TEDDY HOLDER VS. SHAMIL GAMZATOV
ELEVATED TO MAIN EVENT STATUS

LAS VEGAS (Leden 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 "Budoucnost" Fodor (10-4), who will now face streaking Blackzilians ace Luiz “Buscape” Firmino (18-6) under co-main event status at WSOF27, žít na NBCSN na 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT from the FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn. v sobotu, Leden. 23.

Originally billed as the co-main event, the light heavyweight (205 liber) contest between heavy-handed finisher Teddy Holder (9-2) z Bartlett, Tenn. a neporažený Shamil Gamzatov (9-0) of 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,"Řekl World Series of Fighting prezidenta Otec Chiefs.

“Luiz Firmino, no stranger to our decagon cage,"pokračoval 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 října 26, 2013 a jednomyslné rozhodnutí přes Tyson Griffin června 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 "pavián" Palomino, who has since gone on to challenge reigning, neporažený šampion Justin "Highlight" 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 a podrobení expertToby 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, všechny lokality Ticketmaster, ticketmaster.com, the FedExForum Box Office, nebo na telefonním čísle (800) 745-3000.

A three-bout preliminary card will stream live on an embeddable video player on WSOF.com, začínající na 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT.

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MAIN CARD

Lehká těžká váha Main Event: Teddy Holder vs. Shamil Gamzatov
Lehká Co-Main Event: Caros Fodor vs. Luiz Firmino
Welterweight Bout: Jaleel Willis vs. Chauncey Foxworth
Muší Bout: Jorge Medina vs. Bryce Mitchell

ÚVODNÍ CARD

Welterweight: Justin Hartley vs. Wade Johnson
Lehká váha: Zach Underwood vs. Jason Williams
Lehká váha: Alvin Williams vs. Wes Sharp