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WSOF Champion: “Good possibility” Palhares on PEDs
By Evan Stoumbelis WSOF welterweight champion Steve Carl is slated to fight former UFC fighter Rousimar Palhares this Saturday on NBC’s sports network. Palhares was released by the UFC following his heel hook win over Mike Pierce in which Palhares held onto the submission after Pierce tapped, forcing the referee to intervene and save […]
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Palhares: ‘NSAC can test me whenever they want’
“I think it’s a good opportunity to prove I’m completely clean. I’m actually happy about that. It takes a whole lot of trouble out of my way. I’m clean – they can test me whenever they want, and nothing’s going to happen.” “I’m not upset at all. There’s positive and negatives. I get to adapt […]
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WSOF 9: Carl unfazed by Palhares’ drug testing woes
The World Series of Fighting 9: Carl vs. Palhares event takes place this Saturday night, but the main event is still under question. It was just a few weeks back that former UFC ‘bad boy’ Rousimar Palhares was asked to take a random drug test for the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC). “Toquinho” was forced […]
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Nick Newell Booked For WSOF Title Shot In July
Popular WSOF lightweight fighter, Nick Newell (pictured), has been pegged for a shot at the promotion’s lightweight title, currently held by Justin Gaethje. Gaethje vs. Newell will go down at a yet to be announced venue and date, but BJPENN.COM confirmed earlier today that the bout will go down this July. Newell is an undefeated […]
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Rousimar Palhares Tested For PED’s By NSAC – WSOF Gets Back Up Plan For Title Fight
By Evan Stoumbelis Former UFC fighter Rousimar Palhares found himself signed to a contract with WSOF after being banned from the UFC several months ago. Now Palhares is set to face WSOF welterweight champ Steve Carl on the promotion’s 9th fight card on March 29th. Palhares told the promotion that he was having issues finding […]
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Okami Set For WSOF Debut On March 29
Perennially top-ranked middleweight Yushin “Thunder” Okami (29-8) makes his World Series of Fighting debut on March 29, as he battles Svetlozar Savov (12-4) on the NBCSN-broadcast main card of “World Series of Fighting 9: Carl vs. Palhares.” Additionally, a featherweight matchup between Brenson Hansen (5-2) and Boostayre “Bullit” Nefarios (2-1) has also been added to […]
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WSOF Canada: Ford vs. Powell airs TOMORROW, Feb. 28 on NBCSN
World Series of Fighting Canada’s first fight card of 2014 airs this Friday, Feb. 28, at 9:30 p.m. ET / 6:30 p.m. PT on NBCSN. The two-hour broadcast features six action-packed contests from “World Series of Fight Canada: Ford vs. Powell,” including Ryan Ford vs. Joel Powell for the World Series of Fighting Canada welterweight […]
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‘WSOF Canada’ Fight Card Results
Did you guys know that the WSOF returned to action last night? Well we did, we just couldn’t cover the Canadian card because NBC opted not to air the event in favor of The SOCHI Olympics. At any rate, here are the results: Ryan Ford def. Joel Powell via knockout – Rnd 1 *Ford wins […]
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World Series of Fighting 9 lineup complete with addition of six preliminary contests
With a stacked main card already in place that includes two championship contests, World Series of Fighting 9’s full lineup is now complete with the addition of six preliminary bouts. The intriguing contests include no less than 10 of Las Vegas’ finest mixed martial artists, as the “Fight Capital of the World” will be well […]
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WSOF 9 Fight Card Complete With Addition Of Burkman vs. Stinson, Plus Two More
The five-fight, NBCSN-televised main card for World Series of Fighting 9 is now complete with the addition of three new contests, including welterweights Josh “The People’s Warrior” Burkman (26-10) vs. Tyler “The Evolution” Stinson (27-9), lightweights Ozzy Dugulubgov (5-1) vs. Johnny Nunez (4-0) and featherweights Mike Corey (12-3-1) vs. Shane Kruchten (11-2). The three new […]
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“World Series of Fighting Canada: Ford vs. Powell” set for Feb. 21
World Series of Fighting Canada will crown its first Canadian welterweight champion, as one of Canada’s best, Edmonton, Alberta’s own Ryan “The Real Deal” Ford (21-4) takes on the KO artist Joel Powell (7-3) of Hamilton, Ontario. The bout headlines “World Series of Fighting Canada: Ford vs. Powell,” which takes place Friday, Feb. 21 at […]
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5 Cross-Promotional Events That Will Never Happen
It’s been about two weeks since Bellator shot down the hopes of MMA fans everywhere by not accepting the challenge served by the World Series of Fighting. Yes its true, none of us honestly expected it to happen, but that doesn’t mean we didn’t want it to Bjorn! That tiny part of our brains […]
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Two world title fights headline World Series of Fighting 9 on March 29
The World Series of Fighting returns home to the fight capital of the world for “World Series of Fighting 9: Carl vs. Palhares.” World Series of Fighting, the Las Vegas-based mixed martial arts promotion, returns to The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas on March 29 with a pair of championship titles […]
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Move Over WSOF, NBC Tries To Get In Bed With Bellator
By Evan Stoumbelis The MMA Report reported, and Bleacher Report’s Jeremy Botter confirmed, that NBC tried to work out a deal with Bellator fighting championships to air Bellator’s prelims on the network. World Series of Fighting (WSOF) has a preexisting deal with NBC, however the network bumped their prelims to an online stream. WSOF attempted […]
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WSOF Calls Foul On Bellator’s Constant Mismatches
The rivalry between Bellator and World Series of Fighting continues to heat up today as WSOF Executive VP, Abdel-Aziz, tells Bleacher Report that his competitor is ripe with easy-to-pick mismatches. “I sit down at midnight every night, and I watch a lot of videos. I’m a big fan. I love this. It’s never too much, […]
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WSOF calls Rebney a Candyass for turning down challenge
By Evan Stoumbels A short while ago WSOF President Ray Sefo and executive Vice President as well a matchmaker Ali Abdelaziz issued a winner take all card against their rival promotion Bellator. Bellator had not responded to the challenge until recently when President Bjorn Rebney spoke on a Bellator conference call recently, saying: “Look, and […]
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Bellator Responds to World Series of Fighting’s Challenge
The World Series of Fighting laid down a challenge to Bellator. The challenge was this: A cross-promotional pay-per-view event where fighters from both organizations would fight each other, winner-takes-all. Finally after no response from Bellator and a deadline given by WSOF, we have our answer. On Monday, Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney spoke with MMAFighting.com […]
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VIDEO | Johnson vs. Kyle Full Fight Highlight From WSOF 8
Your browser does not support iframes. Last Saturday the World Series of Fighting Returned with WSOF 8 in Hollywood Florida. If you missed our live broadcast of the event, here’s highlights from Anthony Johnson vs. Mike Kyle. Enjoy!
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VIDEO | Aguilar vs. Gray Full Fight Highlight From WSOF 8
Your browser does not support iframes. Last Saturday the World Series of Fighting Returned with WSOF 8 in Hollywood Florida. If you missed our live broadcast of the event, here’s highlights from Jessica Aguilar vs. Alida Gray. Enjoy!
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VIDEO | Gaethje vs. Patishnock Full Fight Highlight From WSOF 8
Your browser does not support iframes. Last Saturday the World Series of Fighting Returned with WSOF 8 in Hollywood Florida. If you missed our live broadcast of the event, here’s highlights from Justin Gaethje vs. Richard Patishnock. Enjoy!
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VIDEO | Bollinger vs. Nam Full Fight Highlight From WSOF 8
Last Saturday the World Series of Fighting Returned with WSOF 8 in Hollywood Florida. If you missed our live broadcast of the event, here’s highlights from Cody Bollinger vs. Tyson Nam. Enjoy!
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.gif | ‘WSOF 8’: Anthony Johnson Brutally KOs Mike Kyle, Early Knockout of the Year Candidate
Mike Kyle has not been knocked out since 2010 when he and Antonio Silva met in Strikeforce. Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson changed all of that tonight, as he repeatedly put Kyle’s chin to the test. Although Mike Kyle was doing a decent job at dictating where the action was going, he was not taking advantage of […]
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.gif | ‘WSOF 8’: Jessica Aguilar Submits Alida Gray to win Women’s Strawweight Title
World Series of Fighting announced they would be bringing women’s strawweight fighters to the promotion and promptly signed top-ranked Jessica Aguilar. It did not take long for her to state that she would not only be queen of WSOF, but UFC soon thereafter. Her opponent would be Alida Gray and they battled for the WSOF […]
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.gif | ‘WSOF 8’: Luis Palomino Knocks Out Jorge Patino in Round 2
When thirty-three year old Luis Palomino and forty year old Jorge Patino stepped into the decagon last night to kick off the main card, I don’t think anybody was expecting the excitement that would follow. Patino and Palomino did the honors of kicking off the main card and set a pace of action that would […]
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.gif | ‘WSOF 8’: Tyler Stinson Drops and Finishes Valdir Araujo
The preliminary bouts kicked off with a submission and ended with a knockout. Tyler Stinson and Valdir Araujo duked it out for two rounds and it came down to the wire in the third. Stinson was outstriking Araujo for most of the round, landing combination after combination. Eventually, Araujo’s brain had enough and decided it […]
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.gif | ‘WSOF 8’: Anderson Melo Traps Jose Caceres In a Heel Hook
The ‘World Series of Fighting 8’ preliminary bouts kicked off at 6:30 PM EST on Saturday and Anderson Melo started the night off with a bang. As soon as Jose Caceres took the fight to the ground, Bas Rutten suggested he stand it up knowing how dangerous Melo was off his back. Melo did not […]
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WSOF 8 Results: Lightweight Champion Crowned as Justin Gaethje Knocks Out Richard Patishnock In Round 1
Justin Gaethje proved the bookies were not wrong in labeling him a heavy favorite to win the title tonight. Richard Patishnock started the fight off strong when he pushed his opponent against the cage and landed a strong hook. After that though, it was all Gaethje. Gaethje bounced right back by spinning Patishnock against the […]
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WSOF 8 Results: Anthony Johnson Flatlines Mike Kyle In First Round, Wins by way of KO
Anthony Johnson is starting to gain traction here in World Series of Fighting. He walked into the decagon as the aggressor tonight and it paid off quickly. Mike Kyle was simply too slow and could not counter anything his opponent was throwing. Mike Kyle cornered Anthony Johnson and went for a combination two minutes in […]