TEDDY HOLDER VS. SHAMIL GAMZATOV
ELEVATED TO MAIN EVENT STATUS

LAS VEGAS (Jaanuar 12, 2016) –A re-injury of his hip has forced Mike "Marsi" Ricci to withdraw from his scheduled World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) main event bout with Caros "Tulevik" Fodor (10-4), who will now face streaking Blackzilians ace Luiz “Buscape” Firmino (18-6) under co-main event status at WSOF27, elada NBCSN juures 10 Pärastlõunal. ET / 7 Pärastlõunal. PT from the FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn. laupäeval, Jan. 23.

Originally billed as the co-main event, the light heavyweight (205 naela) contest between heavy-handed finisher Teddy hoidja (9-2) Bartlett, Tenn. ja võitmatu Shamil Gamzatov (9-0) of Mahhatškala, 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,"Ütles World Series of Fighting President Isa Chiefs.

“Luiz Firmino, no stranger to our decagon cage,"Jätkuv 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 oktoober 26, 2013 ja üksmeelse otsuse üle Tyson Griffin juunil 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 "paavian" Palomino, who has since gone on to challenge reigning, võitmatu meister 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 ja esitamise ekspertToby 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, kõik Ticketmaster asukohad, ticketmaster.com, the FedExForum Box Office, või telefonil (800) 745-3000.

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

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Põhikaardi

Light Heavyweight Main Event: Teddy Holder vs. Shamil Gamzatov
Kerge Co-põhiturniirile: Caros Fodor vs. Luiz Firmino
Race Bout: Jaleel Willis vs. Chauncey Foxworth
Featherweight Bout: Jorge Medina vs. Bryce Mitchell

ETTEVALMISTAMINE KAART

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