WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING COMPLETES WSOF27 MAIN CARD WITH TWO NEW BOUTS FEATURING THREE UNBEATEN, RISING STARS

Undefeated KO artist JaleelThe Realist” Willis (hình) will put his 5-0 record on the line against fellow unbeaten welterweight Chauncey Foxworth (2-0) at WSOF27 on Saturday, Jan 23, live on NBCSN from the FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn.

TRƯỜNG CHỦ: CARLOS FODOR VS. MIKE RICCI
CO-MAIN: TEDDY HOLDER VS. SHAMIL GAMZATOV

LIVE ON NBCSN FROM FEDEXFORUM
IN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE ON SATURDAY, Tháng một 23
LAS VEGAS (Tháng giêng 5, 2016) -World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) announced today that it has completed the live NBCSN televised (10 giờ chiều. ET / 7 giờ chiều. PT), main card portion of its inaugural event of the New Year that will also mark its debut at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn. vào thứ bảy, Jan. 23, with two new bouts featuring three undefeated, ngôi sao đang lên.

In a lightweight (155 pounds) contest that will kick off the live NBCSN telecast of WSOF27, bất bại Bryce “Thug Nasty” Mitchell sẽ vuông off với Jorge Medina trong khi, ở một người nặng (170 pounds) phù hợp, Jaleel “The Realist” WillisChauncey “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,"Nói World Series of Fighting Tổng thống Cha Chiefs.

Bryce Mitchell vs. Jorge Medina

Tại chỉ 21 tuổi, 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.

Như một người nghiệp dư, Mitchell delivered similar results, earning all five of his victories between June 2013 và tháng Tám 2014 by way of first round submission, en route to a near-perfect 5-1 kỷ lục.

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 Dustin Ortiz và bất khả chiến bại Luke Sanders, Medina is looking to rebound from a second round (4:22) WHO (kicks) thất bại dưới tay của Pedro Gomes vào ngày 28, 2015.

Jaleel Willis vs. Chauncey Foxworth

Willis (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.

Để ngày, 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 đầu, chiến thắng 7 of the contests by way of (T)KO hoặc trình.

Tickets for WSOF27 start at just $39.99, and are on sale at WSOF.com, tất cả các địa điểm Ticketmaster, ticketmaster.com, the FedExForum Box Office, hoặc qua điện thoại tại (800) 745-3000.

In the lightweight (155 pounds) sự kiện chính, Mike "The Martian" Ricci will square off rival star Caros "Tương lai" Fodor.

The 29-year-old Ricci (11-4) Montreal, Quebec, Canada is riding a three-fight win streak after scoring a highlight reel KO on Joe Condon with a head kick in the first round (2:41) of their WSOF25 quarterfinal stage tournament matchup on November 20, 2015.

Fodor (10-4) của Kirkland, Rửa. is a 31-year-old protégé of Matt Hume and brother of fellow World Series of Fighting athlete Phoenix Jones, 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 pounds) đồng chính sự kiện, heavy-handed finisherTeddy Chủ (9-2) của Bartlett, Tenn. sẽ chiến đấu bất bại Shamil Gamzatov(9-0) của Makhachkala, Nga.

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 (T)KO hoặc trình.

The WSOF27 preliminary bout card will be announced soon.

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