TEDDY HOLDER VS. SHAMIL GAMZATOV
ELEVATED TO MAIN EVENT STATUS

LAS VEGAS (Siječanj 12, 2016) –A re-injury of his hip has forced Mike "The Martian" Ricci to withdraw from his scheduled World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) main event bout with Caros "The Future" Fodor (10-4), who will now face streaking Blackzilians ace Luiz “Buscape” Firmino (18-6) under co-main event status at WSOF27, uživo na NBCSN u 10 poslije podne. ET / 7 sati. PT from the FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn. u subotu, Jan. 23.

Originally billed as the co-main event, the light heavyweight (205 funti) contest between heavy-handed finisher Teddy Holder (9-2) Bartlett, Tenn. i neporažen Shamil Gamzatov (9-0) od Mahačkala, 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,"Rekao je World Series of Fighting predsjednika Otac Chiefs.

“Luiz Firmino, no stranger to our decagon cage,"Nastavak je 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 oktobra 26, 2013 i jednoglasnom odlukom preko Tyson Griffin juna 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 "Babun" Palomino, who has since gone on to challenge reigning, neporaženi prvak Justin "Vrhunac" 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 i stručnih podnošenjeToby 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, sve lokacije Ticketmaster, ticketmaster.com, the FedExForum Box Office, ili na broj telefona (800) 745-3000.

A three-bout preliminary card will stream live on an embeddable video player on WSOF.com, sa početkom u 8 poslije podne. ET / 5 p.m. PT.

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MAIN CARD

Light Heavyweight Main Event: Teddy Holder vs. Shamil Gamzatov
Lagani Co-Main Event: Caros Fodor vs. Luiz Firmino
Velter Bout: Jaleel Willis vs. Chauncey Foxworth
Pero Bout: Jorge Medina vs. Bryce Mitchell

PRELIMINARNI CARD

Velter kategorija: Justin Hartley vs. Wade Johnson
Lak: Zach Underwood vs. Jason Williams
Lak: Alvin Williams vs. Wes Sharp