WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING HEADS TO FEDEX FORUM IN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE SATURDAY, Jannar 23, LIVE FUQ NBCSN

Event Main: Mike Ricci vs. Caros Fodor
Ko-Main Event: Teddy Holder vs. Shamil Gamzatov

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LAS VEGAS (Diċembru 21, 2015) -World Serje ta 'Fighting (WSOF.com) will kick off the New Year with its 27th live event and first trip ever to the FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn. fuq IS-SIBT, Jan. 23, jgħixu fuq NBCSN fil 10 p.m. U/7 p.m. PT.

In the WSOF27 lightweight (155 liri) avveniment prinċipali, Mike "Il Martian" Ricci Se kwadru off ma ' Caros "Il-Futur" Fodor filwaqt, in the light heavyweight (205 liri) ko-prinċipali avveniment, heavy-handed finisher Detentur Teddy 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,"Qal World Series tal CEO Fighting Carlos Silva.

Biljetti għall-avveniment jibda fil biss $39.99, and are on sale at WSOF.com, postijiet kollha Ticketmaster, ticketmaster.com, the FedExForum Box Office, jew bit-telefon fi (800) 745-3000.

Mike Ricci vs. Caros Fodor

The 29-year-old Ricci (11-4) ta '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) tal Kirkland, Aħsel. 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

Detentur (9-2) ta 'Bartlett, Tenn. is a former high school football star turned MMA machine who made his first big mark in the sport at WSOF19 on Marzu 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.

Detentur, whose nine-career victories have all come by way of (T)KO jew is-sottomissjoni, scored an upset, ewwel rawnd (2:00) TKO on Silva with a barrage of punches.

The unbeaten Gamzatov (9-0) ta '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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