Jan Blachowicz vs Virgil Zwicker Completes KSW 25

Jan Blachowicz vs Virgil Zwicker Completes KSW 25

KSW25 fight card is now complete with today’s announcement of Jan Błachowicz’s opponent for the December 7th show. KSW light heavyweight champion will face American Virgil Zwicker in the event’s co-headliner.

Zwicker, nicknamed Rezdog is a former Strikeforce and Bellator fighter. He won eleven out his fourteen professional bouts. He is one hundred seventy-seven centimeters tall , weighs ninety-two kilograms and trains in Team Quest Temecula along with such renowned MMA stars as Dan Henderson, Vladimir Matyushenko and Chael Sonnen. The American is thirty-one years old and is represented by the MC Hammer’s Alchemist management group.

The showdown against Zwicker will be Błachowicz’s third defense of his KSW World title. He won the belt back in November 2011. The popular “John” currently trains in Stockholm, Sweden where he prepares for the fight with the former UFC light heavyweight contender Alexander Gustafsson.

With Błachowicz being a submission expert and Zwicker sporting heavy hands in his striking arsenal, this fight might not see the final bell. The three-five-minute-rounds contest with a possible five-minute overtime will decide who is the superior fighter.

WSOF Partners with Pancrase, Announces WSOF Japan

WSOF Partners with Pancrase, Announces WSOF Japan

The World Series of Fighting continues to expand its global footprint with the launch of World Series of Fighting Japan (WSOF Japan).

World Series of Fighting launches its new Japanese division in a partnership with the long-running and highly respected Pancrase organization, a Tokyo-based group that has promoted mixed martial arts events since 1993 and is widely considered one of the most historically important organizations in the sport.

"Japan has long been a home of top-level martial arts competitions of all types, and I personally have enjoyed some of the best moments of my fighting career there," World Series of Fighting President Ray Sefo said. "I'm excited to announce this new division with the launch of World Series of Fighting Japan.

"I look forward to working with Pancrase CEO Masakazu Sakai and his team, and together we will produce amazing events for the Japanese fight fans, as well as big opportunities for both Asia-based fighters and MMA fighters around the globe."

The first World Series of Fighting Japan event is expected to take place in early 2014. The relationship will allow fighters from both sides of the Pacific Ocean to be featured in fight cards in both the U.S. and Japan, including recent World Series of Fighting addition Yushin "Thunder" Okami (29-8), one of the world's top-ranked middleweights.

The launch of World Series of Fighting Japan marks the second international branch of the WSOF brand to be announced in the past month alone, as World Series of Fighting Canada is set for a Dec. 7 debut. More details will be announced in the coming weeks.