FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, January 15th, 2015
WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING ON NBCSN HIGHLIGHTED BY JAKE SHIELDS VS. BRIAN FOSTER IN WELTERWEIGHT BOUT THIS SAT., JAN. 17, LIVE AT 9 P.M. ET
Winner of Shields-Foster to Challenge Champion Rousimar Palhares for Welterweight Title
Johnny Nunez vs. Brian Cobb in Lightweight Bout
NBC Sports Live Extra to Stream All Bouts
STAMFORD, Conn. – Dec. 15, 2015 – World Series of Fighting returns to NBCSN this Saturday, Jan. 18, live at 9 p.m. ET, highlighted by a bout between Jake Shields (30-7) and Brian Foster (22-6) in the welterweight division, with the winner challenging champion Rousimar Palhares for the world title. Foster makes his World Series of Fighting debut on Saturday, while Shields made his first WSoF appearance on NBCSN last October, defeating Ryan Ford in the first round.
The co-main event features undefeated Johnny “Johnny Boy” Nunez (5-0) facing submission specialist Brian “The Bandit” Cobb (20-8, 12 by submission) in a lightweight bout. Saturday’s card also features bouts between undefeated fighters Krasimir “The Wrestler” Mladenov (11-0) and Brendan Kornberger (5-0) in the middleweight division; rising stars Bryson Hansen (7-2) and Rudy “Ruthless” Morales (3-1) in the bantamweight division; and Danny “DEE1” Davis, Jr. (10-8-1) and Adam Cella (6-2) in the welterweight division.
Play-by-play announcer Todd Harris will be joined by mixed martial artists and analysts Bas Rutten and Joey Varner to call the action from the Planet Hollywood Las Vegas Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nev.
NBC Sports Live Extra: World Series of Fighting will be streamed live on NBC Sports Live Extra via “TV Everywhere,” giving consumers additional value for their subscription service, and making high quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms. NBC Sports Live Extra is available for desktops at NBCSports.com/liveextra. The NBC Sports Live Extra app is available at the App Store for iPad and iPod touch, on select devices within Google Play, and on windows phones and tablets.
ABOUT WSOF
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 and World Series of Fighting President Ray Sefo @SugarRaySefo.
ABOUT NBC SPORTS GROUP
When the Comcast-NBCUniversal transaction was completed in January 2011, the sports assets of the two companies combined to form NBC Sports Group, which serves sports fans 24/7 with premier live events, insightful studio shows, and compelling original programming. The sports media company consists of a unique array of broadcast television, cable television, radio and digital sports assets, including NBC Sports, NBC Olympics, NBCSN (NBC Sports Network), Golf Channel, 11 NBC Sports Regional Networks, NBC Sports Radio and all of their respective digital properties. NBC Sports Group possesses an unparalleled collection of television rights agreements, partnering with some of the most prestigious sports properties in the world: the International Olympic Committee and United States Olympic Committee, the NFL, NHL, NASCAR, PGA TOUR, PGA of America, USGA, Churchill Downs, Premier League, MLS, Tour de France, French Open, Formula One, IndyCar and many more.
