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Thursday, October 24th, 2013

WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING MAKES FLORIDA DEBUT ON NBCSN SATURDAY AT 9 P.M. ET

Inaugural Welterweight Title Bout Features WSOF Unbeaten Josh Burkman and Steve Carl

Co-Main Event: Carson Beebe vs. Marlon Moraes

Co-Feature Bouts include Marcelo Alfaya vs. Jon Fitch & Justin Gathje vs. Dan Lauzon

Stamford, Conn. – October 24, 2013 – World Series of Fighting (WSOF) makes its Florida debut on NBCSN Saturday, October 26, at 9 p.m. ET in the promotion’s fifth show of 2013 with an exciting card of top-level mixed martial arts (MMA). This weekend’s WSOF is highlighted by the first championship fight in World Series of Fighting history between welterweights and undefeated WSOF veterans Josh “The People’s Warrior” Burkman (26-9, 6 KOs) of Salt Lake City, Utah, and Steve Carl (20-3, 2 KOs) of Belle Plaine, Iowa.

Burkman, a former UFC fighter, faces Carl, a submission specialist who has won 15 of his 20 career victories by tap out and rides a five-fight winning streak. The two have earned a combined five WSOF wins (Burkman 3; Carl 2).

The co-main event features bantamweights and WSOF veterans Carson “Little Juggernaut” Beebe (14-2, 2 KOs) of Schaumburg, Ill., vs. Marlon Moraes (11-4-1, 4 KOs) of Jupiter, Fla, each unbeaten in their WSOF appearances. Beebe’s background includes extensive training in wrestling. He has won eight of his last nine fights. Moraes, a two-time Brazilian national muay Thai champion, is on a five-fight win streak. Click here for a behind-the-scenes look at Moraes as he discusses his passion for fighting.

The co-feature bouts are highlighted by a welterweight competition between Marcelo “Grilo” Alfaya (15-4, 4 KOs) of Pompano, Fla., and WSOF veteran Jon Fitch (24-6-1, 10 KOs) of Fort Wayne, Ind., and a lightweight contest as undefeated Justin Gathje (9-0, 7 KOs) of Denver, Colo., returns to WSOF for his third time to face Dan “The Updgrade” Lauzon (17-4, 9 KOs) of Bridgewater, Mass.

Public is invited to the weigh-in tonight at 5 p.m. ET. The weigh-in will be held at Kim Bokamper’s Sports Bar and Grill in Miramar, Fla., and will be live streamed on WSOF.com.

Class Fighters
Welterweight (Champion Title) Josh Burkman vs. Steve Carl
Bantamweight Carson Beebe vs. Marlon Moraes
Welterweight Marcelo Alfaya vs. Jon Fitch
Lightweight Justin Gathje vs. Dan Lauzon

COMMENTATORS: Play-by-play announcer Todd Harris and mixed martial artist and analyst Bas Rutten will call the action from BankUnited Center in Coral Gables, Fla.

WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING ON NBC SPORTS LIVE EXTRA

NBC Sports Live Extra — NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, and tablets — will live stream World Series of Fighting on Saturday at 9 p.m. ET (6 p.m. PT).

Coverage will be streamed via “TV Everywhere,” the media industry’s effort to make quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms.

For desktops, NBC Sports Live Extra can be accessed at NBCSports.com/liveextra. The NBC Sports Live Extra app for mobile devices and tablets is available at the App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, and on select Android handset and tablet devices within Google Play.

All NBC Sports Network live events live stream to PCs, mobile devices and tablets through NBC Sports Live Extra, and to the digital platforms of participating cable, satellite, and telco services, via “TV Everywhere,” which is available on an authenticated basis to subscribers of participating MVPDs.

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About World Series of Fighting: NBC Sports Network and World Series of Fighting agreed to a three-year partnership in February 2013. The agreement includes at least six events per year on NBC Sports Network beginning this year. www.wsof.com

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