World Series of Fighting Signs Two Featherweight Sensations
Nov 6, 2015 Comments
(PRESS RELEASE) -- LAS VEGAS – World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com)
announced today that it has signed two featherweight (145 pounds)
sensations – undefeated Bekbulat
Magomedov and submission wizard Alexandre
Bezerra – to exclusive, multi-fight agreements.
Each fighter’s promotional debut date and opponent will be announced soon.
“We are pleased to welcome Bekbulat and Alexandre to our stable of
world-class athletes, and look forward to seeing how they stack up
against our mix of talented and accomplished featherweights,” said
World Series of Fighting President Ray Sefo.
The 24-year-old Magomedov (16-0) of Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia is a seasoned Sambo champion with an impressive 89 percent finish rate. Of his 16 career victories, 8 have come by way of (T)KO and 3 have come by way of submission.
Fighting out of Philadelphia, Penn., the 28-year-old Bezerra (17-4) of Sao Paulo, Brazil holds a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and boasts tremendous wrestling skills. Eleven of his 17 career victories to date have come by way of submission.
Bezerra exploded onto the MMA scene in 2008, running to a near-perfect, 8-1 record over the course of his first 27 months as a professional before being courted by top tier promotions in the U.S.
Live World Series of Fighting action returns to NBCSN on Friday, Nov. 20, at 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT with the promotion’s first-ever one-night, eight-man tournament in history. The winner, who will have fought three times in one night, will be named the number one contender in the coveted lightweight division.
About "World Series of Fighting" (WSOF®)
"World Series of Fighting" (WSOF) is a worldwide 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. WSOF and World Series of Fighting are registered trademarks of MMAWC, LLC.
Each fighter’s promotional debut date and opponent will be announced soon.
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The 24-year-old Magomedov (16-0) of Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia is a seasoned Sambo champion with an impressive 89 percent finish rate. Of his 16 career victories, 8 have come by way of (T)KO and 3 have come by way of submission.
A professional since 2011, Magomedov is the number two ranked
featherweight in Ukraine and the number seven ranked featherweight
in Russia. He boasts notable wins over fellow touted prospects
Denis
Mutsnek and Guan Wang, and
is the only fighter to have beaten Wang, a veteran of 17
professional bouts.
Fighting out of Philadelphia, Penn., the 28-year-old Bezerra (17-4) of Sao Paulo, Brazil holds a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and boasts tremendous wrestling skills. Eleven of his 17 career victories to date have come by way of submission.
Bezerra exploded onto the MMA scene in 2008, running to a near-perfect, 8-1 record over the course of his first 27 months as a professional before being courted by top tier promotions in the U.S.
Live World Series of Fighting action returns to NBCSN on Friday, Nov. 20, at 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT with the promotion’s first-ever one-night, eight-man tournament in history. The winner, who will have fought three times in one night, will be named the number one contender in the coveted lightweight division.
About "World Series of Fighting" (WSOF®)
"World Series of Fighting" (WSOF) is a worldwide 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. WSOF and World Series of Fighting are registered trademarks of MMAWC, LLC.
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