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 "The Future" Fodor (10-4), who will now face streaking Blackzilians ace Luiz “Buscape” Firmino (18-6) under co-main event status at WSOF27, hirup dina NBCSN di 10 p.m. Et / 7 p.m. PT from the FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn. dina dinten saptu, Jan. 23.
Originally billed as the co-main event, the light heavyweight (205 kilogram) contest between heavy-handed finisher Teddy Holder (9-2) of Bartlett, Tenn. jeung undefeated Shamil Gamzatov (9-0) of 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,"Ceuk World Series tempur Présidén Rama kepala suku.
“Luiz Firmino, no stranger to our decagon cage,"Terus nu kepala suku, “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 dina tanggal 26, 2013 jeung kaputusan unanimous over Tyson Griffin dina tanggal 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 "babun" Palomino, who has since gone on to challenge reigning, jawara undefeated Justin "The Sorot" 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 jeung ahli kalumanToby 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, kabeh cicingan nu Ticketmaster, ticketmaster.com, the FedExForum Box Office, atawa ku telepon di (800) 745-3000.
A three-bout preliminary card will stream live on an embeddable video player on WSOF.com, dimimitian di 8 p.m. AND / 5 p.m. PT.
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Kartu utama
Light Heavyweight Main Event: Teddy Holder vs. Shamil Gamzatov
Co-Main Lightweight Event: Caros Fodor vs. Luiz Firmino
Welterweight bout: Jaleel Willis vs. Chauncey Foxworth
Featherweight bout: Jorge Medina vs. Bryce Mitchell
Kartu awal
Welterweight: Justin Hartley vs. Wade Johnson
Lightweight: Zach Underwood vs. Jason Williams
Lightweight: Alvin Williams vs. Wes Sharp |
