TEDDY HOLDER VS. SHAMIL GAMZATOV
ELEVATED TO MAIN EVENT STATUS
Las Vegas (January 12, 2016) –A re-injury of his hip has forced Майк "Ангарагийн" Ricci to withdraw from his scheduled World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) main event bout with Caros "Ирээдүй" Fodor (10-4), who will now face streaking Blackzilians ace Luiz “Buscape” Firmino (18-6) under co-main event status at WSOF27, нь NBCSN дээр амьдрах 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT from the FedExForum in Memphis, Теннесигийн. Бямба гарагт, Эцсийн. 23.
Originally billed as the co-main event, the light heavyweight (205 кг) contest between heavy-handed finisher Тедди эзэмшигч (9-2) Бартлет нь, Теннесигийн. мөн гийн ялагдашгүй Шамиль Gamzatov (9-0) Махачкала нь, 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,"Тэмцэх Ерөнхийлөгчийн Дэлхийн Каталогийн код гэж хэлсэн Эцэг ахлагч.
“Luiz Firmino, no stranger to our decagon cage,"Үргэлжлэл ахлагч, “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 Аравдугаар сарын тухай 26, 2013 мөн санал нэгтэй шийдвэр дээш Tyson Griffin -нд 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 Луис "бабуин" Palomino, who has since gone on to challenge reigning, гийн ялагдашгүй аварга Жастин "Тодруулах" 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 , өргөн мэдүүлэх шинжээчToby 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, Бүх Ticketmaster байршил, ticketmaster.com, the FedExForum Box Office, эсвэл утсаар (800) 745-3000.
A three-bout preliminary card will stream live on an embeddable video player on WSOF.com, эхлэн 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT.
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ҮНДСЭН КАРТ
Light Heavyweight Main Event: Teddy Holder vs. Шамиль Gamzatov
Хөнгөн Хамтран Үндсэн үйл явцыг: Caros Fodor vs. Luiz Firmino
Welterweight дайралт хийвэл: Jaleel Willis vs. Chauncey Foxworth
Өд дайралт хийвэл: Jorge Medina vs. Bryce Mitchell
УРЬДЧИЛСАН КАРТ
Welterweight: Justin Hartley vs. Уэйд Жонсон
Хөнгөн: Zach Underwood vs. Jason Williams
Хөнгөн: Alvin Williams vs. Wes Sharp |
