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WSOF expands international broadcast footprint, event schedule with IMG Media

BAD MMA News — Sat, 28 Sep 2013 15:00:00 +0000

World Series of Fighting will soon head beyond U.S. borders. The upstart MMA promotion, headed by advertising and marketing mogul Sig Rogich and run by Ray Sefo and Ali Abdel-Aziz, today announced plans to promote events in Canada, Brazil, England and Eastern Europe.

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For Josh Burkman It’s Not About Avenging a Jon Fitch Loss or a Title, It’s About Being the Best

BAD MMA News — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 21:47:33 +0000

Since signing with the World Series of Fighting last year, welterweight Josh Burkman has worked his way into the position of being one of the promotion’s top 170-pound fighters with two wins in two fights for the company. As Burkman told MMAWeekly.com , getting to this point was his objective from the beginning. “My goal was to go in and win fights against top competitors and become a feature guy in the organization,” he said. “(President) Ray Sefo and (matchmaker) Ali (Abdel-Aziz) promised me they’d go out and get top talent and they’ve done that. “I’m real excited about the show, their deal with NBC Sports Network, and I think we’re headed in the right direction.” Burkman will get a chance to prove he’s tops in the promotion when he takes on fellow former UFC welterweight Jon Fitch on Friday in Las Vegas, live on NBC Sports Network. The bout is a rematch of their initial fight seven years ago. “The only thing that carries over is I remember getting beaten up by a very good fighter,” chuckled Burkman.

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MMA’s Great Debate Podcast: Alexis Davis, Jake Shields, Ali Abdel-Aziz, UFC 161 and More

BAD MMA News — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 01:09:44 +0000

Courtesy of official MMAWeekly.com content partner Bleacher Report . With UFC 161 just days away, MMA ‘s Great Debate Radio goes in depth breaking down the card on today’s show long with guests including Alexis Davis and Jake Shields , as well as World Series of Fighting Vice President and matchmaker Ali Abdel-Aziz. Today’s debate topics include: • With all of the injuries and changes to the card, rate your excitement level in the entire UFC 161 card on a scale of 1-10? • Who is in the biggest must win situation at UFC 161? • Fight Pick: Pat Barry vs

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MMA’s Great Debate Podcast: Alexis Davis, Jake Shields, Ali Abdel-Aziz, UFC 161 and More – MMA Weekly

Tyson Griffin Makes Promotional Debut Against JZ Cavalcante at WSOF 4 in August

BAD MMA News — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 23:17:10 +0000

UFC veteran Tyson Griffin will make his promotional debut at World Series of Fighting 4, when he squares off with Gesias “JZ” Cavalcante . WSOF president Ray Sefo and executive vice president Ali Abdel-Aziz confirmed the bout to MMAWeekly.com. It was first reported by Brazilian website Tatame.com . A 1-4 skid saw him ushered out of the Octagon in late 2011, but Griffin (16-6) has undergone a lot of changes in the past couple years. He rejuvenated his training with a move from Xtreme Couture to American Kickboxing Academy. Griffin then defeated The Ultimate Fighter 8 lightweight winner Efrain Escudero at RFA 4 late last year before signing with the World Series of Fighting. Cavalcante (17-7-1) was consistently regarded one of the Top 10 lightweights in the world in the early to mid 2000s, but has had a rough time gaining any momentum over the past few years, losing more often than winning. He is 1-1 fighting for WSOF, having competed on their first two fight cards

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Tyson Griffin Makes Promotional Debut Against JZ Cavalcante at WSOF 4 in August – MMA Weekly

Rolles Gracie Forced Off World Series of Fighting 3 Card; Fight Cancelled

BAD MMA News — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 21:20:12 +0000

Rolles Gracie has been forced off of the World Series of Fighting 3 fight card due to injury. WSOF matchmaker Ali Abdel-Aziz on Wednesday confirmed Gracie’s injury to MMAWeekly.com. It was first reported by MMAFighting.com . Gracie injured his wrist, forcing him out of the fight, and forcing WSOF officials to shuffle its fight card. Gracie was to have fought Dave Huckaba on the four-bout main card televised on the NBC Sports network. With Gracie out, WSOF officials will not seek a replacement. They will instead elevate Jacob Volkmann vs. Lyle Beerbohm from the preliminary status up to the televised main card

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Rolles Gracie Forced Off World Series of Fighting 3 Card; Fight Cancelled – MMA Weekly