TEDDY HOLDER VS. SHAMIL GAMZATOV
ELEVATED TO MAIN EVENT STATUS
LAS VEGAS (Yanvar 12, 2016) –A re-injury of his hip has forced Mike "Martian" Ricci to withdraw from his scheduled World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) main event bout with Caros "Gələcək" Fodor (10-4), who will now face streaking Blackzilians ace Luiz "Buscape" Firmino (18-6) under co-main event status at WSOF27, da NBCSN yaşayır 10 dək. ET / 7 dək. PT from the FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn. Şənbə günü, Jan. 23.
Originally billed as the co-main event, the light heavyweight (205 manat) contest between heavy-handed finisher Teddy Holder (9-2) Bartlett, Tenn. və namağlup Şamil Gamzatov (9-0) Mahaçqala, 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,"Döyüş Prezidentinin World Series bildirib Ata Chiefs.
“Luiz Firmino, no stranger to our decagon cage,"Davamı 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 Oktyabrın 26, 2013 və yekdil qərar üzərində Tyson Griffin İyunda 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 "Baboon" Palomino, who has since gone on to challenge reigning, namağlup çempion Justin "Seç" 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 və təqdim ekspertToby Imada, both of whom Firmino defeated by way of unanimous decision.
Tickets for WSOF27 start at just $39.99, and are on sale at WSOF.com, bütün Ticketmaster locations, ticketmaster.com, the FedExForum Box Office, və ya telefon (800) 745-3000.
A three-bout preliminary card will stream live on an embeddable video player on WSOF.com, başlayan 8 dək. ET / 5 dək. PT.
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MAIN KART
Yüngül ağır əsas hadisə: Teddy Holder vs. Şamil Gamzatov
Yüngül Co-Main Event: Caros Fodor vs. Luiz Firmino
Welter Bout: Jaleel Willis vs. Chauncey Foxworth
Featherweight Bout: Jorge Medina vs. Bryce Mitchell
İLKİN KART
Welter Siklet: Justin Hartley vs. Wade Johnson
Yüngül: Zach Underwood vs. Jason Williams
Yüngül: Alvin Williams vs. Wes Sharp |
