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Main tshwm sim: Mike Ricci vs. Caros Fodor
Co-Main kev tshwm sim: Teddy Holder vs. Shamil Gamzatov
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Las Vegas (Kaum Ob Hlis Ntuj 21, 2015) -World Series ntawm Sib ntaus (WSOF.com) will kick off the New Year with its 27th live event and first trip ever to the FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn. rau Saturday, Jan. 23, nyob rau NBCSN ntawm 10 p.m. THIAB/7 p.m. PT.
In the WSOF27 lightweight (155 phaus) ntsiab kev tshwm sim, Mike "Lub Martian" Ricci yuav square tawm nrog Caros "Lub neej yav tom ntej" Fodor thaum lub sij hawm, in the light heavyweight (205 phaus) co-ntsiab kev tshwm sim, heavy-handed finisher Teddy yas dhos will battle undefeated Shamil Gamzatov.
“We are excited to make our debut in Memphis thanks, in great part, to V3 Fights, which has a stellar reputation for putting together great events in that market and is helping us bring our brand of live, world-class MMA action to new fans,"Hais tias lub ntiaj teb no Series ntawm Sib ntaus CEO Carlos Silva.
Daim pib rau cov kev tshwm sim pib thaum nyuam qhuav $39.99, and are on sale at WSOF.com, tag nrho Ticketmaster qhov chaw, ticketmaster.com, the FedExForum Box Office, los yog los ntawm tus xov tooj ntawm (800) 745-3000.
Mike Ricci vs. Caros Fodor
The 29-year-old Ricci (11-4) ntawm Montreal, Quebec, Canada will enter the World Series of Fighting decagon cage on 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 matchup in the quarterfinal stage matchup of the WSOF25 one-night, eight-man tournament.
Fodor (10-4) ntawm Kirkland, Ntxuav. is looking to notch his third consecutive win in his World Series of Fighting debut after concluding a successful, four-fight run in Asia. The 31-year-old protégé of Matt Hume and brother of fellow World Series of Fighting competitor and costumed superhero Phoenix Jones exploded onto the national MMA scene in 2010 when he ran to five consecutive wins with the now defunct Strikeforce promotion.
Teddy Holder vs. Shamil Gamzatov
Yas dhos (9-2) ntawm Bartlett, Tenn. is a former high school football star turned MMA machine who made his first big mark in the sport at WSOF19 on Lub peb hlis ntuj 28 after being bumped up from the event’s undercard to a co-main event matchup with established star Thiago Silva, on the day of the event due to the withdrawal of Silva’s original opponent, Matt Hamill, from the matchup.
Yas dhos, whose nine-career victories have all come by way of (T)KO los yog cuav, scored an upset, thawj round (2:00) TKO on Silva with a barrage of punches.
The unbeaten Gamzatov (9-0) ntawm Makhachkala, Russia will make his debut in the U.S. after finishing all of his professional opponents to date in either the first or second round. The 25-year-old is the number two ranked light heavyweight in the Ukraine and the number 24 ranked light heavyweight in Russia.
Additional matchups for WSOF27 will be announced soon.
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