TEDDY HOLDER VS. SHAMIL GAMZATOV
ELEVATED TO MAIN EVENT STATUS

LAS VEGAS (Ιανουάριος 12, 2016) –A re-injury of his hip has forced Ο Mike "The Martian" Ricci to withdraw from his scheduled World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) main event bout with Caros "Το Μέλλον" Fodor (10-4), who will now face streaking Blackzilians ace Luiz "Buscape" Firmino (18-6) under co-main event status at WSOF27, ζουν σε NBCSN σε 10 μ.μ. ET / 7 μ.μ.. PT from the FedExForum in Memphis, Τενεσί. Σάββατο, Ιαν. 23.

Originally billed as the co-main event, the light heavyweight (205 λίρες) contest between heavy-handed finisher Teddy Κάτοχος (9-2) του Bartlett, Τενεσί. και αήττητος Shamil Gamzatov (9-0) της 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,"Δήλωσε World Series of Fighting Πρόεδρος Πατέρας Αρχηγών.

“Luiz Firmino, no stranger to our decagon cage,"Συνέχισε η Αρχηγών, “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, Παραΐμπα, Brazil is riding a five-fight win streak. His last two victories – a unanimous decision over Jacob Volkmann τον Οκτώβριο 26, 2013 και μια ομόφωνη απόφαση πέρα ​​από Tyson Griffin τον Ιούνιο 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 "μπαμπουίνους" Palomino, who has since gone on to challenge reigning, αήττητο πρωταθλητή Justin "Το 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 και ειδικός υποβολήToby 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, όλες οι θέσεις Ticketmaster, ticketmaster.com, the FedExForum Box Office, ή τηλεφωνικά στο (800) 745-3000.

A three-bout preliminary card will stream live on an embeddable video player on WSOF.com, ξεκινώντας από 8 μ.μ. ET / 5 μ.μ.. PT.

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ΚΥΡΙΑ ΚΑΡΤΑ

Κύριο γεγονός ελαφρού βαρέων βαρών: Teddy Holder vs. Shamil Gamzatov
Ελαφρύ Co-Main Event: Caros Fodor vs. Λουίζ Φερμίνο
Welterweight Μπουτ: Jaleel Willis vs. Τσόνσι Φόξγουορθ
Featherweight Μπουτ: Jorge Medina vs. Bryce Mitchell

ΠΡΟΚΑΤΑΡΚΤΙΚΗ ΚΑΡΤΑ

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