of fighting type private industry mixed martial arts promotion founded 2012 headquarters las vegas nevada united states key people carlos silva ceo 1 ray sefo president kevin alires vp of operations parent mmawc 1 website http wsof.com world series of fighting is an american mixed martial arts mma promotion based in las vegas nevada . its live events and competitions have been shown on nbcsn in the united states tsn2 in canada on esporte interativo in brazil and in the kiswe 2 and fite.tv apps worldwide . contents 1 background 1.1 formation 1.2 presentation 1.3 rules 2 international promotions 3 wsof records 4 roster 5 events 6 champions 7 references 8 external links background edit formation edit wsof was formed in 2012 having signed a broadcast deal with the nbc sports network . this will be the third mma promotion that nbc sports has hosted having broadcast world extreme cagefighting and ultimate fighting championship events when the channel was formerly known as versus . 3 nbc sports had been one of the bidders for the rights to broadcast future ufc events but lost out to fox . 4 however some journalists regarded wsof s deal with nbc sports to be a considerable coup for a debuting promotion considering nbc sports past interest in the ufc . 4 upon the announcement of the broadcast deal wsof president ray sefo stated that the promotion wanted to host 8 10 events per year whilst holding a one year deal with nbc sports . 5 however the next day an nbc spokesman revealed that the deal only covered wsof s inaugural event with the option for more should nbc hold a positive evaluation . 4 on february 4 2013 it was reported by several news outlets that nbc sports signed a 3 year deal with wsof . 6 7 on september 23 2014 it was announced that the wsof was moving their events to ppv in 2015 . 8 presentation edit soon after the promotion s event announcement they confirmed that bas rutten michael schiavello and kurt angle would be the commentators for the debut event . 9 however days later angle a tna wrestler was removed from the broadcast by viacom the owner of spike tv who broadcast tna wrestling who claimed that the job was a conflict of interest . on september 10 2012 ray sefo tweeted there s a conflict of interest so he won t be able to do the nov. 3 show sefo said adding the split was amicable . a replacement had yet to be found until commentator kenny rice was added at wsof 5 on september 14 2013 along with reporter joey varner . ring announcer jazz securo was also acquired and debuted september 14 2013 at wsof 5 in atlantic city nj . he has since become the official voice of the world series of fighting decagon . wsof uses a ten sided decagon cage for their events unlike the ufc s eight sided octagon . 5 rules edit wsof uses the unified rules of mixed martial arts implemented by the nevada state athletic commission . 5 international promotions edit in the summer of 2013 the world series of fighting quietly purchased nicaragua s omega mma and rebranded it world series of fighting central america . the promotion held its first event on july 27 2013 headlined by former boxing world champion ricardo mayorga . in september 2013 world series of fighting purchased the aggression fighting championship organization to enter the canadian market but it was later found out the afc executives closed down the company to join a new organization world series of fighting canada . 10 world series of fighting japan was created along with the newly formed partnership with pancrase to host events in japan 11 whilst plans are in place to create branches in new zealand and australia . 12 world series of fighting started the wsof global championship brand it features events in japan china philippines and other destinations . 13 wsof records edit record fighter number most wins justin gaethje marlon moraes 10 youngest champion justin gaethje 25 years 65 days oldest champion jon fitch 38 years 40 days most finishes justin gaethje 8 most knockouts justin gaethje 8 most submissions david branch rousimar palhares 3 most decision wins marlon moraes jon fitch david branch 4 most bouts justin gaethje marlon moraes 10 most wins in title bouts justin gaethje 5 most title bouts justin gaethje 5 most consecutive title defenses justin gaethje 4 longest winning streak justin gaethje marlon moraes 9 fastest knockout alvin williams 0 30 fastest submission louis taylor 0 29 roster edit see also list of current wsof fighters events edit main article list of wsof events as of october 7 2016 world series of fighting has held a total of 40 events . champions edit main article list of wsof champions division upper weight limit champion since title defenses heavyweight 265 lb 120 kg ; 18.9 st blagoy ivanov wsof 21 june 5 2015 2 light heavyweight 205 lb 93 kg ; 14.6 st david branch wsof 23 september 18 2015 1 middleweight 185 lb 84 kg ; 13.2 st david branch wsof 10 june 21 2014 2 welterweight 170 lb 77 kg ; 12 st jon fitch wsof 30 april 2 2016 0 lightweight 155 lb 70 kg ; 11.1 st justin gaethje wsof 8 january 18 2014 4 featherweight 145 lb 66 kg ; 10.4 st lance palmer wsof 32 july 30 2016 0 bantamweight 135 lb 61 kg ; 9.6 st marlon moraes wsof 9 march 29 2014 4 flyweight 125 lb 56.7 kg ; 8.9 st magomed bibulatov wsof 24 october 17 2015 0 references edit a b usa today mma promoter ranks grow by one miguel torres in wsof 1 headliner . mmajunkie.com . september 6 2012 . deeplink kiswe wsof channel . viewpoint uphill climb . sherdog.com . september 10 2012 . a b c nbc sports world series of fighting deal only covers one event . mmafighting.com . september 7 2012 . a b c ray sefo ready for new challenge with world series of fighting . mmafighting.com . september 6 2012 . world series of fighting inks 3 year deal with nbc sports network . bleacherreport.com . february 4 2013 . world series of fighting signs 3 year deal with nbc sports network . mmafighting.com . february 4 2013 . wsof announces revenue sharing model in 2015 move to ppv ; wsof 15 moves head to head with ufc 180 and bellator 131 . mmatorch.com . tna contract nixes kurt angle commentator job at world series of fighting . mmajunkie.com . september 10 2012 . afc closes doors to join wsof canada . topmmanewscom . retrieved 2013 09 30 . world series of fighting launches wsof japan partners with pancrase . mmajunkie . world series of fighting targets new zealand for april 2014 . yahoo sports . 5 november 2013 . wsof global championship website . external links edit official wsof site wsof event results at sherdog v t e world series of fighting current champions heavyweight blagoy ivanov light heavyweight david branch middleweight david branch welterweight jon fitch lightweight justin gaethje featherweight lance palmer bantamweight marlon moraes flyweight magomed bibulatov women s strawweight vacant v t e world series of fighting events upcoming events are in italics major events wsof 1 wsof 2 wsof 3 wsof 4 wsof 5 wsof 6 wsof 7 wsof 8 wsof 9 wsof 10 wsof 11 wsof 12 wsof 13 wsof 14 wsof 15 wsof 16 wsof 17 wsof 18 wsof 19 wsof 20 wsof 21 wsof 22 wsof 23 wsof 24 wsof 25 wsof 26 wsof 27 wsof 28 wsof 29 wsof 30 wsof 31 wsof 32 wsof 33 wsof 34 wsof canada wsof canada 1 wsof canada 2 wsof central america wsof 1 central america wsof 2 central america wsof global wsof global championship 1 wsof global championship 2 wsof global championship 3 v t e professional mixed martial arts organizations asia oceania ex . japan current art of war afc brace one road fc sfl urcc defunct legend fc ruff brazil current jungle fight shooto brasil defunct ivc canada current hard knocks kotc canada mfc wsof canada defunct tfc europe current bamma bushido fc cage warriors ffc ksw m 1 mma raju r 1 respect.fc ucmma defunct 10th legion cage contender cage rage finnfight slamm japan current deep jewels igf pancrase rings rizin ff shooto vtj zst defunct cage force dream hero s pride fc risingon smackgirl src valkyrie united states current bellator cffc invicta fc kotc legacy fc rfa tpf titan fc ufc wsof xfc defunct amma affliction ef elitexc proelite ifl pfc shark fights strikeforce usa mma wec wfa category retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title world series of fighting & oldid 743752477 categories mixed martial arts organizations navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages espa olitaliano polskiportugu s edit links this page was last modified on 11 october 2016 at 02 02 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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