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Las Vegas (Juli 28, 2015) - World Series tempur (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" Soun dina heavyweight cahya (205 kilogram) ngareubutkeun, live on NBCSN from Planet Hollywood Resort & Kasino di 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,"Ceuk WSOF Présidén Rama kepala suku. “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) kapatuhan (panangan-segitiga cuk) ti Jake Heun di WSOF 19. The victory was Starks’ third straight and second consecutive finish.
Nu live, five-bout NBCSN telecast of “WSOF 22: Palhares vs. Shields "dimimitian di 11 p.m. AND/8 p.m. PT.
In the highly-anticipated main event, reigning WSOF World Welterweight (170 kilogram) Juara Rousimar Palhares (17-6) will square off with top-ranked challenger and two-time world champion Jake Shields (31-7).
WSOF World Bantamweight (135 kilogram) Juara Kasja 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 aksi, gancang-rising béntang Abubakar Nurmagomedov (9-1) bakal bujur off jeung finisher undefeated Jorge Moreno (4-0) di welterweight, and four-time WSOF veteran Jimmy Spicuzza (6-2) will meet submission ace Islam Mamedov (11-1) di lightweight (155 kilogram).
Dibanderol ti $29.99, tiket pikeun “WSOF 22: Palhares vs. Shields” anu diobral di Ticketmaster.com jeung WSOF.com.
Pintu di sumbu di Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino will open dina dinten saptu di 4 p.m. PT, sarta nu munggaran bout kartu penyisihan bakal dimimitian di 5 p.m. PT.
Kartu utama
WSOF World Championship Welterweight Main Event:
Rousimar Palhares (Juara) vs. Jake Shields (Nu nangtang)
WSOF World Championship Bantamweight Co-Main Event:
Kasja Moraes (Juara) vs. Sheymon Moraes (Nu nangtang)
Cahaya Heavyweight: Mike Kyle vs. Clifford Starks
Welterweight: Abubakar Nurmagomedov vs. Jorge Moreno
Lightweight: Jimmy Spicuzza vs. Islam Mamedov
Kartu awal
Cahaya Heavyweight: Jake Heun vs. Davin Clark
Flyweight: Donavon Frelow vs. Carlos Garcia
Catchweight (140 kilogram): Jimmy Jones vs. Marco Simmons
Cahaya Heavyweight: Cory Hendricks vs. Juli Hinojosa
Lightweight: Gil Guardado vs. Pete Martin |
