LAS VEGAS (Juli 28, 2015) - World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) je danas objavila da, 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, Avgust. 1, and will be replaced by Clifford Starks, who will face off with Silva’s scheduled opponent Mike "MAK" Kyle u poluteškoj (205 funti) takmičenje, live on NBCSN from Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino u Las Vegasu.

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,"Rekao je predsjednik WSOF Otac 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) od Tempe, Ariz. is coming off a second round (4:11) podnošenje (ruka-trokut čok) od Jake Heun u WSOF 19. The victory was Starks’ third straight and second consecutive finish.

Uživo, five-bout NBCSN telecast of “WSOF 22: Palhares vs. Štitove "počinje u 11 poslije podne. I/8 poslije podne. PT.

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

WSOF World bantam (135 funti) Prvak Marlon 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 akcija, brzo-zvijezda u usponu Abubakar Nurmagomedov (9-1) square će utakmicu neporaženi finišer Jorge Moreno (4-0) u velter, and four-time WSOF veteran Jimmy Spicuzza (6-2) will meet submission ace Islam Mamedov (11-1) na lagan (155 funti).

Po cijeni od $29.99, ulaznice za “WSOF 22: Palhares vs. Shields” nude popust na Ticketmaster.com i WSOF.com.

Vrata u AXIS u Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino will open u subotu u 4 poslije podne. PT, a prvi preliminarni karticu borba će početi u 5 poslije podne. PT.

MAIN CARD

WSOF World Championship Welterweight Main Event:
Rousimar Palhares (Prvak) vs. Jake Shields (Izazivač)

WSOF World Championship bantam Co-Main Event:
Marlon Moraes (Prvak) vs. Sheymon Moraes (Izazivač)

Light Heavyweight: Mike Kyle vs. Clifford Starks
Velter kategorija: Abubakar Nurmagomedov vs. Jorge Moreno
Lak: Jimmy Spicuzza vs. Islam Mamedov

PRELIMINARNI CARD

Light Heavyweight: Jake Heun vs. Davin Clark
Muva: Donavon Frelow vs. Carlos Garcia
Catchweight (140 funti): Jimmy Jones vs. Marco Simmons
Light Heavyweight: Cory Hendricks vs. Juli Hinojosa
Lak: Gil Guardado vs. Pete Martin