LAS VEGAS (Juli 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, August. 1, and will be replaced by Clifford Starks, who will face off with Silva’s scheduled opponent Mike "MAK" Kyle i en lett tungvekt (205 pounds) contest, live on NBCSN from Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino i 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,"Sa WSOF president Far 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) Tempe, Ariz. is coming off a second round (4:11) innsending (arm-triangle choke) av Jake Heun på WSOF 19. The victory was Starks’ third straight and second consecutive finish.

Live, five-bout NBCSN telecast of “WSOF 22: Palhares vs. Shields "begynner på 11 pm. OG/8 pm. PT.

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

WSOF Verden bantamvekt (135 pounds) 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 handling, raskt stigende stjerne Abubakar Nurmagomedov (9-1) vil stille opp med ubeseiret behandler Jorge Moreno (4-0) på weltervekt, and four-time WSOF veteran Jimmy Spicuzza (6-2) will meet submission ace Islam Mamedov (11-1) på lette (155 pounds).

Priset fra $29.99, billetter til “WSOF 22: Palhares vs. Shields” er i salg på Ticketmaster.com og WSOF.com.

Dører på akse på Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino will open på lørdag ved 4 pm. PT, og den første foreløpige kortet bout vil begynne på 5 pm. PT.

Hovedkortet

WSOF Verden weltervekt Championship Main Event:
Rousimar Palhares (Champion) vs. Jake Shields (Challenger)

WSOF Verden bantamvekt Championship Co-Main Event:
Marlon Moraes (Champion) vs. Sheymon Moraes (Challenger)

Lett tungvekt: Mike Kyle vs. Clifford Starks
Weltervekt: Abubakar Nurmagomedov vs. Jorge Moreno
Lettvekt: Jimmy Spicuzza vs. Islam Mamedov

FORELØPIG CARD

Lett tungvekt: Jake Heun vs. Davin Clark
Fluevekt: Donavon Frelow vs. Carlos Garcia
Catchweight (140 pounds): Jimmy Jones vs. Marco Simmons
Lett tungvekt: Cory Hendricks vs. Juli Hinojosa
Lettvekt: Gil Guardado vs. Pete Martin