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LAS VEGAS (Juli 28, 2015) - World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) meddelade det idag, 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, Augusti. 1, and will be replaced by Clifford Starks, who will face off with Silva’s scheduled opponent Mike "MAK" Kyle i en lätt tungvikt (205 pounds) tävling, 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,"Sade WSOF president Far chefer. “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) av Tempe, Ariz. is coming off a second round (4:11) underkastelse (arm-triangel choke) av Jake Heun vid WSOF 19. The victory was Starks’ third straight and second consecutive finish.
Den levande, five-bout NBCSN telecast of “WSOF 22: Palhares vs. Shields "börjar vid 11 p.m. OCH/8 p.m. PT.
In the highly-anticipated main event, regerande WSOF Världs Weltervikt (170 pounds) Champion Rousimar Palhares (17-6) will square off with top-ranked challenger and two-time world champion Jake Shields (31-7).
WSOF Världs Bantamvikt (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 åtgärd, snabbt stigande stjärna Abubakar Nurmagomedov (9-1) kommer fyrkanten av med undefeated behandlare Jorge Moreno (4-0) i weltervikt, and four-time WSOF veteran Jimmy Spicuzza (6-2) will meet submission ace Islam Mamedov (11-1) vid lätta (155 pounds).
Kostar från $29.99, biljetter till “WSOF 22: Palhares vs. Shields” finns till försäljning på Ticketmaster.com och WSOF.com.
Dörrar på AXIS på Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino will open på lördag vid 4 p.m. PT, och den första preliminära kortet skjutningen börjar på 5 p.m. PT.
Huvudkortet
WSOF World weltervikt Championship Main Event:
Rousimar Palhares (Champion) vs. Jake Shields (Challenger)
WSOF World Boxning Championship Co-Main Event:
Marlon Moraes (Champion) vs. Sheymon Moraes (Challenger)
Lätt tungvikt: Mike Kyle vs. Clifford Starks
Weltervikt: Abubakar Nurmagomedov vs. Jorge Moreno
Lätt: Jimmy Spicuzza vs. Islam Mamedov
Preliminära kortet
Lätt tungvikt: Jake Heun vs. Davin Clark
Flyweight: Donavon Frelow vs. Carlos Garcia
Catch (140 pounds): Jimmy Jones vs. Marco Simmons
Lätt tungvikt: Cory Hendricks vs. Juli Hinojosa
Lätt: Gil Guardado vs. Pete Martin |
