Las Vegas (Hulyo 28, 2015) - World Series ng 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, Agosto. 1, and will be replaced by Clifford Starks, who will face off with Silva’s scheduled opponent Mike "MAK" Kyle sa isang light heavyweight (205 pounds) paligsahan, live on NBCSN from Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino sa 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,"Sabi WSOF President Ama 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) ng Tempe, Ariz. is coming off a second round (4:11) pagpapasakop (sumakal braso-tatsulok) ng Jake Heun sa WSOF 19. The victory was Starks’ third straight and second consecutive finish.

Ang live, five-bout NBCSN telecast of “WSOF 22: Palhares vs. Shields "ay nagsisimula sa 11 p.m. AT/8 p.m. PT.

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

WSOF World Bantamweight (135 pounds) Tagapagtanggol 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 aksyon, mabilis-tumataas na bituin Abubakar Nurmagomedov (9-1) ay parisukat off sa undefeated nagtatapos Jorge Moreno (4-0) sa welterweight, and four-time WSOF veteran Puwersahin Spicuzza (6-2) will meet submission ace Islam Mamedov (11-1) sa magaan (155 pounds).

Presyo mula sa $29.99, tiket para sa “WSOF 22: Palhares vs. Shields” ay sa pagbebenta sa Ticketmaster.com at WSOF.com.

Pinto sa The AXIS sa Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino will open sa Sabado sa 4 p.m. PT, at ang unang paunang labanan card ay magsisimula sa 5 p.m. PT.

PANGUNAHING CARD

WSOF World welterweyt Championship Main Event:
Rousimar Palhares (Tagapagtanggol) vs. Jake Shields (Nagdududa)

WSOF World Bantamweight Championship Co-Main Event:
Marlon Moraes (Tagapagtanggol) vs. Sheymon Moraes (Nagdududa)

Banayad na matimbang: Mike Kyle vs. Clifford Starks
Welterweyt: Abubakar Nurmagomedov vs. Jorge Moreno
Magaan ang timbang: Puwersahin Spicuzza vs. Islam Mamedov

Paunang CARD

Banayad na matimbang: Jake Heun vs. Davin Clark
Flyweight: Donavon Frelow vs. Carlos Garcia
Catchweight (140 pounds): Jimmy Jones vs. Marco Simmons
Banayad na matimbang: Cory Hendricks vs. Hulyo Hinojosa
Magaan ang timbang: Gil Guardado vs. Pete Martin