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 (kushoto) will return to the World Series of Fighting cage to face Louis Taylor on Saturday, Julai 30, wanaishi kwenye NBCSN katika 10:30 p.m. NA / 7:30 p.m. PT from the XFINITY Arena in Everett, Wash. Picha kwa hisani ya: Ryan Loco/World Series of Fighting

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KUHUSU Jumamosi, Julai 30

LAS VEGAS (Juni 29, 2016) -World Mfululizo wa Kupambana na (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 paundi) contest at WSOF32, wanaishi kwenye NBCSN katika 10:30 p.m. NA/7:30 p.m. PT from XFINITY Arena in Everett, Wash. juu ya Jumamosi, Julai 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,"Alisema Dunia Mfululizo wa Kupambana na Rais Baba Chiefs.

In his first start for World Series of Fighting on June 17, 6-mguu, 27-year-old Hawes made quick work of Joshua Key, bao raundi ya kwanza (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 "Mifupa" Jones.

Taylor of Chicago, Mgonjwa. is a 5-foot-11, 37-mwenye umri wa miaka, battle-tested veteran of World Series of Fighting, Strikeforce and Bellator, and a devastating finisher who has earned 11 yake 12 kazi mafanikio kwa njia ya (T)KO au kuwasilisha.

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

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

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

Katika hatua nyingine juu ya kuishi NBCSN matangazo, costumed crime fighter Phoenix Jones (6-1-1) aka Ben Fodor of Seattle, Wash. will look to settle his rivalry with adopted brother Caros "Baadaye" Fodor (10-5) of Seattle in a 162-pound catchweight affair.

Featherweights kutofungwa Hakeem "maana" Dawodu (5-0-1) na 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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