Bantamweight: East Valiev vs. Tito Jones
Entheng: Brian Lang vs. Larue Burley

Las Vegas (Agustus 12, 2015) - World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) wis dirampungaké urip NBCSN televisi bagean saka sawijining Highly diantisipasi, "WSOF 23: Gaethje vs. Palomino II "juara donya doubleheader ing Theatre Comerica ing Phoenix, Ariz. on Friday, Pitu. 18, karo Kajaba saka loro bouts anyar - bantamweight a (135 kilogram) perang antarane ferocious star Rising Timur "Lucky" Valiev lan puncher pengalamane Tito Jones, lan entheng (155 kilogram) ngiringake antarane finisher mbebayani Brian Foster lan suwé LaRue Burley.

"We are looking nerusake kanggo wengi luar biasa liyane saka tumindak, saiki sing kertu utama kanggo WSOF 23 lengkap karo limang bouts nampilaken sing campuran macem gelut juara lan matchups kapenuhan veteran tuntas lan sawetara prospek donya paling,"Ngandika World Series of Fighting Presiden Rama pimpinan.

Onomatopia metu saka kondhang camp Jackson-Winklejohn ing Albuquerque, N.M., ing Valiev 25-taun-lawas (9-1) saka Makhachkala, Dagestan, Rusiasia wis ing geni ing kandhang, menang 9 gelut terus wiwit wiwitan profesional kang kapindho ing Juli 2011.

Valiev’s run includes three victories in the World Series of Fighting decagon cage. In his last effort at WSOF 19 ing Maret 28, Valiev decimated Lan West, damel babak pisanan (1:39) TKO ing Kulon karo kombinasi nyengsemaken serangan sikut lan punches.

Jones (11-7), a native Panama City, Fla., saiki onomatopia metu saka Phoenix, loro-wektu juara regional Golden Gloves boxing lan mantan protege tinju 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 ends.

Foster (22-7) saka Sallisaw, Okla. punika 31-iyolawas r-, perang-dites grappling pakar kang wis notched 20 kang 22 Karir kamenangan kanthi cara (T)KO utawa pengajuan, lan sing wis ngalahaké kempalan name rivals, kalebu kelas welter nomer saiki 6-ditingkat ing donya, Matt Brown, kang Foster dipeksa tunyuk metu saka keselak guillotine ing babak kapindho (2:11) saka matchup ing Nov. 20, 2010.

Foster bakal katon kanggo mbalek saka asor ing tangan Superstar Jake Shields on Jan. 17 nalika loro ngadhepi mati ing acara utama WSOF 17 ing Las Vegas. The result halted a 4-fight win streak that Foster had ignited on July 27, 2013, nalika piyambakipun damel kalih gol babak kapindho nggumunke (:43) KO ing James Wood karo kick Spinning bali.

Uga 31 taun, Burley (6-0) Phoenix, wis durung bakal diantemi liwat Course saka enem wiwit profesional lan loro bouts amatir, roto sing kalebu enem menang dening salah siji (T)KO utawa pengajuan.

Burley wis entuk enem kamenangan sak roto penerjemah sing wiwit karo keputusan unanimous menang liwat Kelly obser ing Sept. 15, 2012, lan uga klebu babak katelu (3:40) WHO (punches) liwat 2011 Star Rising Division NCAA aku Wrestling Nasional Juara lan fellow Bubba Jenkins.

Ing acara utama WSOF 23, suwé, reigning World Series of Fighting Lightweight (155 kilogram) Juara Justin "Ing Penting" Gaethje (14-0) bakal tabrakan kanggo kaloro wektu karo hard-ngengingi rival Luis "Baboon" Palomino (23-10).

Ing matchup kawitan antarane Gaethje lan Palomino, kang headlined WSOF 19, ana hubungan barnburner sing Gaethje menang liwat babak katelu (3:57) WHO (trobosan wentis lan punches), lan sing wis dipunsebat-sebat minangka "Perang ing Taun" calon.

Ing acara co-utama lan World Series perdana Fighting cahya abot (205 kilogram) juara bab, David Branch (16-3), reigning donya middleweight promosi kang (185 kilogram) juara, bakal nyoba kanggo dadi kawitan kingpin loro-divisi ing World Series sajarah Fighting, nalika dhewek lika mati karo crita CinderellaTeddy Nduwèni (9-1), kang sangang menang Karir wis kabeh teka kanthi cara (T)KO utawa pengajuan.

Ing Bintang, 160-perang pound catchweight, Rising star lan fighter angkara costumedPhoenix Jones (5-1-1) bakal katon kanggo bali menyang kolom menang sawise gerah mundhut profesional pisanan karir sak World Series kang Fighting debut in April, nalika piyambakipun njupuk Jotosan profesional nguripake MMA upstart Roberto Yong (2-2).

Diregani saka mung $39.99, karcis kanggo “WSOF 23: Gaethje vs. Palomino II” ing sale ing box office Comerica Theatre lan online ing WSOF.com lan Ticketmaster.com.

Ing NBCSN telecast manggon wiwit ing 7 P.M. ET / 4 p.m. PT.

Lawang ing Comerica Theatre bakal mbukak ing 3 P.M. MT lan bab pambuka kawitan bakal miwiti ing 3:45 P.M. A complete preliminary bout card will be announced soon.