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World Series of Fighting signs top free agent lightweight Melvin Guillard

World Series of Fighting signs top free agent lightweight Melvin Guillard

photo credit: WSOF LAS VEGAS (April 8, 2014) – World Series of Fighting is happy to announce the addition of exciting striker Melvin “The Young Assassin” Guillard to the company’s lightweight roster.   The UFC veteran signed a multi-fight deal […]

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World Series of Fighting 9 press conference

World Series of Fighting hosted a press conference on Thursday with executives and fighters competing in the NBCSN-televised “World Series of Fighting 9: Carl vs. Palhares” event on Saturday night at Las Vegas’ Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. It was […]

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Quotes from the road to WSOF 9: Rousimar Palhares and Yushin Okami

Quotes from the road to WSOF 9: Rousimar Palhares and Yushin Okami

ROUSIMAR PALHARES QUOTES    Toquinho developed a special connection with nature and animals while growing up on a farm in Brazil Junior Dos Santos, Minotauro Nogueira and Toquinho while training with Team Nogueira Fishing on the river in Brazil Follow […]

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Highlights from the World Series of Fighting 9: Carl vs. Palhares conference cal

Highlights from the World Series of Fighting 9: Carl vs. Palhares conference cal

LAS VEGAS (March 18, 2014) – World Series of Fighting hosted a media conference call on Tuesday with “World Series of Fighting 9: Carl vs. Palhares” headliners Steve Carl and Rousimar Palhares, as well as main-card competitors Marlon Moraes,Josh Rettinghouse, Josh Burkman and Tyler Stinson. Joining the fighters on the call […]

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Yushin Okami makes World Series of Fighting debut March 29 at WSOF 9

LAS VEGAS (March 4, 2014) – 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 […]

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WSOF Canada: Ford vs. Powell airs TOMORROW, Feb. 28 on NBCSN

WSOF Canada: Ford vs. Powell airs TOMORROW, Feb. 28 on NBCSN

LAS VEGAS – 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. […]

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WSOF 9 lineup complete with addition of six preliminary contests

WSOF 9 lineup complete with addition of six preliminary contests

LAS VEGAS (Feb. 18, 2014) – 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 […]

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Burkman-Stinson and two other fights round out main card for WSOF 9 set for March 29 at Hard Rock Las Vegas

Burkman-Stinson and two other fights round out main card for WSOF 9 set for March 29 at Hard Rock Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS (Feb. 11, 2014) – 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 […]

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WSOF 9: Carl vs. Palhares set for March 29 at Hard Rock Las Vegas

WSOF 9: Carl vs. Palhares set for March 29 at Hard Rock Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS  (Feb. 4, 2014) – 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 […]

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World Series Of Fighting 8 fight recap

World Series Of Fighting 8 fight recap

 Photo credit: WSOF/Lucas Noonan MORE PICTURES BELOW   Undefeated Justin Gaethje (11-0) claimed World Series of Fighting’s inaugural lightweight belt with an impressive first-round stoppage of a very tough Richard Patishnock (6-2).   The two tangled in the headlining contest […]

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