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 (ekpe) will return to the World Series of Fighting cage to face Louis Taylor on Saturday, July 30, ibi na NBCSN na 10:30 p.m. NA / 7:30 p.m. PT from the XFINITY Arena in Everett, Saa. Photo Ebe E Si Nweta: Ryan Loco/World Series of Fighting

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Las Vegas (June 29, 2016) -World Usoro Ọgụ (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 pound) contest at WSOF32, ibi na NBCSN na 10:30 p.m. NA/7:30 p.m. PT from XFINITY Arena in Everett, Saa. na Saturday, July 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,"Kwuru World usoro-alụ ọgụ President Nna Chiefs.

In his first start for World Series of Fighting on June 17, 6-ụkwụ, 27-year-old Hawes made quick work of Joshua Key, isi a mbụ gburugburu (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 "ọkpụkpụ" Jones.

Taylor of Chicago, Ọrịa. is a 5-foot-11, 37-otu afọ, battle-tested veteran of World Series of Fighting, Strikeforce and Bellator, and a devastating finisher who has earned 11 nke ya 12 ọrụ enweta nkwanye site n'ụzọ nke (T)Ko ma ọ bụ na-erubere.

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

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

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

Na ndị ọzọ ihe na ndụ NBCSN telecast, costumed crime fighter Phoenix Jones (6-1-1) aka Ben Fodor of Seattle, Saa. will look to settle his rivalry with adopted brother Caros "The Future" Fodor (10-5) of Seattle in a 162-pound catchweight affair.

Unbeaten featherweights Hakeem "pụtara" 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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