WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING HEADS TO FEDEX FORUM IN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE SATURDAY, January 23, Ndụ NBCSN

Main Omume: Mike Ricci vs. Caros Fodor
Ngalaba-Main Omume: Teddy Holder vs. Shamil Gamzatov

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Las Vegas (December 21, 2015) -World Usoro Ọgụ (WSOF.com) will kick off the New Year with its 27nke live event and first trip ever to the FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn. na Saturday, Jan. 23, ibi na NBCSN na 10 p.m. NA/7 p.m. Pt.

In the WSOF27 lightweight (155 pound) isi ihe omume, Mike "The Martian" Ricci ga-Square oyi na Caros "The Future" Fodor mgbe, in the light heavyweight (205 pound) ngalaba-isi omume, heavy-handed finisher Egwuregwu njide 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,"Kwuru World usoro Ọgụ CEO Carlos Silva.

Tiketi maka ihe omume na-amalite na dị nnọọ $39.99, and are on sale at WSOF.com, niile Ticketmaster ọnọdụ, ticketmaster.com, the FedExForum Box Office, ma ọ bụ site na ekwentị na (800) 745-3000.

Mike Ricci vs. Caros Fodor

The 29-year-old Ricci (11-4) nke 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) nke Kirkland, Saa. 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 kwuru 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

Njide (9-2) nke Bartlett, Tenn. is a former high school football star turned MMA machine who made his first big mark in the sport at WSOF19 on March 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, Mat Hamill, from the matchup.

Njide, whose nine-career victories have all come by way of (T)Ko ma ọ bụ na-erubere, scored an upset, mbụ gburugburu (2:00) TKO on Silva with a barrage of punches.

The unbeaten Gamzatov (9-0) nke 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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