TEDDY HOLDER VS. SHAMIL GAMZATOV
ELEVATED TO MAIN EVENT STATUS
Лас-Вегасе (Студзеня 12, 2016) –A re-injury of his hip has forced Майк "Марсіянскі" Рычы to withdraw from his scheduled World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) main event bout with Caros "Будучыня" Фодор (10-4), who will now face streaking Blackzilians ace Luiz “Buscape” Firmino (18-6) under co-main event status at WSOF27, жыць на NBCSN на 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT from the FedExForum in Memphis, Штат Тэнэсі. у суботу, Студзеня. 23.
Originally billed as the co-main event, the light heavyweight (205 фунты) contest between heavy-handed finisher Тэдзі Трымальнік (9-2) Бартлетта, Штат Тэнэсі. і непераможны Шаміль Гамзатов (9-0) Махачкалы, 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,"Сказаў Сусветны серыі Барацьба Прэзідэнта Бацька начальнікаў.
“Luiz Firmino, no stranger to our decagon cage,"Працяг начальнікаў, “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, Параиба, Brazil is riding a five-fight win streak. His last two victories – a unanimous decision over Jacob Volkmann Кастрычнік 26, 2013 і аднагалосным рашэннем суддзяў над Tyson Griffin чэрвеня 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 Луіс "бабуіны" Паломино, who has since gone on to challenge reigning, непераможаным чэмпіёнам Джасцін "Вылучыць" 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 і эксперт прадстаўленняToby 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, усе месцы Ticketmaster, ticketmaster.com, the FedExForum Box Office, або па тэлефоне (800) 745-3000.
A three-bout preliminary card will stream live on an embeddable video player on WSOF.com, пачынаючы з 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT.
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ГАЛОЎНАЯ КАРТА
Light Heavyweight Main Event: Teddy Holder vs. Шаміль Гамзатов
Лёгкі сумесна Галоўнай падзеяй: Caros Fodor vs. Luiz Firmino
Бой у нападаючым: Jaleel Willis vs. Chauncey Foxworth
Лёгкі Бут: Jorge Medina vs. Bryce Mitchell
ПАПЯРЭДНЯЯ CARD
Сярэдні вага: Justin Hartley vs. Wade Johnson
Лёгкі: Zach Underwood vs. Jason Williams
Лёгкі: Alvin Williams vs. Wes Sharp |
