World Series of Fighting (WSOF) 27: "Future Champs" takes place at FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tenn., this Saturday night (Jan. 23, 2016). It's the first event of the 2016 WSOF season and scheduled to air live on NBC Sports at 9 p.m. ET.
One of the featured fights on the main card puts "The Future" in "Future Champs" when Caros Fodor places his nickname -- and 10-4 professional mixed martial arts (MMA) record -- on the line against seasoned 18-6 Lightweight veteran Luiz "Buscape" Firmino.
Fodor was originally scheduled to face Mike "The Martian" Ricci in the main event, but Firmino agreed to fill in on short notice, putting himself in the precarious position of having only a few weeks to train for a NBC Sports Network-televised co-main event.