TEDDY HOLDER VS. SHAMIL GAMZATOV
ELEVATED TO MAIN EVENT STATUS
LAS VEGAS (ಜನವರಿ 12, 2016) –A re-injury of his hip has forced ಮೈಕ್ "ಮಂಗಳದ" ರಿಕಿ to withdraw from his scheduled World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) main event bout with Caros "ಫ್ಯೂಚರ್" Fodor (10-4), who will now face streaking Blackzilians ace Luiz “Buscape” Firmino (18-6) under co-main event status at WSOF27, ನಲ್ಲಿ NBCSN ಜೀವಿಸುವ 10 p.m. ಇಟಿ / 7 ಪಿ.ಎಂ. PT from the FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn. ಶನಿವಾರ, ಜನವರಿ. 23.
Originally billed as the co-main event, the light heavyweight (205 ಪೌಂಡ್) contest between heavy-handed finisher ಟೆಡ್ಡಿ ಹೋಲ್ಡರ್ (9-2) ಬಾರ್ಟ್ಲೆಟ್ ರ, Tenn. ಮತ್ತು ಗೆಲುವಿನ Shamil Gamzatov (9-0) ಮಖಚ್ಕಳ ಆಫ್, 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,"ಹೋರಾಟ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರ ವಿಶ್ವ ಸರಣಿ ಹೇಳಿದರು ತಂದೆ ಚೀಫ್ಸ್.
“Luiz Firmino, no stranger to our decagon cage,"ಮುಂದುವರಿದ ಚೀಫ್ಸ್, “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, ಪರೈಬಾ, Brazil is riding a five-fight win streak. His last two victories – a unanimous decision over Jacob Volkmann ಅಕ್ಟೋಬರ್ 26, 2013 ಮತ್ತು ಅವಿರೋಧವಾಗಿ ತೀರ್ಪು ಮೇಲೆ Tyson Griffin ಜೂನ್ 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 ಲೂಯಿಸ್ "ಬಬೂನ್" Palomino, who has since gone on to challenge reigning, ಗೆಲುವಿನ ಚಾಂಪಿಯನ್ ಜಸ್ಟಿನ್ "ಹೈಲೈಟ್" 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 ಮತ್ತು ಸಲ್ಲಿಕೆ ತಜ್ಞToby 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, ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಟಿಕೆಟ್ ಸಂಬಂಧಿತ ಸ್ಥಳಗಳಲ್ಲಿ, ticketmaster.com, the FedExForum Box Office, ಅಥವಾ ಫೋನ್ ಮೂಲಕ (800) 745-3000.
A three-bout preliminary card will stream live on an embeddable video player on WSOF.com, ಆರಂಭಗೊಂಡ 8 p.m. ಇಟಿ / 5 ಹಾರಾಟವನ್ನು ಆರಂಭಿಸಿದವು. ಪಿಟಿ.
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ಮುಖ್ಯ ಕಾರ್ಡ್
Light Heavyweight Main Event: Teddy Holder vs. Shamil Gamzatov
ಹಗುರ ಸಹಕಾರ ಮೇನ್ ಈವೆಂಟ್: Caros Fodor vs. Luiz Firmino
ವೆಲ್ಟರ್ವೈಟ್ ಬೌಟ್: Jaleel Willis vs. Chauncey Foxworth
Featherweight ಬೌಟ್: Jorge Medina vs. Bryce Mitchell
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ವೆಲ್ಟರ್ವೈಟ್: Justin Hartley vs. Wade Johnson
ಹಗುರವಾದ: Zach Underwood vs. Jason Williams
ಹಗುರವಾದ: Alvin Williams vs. Wes Sharp |
