FOX Sports, synonymous with being the exclusive provider of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) worldwide, is now home to World Series of Fighting Global Championship (WSOF-GC) in Philippines.
A
programming license agreement was reached between WSOF-GC and
FOX Networks
Group, seeing FOX Sports Philippines as the Official Media
Partner for the
Manila event this Saturday, July 30, and the exclusive
Philippine Pay TV home
for the 2016 WSOF Global Championship Events. WSOF Global
Championship 3 airs
July 31 at 10am on FOX Sports Philippines, with multiple
repeats the following
week, and will likewise be available via linear streaming and
via
video-on-demand via www.FOXsportsasia.com and
FOX Sports Play shortly
after.
Jude
Turcuato, SVP and GM of FOX Networks Group Philippines
said, "FOX
Sports has always aligned itself with the biggest, top-tier
international
sports properties. At the same time, we realize the value of
local relevance
and being able to cater to the Filipino sports fan. We are
excited to work
with World Series of Fighting Global Championship, to help
further
their global brand to this market, and we hope to contribute
in growing MMA in
the Philippines through this partnership.”
“Today
marks a huge step in the direction that WSOF Global is taking
on airing our
events around the world,” stated Dunesa Hesser, Owner of
WSOF-GC. “We may not
have the brand that UFC has, but we certainly have the talent.
Our first fight
with FOX Sports Philippines airs the day after the live event,
which includes a
main event with our reigning heavyweight champion, Evgeny
Erokhin, on a 9-fight
KO win streak, against 11-2 Richard Odoms, who was previously
signed with the
UFC but was released due to injury before he could make his
debut there. Our
event also showcases a 4-man tournament featuring four of the
best flyweights
in the world, as well as undefeated prospects from
Philippines, Pakistan, and
India. This exposure will be great for our company, the
fighters, and for FOX
Sports, as we continue to be the leading brand in the Asian
market.”
Fight
fans can also watch a replay of the fights at wsofgc.com.
For $4.99/month, you can have access
to the entire WSOF Global Fight Library, which not only
includes WSOF-GC
events, but affiliate events from 13 countries on 6 continents
from around the
world.
WSOF-GC
will host WSOF-GC 3 Philippines at Smart Araneta Coliseum on
July 30, 2016.
Tickets start at PHP300 with ringside seats available for
PHP4000. Tickets are
now on sale at http://www.etix.com/ticket/p/
World
Series of Fighting Global’s ultimate mission is to bring
together the best
athletes from countries and organizations across the world to
compete for a
true, globally-recognized world champion. Media inquiries
should be sent to
Jason Lilly, Vice President of Operations of World Series of
Fighting Global, at
jlilly@wsof.asia.
Follow them on Twitter @WSOFGlobal.
WSOF-GC 3: PHILIPPINES Full
Fight Card:
WSOF-GC
Heavyweight Title Main Event
Champion
Evgeny Erokhin (14-4) vs #1
Contender Richard Odoms (11-2)
Co-Main
Event
Mario
Sismundo (3-1) vs Keremuaili
Maimaitituoheti (5-3)
4-Man
Flyweight Tournament (the winners to fight for title on a future
WSOF-GC event)
Yusaku
Nakamura (12-4) vs Tim Moore
(10-5)
Lawrence
DiGuilio (17-8-1) vs Marcel
Adur (11-4)
Feature
Female Fight of the Night
Jujeath
Nagaowa (2-0) vs Yuko Kiryu
(2-2)
UGB-MMA
Featherweight Title Fight
Ahmed
Mujtaba (6-0) vs Neil Larano
(2-0)
Undercard
Jessdan
Dela Pena (0-1) vs Kelvin
Ong (0-0)
Yadwinder
Singh (5-0) vs Uloomi
Karim (5-3)
May Ooi
(2-1) vs Katherine Roy (0-0)
Swing
Bout
Jennifer
Olsim (2-0) vs Nayara
Hemily (3-3)
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