TEDDY HOLDER VS. SHAMIL GAMZATOV
ELEVATED TO MAIN EVENT STATUS
LAS VEGAS (Janvāris 12, 2016) –A re-injury of his hip has forced Mike "Marsa" Ricci to withdraw from his scheduled World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) main event bout with Caros "Nākotne" Fodor (10-4), who will now face streaking Blackzilians ace Luiz “Buscape” Firmino (18-6) under co-main event status at WSOF27, tiešraidē NBCSN at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT from the FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn. sestdien, Jan. 23.
Originally billed as the co-main event, the light heavyweight (205 mārciņas) contest between heavy-handed finisher Teddy Holder (9-2) no Bartlett, Tenn. un undefeated 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,"Sacīja World Series of Fighting prezidents Tēvs Chiefs.
“Luiz Firmino, no stranger to our decagon cage,"turpināja 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 oktobrī 26, 2013 un vienprātīgs lēmums vairāk Tyson Griffin jūnijā 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, undefeated čempions Justin "Izcelt" 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 un iesniegšana ekspertsToby 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 vietas, ticketmaster.com, the FedExForum Box Office, vai pa tālruni (800) 745-3000.
A three-bout preliminary card will stream live on an embeddable video player on WSOF.com, sākas 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT.
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GALVENĀ CARD
Light Heavyweight Main Event: Teddy Holder vs. Shamil Gamzatov
Viegls Co-Main Event: Caros Fodor vs. Luiz Firmino
Papildsvars Bout: Jaleel Willis vs. Chauncey Foxworth
Viegls Bout: Jorge Medina vs. Bryce Mitchell
IEPRIEKŠĒJA CARD
Papildsvars: Justin Hartley vs. Wade Johnson
Viegls: Zach Underwood vs. Jason Williams
Viegls: Alvin Williams vs. Wes Sharp |
