TEDDY HOLDER VS. SHAMIL GAMZATOV
ELEVATED TO MAIN EVENT STATUS
LAS VEGAS (Gener 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 Cars "The Future" Fodor (10-4), who will now face streaking Blackzilians ace Luiz “Buscape” Firmino (18-6) under co-main event status at WSOF27, viure en NBCSN en 10 p.m. ET / 7 pm. PT from the FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn. en dissabte, Jan. 23.
Originally billed as the co-main event, the light heavyweight (205 lliura) contest between heavy-handed finisher Teddy Holder (9-2) de Bartlett, Tenn. i l'invicte Shamil Gamzatov (9-0) de 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,", Va dir el president de la World Series of Fighting Pare Chiefs.
“Luiz Firmino, no stranger to our decagon cage,"Continuació dels 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 d'octubre 26, 2013 i una decisió unànime sobre Tyson Griffin de juny 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 "Mandril" Palomino, who has since gone on to challenge reigning, campió invicte Justin "El més destacat" 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 expert presentacióToby 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, totes les localitats de Ticketmaster, ticketmaster.com, the FedExForum Box Office, o per telèfon al (800) 745-3000.
A three-bout preliminary card will stream live on an embeddable video player on WSOF.com, a partir de les 8 p.m. ET / 5 PM. PT.
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TARGETA PRINCIPAL
Esdeveniment principal de pes pesat: Teddy Holder vs. Shamil Gamzatov
Co-Principal Lleugera Esdeveniment: Caros Fodor vs. Luiz Firmino
Baralla de pes welter: Jaleel Willis vs. Chauncey Foxworth
Pes ploma Bout: Jorge Medina vs. Bryce Mitchell
TARGETA PRELIMINAR
Welter: Justin Hartley vs. Wade Johnson
Lleuger: Zach Underwood vs. Jason Williams
Lleuger: Alvin Williams vs. Wes Sharp |
