"World Series of Fight Canada: Ford vs. Powell" debuts Friday on NBCSN

  

  

Two-hour broadcast features Ryan Ford vs. Joel Powell, Steve Mocco vs. Smealinho Rama, Ryan Dickson vs. Michael Hill and more

LAS VEGAS - World Series of Fighting Canada's first fight card of 2014 airs this Friday, Feb. 28, at 9:30 p.m. ET / 6:30 p.m. PT on NBCSN.

The two-hour broadcast features six action-packed contests from "World Series of Fight Canada: Ford vs. Powell," including Ryan Ford vs. Joel Powell for the World Series of Fighting Canada welterweight title, Steve Mocco vs. Smealinho Rama, Michael Hill vs. Ryan Dickson, Adam Lorenz vs. Josh Machan, Brandt Dewsbery vs. Mark Drummond and Will Romero vs. Lenny Wheeler.

"Our team at World Series of Fighting Canada are truly fantastic at what they do, and they assembled an incredible set of matchups for this event," World Series of Fighting President Ray Sefo said. "I think fans are going to love the action that unfolds on this two-hour broadcast. We've got some real superstars-in-the-making in our Canadian division, and you're going to be able to see them perform on NBCSN."

"World Series of Fight Canada: Ford vs. Powell" took place Feb. 21 at Alberta's Edmonton Expo Centre. The action was recorded live and now debuts on NBCSN this Friday night.

World Series of Fighting returns to action on March 29 at Las Vegas' Hard Rock Hotel & Casino for "World Series of Fighting 9: Carl vs. Palhares."

Featuring World Series of Fighting welterweight champ Steve Carl defending his belt against Brazilian submission wizard Rousimar Palhares and bantamweights Marlon Moraes and Josh Rettinghouse competing for the promotion's inaugural 135-pound title, World Series of Fighting 9 airs live on NBCSN.

"World Series of Fighting Canada: Ford vs. Powell" set for Feb. 21 at Edmonton Expo Centre

  

Featuring Ryan Ford vs. Joel Powell for World Series of Fighting Canada's welterweight title, card airs on NBCSN

  

EDMONTON (Feb. 6, 2014) - World Series of Fighting Canada will crown its first Canadian welterweight champion, as one of Canada's best, Edmonton, Alberta's own Ryan "The Real Deal" Ford (21-4) takes on the KO artist Joel Powell (7-3) of Hamilton, Ontario. 

The bout headlines "World Series of Fighting Canada: Ford vs. Powell," which takes place Friday, Feb. 21 at Alberta's Edmonton Expo Centre. Tickets for the event, which start at just $60 and include cageside seats for just $180, are on sale now at Ticketmaster.com. Tickets are already almost sold out!

"World Series of Fighting Canada: Ford vs. Powell," which will feature a full lineup of top Canadian talent airs on NBCSN on Feb. 28 at 9 p.m. ET.

"Ford and Powell have been on a collision course this past year, as both guys have just been steamrolling their opponents," World Series of Fighting Canada COO Darren Owen said. "This fight was supposed to happen in July, but injury forced Powell out of the matchup, and Ford went on to claim the Aggression Fighting Championship welterweight title against Michael Hill. In that fight, Ford broke his arm early in the first round but went on to submit Hill late in the fifth round with the broken arm. Both fighters are now healthy and injury free and will put on what a lot of people think will be a fight-of-the-year type performance."

MMA fans know Ford for his aggressive fighting style and remember his wins over MMA notables Luis "Sapo" Santos, Karo Parisyan and Pete Spratt, among others. Ford has won nine out of his past 10 fights and has 19 finishes in his 21 career victories.

 Powell has been on a tear as of late, winning 6 out of his last 7 bouts since 2008, while boasting an undefeated record while competing as a welterweight. With wins over Brandt Dewsbery, Advin Omic, George Lockhart and Michael Hill.

The winner of this main event will be crowned the inaugural World Series of Fighting Canadian welterweight champion.

In the night's co-main event, top heavyweight prospects collide as the heavy-handed Smealinho "The Prince" Rama (6-1) meets (4-0) Steve Mocco a U.S. Olympic wrestler who is widely considered one of the greatest wrestlers in US history. Mocco is also regarded as one of the top Heavyweight prospects in all of MMA who owns 5 wrestling victories over UFC Champion Cain Velasquez. 

Main Card:

170lbs- Ryan Ford (21-4) vs. Joel Powell (7-3)

**Canadian Welterweight Title Fight**

265lbs- Steve Mocco (4-0) vs. Smealinho Rama (6-1)

170lbs- Michael Hill (6-2) vs. Ryan Dickson (6-1)

145lbs- Josh Machan (11-4) vs. Adam Lorenz (7-3)

170lbs- Brandt Dewsbery (10-3-1) vs. Mark Drummond (5-1)

Preliminary Card:

145lbs- Lenny Wheeler (6-3) vs. Will Romero (9-4)

200lbs- Matt Baker (9-5) vs. Mike Kent (9-4)

265lbs- Tim Hague (15-8) vs. Lee Mein (6-12)

135lbs- Owen Carr (4-2-1) vs. Maged Hammo (5-3)

145lbs- Behrang Yousefi (5-3) vs. Hakeem Dawodu (0-0)

155lbs- Roger Alves (1-1) vs. Jemark Brady (2-2)

170lbs- Justin Evans (0-0) vs. Stuart Fontaine (0-0)