TEDDY HOLDER VS. SHAMIL GAMZATOV
ELEVATED TO MAIN EVENT STATUS
LAS VEGAS (Urtarrilaren 12, 2016) –A re-injury of his hip has forced Mike "Martian The" Ricci to withdraw from his scheduled World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) main event bout with Caros "Etorkizuna" Fodor (10-4), who will now face streaking Blackzilians ace Luiz “Buscape” Firmino (18-6) under co-main event status at WSOF27, NBCSN bizi at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT from the FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn. larunbatean, Jan. 23.
Originally billed as the co-main event, the light heavyweight (205 kilo) contest between heavy-handed finisher Teddy Holder (9-2) Bartlett, Tenn. eta partidarik galdu gabe Shamil Gamzatov (9-0) 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,"Esan zuen World Series Fighting presidentea Aita Chiefs.
“Luiz Firmino, no stranger to our decagon cage,"Jarraipena 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, Halaber, Brazil is riding a five-fight win streak. His last two victories – a unanimous decision over Jacob Volkmann Urria 26, 2013 eta aho batez erabaki bat baino gehiago Tyson Griffin Ekainaren 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 "Babuinoa" Palomino, who has since gone on to challenge reigning, boladan txapeldun Justin "Nabarmendu du" 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 eta aurkezteko adituaToby Imada, biak whom Firmino defeated by way of unanimous decision.
Tickets for WSOF27 start at just $39.99, and are on sale at WSOF.com, Ticketmaster kokapen guztiak, ticketmaster.com, the FedExForum Box Office, edo telefono bidez (800) 745-3000.
A three-bout preliminary card will stream live on an embeddable video player on WSOF.com, hassiric 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT.
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Txartel nagusia
Light Heavyweight Main Event: Teddy Holder vs. Shamil Gamzatov
Arina Co-gertaera nagusia: Caros Fodor vs. Luiz Firmino
Welterweight Bout: Jaleel Willis vs. Chauncey Foxworth
Featherweight Bout: Jorge Medina vs. Bryce Mitchell
AINTZIN CARD
Welterweight: Justin Hartley vs. Wade Johnson
Arina: Zach Underwood vs. Jason Williams
Arina: Alvin Williams vs. Wes Sharp |
