WSOF 14: Inaugural Heavyweight Championship Bout Added To Fight Card
Sep 16, 2014 Comments
(PRESS RELEASE) -- LAS VEGAS — World Series of Fighting’s return to
Canadian soil just became more of a must-see event as the
organization is excited to announce the entire fight card for the
live NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) televised event at the EXPO Centre
in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on Saturday, Oct. 11, including the
inaugural World Series of Fighting heavyweight championship bout
and co-main event between fast-rising stars Smealinho
Rama (8-1) of Calgary, Alberta Canada and Derrick
Mehmen (18-5) of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
In the highly-anticipated main event, superstars Jake Shields (29-7-1) of San Francisco, Calif. and Ryan “The Real Deal” Ford (22-4) of Edmonton will square off in a welterweight (170 pounds) matchup.
Riding a two-fight winning streak, the 22-year-old Canadian Rama
halted the unbeaten run of standout grappler Steve Mocco
in his World Series of Fighting Canada debut in February. “The
Prince” has earned seven finishes in eight victories thus far in
his promising career, all of them inside the first round of
action.
Representing American Top Team, Mehman has posted six consecutive victories to earn this championship opportunity, the last three coming inside the World Series of Fighting decagon. After scoring a memorable, second-round KO win over Rolles Gracie in his promotional debut, the 29-year-old reeled off back-to-back, unanimous decision wins over Scott Barrett and Dave Huckaba to secure his place opposite Rama in this historic heavyweight tilt.
A pro for nearly a decade, the 26-year-old Horodecki has won two of his last three starts and proudly carries the Team Tompkins name into battle against Huete, a winner of three straight, with all six of his career wins by having come by (T)KO or submission.
Cirkunov is an elite grappler and national judo and wrestling champion who has established himself as someone to watch in the light heavyweight division. Making his World Series of Fighting debut, Holder has scored seven first-round KO finishes in his eight career victories.
In preliminary card action, Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt and hometown favorite Luke Harris (10-2) of Edmonton will be looking to add another submission win to his resume when he faces hard-hitting road warrior Jared Hamman (13-6) of Denver, Colo. at light heavyweight. Harris has won 10 of his last 11 fights, all remarkably by first-round submission.
The live NBCSN telecast of the four-fight World Series of Fighting 14: “U.S. vs. Canada” main card begins at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.
Tickets for World Series of Fighting 14: “U.S. vs. Canada" start at just $49 and are on sale now at ticketmaster.com. The fight card is as follows:
MAIN CARD
Jake Shields (29-7-1) vs. Ryan Ford (22-4) at 170 pounds
Derrick Mehman (18-5) vs. Smealinho Rama (8-1) for inaugural heavyweight tile
Chris Horodecki (20-5-1) vs. Luis Huete (6-1) at 145 pounds
Teddy Holder (8-1) vs. Misha Cirkunov (7-2) at 205 pounds
PRELIMINARY CARD
Jared Hamman (13-6) vs. Luke Harris (10-2) @205 pounds
Jose Rodriguez (7-3) vs. Stephan Beaumont (7-2) at 160 pounds
Tim Hague (16-8) vs. Sandy Bowman (3-0) at 265 pounds
Michael Hill (7-2) vs. Danny Davis Jr. (10-8-1) at 170 pounds
Hakeem Dawodu (3-0) vs. Mike Malott (4-0) at 145 pounds
Cody Krahn (15-9) vs. Matt Baker (10-7) at 195 pounds
David Swanson (2-0) vs. Roger Alves (2-1) at 155 pounds
About "World Series of Fighting" (WSOF) "World Series of Fighting" (WSOF) is a world wide premier professional Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fight promotion dedicated to delivering the best action-packed fights for fight fans by producing the best possible match-ups between elite fighters from around the world. For more information please visit WSOF.com. Follow "World Series of Fighting" on Twitter @MMAWorldSeries and "World Series of Fighting" President Ray Sefo @SugarRaySefo.
About NBC Sports Network NBC Sports Network (NBCSN), part of the NBC Sports Group, is dedicated to serving passionate sports fans. Now in more than 80 million homes, the network is the cable television home of the Summer and Winter Olympics, National Hockey League (NHL), Major League Soccer (MLS), IZOD IndyCar Series, Tour de France and the 34th America's Cup, and beginning in 2013, the Premier League and Formula One. In addition, NBC Sports Network features college football, college basketball, college hockey, outdoor programming, horse racing surrounding the Triple Crown and Breeders' Cup, Fight Night boxing, Ironman, the Dew Action Sports Tour and USA Sevens Rugby. The network is also home to original programs such as Costas Tonight, The Crossover, NFL Turning Point, Pro Football Talk and The Dan Patrick Show. NBC Sports Network is distributed via cable systems and satellite operators throughout the United States.
In the highly-anticipated main event, superstars Jake Shields (29-7-1) of San Francisco, Calif. and Ryan “The Real Deal” Ford (22-4) of Edmonton will square off in a welterweight (170 pounds) matchup.
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Representing American Top Team, Mehman has posted six consecutive victories to earn this championship opportunity, the last three coming inside the World Series of Fighting decagon. After scoring a memorable, second-round KO win over Rolles Gracie in his promotional debut, the 29-year-old reeled off back-to-back, unanimous decision wins over Scott Barrett and Dave Huckaba to secure his place opposite Rama in this historic heavyweight tilt.
Also joining the main card is a featherweight (145 pounds) matchup
between Chris
Horodecki (20-5-1) of London, Ontario, Canada and Luis Huete
(6-1) of Calgary, Alberta, Canada as well as a light heavyweight
(205 pounds) contest between Misha
Cirkunov (7-2) Toronto, Ontario, Canada and Teddy Holder (8-1)
of Memphis, Tenn.
A pro for nearly a decade, the 26-year-old Horodecki has won two of his last three starts and proudly carries the Team Tompkins name into battle against Huete, a winner of three straight, with all six of his career wins by having come by (T)KO or submission.
Cirkunov is an elite grappler and national judo and wrestling champion who has established himself as someone to watch in the light heavyweight division. Making his World Series of Fighting debut, Holder has scored seven first-round KO finishes in his eight career victories.
In preliminary card action, Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt and hometown favorite Luke Harris (10-2) of Edmonton will be looking to add another submission win to his resume when he faces hard-hitting road warrior Jared Hamman (13-6) of Denver, Colo. at light heavyweight. Harris has won 10 of his last 11 fights, all remarkably by first-round submission.
The live NBCSN telecast of the four-fight World Series of Fighting 14: “U.S. vs. Canada” main card begins at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.
Tickets for World Series of Fighting 14: “U.S. vs. Canada" start at just $49 and are on sale now at ticketmaster.com. The fight card is as follows:
MAIN CARD
Jake Shields (29-7-1) vs. Ryan Ford (22-4) at 170 pounds
Derrick Mehman (18-5) vs. Smealinho Rama (8-1) for inaugural heavyweight tile
Chris Horodecki (20-5-1) vs. Luis Huete (6-1) at 145 pounds
Teddy Holder (8-1) vs. Misha Cirkunov (7-2) at 205 pounds
PRELIMINARY CARD
Jared Hamman (13-6) vs. Luke Harris (10-2) @205 pounds
Jose Rodriguez (7-3) vs. Stephan Beaumont (7-2) at 160 pounds
Tim Hague (16-8) vs. Sandy Bowman (3-0) at 265 pounds
Michael Hill (7-2) vs. Danny Davis Jr. (10-8-1) at 170 pounds
Hakeem Dawodu (3-0) vs. Mike Malott (4-0) at 145 pounds
Cody Krahn (15-9) vs. Matt Baker (10-7) at 195 pounds
David Swanson (2-0) vs. Roger Alves (2-1) at 155 pounds
About "World Series of Fighting" (WSOF) "World Series of Fighting" (WSOF) is a world wide premier professional Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fight promotion dedicated to delivering the best action-packed fights for fight fans by producing the best possible match-ups between elite fighters from around the world. For more information please visit WSOF.com. Follow "World Series of Fighting" on Twitter @MMAWorldSeries and "World Series of Fighting" President Ray Sefo @SugarRaySefo.
About NBC Sports Network NBC Sports Network (NBCSN), part of the NBC Sports Group, is dedicated to serving passionate sports fans. Now in more than 80 million homes, the network is the cable television home of the Summer and Winter Olympics, National Hockey League (NHL), Major League Soccer (MLS), IZOD IndyCar Series, Tour de France and the 34th America's Cup, and beginning in 2013, the Premier League and Formula One. In addition, NBC Sports Network features college football, college basketball, college hockey, outdoor programming, horse racing surrounding the Triple Crown and Breeders' Cup, Fight Night boxing, Ironman, the Dew Action Sports Tour and USA Sevens Rugby. The network is also home to original programs such as Costas Tonight, The Crossover, NFL Turning Point, Pro Football Talk and The Dan Patrick Show. NBC Sports Network is distributed via cable systems and satellite operators throughout the United States.
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