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Las Vegas (Pipiri 29, 2016) -World Series o te whawhai (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 pauna) contest at WSOF32, ora i runga i NBCSN i 10:30 p.m. AND/7:30 p.m. PT from XFINITY Arena in Everett, Horoi. i runga i Rāhoroi, Hōngongoi 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,"Ka mea a World Series o Fighting peresideni Rangatira Matua.

In his first start for World Series of Fighting on June 17, te-waewae 6, 27-year-old Hawes made quick work of Joshua Key, te kaute i te rauna tuatahi (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 "Wheua" Jones.

Taylor of Chicago, Mate. is a 5-foot-11, 37-tau-tau, battle-tested veteran of World Series of Fighting, Strikeforce and Bellator, and a devastating finisher who has earned 11 o tona 12 toa mahi i te ara o te (T)KO tukunga ranei.

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

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

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

I roto i te mahi atu i runga i te telecast NBCSN ora, costumed crime fighter Phoenix Jones (6-1-1) aka Ben Fodor of Seattle, Horoi. will look to settle his rivalry with adopted brother Caros "Te Future" Fodor (10-5) of Seattle in a 162-pound catchweight affair.

Featherweights hinga kore Hakeem "te auraa" Dawodu (5-0-1) a Marat Magomedov (7-0-1) will square off in a preliminary card bout.

Additional preliminary card bouts for WSOF32 will be announced soon.