TICKETS GO ON SALE TOMORROW

LAS VEGAS (Janvāris 11, 2016) -World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) announced today that the highly-anticipated showdown between reigning, undefeated viegls (155 mārciņas) čempions Justin "Izcelt" Gaethje and number one contender Brian Foster will take place at the Budweiser Events Center in Loveland, Aplis. sestdien, Gājiens 12, tiešraidē NBCSN at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT.

Cena no $39.99, tickets for WSOF29: Gaethje vs. Foster go on sale tomorrow, Otrdiena, Jan. 12 pie 9 a.m. MT at WSOF.com and ComcastTix.com.

“This is a fight between two phenomenal athletes who are at the top of their games right now and whose fighting spirits are bound to make it an all-out war in the cage that will see the better man that night walk away as world champion,"Sacīja World Series of Fighting prezidents Tēvs Chiefs.

One of the most dominant competitors on the World Series of Fighting roster whose fearless, go-for-broke style has captured the hearts of fans worldwide, the 27-year-old Gaethje (14-0) no Safford, Ariz. is coming off the third defense of his coveted title in which he scored an explosive, otrā kārta (4:30) PVO (perforatori) of rival Luis "Baboon" Palomino in a rematch between the two prolific stars, septembrī 18.

Six months prior, Gaethje and Palomino engaged in an epic, see-saw slugfest that saw Gaethje emerge victorious by way of TKO (kāju kicks un punches) trešajā kārtā (3:57) that has since been nominated for “Fight of the Year” at the eighth annual Fighters Only World MMA Awards ceremony that takes place on February 5.

Līdz šim, Gaethje has claimed a total of eight wins in the World Series of Fighting decagon cage, with seven of those wins having come by way of (T)KO. He was crowned the league’s inaugural lightweight kingpin after finishing Richard Patishnock veidā pirmās kārtas (1:09) PVO (perforatori un līkumi) at WSOF8 on January 18, 2014.

Veicināt (25-8) no Sallisaw, Okla. earned his title shot on November 20 when the 31-year-old, decorated veteran staged a heroic effort, fighting three times in one night to win World Series of Fighting’s first-ever, one-night tournament featuring the top eight athletes in the league’s stacked lightweight division.

After suffering pirmā kārta (1:46) iesniegšana (papēža āķis) defeat to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu ace Joao Zeferino, Foster experienced a stroke of luck, advancing to the tournament’s semifinal stage of competition in place of an injured competitor, and capitalized on the opportunity by defeating Palomino via second round (4:19) PVO (perforatori) and Zeferino via second round (4:51) KO (perforatori) uz a championship stage rematch, to claim first prize and a shot at Gaethje’s title.

A 10-year veteran of the sport, Foster has produced notable victories over Brock Larson, Forrest Petz and world top 10 ierindots vidējais svars (170 mārciņas) Superstar Matt Brown, whom Foster conquered by way of second round (2:11) iesniegšana (giljotīna choke) novembrī 20, 2010.

Additional WSOF29 bouts will be announced soon.