TEDDY HOLDER VS. SHAMIL GAMZATOV
ELEVATED TO MAIN EVENT STATUS

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

Originally billed as the co-main event, the light heavyweight (205 kiloa) contest between heavy-handed finisher Teddy Holder (9-2) Bartlett, Tenn. ja voittamaton 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,"Sanoi World Series of Fighting presidentti Isä Chiefs.

“Luiz Firmino, no stranger to our decagon cage,"Jatkuu 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 lokakuuta 26, 2013 ja yksimielistä päätöstä yli Tyson Griffin kesäkuuta 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 "Baboon" Palomino, who has since gone on to challenge reigning, voittamaton mestari Justin "Korosta" 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 esittämisen asiantuntijaToby 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, kaikki Ticketmaster paikoissa, ticketmaster.com, the FedExForum Box Office, tai puhelimitse (800) 745-3000.

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

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Pääkortti

Kevyen raskaansarjan päätapahtuma: Teddy Holder vs. Shamil Gamzatov
Kevyt Co-Main Event: Caros Fodor vs. Luiz Firmino
Welterweight Bout: Jaleel Willis vs. Chauncey Foxworth
Höyhensarja Bout: Jorge Medina vs. Bryce Mitchell

ALUSTAVA CARD

Välisarjan nyrkkeilijä: Justin Hartley vs. Wade Johnson
Kevyt: Zach Underwood vs. Jason Williams
Kevyt: Alvin Williams vs. Wes Sharp