TEDDY HOLDER VS. SHAMIL GAMZATOV
ELEVATED TO MAIN EVENT STATUS
Las Vegas (Janairu 12, 2016) –A re-injury of his hip has forced Mike "The Martian" Ricci to withdraw from his scheduled World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) main event bout with Caros "The Future" Fodor (10-4), who will now face streaking Blackzilians ace Luiz “Buscape” Firmino (18-6) under co-main event status at WSOF27, zauna a NBCSN a 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT from the FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn. a ranar Asabar, Jan. 23.
Originally billed as the co-main event, the light heavyweight (205 fam) contest between heavy-handed finisher Teddy Mariƙin (9-2) na Bartlett, Tenn. da undefeated Shamil Gamzatov (9-0) na 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,"Ya ce World Series of Yin yãƙi shugaban kasar Mahaifinsa mashãwarta.
“Luiz Firmino, no stranger to our decagon cage,"Ya ci gaba da mashãwarta, “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 a kan Oktoba 26, 2013 da sunyi baki daya yanke shawara a kan Tyson Griffin a kan Yuni 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 "bika" Palomino, who has since gone on to challenge reigning, undefeated Zakaran Justin "The Haskaka" 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 da sallamãwa gwaniToby 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, duk Ticketmaster wurare, ticketmaster.com, the FedExForum Box Office, ko ta wayar a (800) 745-3000.
A three-bout preliminary card will stream live on an embeddable video player on WSOF.com, farko a 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. Santa.
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MAIN katin
Light Heavyweight Main Event: Teddy Holder vs. Shamil Gamzatov
Hur Co-Main Event: Caros Fodor vs. Luiz Firmino
Welterweight fadan: Jaleel Willis vs. Chauncey Foxworth
Featherweight fadan: Jorge Medina vs. Bryce Mitchell
Na farko katin
Welterweight: Justin Hartley vs. Wade Johnson
Hur: Zach Underwood vs. Jason Williams
Hur: Alvin Williams vs. Wes Sharp |
