UNDEFEATED PHIL HAWES REPLACES SHAMIL GAMZATOV AGAINST LOUIS TAYLOR AT WSOF32: MORAES VS. HILL II

Fresh off his promotional debut victory, undefeated middleweight Phil Hawes (vinstri) will return to the World Series of Fighting cage to face Louis Taylor on Saturday, Júlí 30, lifa á NBCSN á 10:30 p.m. OG / 7:30 p.m. PT from the XFINITY Arena in Everett, Þvoið. Photo inneign: Ryan Loco/World Series of Fighting

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ON Laugardagur, Júlí 30

LAS VEGAS (Júní 29, 2016) -World Series að berjast (WSOF.com) announced today that undefeated, top prospect Phil Hawes (4-0) will make a quick turnaround and step back in the decagon cage just six weeks after his promotional debut, and will square off with Louis “Put The Guns Down” Taylor (12-3) in a middleweight (185 £) contest at WSOF32, lifa á NBCSN á 10:30 p.m. OG/7:30 p.m. PT from XFINITY Arena in Everett, Þvoið. á Laugardagur, Júlí 30.

Hawes of Little Ferry, N.J. will replace Shamil Gamzatov, another undefeated, rising star in the World Series of Fighting stable, after Gamzatov was forced to withdraw from the commitment due to a personal issue.

“We hope to see Shamil back in action soon, and we salute Phil Hawes for having the courage and willpower to return to action less than two months after his first fight with us,"Sagði World Series of Fighting forseta Faðir Chiefs.

In his first start for World Series of Fighting on June 17, 6-fótur, 27-year-old Hawes made quick work of Joshua Key, skora fyrstu umferð (2:52) TKO on Key with a series of elbow strikes.

A product of the Jackson-Winklejohn camp in Albuquerque, N.M., Hawes was a 2009 junior college national wrestling champion for Iowa Central Community College, also the alma mater of Jackson-Winklejohn teammate and UFC champion Jon "Bones" Jones.

Taylor of Chicago, Ill. is a 5-foot-11, 37-ára gamall, battle-tested veteran of World Series of Fighting, Strikeforce and Bellator, and a devastating finisher who has earned 11 hans 12 feril vinnur með því að (T)KO eða uppgjöf.

In his last start and debut for World Series of Fighting on Mars 12, Taylor extended his win streak to five consecutive bouts by submitting Cory Develain just 29 seconds with a guillotine choke.

Verð frá $29, tickets for WSOF32: Moraes vs. Hill II are on sale at XFINITYArenaEverett.com and WSOF.com.

In the world bantamweight (135 £) championship main event, Marlon Moraes 16-4-1) will defend his coveted title for the second time against Josh "Gentleman" Hill (14-1) meðan, in the co-main event and a second world championship rematch, Alexandre "Captain" Almeida (18-5) will put his featherweight (145 £) belt on the line against the fighter he took it fromLance Palmer (10-2).

Í öðrum aðgerð á lifandi NBCSN útsending, costumed crime fighter Phoenix Jones (6-1-1) aka Ben Fodor of Seattle, Þvoið. will look to settle his rivalry with adopted brother Caros "The Future" Fodor (10-5) of Seattle in a 162-pound catchweight affair.

Ósigraður featherweights Hakeem "meina" Dawodu (5-0-1) og Marat Magomedov (7-0-1) will square off in a preliminary card bout.

Additional preliminary card bouts for WSOF32 will be announced soon.

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