDAY, FEB. 20
FROM GARDEN GROVE, CALIFORNIA

LAS VEGAS (February 1, 2016) -World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) has announced the addition of two welterweight (170 amakhilogremu) bouts – Jamie “The Chosyn 1” Yager (6-4) vs. Greg Parker (5-1) futhi Ozzie Alvarez (6-3) vs.Andrew “The” Ramm (4-3) – to complete the live NBCSN televised (9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT), main card portion of its WSOF28 world bantamweight (135 amakhilogremu) championship event at Next Level Sports Complex in Garden Grove, Calif. onSaturday, Feb. 20.

In the main event of the four-fight telecast, reigning World Series of Fighting bantamweight kingpin UMarlon Moraes (15-4-1) will put his title on the line for the third time against ferocious contender Joseph Barajas (12-1).

The co-main event will pit two other bantamweights – red-hot contenders Timur "Lucky" Valiev (10-1) futhi Chris “El Guapo” Gutierrez (8-1-1) – against one another.

Jamie Yager vs. Greg Parker

The 32-year-old Yager of Huntington Beach, Calif. will return to the cage after being sidelined for three years due to injuries.

A lifelong athlete who took up Jiu-Jitsu while attending Pasadena City College, Yager was the middleweight winner of the 2008 MMA competition reality television series, The Iron Ring, that aired on BET.

Yager went on to compete in season 11 of The Ultimate Fighter engokoqobo series, scoring a punishing, 26 second KO on Ben Stark with a head kick in the first episode and, later, a emzuliswaneni wokuqala (1:09) WHO (Iziteleka) on Charles Blanchard.

Emizamweni yakhe yokugcina, the 31-year-old Parker of Irvine, Calif. rebounded from his first career defeat, submitting Daniel McWilliams with a rear-naked choke in the first round (2:22) of their meeting on October 2, 2015.

Between March 2009 and April 2011, Parker was perfect as an amateur, wokubhala 3-0 irekhodi, before running to four consecutive wins, all by way of (T)KO noma ukuzithoba, in his first four professional bouts.

Ozzie Alvarez vs. Andrew Ramm

Originally from Miami, Fla., the 30-year-old Alvarez fights out of Huntington Beach, Calif. and has gained recognition as a dangerous power puncher since he turned professional in 2010.

In what will be his first start of 2016, Alvarez will look to bounce back from a unanimous decision defeat at the hands of Justin Patterson on September 17, a result that snapped a five-fight win streak.

Alvarez’s five consecutive victories all came by way of (T)KO noma ukuzithoba, and all but one of them occurred inside the first round of action.

Ramm of Costa Mesa, Calif. via Bremerton, Geza. is a 31-year-old submission expert who recently earned his black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under mentor and famed trainer Eddie Bravo.

Kuze kube manje, Ramm has produced all of his professional career victories by way of submission and, in a span of just 11 months between 2012 futhi 2013, he amassed a perfect 6-0 record under amateur status.

The WSOF28 preliminary bout card will be announced soon.

WSOF28: MORAES VS. BARAJAS WORLD BANTAMWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP HITS ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, PHILA ON NBCSN

TICKETS GO ON SALE TOMORROW

Las Vegas (January 19, 2016) -World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) announced today that reigning bantamweight (135 amakhilogremu) champion UMarlon Moraes will make the third defense of his coveted title against fast-rising starJoseph Barajas at Next Level Sports Complex in Garden Grove, Calif. ngomgqibelo, Feb. 20, live on NBCSN at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT.

In the bantamweight co-main event at WSOF28, Timur "Lucky" Valiev will put his 10-fight win streak on the line against fellow rising star Chris “El Guapo” Gutierrez, who is unbeaten in his last 7 siqala.

Ontengo yakhe yayinqunyiwe kusuka $39.99, tickets for WSOF28: Moraes vs. Barajas go on sale tomorrow, Wednesday, UJan. 20, at 10 a.m. PT, at WSOF.com.

“Beginning with Marlon Moraes, the top dog in the division, the 135-pound superstars are going to be out in full force with a lot at stake at WSOF28,” saidWorld Series of Fighting President Baba Chiefs.

Marlon Moraes vs. Joseph Barajas

The prolific, 27-year-old Moraes (15-4-1) of Nova Friburgo, Brazil retained his crown for the second time on August 1, 2015, submitting Sheymon Moraes with a rear-naked choke in the third round (3:46) of their matchup.

Since the inaugural World Series of Fighting event on November 12, 2012 when he earned a split decision over decorated superstar Miguel Torres, Moraes, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and former Muay Thai champion, has been unstoppable defeating several seasoned adversaries along the wafuthi, includingTyson Nam, Cody Bollinger, Josh Hill futhi Josh Ukulungiswa House, whom Moraes defeated by way of unanimous decision to become the first-ever World Series of Fighting bantamweight kingpin on March 29, 2014.

Barajas (12-1) yaseVista, Calif. is coming off his World Series of Fighting debut on November 20, when he scored a third round (4:06) WHO (punches) on Erik Villalobos at WSOF25.

Beginning with his professional debut on February 20, 2011 lapho ethobelaRobert Carlos with a triangle choke in the first round (1:32) of action, Barajas was perfect for over two years, running to 10 onqobayo elandelanayo, a streak that culminated with his explosive, emzuliswaneni wokuqala (:51) WHO (punches) of Leonte King ngoSepthemba 21, 2013.

Timur Valiev vs. Chris Gutierrez

Fighting out of the famed Jackson-Winklejohn camp, the 26-year-old Valiev (10-1) of Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia has remained undefeated since his second professional start on July 22, 2011, and has racked up four consecutive wins under the World Series of Fighting banner in his last four efforts.

In the first of two appearances in the decagon cage in 2015, Valiev scored a devastating, emzuliswaneni wokuqala (1:39) TKO on Futhi West with a barrage of elbow strikes and punches at WSOF19 on March 28. Valiev closed out the year with a unanimous decision victory over Tito Jones at WSOF23 ngoSepthemba 18.

The number one ranked bantamweight in the state of Oklahoma, Gutierrez (8-1-1) of Greenville, Texas is a ferocious, 24-year-old striker who has earned five of his eight professional career wins by way of TKO, with each of the five finishes having come with an onslaught of punches.

Gutierrez is coming off his second straight, unbeaten year as a professional, claiming two wins in 2015. In isiqalo sakhe sokugcina, he earned a unanimous decision overBendy Casimir on August 22.

Additional WSOF28 bouts will be announced soon.

WSOF 24: Fitch vs. Okami LIVE Sat., Oct. 17 at 8:30 p.m. ET on Fight Network

TORONTO (Oct. 16, 2015) — Fight Network, UNdunankulu wezwe 24/7 isiteshi sethelevishini abazinikezele ukuqedela izindaba combat yezemidlalo, presents a ukusakaza bukhoma of WSOF 24: Fitch vs. Okamikusukela Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn., lokhu Saturday, October 17 at 8:30 p.m. KANYE.
Fight Network World Series of Fighting ukusakaza kuyobe baveze bukhoma lonke eCanada futhi omhlaba in phezu 30 amazwe yonkana Europe, Afrika naseMpumalanga Ephakathi. The U.S ezifuywayo. ukusakaza Akazikhukhumezi on NBC Sports Network.
Esimweni main welterweight star-igcwele, Jon Fitch izimpi Yushin “Tunder” Okami in a clash of superstars abanolwazi.
“Sijabula ukubuyela Foxwoods Resort Casino and isimo Connecticut, sikuphi tikhombise brand yethu ubuqhawe emhlabeni MMA isinyathelo phambi kwezibukeli inkanuko kakhulu ekuqaleni kwalo nyaka,” wathi WSOF umengameli Baba Chiefs.
“Kusukela Jon Fitch kanye Yushin Okami, amabili the best 170 esingamakhilogremu angu-abasubathi yonke sport yethu,” Chiefs okuqhubekayo, “thina lapha omunye ikhadi egcwele ezinye superstars phezulu nezinkanyezi abasafufusa MMA, futhi sibheka phambili ekunikezeni abalandeli ubusuku sikhunjulwe ukulwa.”
In the umcimbi co-main, WSOF iqhawe wesibhakela Blagoy Ivanov uyobhala igama lakhe lokufuna on the line okokuqala lapho tikwele off Olwa ebona Derek “Caveman” Mehmen.
Kwezinye isinyathelo Fight bukhoma Network telecast, superstars Vinny Magalhães futhi Matt “The Hammer” Hamill uyokwenza abafanele WSOF debuts zabo ngokumelene nomunye emncintiswaneni ekukhanyeni sosondonzima.
Futhi abuyele yezinyoni kuyoba ozithandayo zendawo “Notorious” Nick Newell, ngubani izohlangana Tom Marcellino in action engasindi.
Ukukhuthazwa uyophinde umqhele flyweight iqhawe layo okokuqala emlandweni njengoba agubhayo izinkanyezi Magomed “Gladiator” Bibulatov futhi Donavon Frelow ubhidlize for the umqhele.
Zonke isenzo ukhahlela off at 8:30 p.m. ET on Fight Network eCanada futhi omhlaba in phezu 30 amazwe yonkana Europe, Afrika naseMpumalanga Ephakathi.
Ukuze uthole uhlu full of ukusakaza isimiso Fight Network, sicela uvakashele www.fightnetwork.com, silandele on Twitterfightnet, uba ngumlandeli ku-Facebook ahambele us on Instagramfightnet.

WORLD uchungechunge 'GAETHJE VS SILWA'S. PALOMINO II’ NAMED ‘FIGHT OF THE MONTH’ BY USA TODAY’S MMAJUNKIE.COM

World Championship rematch bests nezinye izimpi umklomelo athandwayo ezine classic

Las Vegas (October 6, 2015) -I Yesibili, oludumile ubuqhawe empini ephakathi Ezingakanqotshwa, eyayibusa World Series of Ukulwa engasindi (155 amakhilogremu) kingpin Justin "The Gqamisa" Gaethje futhi inselele imbangi Luis "Baboon" Palomino okwenzeka ngoLwesihlanu, Isikhombisa. 18, bahlala on NBCSN kusukela Phoenix, Ariz., iye okuthiwa winner ohlonishwa "Ukulwa of the Month ' Umklomelo by USA Today sika MMAjunkie.com.

The rematch phakathi superstars ezimbili gutsy futhi uzimisele weza ngemuva kwezinyanga eziyisithupha zokuqala sikhumbuleke ubuqhawe Yimpi ukuthi ubuye wawina "Ukulwa of the Month ' inhlonipho March.

"Thina ngokwedlulele ahlonishwe ukuthola umklomelo ayevelele for the okwesibili ezinyangeni eziyisithupha, futhi iyaziqhenya uJustin Luis ngokuba kwethu nesibindi ukuze wakubeka konke phezu line emva lokho kwaba balukhohlwa, all-out pi in March,"Kusho World Series of Ukulwa President Baba Chiefs.

"NBCSN ujabule ukuba bebelokhu ekhaya waqaphela kabanzi World Series amabili Fighting ubuqhawe iziqubu kanjalo kude 2015, futhi sibheka phambili more eliphezulu isinyathelo yezinyoni in the izinyanga oluzayo,"Kusho Gary Quinn, Iphini Likahulumeni, Programming, NBC Sports Group.

Owesibili Umhlangano isipikili ezine ezinye, ukulwa akukhuthazwa ngelihlo - the bantamweight (135 amakhilogremu) matchup phakathi John Lineker futhi Francisco Rivera at UFC 191, the welterweight (170 amakhilogremu) iziqubu phakathi Keita Nakamura futhi Lokho Jingliang at UFC Fight Night 75, enyakazayo wesibhakela phakathiJosh Barnett futhi Roy Nelson at UFC Fight Night 75 futhi bantamweight labesifazane (135 amakhilogremu) umbango phakathi Raquel Pennington futhi Jessica Andrade at UFC 191 - For the indondo, wonke by eziseceleni emaweni.

The Gaethje oneminyaka engu-26 ubudala (14-0) of Safford, Ariz. amaphuzu a emzuliswaneni wesibili (4:30) TKO on the Palomino engu-34 ubudala (23-11) of Miami, Fla. ngenyanga edlule nge ukuhlaselwa of punches, ngemuva Gaethje yafakwa azivikele futhi okwesikhashana wazithola usengozini, ekuqaleni umcimbi main of WSOF 23.

In umhlangano wabo kokuqala March 28 ukuthi kwenzeka ngo Phoenix, a wild, womjinko impi yaphela ngokuzumayo emva Gaethje yamba yajula kanye wapha inhlanganisela umlenze ukukhahlela futhi punches, lokushaya nxazonke wesithathu (3:57) TKO on Palomino.

Phila World Series of Fighting isinyathelo ebuyela NBCSN on Saturday, Oct. 17 at 8:30 p.m. KANYE/5:30 p.m. PT nge doubleheader ubuqhawe emhlabeni kusukela Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn. In the welterweight main event of WSOF 24, Jon Fitch (26-7-1) of Fort Wayne, In. bazobhekana esikanye master uchwepheshe Yushin Okami (30-9) of Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan.

Kwenye ezimbili WSOF 24 Isihloko emhlabeni kulwelwa, eyayibusa iqhawe wesibhakela Blagoy Ivanov (12-1) Sofia, Bulgaria ngeke engozini ibhande lakhe okokuqala ngokumelene empini-ihlolwe Derrick Mehman (19-6) of Cedar Rapids, Iowa ngenkathi, in the kwamanye,Magomed Bibulatov (19-0) of Grozny, EChechnya, Russia, inombolo zangaphambili omunye zibalwa fighter European, will face off with fellow undefeated star Donavon Frelow (4-0) of Las Vegas, Nev. Emhlabeni Series lokuqala Fighting flyweight (125 amakhilogremu) iziqubu ubuqhawe emlandweni.

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Isiqophi: WSOF 23 Oku-Show with enku- Sonnen kanye Ray Sefo

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Enku- SONNEN KANYE RAY SEFO CO-HOST
“WSOF 23: GAETHJE VS. Palomino II” NGAPHAMBI shoThe

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World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) umbala umhlaziyi enku- Sonnen kanye World Series of Ukulwa uMengameli Ray Sefo nixoxe kakhulu ngabomvu “WSOF 23: Gaethje vs. Palomino II” umhlaba ubuqhawe doubleheader umcimbi olwenzeka tonight, Friday, Isikhombisa. 18, at Comerica Theatre Phoenix, Ariz., bahlala on NBCSN, isiqala at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT.

Esimweni main of the ezinhlanu iziqubu NBCSN telecast, Ezingakanqotshwa, eyayibusa World Series of Ukulwa Esilula (155 amakhilogremu) Champion Justin "The Gqamisa" Gaethje (14-0) zishayisane for the okwesibili nge Okungishaya imbangi Luis "Baboon" Palomino (23-10), emva ezimbili wahlanganyela i impi all-out, eye kakade touted ngokuthi "Fight of the Year" obengenele ukhetho, kwenzeka main of WSOF 19 at Comerica Theatre.

Esimweni co-main futhi mcimbi World Series of Ukulwa ukukhanya sosondonzima (205 amakhilogremu) ubuqhawe iziqubu, David Branch (16-3), eyayibusa middleweight emhlabeni ukukhuthazwa sika (185 amakhilogremu) champion, emzamo ukugula ukuze abe zokuqala ezimbili-division kingpin in World Series of Fighting umlando, lapho ubhekene off Cinderella indaba Teddy Holder (9-1), onqobayo career ogama nine konke kuvela ngendlela (T)KO noma ukuzithoba.

A ikhadi zokukwazi featuring iziqubu eziyisikhombisa ziyogobhozela bukhoma i isilawuli isiqophi umdlali on WSOF.com, isiqala 6:45 p.m. KANYE / 3:45 p.m. PT.

WSOF 23: "GAETHJE VS. PALOMINO II” PRELIMINARY BOUT CARD RECEIVES TWO NEW PROSPECTS IN PLACE OF INJURED ISAAC VALLIE-FLAGG AND KELVIN TILLER

Owandulelayo impi ikhadi imifula ngiqhubeke ngiphila WSOF.com ngaphambi
ezinhlanu iziqubu telecast on NBCSN on
Friday, Isikhombisa. 18 kusukela Comerica Theatre ngo Phoenix

Las Vegas (September 14, 2015) - Two Tucson, Ariz.-based ukulwa namathemba - Kamuela Kirk futhi Brian Grinnell - Uphiwe shot a lifetime emva ukulimala ukhiphé Isaka Vallie-Flag futhi Kelvin Tiller ineligible to compete in their respective “WSOF 23: Gaethje vs. Palomino II "zokukwazi iziqubu ikhadi izibopho at Comerica Theatre Phoenix, Ariz. on Friday, Isikhombisa. 18.

Kirk (4-1) ngeke esikhundleni Vallie-Flagg, ngubani baqhubeka ukulimala indololwane, e esihleliwe lightweight (155 amakhilogremu) umncintiswano ngokumelene Estevan Payan (16-8) of Tempe, Ariz., futhi Grinnell (8-6) uzogcwalisa for Tiller in the middleweight okuhlelelwe (185 amakhilogremu) matchup ngokumelene Ezingakanqotshwa Vagab Vagabov (19-0) of Dagestan, Russia.

The Kirk engu-21 ubudala, ngubani ekuqaleni kwakhe wesine 2015, siyeza off of a ukusebenza enamandla phezu July 19, lapho amaphuzu a emzuliswaneni wokuqala (3:17) TKO on Edgar Escarrega nge zenkulumo knee iziteleka.

Kirk produced submission victories in each of his first three starts. His only defeat, Kanjalo kude, weza nge isinqumo kuqhekeka February.

Ekuqaleni kusukela Shawnee, Okla., the Grinnell engu-27 ubudala (8-6) kuyinto sawo mat oke babethi 6 of yakhe 8 professional career wins by way of submission. In his latest effort, a July 24 matchup ngokumelene Levi Queen, Grinnell ngenkani Queen ukuba phuma ku emzuliswaneni wokuqala (2:59) wokulwa.

The WSOF 23 -iziqubu eziyisikhombisa ikhadi zokukwazi ziyogobhozela bukhoma i sevidyo isilawuli on WSOF.com.

Ontengo yakhe yayinqunyiwe kusuka nje $39.99, amathikithi for “WSOF 23: Gaethje vs. Palomino II” ezisendalini at the Comerica Theatre ibhokisi ehhovisi futhi online at WSOF.com and Ticketmaster.com.

In the umcimbi main, Ezingakanqotshwa, eyayibusa World Series of Ukulwa Esilula (155 amakhilogremu) Champion Justin "The Gqamisa" Gaethje (14-0) zishayisane for the okwesibili nge Okungishaya imbangi Luis "Baboon" Palomino (23-10), emva ezimbili wahlanganyela i impi all-out, eye kakade touted ngokuthi "Fight of the Year" obengenele ukhetho, kwenzeka main of WSOF 19 at Comerica Theatre.

Esimweni co-main futhi mcimbi World Series of Ukulwa ukukhanya sosondonzima (205 amakhilogremu) ubuqhawe iziqubu, David Branch (16-3), eyayibusa middleweight emhlabeni ukukhuthazwa sika (185 amakhilogremu) champion, izozama babe nabantwana bami ababili bokuqala-division kingpin in World Series of Fighting umlando, lapho ubhekene off Cinderella indaba Teddy Holder (9-1), onqobayo career ogama nine konke kuvela ngendlela (T)KO noma ukuzithoba.

The bukhoma, ezinhlanu-mpi NBCSN telecast of "WSOF 23: Gaethje vs. Palomino II "iqala ngesikhathi 10 p.m. KANYE/7 p.m. PT.

Doors at Comerica Theatre izovula ngo- 3 p.m. MT kanye iziqubu lokuqala wokulungiselela uzoqala at 3:45 p.m.

IKHADI MAIN (Live on NBCSN)

World Series of Ukulwa uHlelo Championship Main Event:
Justin Gaethje (Champion) vs. Luis Palomino (Challenger)

World Series of Ukulwa Light Heavyweight Championship Co-Main Event:
David Branch vs. Teddy Holder

Bantamweight: Timur Valiev vs. Tito Jones
Catchweight (160 amakhilogremu): Phoenix Jones vs. Roberto Yong
Esilula: Brian Foster vs. Larue Burley

IKHADI Preliminary (Phila on WSOF.com)

Middleweight: Vagabov vs Vagab. Brian Grinnell
Middleweight: Clifford Starks vs. Krasimir Mladenov
Esilula: Estevan Payan vs. Kamuela Kirk
Welterweight: Mathewu Frincu vs. Danny Davis, Jr.
Bantamweight: Andres Ponce vs. David Nuzzo
Bantamweight: Randy Steinke vs. Joey Miolla
Esilula: Benny Madrid vs. Jeff Fletcher

WSOF 23 Wokulungiselela IMPI IKHADI UKWAKHEKA eyisikhombisa neziqubu esiqokonyiswa ISAKA VALLIE-Flagg, Clifford Starks KANYE iButho LOCAL PHOENIX AREA Talent

Owandulelayo impi ikhadi imifula ngiqhubeke ngiphila WSOF.com ngaphambi
ezinhlanu iziqubu telecast on NBCSN on Friday, September 18

Las Vegas (August 18, 2015) -World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) umemezele namuhla embondelene, -iziqubu eziyisikhombisa ikhadi wokulungiselela for "WSOF yayo 23: Gaethje vs. Palomino II "umhlaba ubuqhawe doubleheader mega-emcimbini Comerica Theatre Phoenix, Ariz. on Friday, September 18.

The wokulungiselela impi ikhadi, lapho ziyogobhozela bukhoma WSOF.com ngaphambi-iziqubu ezinhlanu, siphile NBCSN telecast ikhadi main ngqungquthela, kuqokonyiswa the DEBUT asetshenzisiwe lwempi-ihlolwe road warrior Isaka Vallie-Flag, esheshayo ukubuya streaking Clifford "Cat Big" Starks, the U.S. DEBUT of nomphelelisi Ezingakanqotshwa Vagab Vagbov futhi ingqikithi ayisishiyagalolunye top amathemba endaweni Phoenix professional.

"Lena umhlangano lokukwazi up-no-ozayo italenta Phoenix kanye nezingqalabutho esungulwe nezinkanyezi ukhuphuka uvela emhlabeni US kwenye indawo. kanye nezinye izingxenye zomhlaba,"Kusho World Series of Ukulwa President Baba Chiefs.

"Uma asilethanga World Series of Fighting ukuba emzini Phoenix okokuqala ngasekuqaleni kwalo nyaka,"Waqhubeka the Chiefs, “we discovered a considerable pool of talent. We are excited to be able to put some of this talent back in action and to deploy several new faces that we feel have earned a shot to compete in the big leagues.”

Uphole the iziqubu ikhadi wokulungiselela kuyinto middleweight (185 amakhilogremu) matchup phakathi Vagabov (19-0) of Dagestan, Russia and submission specialist Kelvin "Boy The Mama sika" Tiller (7-1) of Topeka, Kwangathi.

Ngemva nje kwamasonto ayisithupha ashaqeka izwe edonsa off kokunqoba akhathazeke Mike "MAK" Kyle in a matchup ukuthi wayemamukela isaziso ngaphansi kwesonto komuntu, Starks (12-2) of Tempe, Ariz. ukungena kabusha ngeke the World Series of Ukulwa decagon yezinyoni futhi ukuzingelwa yesihlanu win yakhe elandelanayo lapho ubhekene nolunye uvivinyo kwesifuba Ezingakanqotshwa, owabe Bulgarian kazwelonke wrestling iqhawe Krasimir "The wrestling" Mladenov (12-0), ngubani ukulwa out of Las Vegas.

Vallie-Flag (15-7-1) Santa Fe, N.M., ilungu kwaqashwa Jackson-Winklejohn impi squad uzokwenza DEBUT yakhe ngaphansi World Series of Fighting banner in a engasindi (155 amakhilogremu) Ukutsheka nokujikeleza ngokumelene amandla puncher Estevan "El kuyashaqisa" Payan of Tempe.

Mathewu "The Thunder From Down Under" Frincu (6-1) of Tempe nge Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia uyokwenza isiqalo sakhe lesibili World Series of Fighting, ngemuva beshaya umonakalo, round yesibili (:14) KO on Eric Regan nge headkick at WSOF 19 on March 28.

Frincu, zokunqoba career ogama eziyisithupha konke kuvela ngendlela (T)KO noma ukuzithoba, ayokulwa streaking Danny Davis, Jr. (11-8-1) of Las Vegas at welterweight (170 amakhilogremu). Davis Jr. umhlanganiso of minyaka emihlanu kulwelwa zakhe ziqonde, kuhlanganise World Series ezintathu Fighting matchups.

Komunye ezimbili bantamweight (135 amakhilogremu) obutholakele neziqubu ikhadi, Izimbangi Tempe-basedAndres Ponce (1-0) futhi David Nuzzo (7-1) oyokulwa ngenkathi, in the kwamanye, Randy Steinke (15-9-1) Phoenix iyobhekana nge Joey "The Beast" Miolla (4-1) of Mesa, Ariz.

Eholela ukulwa ikhadi wokulungiselela iyoba edayisa engasindi phakathi Benny "INdodana" Madrid (7-3) Phoenix kanye Jeff Fletcher (11-10, 1 NC) of Ahwatukee, Ariz.

Ontengo yakhe yayinqunyiwe kusuka nje $39.99, amathikithi for “WSOF 23: Gaethje vs. Palomino II” ezisendalini at the Comerica Theatre ibhokisi ehhovisi futhi online at WSOF.com and Ticketmaster.com.

Esimweni main of WSOF 23, Ezingakanqotshwa, eyayibusa World Series of Ukulwa Esilula (155 amakhilogremu) Champion Justin "The Gqamisa" Gaethje (14-0) zishayisane for the okwesibili nge Okungishaya imbangi Luis "Baboon" Palomino (23-10), emva ezimbili wahlanganyela i impi all-out, eye kakade touted ngokuthi "Fight of the Year" obengenele ukhetho, kwenzeka main of WSOF 19 at Comerica Theatre.

Esimweni co-main futhi mcimbi World Series of Ukulwa ukukhanya sosondonzima (205 amakhilogremu) ubuqhawe iziqubu, David Branch (16-3), eyayibusa middleweight emhlabeni ukukhuthazwa sika (185 amakhilogremu) champion, izozama babe nabantwana bami ababili bokuqala-division kingpin in World Series of Fighting umlando, lapho ubhekene off Cinderella indabaTeddy Holder (9-1), onqobayo career ogama nine konke kuvela ngendlela (T)KO noma ukuzithoba.

The bukhoma NBCSN telecast of "WSOF 23: Gaethje vs. Palomino II "iqala ngesikhathi 7 p.m. KANYE/4 p.m. PT.

Doors at Comerica Theatre izovula ngo- 3 p.m. MT kanye iziqubu lokuqala wokulungiselela uzoqala at 3:45 p.m.

IKHADI MAIN

World Series of Ukulwa uHlelo Championship Main Event:
Justin Gaethje (Champion) vs. Luis Palomino (Challenger)

World Series of Ukulwa Light Heavyweight Championship Co-Main Event:
David Branch vs. Teddy Holder

Bantamweight: Timur Valiev vs. Tito Jones
Catchweight (160 amakhilogremu): Phoenix Jones vs. Roberto Yong
Esilula: Brian Foster vs. Larue Burley

IKHADI Preliminary

Middleweight: Vagabov vs Vagab. Kelvin Tiller
Middleweight: Clifford Starks vs. Krasimir Mladenov
Esilula: Estevan Payan vs. Isaka Vallie-Flag
Welterweight: Mathewu Frincu vs. Danny Davis, Jr.
Bantamweight: Andres Ponce vs. David Nuzzo
Bantamweight: Randy Steinke vs. Joey Miolla
Esilula: Benny Madrid vs. Jeff Fletcher

About “World Series of Fighting” (WSOF)

“World Series of Fighting” (WSOF) kuyinto Sezintambo UNdunankulu professional Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) ukulwa ukukhuthazwa elalinikezelwe wokwethula the best ezimatasa ubalwela impi abalandeli ngekukhipha kungenzeka komdlalo-ups umhlabeleli phakathi fighters elite evela emhlabeni wonke. Ukuze uthole ukwaziswa okwengeziwe sicela uvakashele WSOF.com. Landela “World Series of Fighting” on Twitter MMAWorldSeries futhi “World Series of Fighting” President Ray Chiefs SugarRaySefo.

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"WSOF 23: GAETHJE VS. Palomino II "Unezela izimo ezikwenza EZIMBILI EZENGEZIWE UKUPHILA NBCSN isiqephu CARD MAIN FROM PHOENIX, Arizona NGOLWESIHLANU, SEPTEMBER 18

Bantamweight: East Valiev vs. Tito Jones
Esilula: Brian Foster vs. Larue Burley

Las Vegas (August 12, 2015) - World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) isitatimende the bukhoma NBCSN ingxenye isiqephu salo Kulindeleke kakhulu, "WSOF 23: Gaethje vs. Palomino II "ubuqhawe emhlabeni doubleheader at Comerica Theatre Phoenix, Ariz. ngolwesihlanu, Isikhombisa. 18, ne ukwengeza neziqubu ezimbili ezintsha - a bantamweight (135 amakhilogremu) impi phakathi nanti star nokunyuka Timur "Lucky" Valiev futhi puncher ebona Tito Jones, kanye engasindi (155 amakhilogremu) Ukutsheka nokujikeleza phakathi nomphelelisi yingozi Brian Foster futhi Ezingakanqotshwa Larue Burley.

"Siyaphenya phambili obunye ubusuku Amazing isinyathelo, manje ukuthi ikhadi main for WSOF 23 kuqedile nge neziqubu ezinhlanu featuring i mix okuthakazelisayo ubuqhawe ukulwa futhi matchups ugcwale Veterans ongungoti futhi ezinye namathemba emhlabeni umhlabeleli,"Kusho World Series of Ukulwa President Baba Chiefs.

Ukulwa out of kwaqashwa Jackson-Winklejohn ekamu e Albuquerque, N.M., the Valiev engu-25 ubudala (9-1) of Makhachkala, Dagestan, RussianSia ubelokhu umlilo yezinyoni, ngokuwina 9 nokulwisana iqonde kusukela ekuqaleni kwakhe kwesibili professional in July 2011.

Valiev’s run includes three victories in the World Series of Fighting decagon cage. In his last effort at WSOF 19 ngoMashi 28, Valiev kwalinciphisa Futhi West, beshaya a emzuliswaneni wokuqala (1:39) TKO on West nge an inhlanganisela umxhwele Indololwane iziteleka kanye punches.

Jones (11-7), ongowokuzalwa Panama City, Fla., Manje ukulwa out of Phoenix, kuyinto yesikhathi ezimbili ezifunda Gloves isibhakela iqhawe kanye protégé zangaphambili wesibhakela trainer Roy Jones, Sr. The 34-year-old has never been knocked out over the course of a 9-year professional career that has spanned 18 imikhawulo.

Foster (22-7) of Sallisaw, Okla. kuba a 31-yebor ubudala, empini-ihlolwe kulokho kubambana uchwepheshe oye onenkotho 20 of yakhe 22 career zokunqoba ngendlela (T)KO noma ukuzithoba, futhi oye wahlulwa iqoqo name imbangis, kubandakanya welterweight inombolo wamanje 6-zibalwa emhlabeni, Matt Brown, Foster ngenkani bani ukuba phuma kusukela binda guillotine in the nxazonke yesibili (2:11) of matchup yabo on Nov. 20, 2010.

Foster uyobheka Abuya kusukela ukuhlulwa ebulawa superstar Jake Shields on uJan. 17 uma ababili bebhekene off in the umcimbi main of WSOF 17 in Las Vegas. The result halted a 4-fight win streak that Foster had ignited on July 27, 2013, lapho amaphuzu nxazonke yesibili babeyonqoba (:43) KO on James Wood nge ukuphotha emuva kick.

Futhi 31 iminyaka yobudala, Burley (6-0) of Phoenix, engakabi ukuba ashaywe phezu inkambo kuqale professional eziyisithupha nangezikhathi ezimbili amateur, a run lokho kuhlanganisa abayisithupha onqobayo by noma (T)KO noma ukuzithoba.

Burley uzuze zokunqoba eziyisithupha ngesikhathi ebaleka professional elaqala isinqumo ngazwilinye lizuze Kelly obser on Sept. 15, 2012, futhi sihlanganisa nxazonke wesithathu (3:40) WHO (punches) phezu 2011 NCAA Division I National Wrestling Champion and esikanye star nokunyuka Bubba Jenkins.

Esimweni main of WSOF 23, Ezingakanqotshwa, eyayibusa World Series of Ukulwa Esilula (155 amakhilogremu) Champion Justin "The Gqamisa" Gaethje (14-0) zishayisane for the okwesibili nge Okungishaya imbangi Luis "Baboon" Palomino (23-10).

The matchup lokuqala phakathi Gaethje and Palomino, lapho headlined WSOF 19, kwaba indaba barnburner ukuthi Gaethje wanqoba nge round wesithathu (3:57) WHO (ukuzijabulisa emlenzeni punches), nokuthi useke touted ngokuthi "Fight of the Year" obengenele ukhetho.

Esimweni co-main futhi mcimbi World Series of Ukulwa ukukhanya sosondonzima (205 amakhilogremu) ubuqhawe iziqubu, David Branch (16-3), eyayibusa middleweight emhlabeni ukukhuthazwa sika (185 amakhilogremu) champion, izozama babe nabantwana bami ababili bokuqala-division kingpin in World Series of Fighting umlando, lapho ubhekene off Cinderella indabaTeddy Holder (9-1), onqobayo career ogama nine konke kuvela ngendlela (T)KO noma ukuzithoba.

In a afakiwe, 160-iphawundi catchweight impi, ekuphumeni star and Costumed nobugebengu fighterPhoenix Jones (5-1-1) uyobheka ukubuyela kukholamu win hlupheka ukulahlekelwa lokuqala professional kwenkonzo yakhe ngesikhathi World kwakhe Series of Fighting DEBUT ngo-Ephreli, lapho ethatha boxer professional waphenduka MMA Upstart Roberto Yong (2-2).

Ontengo yakhe yayinqunyiwe kusuka nje $39.99, amathikithi for “WSOF 23: Gaethje vs. Palomino II” ezisendalini at the Comerica Theatre ibhokisi ehhovisi futhi online at WSOF.com and Ticketmaster.com.

The bukhoma NBCSN telecast uqala at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT.

Doors at Comerica Theatre izovula ngo- 3 p.m. MT kanye iziqubu lokuqala wokulungiselela uzoqala at 3:45 p.m. A complete preliminary bout card will be announced soon.

WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING RE-SIGNS EXPLOSIVE BANTAMWEIGHT TIMUR VALIEV

Las Vegas (July 27, 2015) -World Ubuqhawe Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Ukukhuthazwa World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) announced today that it has re-signed explosive, fast-rising bantamweight (135 amakhilogremu) star Timur "Lucky" Valiev to a multi-fight, multi-year agreement.

The 25-year-old Valiev’s next WSOF bout, his fourth with the promotion, uzobe umemezele maduze.

“We are thrilled to extend our agreement with Timur Valiev, one of the brightest, young prospects and most exciting rising stars in our entire sport,"Kusho WSOF President Baba Chiefs.

A native of Makhachkala, Dagestan Russia who trains out of the famed Jackson-Winklejohn MMA camp in Albuquerque, N.M., the 5-foot-6 Valiev is in the midst of a phenomenal, unbeaten run that spans four years and all nine of his professional career victories.

Valiev is a three-time veteran of WSOF action, and has already delivered a few memorable highlights during his stint with the promotion, including the flying knee strike he used to score a third round (1:35) TKO on Adam Acquaviva during Valiev’s promotional debut at WSOF 10 on June 21, 2014.

In his last start at WSOF 19 on March 28, Valiev scored a TKO on Futhi West with a flurry of punches and elbow strikes in the first round (1:39) of their meeting.

About “World Series of Fighting” (WSOF)
“World Series of Fighting” (WSOF) kuyinto Sezintambo UNdunankulu professional Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) ukulwa ukukhuthazwa elalinikezelwe wokwethula the best ezimatasa ubalwela impi abalandeli ngekukhipha kungenzeka komdlalo-ups umhlabeleli phakathi fighters elite evela emhlabeni wonke. Ukuze uthole ukwaziswa okwengeziwe sicela uvakashele WSOF.com. Landela “World Series of Fighting” on Twitter MMAWorldSeries futhi “World Series of Fighting” President Ray Chiefs SugarRaySefo.