FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, June 18th, 2014
WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP TRIPLEHEADER SAT., JUNE 21, AT 10 P.M. ET ON NBCSN
David Branch vs. Jesse Taylor for Inaugural Middleweight Crown
Georgi Karakhanyan Defends Featherweight Title vs. Rick Glenn
Jessica Aguilar Defends Strawweight Title vs. Emi Fujino
STAMFORD, Conn. – June 18, 2014 — NBCSN presents World Series of Fighting this Saturday, June 21, at 10 p.m. ET. The elite mixed martial arts (MMA) card is highlighted by the inaugural title fight in the middleweight division featuring undefeated World Series of Fighting veteran David Branch (13-3) against Jesse Taylor (27-9). Submission specialist Taylor is on a seven-fight winning streak, while his opponent, former UFC veteran Branch, is undefeated in three fights over the past year and a half.
The co-main event features Georgi Karakhanyan (23-3-1), in his first featherweight title defense, facing knockout artist Rick “The Gladiator” Glenn (14-1-2 with 7 knockouts), and women’s strawweight champion Jessica Aguilar (17-4), ranked No. 1 in the world, defending her title against Emi Fujino (13-7).
Saturday’s card also features bouts between Luiz Firmino (17-6) coming off of a four-fight winning streak vs. former UFC veteran Tyson Griffin (16-7) in the lightweight class, and undefeated rising MMA star Nick LoBosco (7-0) vs. Lance “The Party” Palmer (7-1) in the featherweight class.
Play-by-play announcer Todd Harris is joined by mixed martial artists and analysts Bas Rutten and Joey Varner to call the action from the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nev.
