TEDDY HOLDER VS. SHAMIL GAMZATOV
ELEVATED TO MAIN EVENT STATUS

Las Vegas (Enero 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, mabuhay sa NBCSN sa 10 p.m. ET / 7 pm. PT from the FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn. sa Sabado, Jan. 23.

Originally billed as the co-main event, the light heavyweight (205 pounds) contest between heavy-handed finisher Teddy Holder (9-2) ng Bartlett, Tenn. at undefeated Shamil Gamzatov (9-0) ng 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,"Sabi World Serye ng fighting President Ama Chiefs.

“Luiz Firmino, no stranger to our decagon cage,"Patuloy ang 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 sa Oktubre 26, 2013 at isang lubos na nagkakaisa desisyon sa paglipas ng Tyson Griffin sa Hunyo 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, undefeated kampeon Justin "Ang 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 at pagsumite expertToby 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, lahat ng mga lokasyon Ticketmaster, ticketmaster.com, the FedExForum Box Office, o sa pamamagitan ng telepono sa (800) 745-3000.

A three-bout preliminary card will stream live on an embeddable video player on WSOF.com, magmula sa 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT.

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PANGUNAHING CARD

Light Heavyweight Main Event: Teddy Holder vs. Shamil Gamzatov
Magaang na Co-Main Event: Caros Fodor vs. Luiz Firmino
Welterweyt Bout: Jaleel Willis vs. Chauncey Foxworth
Featherweight Bout: Jorge Medina vs. Bryce Mitchell

Paunang CARD

Welterweyt: Justin Hartley vs. Wade Johnson
Magaan ang timbang: Zach Underwood vs. Jason Williams
Magaan ang timbang: Alvin Williams vs. Wes Sharp