TEDDY HOLDER VS. SHAMIL GAMZATOV
ELEVATED TO MAIN EVENT STATUS
LAS VEGAS (Sausis 12, 2016) –A re-injury of his hip has forced Mike "Marso" Ricci to withdraw from his scheduled World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) main event bout with Caros "Ateitis" Fodor (10-4), who will now face streaking Blackzilians ace Luiz “Buscape” Firmino (18-6) under co-main event status at WSOF27, gyvena NBCSN ne 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT from the FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn. šeštadienį, Sau. 23.
Originally billed as the co-main event, the light heavyweight (205 svarų) contest between heavy-handed finisher Teddy turėtojas (9-2) iš Bartlett, Tenn. ir nenugalėtas Shamil Gamzatov (9-0) iš Machačkala, 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,Sakė World Series of Fighting prezidentas Tėvas vadovų.
“Luiz Firmino, no stranger to our decagon cage,"tęsė vadovų, “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 spalio 26, 2013 ir vienbalsiu sprendimu per Tyson Griffin birželio 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 "babuinų" Palomino, who has since gone on to challenge reigning, nenugalėtas čempionas Justinas "Paryškinti" 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 ir pateikimas ekspertasToby 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, visi Ticketmaster vietos, ticketmaster.com, the FedExForum Box Office, arba telefonu (800) 745-3000.
A three-bout preliminary card will stream live on an embeddable video player on WSOF.com, pradedant nuo 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT.
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PAGRINDINIS KORTELĖ
Pagrindinis sunkiasvorio svorio turnyras: Teddy Holder vs. Shamil Gamzatov
Lengvas Bendras Main Event: Caros Fodor vs. Luiz Firmino
Negu vidutinis svoris Bout: Jaleel Willis vs. Chauncey Foxworth
Lengvas Bout: Jorge Medina vs. Bryce Mitchell
PRELIMINARUS KORTELĖ
Negu vidutinis svoris: Justin Hartley vs. Wade Johnson
Lengvas: Zach Underwood vs. Jason Williams
Lengvas: Alvin Williams vs. Wes Sharp |
