LAS VEGAS – Sa kauna-unahang pagkakataon, gagawin sa Pilipinas ang World Series of Fighting – Global Championship (WSOF-GC) sa Hulyo 30 sa Araneta Coliseum, tampok ang heavyweight championship sa pagitan nina WSOF Global Champion Russian Evgeny Erokhin (14-4) at WSOF Global No.1 contender Richard “The Black Eagle” Odoms (11-2) ng USA.
Nakopo ni Erokhin ang korona via first round TKO kontra kay dating Bellator contender Brandon Cash noong Pebrero 7, sa Tokyo, Japan. Ito ang ikasiyam na sunod na TKO win ni Erokhin, kabilang ang panalo kontra sa mga sikat na sina Brett Rogers, Mike Kyle, Jeff Monson, at Tim Hague.
Sa Tokyo fight card din nag-debut si Odoms kung kaya’t halos alam niya ang diskarte at galaw ng kampeon.
“We have been focusing a lot of our efforts in early 2016 working with our affiliates in nine countries on five continents. We continue to build that program successfully. UGB-MMA in Philippines was our very first affiliate and paved the way for others. It just makes sense that Philippines would be the right market for us to put on our next big event,” pahayag ni WSOF-GC owner Dunesa Hesser.
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“Not only will we be bringing fighters from across the globe to this event, but we will be highlighting some of UGB’s talented fighters as well. Evgeny Erokhin has been on an amazing run over the last several years,” sambit naman ni Jason Lilly, Vice President of Operations and Matchmaker for WSOF-GC.
“We are fortunate to have this MMA rising star represent us as our Global Champion, but The Black Eagle is soaring high himself. Erokhin hits like he has steel in his fists, but he has never faced someone as large as Odoms, who stands at 6’5” and cuts weight down from 300 pounds. Erokhin is a modest 6’1” 230. When you talk about David and Goliath stories, rarely is the Champion playing the role of David, but that’s the case here. This should be a ground-shaking, exciting main event. When you add in the intriguing storyline of Russian cop versus American cop, it’s almost like something out of an action movie,” aniya.
