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הויפּט געשעעניש: CARLOS FODOR VS. MIKE RICCI
CO-MAIN: TEDDY HOLDER VS. SHAMIL GAMZATOV
LIVE ON NBCSN FROM FEDEXFORUM
IN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE ON SATURDAY, יאַנואַר 23
לאַס וועגאַס (יאַנואַר 5, 2016) -וואָרלד סעריעס פון Fighting (WSOF.com) announced today that it has completed the live NBCSN televised (10 פּ.ם. עט / 7 פּ.ם. פּט), main card portion of its inaugural event of the New Year that will also mark its debut at the FedExForum in Memphis, טען. אויף שבת, Jan. 23, with two new bouts featuring three undefeated, רייזינג שטערן.
In a lightweight (155 פונט) contest that will kick off the live NBCSN telecast of WSOF27, אַנביטאַן Bryce “Thug Nasty” Mitchell וועט קוואַדראַט אַוועק מיט Jorge Medina ווייַלע, אין אַ וועלטערווייט (170 פונט) מאַטשאַפּ, Jaleel “The Realist” Willis און Chauncey “The Machine” Foxworth will put their respective, perfect records on the line against one another.
“We are looking forward to kicking off 2016 with another spectacular, action-packed fight card that is filled with our customary mix of established, name fighters and top level prospects that have been climbing the ranks of rival competitors in order to make it to the big show,"האט וועלט סעריעס פון Fighting פּרעזידענט טאַטע טשיעפס.
Bryce Mitchell vs. Jorge Medina
אין נאָר 21 יאָרן פון עלטער, Mitchell (4-0) of Searcy, Ark. is quickly gaining steam on the professional circuit and a reputation for being a considerable threat on the mat. Since making his pro debut last January, he has produced first round submissions – three by way of rear-naked choke and the last by way of armbar – in all four of his starts.
ווי אַ ליבהאָבער, Mitchell delivered similar results, earning all five of his victories between June 2013 און אויגוסט 2014 by way of first round submission, en route to a near-perfect 5-1 רעקאָרד.
Mitchell’s opponent, Medina (4-2) of Nashville, Tenn., has also imposed his will on the canvas with phenomenal submission work, forcing his first three professional opponents to tap out from either strikes or from a rear-naked choke.
A product of Nashville MMA, the training camp that gave rise to notable stars such as דאַסטין אָרטיז און אַנדיפיטיד Luke Sanders, Medina is looking to rebound from a second round (4:22) וואס (kicks) defeat at the hands of Pedro Gomes אויף מאַרץ 28, 2015.
Jaleel Willis vs. Chauncey Foxworth
וויליס (5-0) of Memphis is a former high school wrestling star who has carried his previous athletic success into the cage where he has been taken the distance of a fight just once over the course of five professional matchups.
Outside of the sole unanimous decision that he was the victor of, Willis has finished all of his adversaries inside of one round, and all with an onslaught of punches.
צו דאַטע, Foxworth (2-0) of Hot Springs, Ark. has dominated similarly, scoring first round TKO’s in both of his efforts as a professional. The 24-year-old competed as an amateur for nearly three years and 15 ענדס, ווינינג 7 of the contests by way of (ה)קאָ אָדער סאַבמישאַן.
Tickets for WSOF27 start at just $39.99, and are on sale at WSOF.com, אַלע טיקקעטמאַסטער לאָוקיישאַנז, ticketmaster.com, the FedExForum Box Office, אָדער דורך טעלעפאָנירן בייַ (800) 745-3000.
In the lightweight (155 פונט) הויפּט געשעעניש, מייק "די מאַרשאַן" ריטשי will square off rival star קאַראָס "די צוקונפֿט" Fodor.
The 29-year-old Ricci (11-4) פון מאָנטרעאַל, קוועבעק, Canada is riding a three-fight win streak after scoring a highlight reel KO on דזשאָו קאָנדאָן with a head kick in the first round (2:41) of their WSOF25 quarterfinal stage tournament matchup on November 20, 2015.
Fodor (10-4) פון Kirkland, וואַשן. is a 31-year-old protégé of מאַט כיום and brother of fellow World Series of Fighting athlete פיניקס דזשאָנעס, looking to notch his third consecutive win in his promotional debut after concluding a successful, four-fight run in Asia.
In the light heavyweight (205 פונט) גלויבנס-הויפּט געשעעניש, heavy-handed finisherטעדי האָלדער (9-2) פון באַרטלעטט, טען. will battle undefeated שאַמיל גאַמזאַטאָוו(9-0) פון מאַכאַטשקאַלאַ, רוסלאַנד.
Gamzatov, the number two ranked light heavyweight in the Ukraine, has yet to be taken past the second round of a fight, while Holder has earned all nine of his professional career wins by way of (ה)קאָ אָדער סאַבמישאַן.
The WSOF27 preliminary bout card will be announced soon.
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