SUPORTE DE PELUCHE VS. SHAMIL GAMZATOV
ELEVATED TO MAIN EVENT STATUS
LAS VEGAS (Janeiro 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, viver em NBCSN 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT from the FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn. no sábado, Jan. 23.
Originally billed as the co-main event, o meio-pesado (205 libras) contest between heavy-handed finisher Teddy Detentor (9-2) de Bartlett, Tenn. e invicto Shamil Gamzatov (9-0) de 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,", Disse o presidente da World Series Luta Pai Chiefs.
“Luiz Firmino, no stranger to our decagon cage,"continuou o 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, Paraiba, Brazil is riding a five-fight win streak. His last two victories – a unanimous decision over Jacob Volkmann em outubro 26, 2013 e uma decisão unânime sobre Tyson Griffin em junho 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 "babuíno" Palomino, who has since gone on to challenge reigning, campeão invicto Justin "O destaque" 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 e especialista em submissãoToby Imada, ambos whom Firmino defeated by way of unanimous decision.
Os ingressos para o WSOF27 começam em apenas $39.99, e estão à venda em WSOF.com, todos os locais da Ticketmaster, ticketmaster.com, a bilheteria FedExForum, ou pelo telefone (800) 745-3000.
A three-bout preliminary card will stream live on an embeddable video player on WSOF.com, começando no 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT.
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CARD PRINCIPAL
Evento Principal Light Heavyweight: Teddy Holder vs. Shamil Gamzatov
Co-Main leve Evento: Caros Fodor vs. Luiz Firmino
Welterweight Bout: Jaleel Willis vs. Chauncey Foxworth
Pena Bout: Jorge Medina vs. Bryce Mitchell
CARD PRELIMINAR
Welterweight: Justin Hartley vs. Wade Johnson
Leve: Zach Underwood vs. Jason Williams
Leve: Alvin Williams vs. Wes Sharp |
