The man who was victorious in
the featured bout of World Series of Fighting's very first event will return
once again to headline for the promotion.
Andrei Arlovski (20-10) will
compete in the main event of next month's World Series of Fighting 5 against
slugger Mike Kyle (20-9-1) in a heavyweight bout on Saturday, Sept. 14 at New
Jersey's Revel Casino Hotel in Atlantic City. Arlovski is a replacement for the
injured Anthony Johnson.
The live, two-and-a-half-hour
NBC Sports Network telecast of the World Series of Fighting 5 main card begins
at 9:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. PT. The night's preliminary bouts stream live on
World Series of Fighting's official website, WSOF.com, beginning at 6:30 p.m.
ET/3:30 p.m. PT.
Tickets for the fight card,
which start at just $29, are currently on sale at all Ticketmaster locations,
Ticketmaster.com and charge-by-phone at (800) 745-3000.
Arlovski, a former Ultimate
Fighting Championship heavyweight titleholder, hails from Belarus and currently
resides in Chicago. The 34-year-old knockout artist made his World Series of
Fighting debut this past November, when he earned a first-round TKO victory
over Devin Cole. He returned to the promotion in March, when he suffered a
hard-fought, unanimous-decision loss to "Rumble" Johnson. The result
snapped a five-fight win streak for Arlovski, who remains one of the most
popular figures in mixed martial arts.
Meanwhile, Kyle is a 12-year
veteran of the sport who hails from one of MMA's most-respected fight camps,
American Kickboxing Academy. A resident of San Jose, Calif., Kyle is no
stranger to the spotlight and has stepped in the cage against a who's who of
MMA's top fighters in two weight classes, including Paul Buentello, Rafael
Cavalcante, James Irvin, Gegard Mousasi, Antonio Silva, Krzysztof Soszynski and
Fabricio Werdum, among others.
Kyle fought most recently on
May 24, when he needed just 21 seconds to score a knockout win over 86-fight
veteran Travis Wiuff.
World Series of Fighting 5
features a five-fight main card in addition to a full lineup of preliminary
contests. Middleweight tournament opening-round matchups of Dave Branch (12-3)
vs. Danillo Villefort (14-4) and Elvis Mutapcic (13-2) vs. Jesse Taylor (26-9)
have been booked, and additional bouts will be announced soon.
The nationally televised
event, which airs live on NBC Sports Network, marks the promotion's second
visit to the world-class venue.
"After a very successful
first event with the promotion this past March, We are very excited to welcome
back the World Series of Fighting on NBC Sports Network to Revel Casino
Hotel," said Entertainment Consultant Bernie Dillon. "We are looking
forward to another great night of fights."
Offered WSOF President Ray
Sefo, "We're very happy to be headed back to Revel. They treated us so
well during our first event and we had a great showing from the fans out there.
The people at the hotel and venue are first-class and we look forward to a
successful event on Sept. 14 and many more in the future."
ABOUT WORLD SERIES OF
FIGHTING Based in Las Vegas, the fight capital of the wo rld, World Series of
Fighting is a professional Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fight promotion dedicated
to delivering an incredible, action-packed entertainment experience for fight
fans by producing the best possible matchups between elite fighters from around
the globe. For more information please visit WSOF.com. Follow World Series of
Fighting on Twitter @MMAWorldSeries.
ABOUT REVEL Revel is
smoke-free and features more than 1,800 rooms with sweeping ocean views. A
member of the American Express Gold Hotel Collection, the resort houses a
130,000-square-foot casino with more than 2,000 slot machines, nearly 100 table
games, electronic tables and a Poker Room. Designed to embrace its natural
surroundings, Revel curates a collection of daylife and nightlife experiences
crafted to bring the outside in and the inside out. Indoor and outdoor pools,
gardens, lounges, and a 32,000-square-foot spa provide guests with a relaxing
resort, while an outstanding collection of 14 restaurant concepts from
award-wining chefs and restaurateurs, live entertainment featuring marquee acts
and international artists, nightclubs, a casino that feels like a theatre and a
collection of boutiques in The Row tailor to each guest's passions. Revel was
most recently named one of the Best Hotels in the Northeast by Amtrak's Arrive
magazine and one of the Top 10 Best New Hotels in the U.S. by Gayot.com.
To start your Revel journey,
visit www.revelresorts.com. To receive the latest updates on Revel, become a
fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/revel and follow @revelresorts on Twitter
and Instagram. Revel is located on the Boardwalk at Revel Blvd in Atlantic
City, New Jersey.
ABOUT NBC SPORTS NETWORK NBC
Sports Network, 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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