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WSOF30: IGATSHA VS. STARKS FINALIZED WITH SIX PRELIMINARY BOUTS

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WSOF30: IGATSHA VS. STARKS
FINALIZED WITH SIX PRELIMINARY BOUTS

LIVE NBCSN TELECAST OF
FOUR-FIGHT MAIN CARD NOW BEGINS AT
11:30 P.M ET ON SATURDAY, APRIL 2

Matt Church replaces injured Gil Guardado against
Steve Kozola in 160-pound preliminary contest

Rex Harris vs. Clinton Williams in middleweight bout
Las Vegas (March 30, 2016) -World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) umemezele namuhla that it has finalized the lineup for the WSOF30: Branch vs. Starks, umhlaba ubuqhawe Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) doubleheader event, with the addition of a sixth preliminary card bout – a middleweight (185 amakhilogremu) matchup phakathi UClinton Williams (7-3, 1 NC) futhi Rex "T-Rex" Harris (8-2) – at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas ngoMgqibelo, April 2, siphile on NBCSN at 11:30 p.m. ET/8:30 p.m. PT.

Ukwengeza, a broken nose has forced Gil Guardado to withdraw from his scheduled lightweight (155 amakhilogremu) matchup with undefeated Steve Kozola (6-0), abayoba manje nazo Matt “The Sleeper” Church (3-1) in a 160-pound catchweight affair, futhi Jeff Roman (1-2-1) ngeke izikwele off with Zach Bunnell (0-0) in a welterweight (170 pounds) preliminary card contest.

The 5-foot-11, 32-year-old Williams is looking to rebound from a narrow, split decision defeat at the hands of Jake "The Honey Bear" Heun at WSOF26 ngoDisemba 18, 2015.

One fight prior to the loss, Williams submitted Jared Hatch with a shoulder choke in the third round (4:10) of their matchup on November 14, 2015.

I 6-foot, 33-year-old Harris of West Pittston, Pa. is riding a four-fight win streak. In isiqalo sakhe sokugcina, Harris, oye isetshenzwa 7 of yakhe 8 career victories by way of (T)KO noma ukuzithoba, edged out a split decision over Justin Torrey at WSOF24 on October 17, 2015.

Church of Las Vegas will attempt to notch his fourth consecutive win, after threestraight finishes, the last of which came on March 4 when he submitted Pat DeFranco with a leglock in the first round (2:55) of their matchup.

Tickets for WSOF30: Branch vs. Starks are available for purchase online at WSOF.com and AXS.com.

Doors Ukuhlala Ngokuhlanganyela Kwezindlu Zombili at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino sizovula for umcimbi 4 p.m. PT, kanye iziqubu lokuqala wokulungiselela uzoqala at 5 p.m.

In the umcimbi main, reigning World Series of Fighting middleweight champion David Branch (17-3), phiko yokuqala ngqa, ezimbili-division isihloko kumnikazi welungelo, uyobhala umqhele wakhe akhethekile ayefiswa abaningi on the line ngokumelene Olwa phezulu Clifford Starks (13-2).

In the umcimbi co-main, superstar Jon Fitch (27-7-1, 1 NC) ayokulwa wamuva we-World Series of Ukulwa olulodwa, -Man nesishiyagalombili mqhudelwano umgijimi-up Joao "Brazilian Samurai" Zeferino (20-7) ne singenamuntu World Series of Ukulwa welterweight ubuqhawe kwabantu kusengozini.

Kwenye indawo kwi-mpi ezine, siphile NBCSN telecast, isazi ukuzithoba Vinny "Pezao" Magalhães (13-7) ngeke izikwele off with Jake "The Honey Bear" Heun(9-4) in a wesibhakela ekukhanyeni (205 amakhilogremu) umncintiswano, kuyilapho World Series of Ukulwa elisha futhi Knockout umculi Abu "Gladiator" Azaitar (11-1-1) ngeke Ilokhi izimpondo kanye Danny "Dee1" Davis, Jr. (11-10-1) at welterweight.

IKHADI MAIN (Live on NBCSN)

World Series of Fighting Middleweight Championship Main Event:
David Branch (Champion) vs. Clifford Starks (Challenger)

World Series of Fighting Vacant Welterweight Championship Main Event:
Jon Fitch (Challenger) vs. Joao Zeferino (Challenger)

Light Heavyweight: Vinny Magalhães vs. Jake Heun
Welterweight: Abu Azaitar vs. Danny Davis, Jr.

IKHADI Preliminary (Phila on WSOF.com)

Welterweight: Abubakar Nurmagomedov vs. Matt Frincu
Middleweight: Rex Harris vs. UClinton Williams
Catchweight (160 amakhilogremu): Steve Kozola vs. Matt Church
Flyweight: Carlos Garcia vs. Jason Pacheco
Bantamweight: Adam Acquaviva vs. Andres Ponce
Welterweight: Jeff Roman vs. Zach Bunnell
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WSOF30: IGATSHA VS. STARKS World Championship DOUBLEHEADER uhlelo ithola FIVE neziqubu Preliminary

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Las Vegas (March 21, 2016) -World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) umemezele ukwengeza ezinhlanu sokuqulwa kwecala neziqubu ikhadi layo kakhulu-iWSOF30 nticipated: Branch vs. Starks izwe ubuqhawe Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) doubleheader umcimbi Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas ngoMgqibelo, April 2, siphile on NBCSN at 11 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. PT.

Scenic bill undercard ezokwenza usakaze bukhoma, yaphelela on an ishumekeka video umdlali on WSOF.com, isiqala at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT, kuyoba welterweight (170 amakhilogremu) ukushayisana phakathi Abubakar Nurmagomedov (11-1-1) futhi Math "The Thunder From ENew Zealand" Frincu (7-1).

I yokutholwa umzalwane ukuqeqeshwa umlingani superstar Khabib Nurmagomedov, the Abubakar oneminyaka engu-26 ubudala, ngubani ekudumisa kusuka Dagestan, Russia ugibele ezintathu-mpi win streak, kuyilapho Frincu of Tempe, Ariz. nge Queensland, Australia uyobhala amahlanu mpi win streak on the line.

Nurmagomedov inama umxhwele 82 Amaphesenti angu sekugcineni rate, kanti Frincu uzuze ayisithupha kwi zakhe eziyisikhombisa ngaphandle kwezimbili professional kuze kube yimanje ngendlela (T)KO noma ukuzithoba.

In engasindi (155 amakhilogremu) sokuqulwa kwecala isenzo ikhadi, Ezingakanqotshwa Knockout artist Steve "Thunderbeast" Kozola (6-0) uyokwenza World yakhe Series of Ukulwa aseqala kummelwane fast-Rising Star Gil Guardado (5-1).

On umlilo kusukela yakhe professional okokuqala ukunqoba ngo-July 2013, Kozola of San Diego, Calif. nge Chicago, Ill. kanyees World Series of Ukulwa emva ikhiqiza emuva kuya emuva, okwadala umonakalo KO ephathelene nokunqoba - ngasinye ukuhlaselwa okunokufutheka punches – ngaphansi ukugqugquzelwa Bellator.

ngoJanuwari 16, 2015, Kozola amaphuzu emzuliswaneni wesibili (1:25) KO on Jonathan Rivera at Bellator 132 futhi, ngoMashi 15, 2015, yena amagoli emzuliswaneni wokuqala (2:22) KO on Ian Butler at Bellator 137.

Guardado Las Vegas uyobheka notch yesithathu win yakhe elandelanayo ngemva perfor amabili evelele kunazo zonkeHus mancede World Series of Ukulwa decagon yezinyoni.

Lo mdlali oneminyaka engu-30 ubudala Xtreme Couture prodigy okufakiwe Pete Martin nge binda guillotine in the emzuliswaneni wokuqala (3:31) of action at WSOF22 on August 1, 2015, futhi wavala out unyaka ngazwi-linye isinqumo ukumehlula Giga Chikadze at WSOF26 ngoDisemba 18.

In a flyweight (125 amakhilogremu) scrap, Carlos Garcia (1-1) San Bernardino, Calif. uzokwenza DEBUT yakhe professional ngokumelene Jason Pacheco (1-0) of Las Vegas.

Adam Aquaviva (4-2) Las Vegas iyobhekana nge Andres Ponce (3-2) of Tempe in a enyakazayo bantamweight futhi, kuvulwa sokuqulwa kwecala matchup ikhadi, Jeff Roman (1-2-1) Las Vegas ngeke Square off Igama lomsebenzisi Salantri (0-1) at welterweight.

A yesithupha, middleweight (185 pounds) fight sokuqulwa kwecala featuring Clinton-Williams(7-3) Las Vegas uzobe umemezele maduze.

Ontengo yakhe yayinqunyiwe kusuka $20, amathikithi WSOF30: Branch vs. Starks, ayatholakala ukuze ithengwe inthanethi at WSOF.com futhi AXS.com.

Doors Ukuhlala Ngokuhlanganyela Kwezindlu Zombili at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino sizovula for umcimbi 4 p.m. PT, kanye iziqubu lokuqala wokulungiselela uzoqala at 5 p.m.

In the umcimbi main, reigning World Series of Fighting middleweight champion David Branch (17-3), phiko yokuqala ngqa, ezimbili-division isihloko kumnikazi welungelo, uyobhala umqhele wakhe akhethekile ayefiswa abaningi on the line ngokumelene Olwa phezulu Clifford Starks (13-2).

In the umcimbi co-main, superstar Jon Fitch (27-7-1, 1 NC) ayokulwa wamuva we-World Series of Ukulwa olulodwa, -Man nesishiyagalombili mqhudelwano umgijimi-up Joao "Brazilian Samurai" Zeferino (20-7) ne singenamuntu World Series of Ukulwa welterweight ubuqhawe kwabantu kusengozini.

Kwenye indawo kwi-mpi ezine, siphile NBCSN telecast, isazi ukuzithoba Vinny "Pezao" Magalhães (13-7) ngeke izikwele off with Jake "The Honey Bear" Heun(9-4) in a wesibhakela ekukhanyeni (205 amakhilogremu) umncintiswano, kuyilapho World Series of Ukulwa elisha futhi Knockout umculi Abu "Gladiator" Azaitar (11-1-1) ngeke Ilokhi izimpondo kanye Danny "Dee1" Davis, Jr. (11-10-1) at welterweight.
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PHILA NBCSN TELECAST OF "WSOF 22: PALHARES VS. Izihlangu "IZIKHALA BEST World Series KA SILWA ukubukwa IN konyaka

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Las Vegas (August 10, 2015) -INqabayokulinda Bukhoma NBCSN telecast of "WSOF 22: Palhares vs. Izihlangu "okulinganiselwa 254,000 ababukeli ngesikhathi amahora amabili-telecast bukhoma eyaqala 10:40 p.m. KANYE/7:40 p.m. PT - simo njengoba umhlabeleli World Series of Fighting show on NBCSN engaphezu konyaka (6/21/14). Ngaphezu kwalokho, the ukubukwa Kuxhomeke 9% kusukela NBCSN sika 2014 Isilinganiso WSOF of athe phezu 233,000.

"Kuyasijabulisa ne evelele, ukusebenza yamuva lwezinhlelo zethu on NBCSN,"Kusho World Series of Fighting CEO Carlos Silva. “World Series of Fighting has been putting on some incredible fights in our decagon cage, futhi NBCSN uye waba ngumngane enkulu, ukunikela izithameli umthamo kokubili imicimbi bukhoma kanye replays of yamuva enempilo, izenzakalo ezidlule, konke okuyinto ngokungangabazeki kusiza ukukhula okuqhubekayo brand yethu futhi sport wethu omkhulu ngokusebenzisa ukuchayeka engaguquki ovelele izilaleli kazwelonke.

"WSOF 22: Palhares vs. Izihlangu "kwaba headlined by a Yimpi eside elindelwe phakathi World Series of Ukulwa World Welterweight (170 amakhilogremu) Champion Rousimar "Toquinho" Palhares futhi inselele futhi esigcwele ezimbili zomhlaba iqhawe Jake Shields

Phila World Series of Fighting isinyathelo ebuyela NBCSN nge "WSOF 23: Gaethje vs. Palomino II "on Friday, September 18 at 7:00 p.m. KANYE/4:00 p.m. PT kusukela Comerica Theatre Phoenix, Ariz. In the highly-anticipated main event, Ezingakanqotshwa, ebusayo emhlabeni engasindi (155 amakhilogremu) champion Justin "The Gqamisa" Gaethje uyobhala igama lakhe phezu line okwesibili ngokumelene Okungishaya Luis "Baboon" Palomino.

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ALL 20 ABALWELI YENZA nesisindo "WSOF 22: PALHARES VS. Izihlangu "KUSASA, MHLAKA, AUGUST 1 Las Vegas

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NEW LIVE NBCSN TELECAST START ISIKHATHI:
10:30 PM ET / 7:30 PM PT

LIVE IKHADI wokulungiselela siqala WSOF.COM AT
8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT

Las Vegas, Nev. (July 31, 2015) - All 20 fighters, wokubusa World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) World Welterweight (170 amakhilogremu) Champion Rousimar Palhares (17-6) futhi inselele futhi esigcwele ezimbili zomhlaba iqhawe Jake Shields (31-7), wenza isisindo ngelinye ilanga phambi kakhulu-Kulindeleke "WSOF 22: Palhares vs. Izihlangu "Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) mega-emcimbini Planet Hollywood Resort & Ikhasino in Las Vegas, Nev., bahlala on NBCSN, kuqalwe isiqalo isikhathi esisha ka 10:30 p.m. KANYE / 7:30 p.m. PT.

Palhares esingamakhilogremu in at 169.8 amakhilogremu futhi Shields clocked in lapho kugcwala isilinganiso isisindo 170 pounds.

WSOF World Bantamweight (135 amakhilogremu) Champion UMarlon Moraes (14-4-1) okulinganiswa isikali at 135 amakhilogremu and imbangi yakhe, inselele Ezingakanqotshwa Sheymon Moraes (7-0) babhalisa isisindo 134.2 amakhilogremu.

The bukhoma, ezinhlanu iziqubu stream ikhadi wokulungiselela uzoqala at 8:00 p.m. KANYE / 5:00 p.m. PT on an ifayela video umdlali on www.WSOF.com.

Ontengo yakhe yayinqunyiwe kusuka $29.99, amathikithi for "WSOF 22: Palhares vs. Izihlangu "ezisendalini at Ticketmaster.com and WSOF.com.

Doors at-eksisi at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino izovula ngo- 4:00 p.m. PT. The first preliminary bout will begin at 5:00 p.m.

UKWAKHEKA "WSOF 22: PALHARES VS. Izihlangu "nesisindo-IN IMIPHUMELA:

IKhadi Main:

Indawo Main: World Welterweight (170 amakhilogremu) Championship Bout

Rousimar Palhares (17-6) (169.8 lbs.) vs. Jake Shields (31-7) (170lbs)
Minas Gerais, Brazil San Francisco, Calif.

Co-Main Event: World Bantamweight (135 amakhilogremu) Championship Bout

UMarlon Moraes (14-4-1) (135 lbs.) vs. Sheymon Moraes (7-0) (134.2 lbs.)
Toms Rier, N.J. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil .

Light Heavyweight (205 amakhilogremu) Bout

Mike Kyle (21-12-1) (206 lbs.) vs. Clifford Starks (11-2) (204.8 lbs.)
San Jose, Calif. Tempe, Ariz.

Welterweight (170 amakhilogremu) Bout

Abubakar Nurmagomedov (9-1) (171 lbs.) vs. Jorge Moreno (4-0) (168.8 lbs.)
Dagestan, Russia Moses Lake, Geza.

Esilula (155 amakhilogremu) Bout

Jimmy Spicuzza (6-2) (155.4 lbs.) vs. Islam Mamedov (11-1) (155.4 lbs.)
Las Vegas, Nev. Jersey City, N.J.

IKhadi Preliminary:

Light Heavyweight (205 amakhilogremu) Bout

Jake Heun (7-4) (205.6 lbs.) vs. Davin Clark (5-2-2) (206 lbs.)
Coconut Creek, Fla. San Jose, Calif.

Flyweight (125 amakhilogremu) Bout

Donavon Frelow (4-0) (125 lbs.) vs. Carlos Garcia (0-0) (124.8 lbs.)
Las Vegas, Nev. Las Vegas, Nev.

Catchweight (140 amakhilogremu) Bout

Jimmy Jones (4-3) (139.4 lbs.) vs. Marco Simmons (0-0) (140.6 lbs.)
Las Vegas, Nev. Las Vegas, Nev.

Light Heavyweight (205 amakhilogremu) Bout

Cory Hendricks (2-0) (204.4 lbs.) vs. July Hinojosa (3-1) (206 lbs.)
Las Vegas, Nev. Step, Texas

Esilula (155 amakhilogremu) Bout

Gil Guardado (3-1) (154 lbs.) vs. Pete Martin (5-3) (155.6 lbs.)
Las Vegas, Nev. Las Vegas, Nev.
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Thiago Silva Out, Clifford Starks In Against Mike Kyle at “WSOF 22: Palhares vs. Shields” Saturday, August 1, Live on NBCSN from Las Vegas

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Las Vegas (July 28, 2015) - World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) announced today that, due to a previous suspension in the state of Nevada, Thiago Silva has been declared ineligible to compete at “WSOF 22: Palhares vs. Shields” on Saturday, Aug. 1, and will be replaced by Clifford Starks, who will face off with Silva’s scheduled opponent Mike "MAK" Kyle in a wesibhakela ekukhanyeni (205 amakhilogremu) umncintiswano, live on NBCSN from Planet Hollywood Resort & Ikhasino in Las Vegas.

Due to the previous suspension, Silva must attend a future Nevada State Athletic Commission hearing. The next hearing takes place in Aug.

“We hope that Thiago will take the steps necessary to be in compliance with the state athletic commission so that he can make a quick return to action,"Kusho WSOF President Baba Chiefs. “In the meantime, we appreciate Clifford Starks’ willingness to take the fight against Mike Kyle on just a few days’ notice, and look forward to having him compete for us again after putting on a great show in the WSOF cage in March.”

The 34-year-old Starks (11-2) of Tempe, Ariz. is coming off a second round (4:11) ukuzithoba (ingalo-triangle binda) of Jake Heun at WSOF 19. The victory was Starks’ third straight and second consecutive finish.

The bukhoma, five-bout NBCSN telecast of “WSOF 22: Palhares vs. Izihlangu "uqala at 11 p.m. KANYE/8 p.m. PT.

In the highly-anticipated main event, eyayibusa WSOF World Welterweight (170 amakhilogremu) Champion Rousimar Palhares (17-6) will square off with top-ranked challenger and two-time world champion Jake Shields (31-7).

WSOF World Bantamweight (135 amakhilogremu) Champion UMarlon Moraes (14-4-1) will put his title on the line in the co-main event against undefeated challenger Sheymon Moraes (7-0).

In other live NBCSN televised WSOF 22 action, fast-ekuphumeni star Abubakar Nurmagomedov (9-1) ngeke Square off nomphelelisi Ezingakanqotshwa Jorge Moreno (4-0) at welterweight, and four-time WSOF veteran Jimmy Spicuzza (6-2) will meet submission ace Islam Mamedov (11-1) at engasindi (155 amakhilogremu).

Ontengo yakhe yayinqunyiwe kusuka $29.99, amathikithi for “WSOF 22: Palhares vs. Shields” ezisendalini at Ticketmaster.com futhi WSOF.com.

Doors at-eksisi at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino will open ngomgqibelo at 4 p.m. PT, owokuqala wokulungiselela ikhadi iziqubu uzoqala at 5 p.m. PT.

IKHADI MAIN

WSOF World Welterweight Championship Main Event:
Rousimar Palhares (Champion) vs. Jake Shields (Challenger)

WSOF World Bantamweight Championship Co-Main Event:
UMarlon Moraes (Champion) vs. Sheymon Moraes (Challenger)

Light Heavyweight: Mike Kyle vs. Clifford Starks
Welterweight: Abubakar Nurmagomedov vs. Jorge Moreno
Esilula: Jimmy Spicuzza vs. Islam Mamedov

IKHADI Preliminary

Light Heavyweight: Jake Heun vs. Davin Clark
Flyweight: Donavon Frelow vs. Carlos Garcia
Catchweight (140 amakhilogremu): Jimmy Jones vs. Marco Simmons
Light Heavyweight: Cory Hendricks vs. July Hinojosa
Esilula: Gil Guardado vs. Pete Martin
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ABUBAKAR NURMAGOMEDOV TO FACE UNDEFEATED JORGE MORENO ON LIVE NBCSN TELECAST OF “WSOF 22: PALHARES VS. SHIELDS” FROM LAS VEGAS ON SATURDAY, Aug. 1

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Las Vegas (July 16, 2015) - Abubakar Nurmagomedov ngeke Square off nomphelelisi Ezingakanqotshwa Jorge Moreno in a featured welterweight (170 amakhilogremu) matchup at the highly-anticipated World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) world championship doubleheader event at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino Las Vegas ku Saturday, Aug. 1, bahlala on NBCSN.

The younger brother of undefeated superstar Khabib Nurmagomedov and one of the top welterweight prospects in the world, the 23-year-old Abubakar (9-1) of Makhachkala, Russia is quickly distinguishing himself as a force in the sport, notching all of his victories to date by way of (T)KO noma ukuzithoba.

Abubakar, who trains under his father, Abdulmanap, at Khabib’s gym FightSpirit Team, is coming off of a first round TKO (punches) win over Vladimir Gunzu on Feb. 22. His lone defeat came due to a cut he sustained in a matchup with Magomed Mustafaev on Sept. 1, 2014, prompting the ringside physician to halt the bout.

At nje 19 ubudala, Moreno (4-0) of Moses Lake, Geza. is already knee deep in his professional career, kanye 3 of yakhe 4 wins having come by way of TKO or submission. Njengoba i amateur, he amassed an overall record of 8-2, collecting three titles along the way.

Moreno’s start will mark his WSOF debut as well as his first professional bout at 170 amakhilogremu, after competing as a middleweight (185 amakhilogremu). In isiqalo bokugcina elapha April 17 in Snoqualmie, Wash., yena amagoli round TKO wokuqala (doctor stoppage due to knee injury) on Ian Williams.

The five-bout, live NBCSN telecast of “WSOF 22: Palhares vs. Izihlangu "uqala at 11 p.m. KANYE/8 p.m. PT on Aug. 1.

In the umcimbi main, a long-awaited showdown will finally come to fruition when WSOF World Welterweight (170 amakhilogremu) Champion Rousimar Palhares (17-6) of Minas Gerais, Brazil puts his title on the line against two-time world champion and fellow Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Jake Shields (31-7) of San Francisco, Calif.

In the umcimbi co-main, WSOF World Bantamweight (135 amakhilogremu) Champion UMarlon Moraes (14-4-1) of Toms River, N.J. via Nova Friburgo, Brazil will defend his strap against undefeated challenger Sheymon Moraes (7-0).

Superstar Thiago Silva (16-4, 2 NC) of Oakland Park, Fla. nge Sao Paulo, Brazil will face dangerous veteran Mike "MAK" Kyle (21-12-1) of San Jose, Calif. in a wesibhakela ekukhanyeni (205 amakhilogremu) umncintiswano.

A lightweight (155 amakhilogremu) matchup phakathi Jimmy Spicuzza (6-2) futhi ukuzithoba ace Islam Mamedov (11-1) will lead off the live NBCSN telecast.

A complete preliminary bout card will be announced soon.

Ontengo yakhe yayinqunyiwe kusuka $29.99, amathikithi for "WSOF 22: Palhares vs. Izihlangu "ezisendalini at Ticketmaster.com and WSOF.com.

Doors at-eksisi at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino izovula ngo- 4 p.m. PT, owokuqala wokulungiselela ikhadi iziqubu uzoqala at 5 p.m. PT.

IKHADI MAIN
WSOF World Welterweight Championship Main Event:
Rousimar Palhares (Champion) vs. Jake Shields (Challenger)

WSOF World Bantamweight Championship Co-Main Event:
UMarlon Moraes (Champion) vs. Sheymon Moraes (Challenger)

Light Heavyweight: Thiago Silva vs. Mike Kyle

Welterweight: Abubakar Nurmagomedov vs. Jorge Moreno

Esilula: Jimmy Spicuzza vs. Islam Mamedov