TEDDY HOLDER VS. SHAMIL GAMZATOV
ELEVATED TO MAIN EVENT STATUS
LAS VEGAS (Հունվար 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 «Ապագան» Fodor (10-4), who will now face streaking Blackzilians ace Luiz “Buscape” Firmino (18-6) under co-main event status at WSOF27, ապրում է NBCSN ժամը 10 կեսօրից. ET / 7 p.m. PT from the FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn. Շաբաթ օրը, Jan. 23.
Originally billed as the co-main event, the light heavyweight (205 ֆունտ) contest between heavy-handed finisher Teddy սեփականատեր (9-2) ՀՀ Bartlett, Tenn. անպարտելի Շամիլ Gamzatov (9-0) ՀՀ Մախաչկալայի, 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,«Համաշխարհային շարք Մարտական նախագահի Հայր Chiefs.
“Luiz Firmino, no stranger to our decagon cage,«Շարունակական ղեկավարը, “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 թվականի հոկտեմբերի 26, 2013 եւ միաձայն որոշումը Tyson Griffin թվականի հունիսի 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, Անպարտելի չեմպիոն Justin "The 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 եւ ներկայացում փորձագետToby Imada, երկուսն էլ whom Firmino defeated by way of unanimous decision.
Tickets for WSOF27 start at just $39.99, and are on sale at WSOF.com, Բոլոր Ticketmaster վայրերում, ticketmaster.com, the FedExForum Box Office, կամ հեռախոսով, ժամը (800) 745-3000.
A three-bout preliminary card will stream live on an embeddable video player on WSOF.com, սկսած 8 կեսօրից. ET / 5 p.m. PT.
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MAIN CARD
Light Heavyweight Main Event: Teddy Holder vs. Շամիլ Gamzatov
Թեթեւ Co-Main Event: Caros Fodor vs. Luiz Firmino
Welterweight Բուտը: Jaleel Willis vs. Chauncey Foxworth
Featherweight Բուտը: Jorge Medina vs. Bryce Mitchell
ՆԱԽՆԱԿԱՆ CARD
Welterweight: Justin Hartley vs. Wade Johnson
Թեթեւ: Zach Underwood vs. Jason Williams
Թեթեւ: Alvin Williams vs. Wes Sharp |
