Corey-Kruchten, Dugulubgov-Nunez added to WSOF 9 in Las Vegas
A pair of fights have been added to World Series of Fighting’s March event in Las Vegas.
Mike Corey (12-3-1) will meet Shane Kruchten (11-2) in a featherweight bout, and Ozzy Dugulubgov (5-1) takes on Johnny Nunez (4-0) at lightweight. Both fights are expected to air on the WSOF 9 main card.
A source with knowledge of the fight bookings confirmed the news to MMAjunkie. The source spoke on condition of anonymity because the fights have not yet been announced by WSOF.
WSOF 9 takes place March 29 at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The main card airs on NBC Sports Network following prelims that will stream on MMAjunkie. The card features a main-event welterweight title fight between champion Steve Carl and former UFC fighter Rousimar Palhares.
Corey will make his WSOF debut after three fights for Bellator MMA, where he went 1-1-1 with a win over Ronnie Mann, a draw with Chris Horodecki and a decision loss to current Bellator featherweight champion Daniel Straus in April 2012. The product of former UFC and WEC fighter Jeff Curran’s camp in Chicago’s northern suburbs has seven of his 12 wins by stoppage.
Kruchten lost the first two fights of his pro career in 2007. He then won two straight, but took nearly four years off before his next fight. Regardless, since the opening pair of losses, he has 11 straight wins – nine of them by stoppage. The 6-foot-1 Californian, who trains with the likes of K.J. Noons, will be making his WSOF debut, as well.
Dugulubgov, who trains with Renzo Gracie’s team in New York, returns to the WSOF cage after back-to-back wins for the promotion. At WSOF 2, he outpointed Chris Wade. And at WSOF 5, he submitted Andrew Osborne with a second-round Achilles lock to run his winning streak to four fights.
Nunez, a product of Syndicate MMA, made his pro debut in 2012 and has gone unbeaten at 4-0 with three stoppages. He’ll be making his promotional debut.
With the additions, the WSOF 9 card now includes:
Steve Carl vs. Rousimar Palhares – for welterweight title
Marlon Moraes vs. Josh Rettinghouse – for inaugural bantamweight title
Mike Corey vs. Shane Kruchten
Ozzy Dugulubgov vs. Johnny Nunez
