World Series of Fighting 31 goes down Friday night from within the storied Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn., and in the main event, the Las Vegas-based promotion’s heavyweight champion will put his title on the line.
Blagoi Ivanov will look to defend his title against Josh Copeland over the course of five potential rounds. The 2008 Sambo World Champion and Bellator MMA veteran has won two in a row since suffering the first defeat of his pro MMA career and doesn’t expect to lose his title on Friday. The Bulgarian beast looked focused and ready during Thursday’s weigh-ins, coming in officially at 250 pounds.