TICKETS GO ON SALE TOMORROW

Las Vegas (Lub ib hlis ntuj 19, 2016) -World Series ntawm Sib ntaus (WSOF.com) announced today that reigning bantamweight (135 phaus) champion Marlon Moraes will make the third defense of his coveted title against fast-rising starYauxej Barajas at Next Level Sports Complex in Garden Grove, California. nyob rau hnub Saturday, Feb. 20, live on NBCSN ntawm 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT.

In the bantamweight co-main event at WSOF28, Timur "muaj hmoo" 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 pib.

Luv nqi los ntawm $39.99, tickets for WSOF28: Moraes vs. Barajas go on sale tomorrow, Wednesday, Jan. 20, ntawm 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 Leej Txiv Chiefs.

Marlon Moraes vs. Yauxej 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 wathiab, includingTyson Nam, Cody Bollinger, Josh Hill thiab Josh rectification tsev, 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) ntawm Vista, California. is coming off his World Series of Fighting debut on November 20, when he scored a third round (4:06) LEEJ TWG (punches) rau Erik Villalobos at WSOF25.

Beginning with his professional debut on February 20, 2011 thaum nws xaRobert Carlos with a triangle choke in the first round (1:32) ntawm cov kev txiav txim, Barajas was perfect for over two years, running to 10 sib law liag yeej, a streak that culminated with his explosive, thawj round (:51) LEEJ TWG (punches) ntawm Leonte King nyob rau hauv lub Cuaj Hli Ntuj 21, 2013.

Timur Valiev vs. Chris Gutierrez

Fighting out of the famed Jackson-Winklejohn camp, the 26-year-old Valiev (10-1) ntawm 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, thawj round (1:39) TKO rau Thiab 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 ntawm WSOF23 rau Cuaj hlis 18.

The number one ranked bantamweight in the state of Oklahoma, Gutierrez (8-1-1) ntawm 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. Nyob rau hauv nws cov nag pib, he earned a unanimous decision overBendy Casimir on Lub yim hli ntuj 22.

Additional WSOF28 bouts will be announced soon.