Las Vegas (Ka 19, 2016) -World Series ea Fighting (WSOF.com) today announced a complete, seven-bout preliminary fight card for its WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland world heavyweight championship Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) ketsahalo, phela ka ho NBCSN ka 9 p.m. LE/6 p.m. PT from Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn. ka Labohlano, June 17.

The WSOF31 undercard lineup includes the promotional debut of heavyweight knockout artist Lorenzo Hood (9-3), who will square off with fellow finisher Tyler “The Marauder” King (10-4).

Maoto a 6-3, 27-year-old Hood of Chicago, A kula. is a former professional football player turned MMA wrecking machine who has notched all 9 of his professional victories by way of (T)KO in the first round of battle.

Morena, a 6-foot-5, 35-year-old resident of North Attleboro, Boima. o e sebelelitseng 8 ea hae 10 career wins via (T)KO kapa ho ikokobelletsa. He is coming off a 51-second submission (serethe hook they) ea Eric Bedard ka April 16.

In another heavyweight contest, Juliano “Banana” Coutinho (7-2) ea Cape Cod, Boima. ka Rio De Janeiro, Brazil will look to secure his second straight victory when he faces off with Team AKA product Justin Willis (3-1) ea San Jose, Dorella.

Willis, who is riding a three-fight win streak, was originally slated to face Chris "Huggy Bear" Barnett on the main card portion of the bill.

Returning to the decagon cage for the fourth time, submission specialist Tom “Tommy Gunnz” Marcellino (7-4) of Amsterdam, N.Y.. tla nka ka Devin Powell (6-1) of South Berwick, Maine in one of three lightweight (155 lik'hilograma tse) matchups on the WSOF31 preliminary bout card.

Powell boasts won four straight fights, three by way of (T)KO kapa ho ikokobelletsa.

In welterweight (170 lik'hilograma tse) bohato, Robert Fonseca (10-3, 1 NC) ea Manaus, Amazon, Brazil will seek his fourth consecutive victory when he squares off with Sean Lally (4-2) of Orleans, Boima.

Saule "The Sekho se" Almeida (18-6) ea Boston, Boima. will make his third start in the decagon cage in a lightweight matchup with prolific power striker Bruce "Pretty Boy" Boyington ea Bangor, Maine.

Thirty-year-old rising star Rodrigo "The Young Lion" Almeida ea Woburn, Boima. will do battle with Ben Pierre-Saint (9-4) of Superior, Wisc. kwa bantamweight (135 lik'hilograma tse).

In the leadoff preliminary card fight, unbeaten Sam Watford (2-0) of Mount Vernon, N.Y.. tla tobana le Christian “The Terminator” Torres (0-0) of Endicott, N.Y..

Turu ho $39.99, tickets for WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland are on sale at WSOF.com and Foxwoods.com.

Doors at The Grand Theatre at Foxwoods Resort Casino will open at 5 p.m. LE, le pele selelekela karete gia tla qala kwa 6 p.m.

In the live NBCSN televised main event, reigning world heavyweight championBlagoy Ivanov (13-1) will risk his title against Josh “Cuddly Bear” Copeland (13-1) ha a ntse a, in the lightweight co-main event, superstars Jason "The Kansas City Bandit" Phahameng ka ho (19-5) le Mike "The Martian" Ricci (11-4) will square off with their division’s number one contender ranking at stake.

Elsewhere on the live NBCSN telecast, John “Doomsday” Howard (23-12) will make his highly-anticipated World Series of Fighting debut against submission expert Thiago “Minu” Meller (20-7) kwa welterweight.

In a featherweight (145 lik'hilograma tse) tilt between two prolific strikers, Luis "Baboon" Palomino (24-12) will battle former world championship challenger Sheymon Moraes (8-1).

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