TEDDY HOLDER VS. SHAMIL GAMZATOV
ELEVATED TO MAIN EVENT STATUS
LAS VEGAS (Januarie 12, 2016) –A re-injury of his hip has forced Mike "Die Mars" Ricci to withdraw from his scheduled World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) main event bout with Caros "die toekoms" Fodor (10-4), who will now face streaking Blackzilians ace Luiz “Buscape” Firmino (18-6) under co-main event status at WSOF27, woon op NBCSN by 10 namiddag. ET / 7 pm. PT from the FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn. Saterdag, Jan. 23.
Originally billed as the co-main event, the light heavyweight (205 pond) contest between heavy-handed finisher Teddy Holder (9-2) van Bartlett, Tenn. en onoorwonne Shamil Gamzatov (9-0) van Makhachkala, Russia has been elevated to the main event.
“Our entire team wishes Mike Ricci a full and speedy recovery, and hopes to see him return soon,"Sê World Series of Veg President Vader Chiefs.
“Luiz Firmino, no stranger to our decagon cage,"Voortgesette die Chiefs, “is truly a courageous warrior for stepping up on such short notice to compete against a fellow star like Caros Fodor. We commend Luiz for doing so and look forward to seeing him back in action.”
The 33-year-old Firmino of Joao Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil is riding a five-fight win streak. His last two victories – a unanimous decision over Jacob Volkmann Oktober 26, 2013 en 'n eenparige besluit oor Tyson Griffin Junie 21, 2014, both came under the World Series of Fighting banner.
Prior to the victory over Volkmann, Firmino earned an impressive, five-round unanimous decision over Luis "Bobbejaan" Palomino, who has since gone on to challenge reigning, onoorwonne kampioen Justin "Die Merk" Gaethje twice for the World Series of Fighting lightweight title.
A veteran of professional MMA since the young age of 18, Firmino also boasts notable wins over prolific striker “Diamond” Ryan Healy en voorlegging kennerToby Imada, albei whom Firmino defeated by way of unanimous decision.
Tickets for WSOF27 start at just $39.99, and are on sale at WSOF.com, al Ticket plekke, ticketmaster.com, the FedExForum Box Office, of per telefoon by (800) 745-3000.
A three-bout preliminary card will stream live on an embeddable video player on WSOF.com, begin by 8 namiddag. ET / 5 pm. PT.
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MAIN CARD
Light Heavyweight Main Event: Teddy Holder vs. Shamil Gamzatov
Liggewig Co-Main Event: Caros Fodor vs. Luiz Firmino
Weltergewig Bout: Jaleel Willis vs. Chauncey Foxworth
Veergewigtitel Bout: Jorge Medina vs. Bryce Mitchell
VOORLOPIGE CARD
Weltergewig: Justin Hartley vs. Wade Johnson
Liggewig: Zach Underwood vs. Jason Williams
Liggewig: Alvin Williams vs. Wes Sharp |
