{"id":162828,"date":"2015-08-26T18:40:42","date_gmt":"2015-08-27T01:40:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=162828"},"modified":"2022-02-04T18:12:17","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T02:12:17","slug":"wsofs-one-night-tournament-runs-into-major-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/world-series-of-fighting\/wsofs-one-night-tournament-runs-into-major-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"WSOF&#8217;s One Night Tournament Runs Into Major Problem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/wsof.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-159192\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/wsof.png\" alt=\"wsof\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/wsof.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/wsof-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/wsof-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/wsof-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The World Series of Fighting has plans to put on an old school one-night, eight-man tournament, however a major detail about the location could derail those plans.<\/p>\n<p>Apparently, Washington State, where the event was planned, does not condone elimination tournaments and would not sanction the event.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the organization will have to work and find a new venue for their tourney.<\/p>\n<p>The WSOF VP, Ali Abdel-Zziz, told Ariel Helwani that they still plan on putting on the tournament, they will just need to locate a new venue to hold it in.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">From WSOF exec <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AliAbdelaziz00?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AliAbdelaziz00<\/a>: Hey brother, (yesterday) in the interview I misspoke. Seattle is where we &#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/k2CZBrfrnO\">http:\/\/t.co\/k2CZBrfrnO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/arielhelwani\/status\/636186724880752640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 25, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Are you guys excited for the tournament?<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Best Training Room You&#8217;ll Probably Ever See &#8212; D.C., Rockhold, Khabib, Velasquez All Training For UFC Greatness<\/strong><br \/>\n[ooyala code=&#8221;J5c3UxdzpDWlYbuxxRyJVVXCUwnYxE3R&#8221; player_id=&#8221;bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2&#8243; width=&#8221;1280&#8243; height=&#8221;720&#8243; auto=&#8221;true&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The World Series of Fighting has plans to put on an old school one-night, eight-man tournament, however a major detail about the location could derail those plans. 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