TEDDY HOLDER VS. SHAMIL GAMZATOV
ELEVATED TO MAIN EVENT STATUS

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

Originally billed as the co-main event, the light heavyweight (205 font) contest between heavy-handed finisher Teddy Holder (9-2) Bartlett, Tennessee. és veretlen 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,"Mondta World Series of Fighting elnök Apa Chiefs.

“Luiz Firmino, no stranger to our decagon cage,"Folytatás a 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 Október 26, 2013 és egyhangú döntést felett Tyson Griffin Június 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 "pávián" Palomino, who has since gone on to challenge reigning, veretlen bajnoka Justin "A 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 és benyújtása szakértőToby 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, minden Ticketmaster helyeken, ticketmaster.com, the FedExForum Box Office, vagy telefonon (800) 745-3000.

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

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Főkártya

Félnehézsúlyú Main Event: Teddy Holder vs. Shamil Gamzatov
Könnyű, Co-Main Event: Caros Fodor vs. Luiz Firmino
Váltósúlyú Bout: Jaleel Willis vs. Chauncey Foxworth
Pehelysúly Bout: Jorge Medina vs. Bryce Mitchell

ELŐZETES KÁRTYA

Váltósúlyú: Justin Hartley vs. Wade Johnson
Könnyű: Zach Underwood vs. Jason Williams
Könnyű: Alvin Williams vs. Wes Sharp