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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.”<\/p>\n

Additionally, a featherweight matchup between Brenson Hansen (5-2) and Boostayre “Bullit” Nefarios (2-1) has also been added to the night’s WSOF.com-streamed preliminary card.<\/p>\n

“I was already excited for World Series of Fighting 9, but the addition of Yushin Okami against Svetlozar Savov to our live NBCSN broadcast leaves no question that this is the best card we’ve ever put together,” World Series of Fighting President Ray Sefo said. “This card now has some of the world’s most established talent, as well as some of the top up-and-coming names in the sport. This truly is a card you do not want to miss.”<\/p>\n

“World Series of Fighting 9: Carl vs. Palhares,” which features a welterweight title fight between champ Steve Carl and challenger Rousimar Palhares, as well as Marlon Moraes vs. Josh Rettinghouse for the inaugural World Series of Fighting bantamweight title, takes place March 29 at Las Vegas’ Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.<\/p>\n

The 32-year-old Okami, of Kanagawa, Japan, is a judo black belt who owns career victories over MMA notables Alan Belcher, Hector Lombard, Nate Marquardt, Mark Munoz, Anderson Silva and Mike Swick, among others. He now meets 25-year-old Bulgarian prospect Savov, who boasts 11 stoppage wins among his 12 career victories.<\/p>\n

Hansen has already fought three times under the World Series of Fighting banner, earning wins over Josh Montalvo and Tom Marcellino before suffering a hard-fought split-decision loss to Freddy Assuncao at January’s World Series of Fighting 8 event. Meanwhile, Nefarios makes his World Series of Fighting debut. The son of longtime MMA veteran Marvin Eastman, Nefarios is a well-known name on the Las Vegas fight scene after fighting several times in Sin City as an amateur before making the transition to the pro ranks.<\/p>\n

With the two additions, the World Series of Fighting 9 lineup now includes:<\/p>\n

NBCSN-TELEVISED MAIN CARD
\nChampion Steve Carl vs. Rousimar Palhares – for welterweight title
\nMarlon Moraes vs. Josh Rettinghouse – for inaugural bantamweight title
\nYushin Okami vs. Svetlozar Savov
\nJosh Burkman vs. Tyler Stinson
\nOzzy Dugulubgov vs. Johnny Nunez<\/p>\n

WSOF.COM-STREAMED PRELIMINARY CARD
\nMike Corey vs. Shane Kruchten
\nChris Gruetzemacher vs. John Gunderson
\nSean Cantor vs. Bryson Hansen
\nPhil Dace vs. Danny Davis
\nBrenson Hansen vs. Boostayre Nefarios
\nJimmy Jones vs. Rudy Morales
\nGil Guardado vs. Jimmy Spicuzza<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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