TICKETS GO ON SALE TOMORROW

LAS VEGAS (Јануари 19, 2016) -World Серија Борба против (WSOF.com) announced today that reigning bantamweight (135 фунти) шампион Марлон Moraes will make the third defense of his coveted title against fast-rising starЈосиф Barajas at Next Level Sports Complex in Garden Grove, Калифорнија. во саботата, Февруари. 20, live on NBCSN на 9 вечер. ЕТ / 6 вечер. Португалија.

In the bantamweight co-main event at WSOF28, Тимур "Лаки" 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 започнува.

Со цена од $39.99, tickets for WSOF28: Мораес vs.. Barajas go on sale tomorrow, Среда, Јан. 20, на 10 изутрина. Португалија, 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,” saidСветска серија борбен претседател Татко Шефовите.

Marlon Moraes vs. Јосиф 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) на нивниот натпревар.

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 waи, includingTyson Nam, Коди Болингер, Josh Hill и Џош Исправка Куќа, whom Moraes defeated by way of unanimous decision to become the first-ever World Series of Fighting bantamweight kingpin on March 29, 2014.

Барахас (12-1) на Виста, Калифорнија. is coming off his World Series of Fighting debut on November 20, when he scored a third round (4:06) СЗО (тупаници) на Ерик Villalobos at WSOF25.

Beginning with his professional debut on February 20, 2011 кога тој поднелRobert Carlos with a triangle choke in the first round (1:32) на дејствување, Barajas was perfect for over two years, running to 10 последователни победи, a streak that culminated with his explosive, Првиот круг (:51) СЗО (тупаници) на Leonte King на септември 21, 2013.

Тимур Valiev vs. Chris Gutierrez

Fighting out of the famed Jackson-Winklejohn camp, the 26-year-old Valiev (10-1) на Махачкала, Дагестан, 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, Првиот круг (1:39) TKO на И Западот with a barrage of elbow strikes and punches at WSOF19 on March 28. Valiev closed out the year with a unanimous decision victory over Тито Џонс WSOF23 во септември 18.

The number one ranked bantamweight in the state of Oklahoma, Гутиерез (8-1-1) на Гринвил, 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. Во неговата последна почеток, he earned a unanimous decision overBendy Casimir во август 22.

Additional WSOF28 bouts will be announced soon.