NBC Sports Airs Coverage of WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING Today

WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING returns to NBCSN today, Friday, June 5, live at 9 p.m. ET, highlighted by two world title fights. WSOF featherweight champion Lance Palmer (9-1) defends his title against Chris "The Polish Hammer" Horodecki (21-5-1), after winning the belt with a third-round submission over Rick Glenn in December. Horodecki made his WSOF debut in October, earning a unanimous decision win over Luis Huete.

The co-main event features Champ Smealinho "The Prince" Rama (9-1) defending his heavyweight title against Blagoi Ivanov (11-1). Rama claimed the belt with a 51-second TKO victory over Derrick Mehmen in October for the inaugural heavyweight title. Ivanov makes his WSOF debut tomorrow night.

Friday's card also features a bout between Hakeem "Mean" Dawodu (4-1) and Chuka "The Lion King" Willis (4-0), in the featherweight division.

Play-by-play announcer Mike Corey will be joined by mixed martial artists and analysts Bas Rutten and Joey Varner to call the action from the Edmonton Expo Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

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. The NBC Sports Live Extra app is available on the iTunes App Store, Google Play, Windows Store, Roku and Apple TV.

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 sports assets, including NBC Sports, NBC Olympics, NBCSN (NBC Sports Network), Golf Channel, 10 NBC Sports Regional Networks, NBC Sports Radio and NBC Sports Digital. 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, Churchill Downs, Premier League, Tour de France, French Open, Formula One, INDYCAR and many more.

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