TEDDY HOLDER VS. SHAMIL GAMZATOV
ELEVATED TO MAIN EVENT STATUS
LAS VEGAS (Januari 12, 2016) –A re-injury of his hip has forced Mike "The Martian" Ricci to withdraw from his scheduled World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) main event bout with Caros "De Toekomst" Fodor (10-4), who will now face streaking Blackzilians ace Luiz "Buscape" Firmino (18-6) under co-main event status at WSOF27, live op NBCSN op 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT from the FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn. op zaterdag, Jan. 23.
Originally billed as the co-main event, the light heavyweight (205 pond) contest between heavy-handed finisher Teddy Holder (9-2) van Bartlett, Tenn. en ongeslagen Shamil Gamzatov (9-0) van 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,"Zei World Series of Fighting President Vader Chiefs.
“Luiz Firmino, no stranger to our decagon cage,"Vervolg de 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 op oktober 26, 2013 en een unaniem besluit over Tyson Griffin op juni 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 "Baviaan" Palomino, who has since gone on to challenge reigning, ongeslagen kampioen Justin "De Highlight" 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 en onderwerping expertToby 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, alle Ticketmaster locaties, ticketmaster.com, the FedExForum Box Office, of telefonisch op (800) 745-3000.
A three-bout preliminary card will stream live on an embeddable video player on WSOF.com, vanaf 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT.
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Belangrijkste kaart
Licht zwaargewicht Main Event: Teddy Holder vs. Shamil Gamzatov
Lichtgewicht Co-Main Event: Caros Fodor vs. Luiz Firmino
Weltergewicht Bout: Jaleel Willis vs. Chauncey Foxworth
Vedergewicht Bout: Jorge Medina vs. Bryce Mitchell
VOORAF CARD
Weltergewicht: Justin Hartley vs. Wade Johnson
Lichtgewicht: Zach Underwood vs. Jason Williams
Lichtgewicht: Alvin Williams vs. Wes Sharp |
