TEDDY HOLDER VS. SHAMIL GAMZATOV
ELEVATED TO MAIN EVENT STATUS
LAS VEGAS (Styczeń 12, 2016) –A re-injury of his hip has forced Mike "Marsjański" Ricci to withdraw from his scheduled World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) main event bout with Caros "Przyszłość" Fodor (10-4), who will now face streaking Blackzilians ace Luiz „Buscape” Firmino (18-6) under co-main event status at WSOF27, żyć na NBCSN na 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT from the FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn. w sobotę, Jan. 23.
Originally billed as the co-main event, the light heavyweight (205 funtów) contest between heavy-handed finisher Teddy Holder (9-2) od Bartlett, Tenn. i niepokonany Szamil Gamzatov (9-0) z Machaczkała, 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,"Powiedział World Series of Fighting prezydenta Ojciec Chiefs.
“Luiz Firmino, no stranger to our decagon cage,"Ciąg dalszy 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 października 26, 2013 i jednomyślna decyzja na Tyson Griffin czerwca 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 "Pawian" Palomino, who has since gone on to challenge reigning, niepokonanym mistrzem Justin "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 i ekspert złożenieToby 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, wszystkie lokalizacje ticketmaster, ticketmaster.com, the FedExForum Box Office, lub telefonicznie pod (800) 745-3000.
A three-bout preliminary card will stream live on an embeddable video player on WSOF.com, począwszy od 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT.
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Karty głównej
Main Event wagi półciężkiej: Teddy Holder vs. Szamil Gamzatov
Lekki Co-Main Event: Caros Fodor vs. Luiz Firmino
Półśredniej Bout: Jaleel Willis vs. Chauncey Foxworth
Piórkowej Bout: Jorge Medina vs. Bryce Mitchell
KARTA WSTĘPNE
Półśredniej: Justin Hartley vs. Wade Johnson
Lekki: Zach Underwood vs. Jason Williams
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