TEDDY HOLDER VS. SHAMIL GAMZATOV
ELEVATED TO MAIN EVENT STATUS
LAS VEGAS (ເດືອນມັງກອນ 12, 2016) –A re-injury of his hip has forced Mike "Martian ໄດ້" Ricci to withdraw from his scheduled World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) main event bout with Caros "ອະນາຄົດ" Fodor (10-4), who will now face streaking Blackzilians ace Luiz “Buscape” Firmino (18-6) under co-main event status at WSOF27, ອາໄສຢູ່ໃນ NBCSN ທີ່ 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT from the FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn. ໃນວັນເສົາ, Jan. 23.
Originally billed as the co-main event, the light heavyweight (205 ປອນ) contest between heavy-handed finisher ຜູ້ Teddy (9-2) ຂອງ Bartlett, Tenn. ແລະຊະນະຕະຫລອດ Shamil Gamzatov (9-0) ຂອງ 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,"ໂລກແບບການຕໍ່ສູ້ປະທານປະເທດໄດ້ກ່າວວ່າ ພຣະບິດາຫົວຫນ້າ.
“Luiz Firmino, no stranger to our decagon cage,"ສືບຕໍ່ຫົວຫນ້າ, “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, ລາອີ, Brazil is riding a five-fight win streak. His last two victories – a unanimous decision over Jacob Volkmann ໃນເດືອນຕຸລາ 26, 2013 ແລະການຕັດສິນໃຈ unanimous ໃນໄລຍະ Tyson Griffin ໃນເດືອນມິຖຸນາ 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, ອ່ານ undefeated Justin "ຈຸດເດັ່ນຂອງ" 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 ແລະຜູ້ຊ່ຽວຊານການຍື່ນສະເຫນີToby Imada, ທັງສອງ whom Firmino defeated by way of unanimous decision.
Tickets for WSOF27 start at just $39.99, and are on sale at WSOF.com, ທຸກສະຖານທີ່ Ticketmaster, ticketmaster.com, the FedExForum Box Office, ຫຼືທາງໂທລະສັບທີ່ (800) 745-3000.
A three-bout preliminary card will stream live on an embeddable video player on WSOF.com, ເລີ່ມຕົ້ນຢູ່ 8 p.m. ແລະ / 5 p.m. PT.
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CARD MAIN
ເຫດການຕົ້ນຕໍທີ່ມີນ້ໍາຫນັກເບົາ: Teddy Holder vs. Shamil Gamzatov
Co-ຫຼັກ Lightweight ເຫດການ: Caros Fodor vs. Luiz Firmino
Welterweight Bout: Jaleel Willis vs. Chauncey Foxworth
ຄັນ Bout: Jorge Medina vs. Bryce Mitchell
CARD ເບື້ອງຕົ້ນ
Welterweight: Justin Hartley vs. Wade Johnson
Lightweight: Zach Underwood vs. Jason Williams
Lightweight: Alvin Williams vs. Wes Sharp |
