TEDDY HOLDER VS. SHAMIL GAMZATOV
ELEVATED TO MAIN EVENT STATUS
LAS VEGAS (Januar 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 "The Future" Fodor (10-4), who will now face streaking Blackzilians ace Luiz “Buscape” Firmino (18-6) under co-main event status at WSOF27, live på NBCSN på 10 pm. ET / 7 pm. PT from the FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn. på lørdag, Jan. 23.
Originally billed as the co-main event, the light heavyweight (205 pounds) contest between heavy-handed finisher Teddy Holder (9-2) av Bartlett, Tenn. og ubeseiret Shamil Gamzatov (9-0) av 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,"Sa World Series of Fighting president Far Chiefs.
“Luiz Firmino, no stranger to our decagon cage,"Fortsatt 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 oktober 26, 2013 og en enstemmig avgjørelse i løpet av Tyson Griffin 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 "Baboon" Palomino, who has since gone on to challenge reigning, ubeseiret mester Justin "Høydepunktet" 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 og innlevering ekspertToby 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 steder, ticketmaster.com, the FedExForum Box Office, eller på telefon (800) 745-3000.
A three-bout preliminary card will stream live on an embeddable video player on WSOF.com, begynner på 8 pm. ET / 5 p.m. PT.
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Hovedkortet
Light Heavyweight Main Event: Teddy Holder vs. Shamil Gamzatov
Lett Co-Main Event: Caros Fodor vs. Luiz Firmino
Weltervekt Bout: Jaleel Willis vs. Chauncey Foxworth
Fjær Bout: Jorge Medina vs. Bryce Mitchell
FORELØPIG CARD
Weltervekt: Justin Hartley vs. Wade Johnson
Lettvekt: Zach Underwood vs. Jason Williams
Lettvekt: Alvin Williams vs. Wes Sharp |
