Team Grudge opening the new year with a Bang!!!!
The main card for World Series of Fighting 8 now is set with the addition of a fifth bout to the lineup.
Valdir Araujo (14-4) will take on Tyler Stinson (25-9) in a welterweight bout on the card. A person with knowledge of the fight card confirmed the fight booking to MMAjunkie. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the bout has not yet been announced by the promotion.
Both Araujo and Stinson will be making their debuts with the promotion.
Featuring a Justin Gaethje vs. Lewis Gonzalez headliner with the promotion’s inaugural lightweight title on the line, World Series of Fighting 8 takes place Jan. 18 at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. The main card airs live on NBC Sports Network following prelims that will stream on MMAjunkie.
Stinson has won back-to-back fights after a two-fight skid in Strikeforce that saw him drop decisions to Tarec Saffiedine and Jordan Mein, both of whom went on to the UFC. The Grudge Training Center-based Stinson has seen action for Bellator and Titan Fighting Championship, as well, and has 23 of his 25 career wins by stoppage with 17 knockouts.
Araujo, who has 11 of his 14 career wins by stoppage, has won three straight and six of his past seven. His resume includes a 1-1 Bellator record. In 2013, after a 25-second knockout loss to current WSOF welterweight Marcelo Alfaya in January, Araujo won three straight, all by finish, to wrap the calendar year at 3-1. It will be a home fight for the Miami-based fighter, who turned 29 earlier this month.
With the addition, the latest WSOF 8 card includes:
MAIN CARD
- Justin Gaethje vs. Lewis Gonzalez – for inaugural lightweight title
- Anthony Johnson vs. Mike Kyle
- Jessica Aguilar vs. Alida Gray – for inaugural women’s strawweight title
- Cody Bollinger vs. Tyson Nam
- Valdir Araujo vs. Tyler Stinson