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LAS VEGAS (Júlí 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, Ágúst. 1, and will be replaced by Clifford Starks, who will face off with Silva’s scheduled opponent Mike "MAK" Kyle í ljós þungavigtar (205 £) keppni, live on NBCSN from Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino í 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,"Sagði WSOF forseti Faðir 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) af Tempe, Ariz. is coming off a second round (4:11) uppgjöf (arm-þríhyrningur innsog) af Jake Heun á WSOF 19. The victory was Starks’ third straight and second consecutive finish.
The lifandi, five-bout NBCSN telecast of “WSOF 22: Palhares vs. Shields "hefst á 11 p.m. OG/8 p.m. PT.
In the highly-anticipated main event, ríkja WSOF Heimur welterweight (170 £) Champion Rousimar Palhares (17-6) will square off with top-ranked challenger and two-time world champion Jake Shields (31-7).
WSOF Heimurinn Bantamweight (135 £) Champion 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 aðgerð, fljótur-rísandi stjarna Abubakar Nurmagomedov (9-1) mun ferningur burt með undefeated fullkomnari Jorge Moreno (4-0) á welterweight, and four-time WSOF veteran Jimmy Spicuzza (6-2) will meet submission ace Islam Mamedov (11-1) á léttur (155 £).
Verð frá $29.99, miða fyrir “WSOF 22: Palhares vs. Shields” eru á sölu á Ticketmaster.com og WSOF.com.
Hurðir á ás á Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino will open á laugardag á 4 p.m. PT, og fyrsta forkeppni kortið lota hefst kl 5 p.m. PT.
MAIN CARD
WSOF heim welterweight Championship Main Event:
Rousimar Palhares (Champion) vs. Jake Shields (Challenger)
WSOF heim Bantamweight Championship Co-Main Event:
Marlon Moraes (Champion) vs. Sheymon Moraes (Challenger)
Light Heavyweight: Mike Kyle vs. Clifford Starks
Welterweight: Abubakar Nurmagomedov vs. Jorge Moreno
Léttur: Jimmy Spicuzza vs. Islam Mamedov
Forkeppni CARD
Light Heavyweight: Jake Heun vs. Davin Clark
Flyweight: Donavon Frelow vs. Carlos Garcia
Catchweight (140 £): Jimmy Jones vs. Marco Simmons
Light Heavyweight: Cory Hendricks vs. Júlí Hinojosa
Léttur: Gil Guardado vs. Pete Martin |
