Magomed Bibulatov was scheduled to meet Donavon Frelow for the inaugural WSOF flyweight title on August 1 in Las Vegas at WSOF 22, but he has been forced to pull out of the event due to undisclosed reasons.
The withdrawal of Bibulatov from the fight card was announced by WSOF officials on Wednesday in a press release and Frelow will now likely fight on the preliminary card against an opponent to be determined.
WSOF 22 will come from the Axis Theatre inside Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas and will be headlined by a title fight as Rousimar Palhares defends the welterweight title against Jake Shields.
The current WSOF 22: Palhares vs. Shields fight card is below.
Main Card: (NBCSN – 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT)
Rousimar Palhares (17-6) vs. Jake Shields (31-7-1, 1NC)
Marlon Moraes (14-4-1) vs. Sheymon Moraes (7-0)
Tyrone Spong (2-0) vs. Mike Kyle (21-12-1)
Jimmy Spicuzza (6-2) vs. Islam Mamedov (11-1)
Preliminary Card: (WSOF.com)
Abubakar Nurgamedov (9-1) vs. TBD
Donavon Frelow (4-0) vs. TBD