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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 lys sværvægter (205 pounds) konkurrence, 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,"Sagde 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) indsendelse (arm-trekant choker) af Jake Heun ved WSOF 19. The victory was Starks’ third straight and second consecutive finish.
Live, five-bout NBCSN telecast of “WSOF 22: Palhares vs. Shields "begynder ved 11 p.m. OG/8 p.m. PT.
In the highly-anticipated main event, regerende WSOF verden Welterweight (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 Bantamvægt (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, hurtigt stigende stjerne Abubakar Nurmagomedov (9-1) vil firkantet ud med ubesejret efterbehandler Jorge Moreno (4-0) ved weltervægt, and four-time WSOF veteran Jimmy Spicuzza (6-2) will meet submission ace Islam Mamedov (11-1) på letvægts (155 pounds).
Prissat fra $29.99, billetter til “WSOF 22: Palhares vs. Shields” er der tilbud på Ticketmaster.com og WSOF.com.
Døre på The AXIS på Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino will open på lørdag på 4 p.m. PT, og den første foreløbige kort Bout vil begynde på 5 p.m. PT.
Hovedkortet
WSOF verden Welterweight Championship Main Event:
Rousimar Palhares (Champion) vs. Jake Shields (Challenger)
WSOF verden Bantamvægt Championship Co-Main Event:
Marlon Moraes (Champion) vs. Sheymon Moraes (Challenger)
Light Heavyweight: Mike Kyle vs. Clifford Starks
Weltervægt: Abubakar Nurmagomedov vs. Jorge Moreno
Letvægts: Jimmy Spicuzza vs. Islam Mamedov
FORELØBIG CARD
Light Heavyweight: Jake Heun vs. Davin Clark
Fluevægt: Donavon Frelow vs. Carlos Garcia
Opsamlingsvægte (140 pounds): Jimmy Jones vs. Marco Simmons
Light Heavyweight: Cory Hendricks vs. Juli Hinojosa
Letvægts: Gil Guardado vs. Pete Martin |
