TEDDY HOLDER VS. SHAMIL GAMZATOV
ELEVATED TO MAIN EVENT STATUS
Лас Вегас (Январ 12, 2016) –A re-injury of his hip has forced Майк "The Martian" Ricci to withdraw from his scheduled World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) main event bout with Caros «оянда» Fodor (10-4), who will now face streaking Blackzilians ace Luiz “Buscape” Firmino (18-6) under co-main event status at WSOF27, зиндагӣ ба NBCSN дар 10 Земле. ЕТ / 7 p.m. PT from the FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn. рӯзи шанбе, Jan. 23.
Originally billed as the co-main event, the light heavyweight (205 мино) contest between heavy-handed finisher Teddy Дорандаи (9-2) аз Бартлетт, Tenn. ва Рокки Шамил Gamzatov (9-0) аз Махачқалъа, 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,Гуфт: «силсилаи ҷаҳонии мубориза президент Падар Сардорони.
“Luiz Firmino, no stranger to our decagon cage,"Идомаи Бузургони, “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 октябр 26, 2013 ва бо қарори якдилонаи бар Tyson Griffin июн 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 Луис "маймун" Palomino, who has since gone on to challenge reigning, қаҳрамони Рокки Justin "The таъкид» 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 ва коршиноси пешниҳодиToby Imada, њам аз whom Firmino defeated by way of unanimous decision.
Tickets for WSOF27 start at just $39.99, and are on sale at WSOF.com, тамоми ҷойҳо Ticketmaster, ticketmaster.com, the FedExForum Box Office, ё бо телефон дар (800) 745-3000.
A three-bout preliminary card will stream live on an embeddable video player on WSOF.com, сар 8 Земле. ЕТ / 5 p.m. PT.
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CARD АСОСӢ
Light Heavyweight Main Event: Teddy Holder vs. Шамил Gamzatov
Co-асосӣ қабул намояд Чорабинии: Caros Fodor vs. Luiz Firmino
Welterweight Бут: Jaleel Willis vs. Chauncey Foxworth
Featherweight Бут: Jorge Medina vs. Bryce Mitchell
CARD ПЕШАКИИ
Welterweight: Justin Hartley vs. Wade Johnson
Қабул намояд: Zach Underwood vs. Jason Williams
Қабул намояд: Alvin Williams vs. Wes Sharp |
