WSOF bantamweight champion Marlon Moraes was scheduled to defend his title for the first time next week at WSOF 13 against Josh Hill, but an injury force Hill out of the fight and he will now face Cody Bollinger in a 140 pound catchweight bout.
A WSOF official confirmed to TheMMAReport.com on Thursday evening that the bantamweight title will not be on the line and the fight is scheduled for five rounds.
World Series of Fighting 13 will come from the Sands Event Center in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and the main card will air live on NBCSN.
Moraes (13-4-1) made his debut with the promotion on the inaugural show and has won all five of his fights in the WSOF. He won the inaugural bantamweight title in March as he defeated Josh Rettinghouse by unanimous decision. Bollinger (16-2) has won three in a row and two of those wins have come in the WSOF. His most recent win came in July and was planning a move back to featherweight after missing weight for his last fight.
The current WSOF 13: Moraes vs. Bollinger fight card is below.
Main Card: (NBCSN – 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT)
Marlon Moraes (13-4-1) vs. Cody Bollinger (16-2)
Ozzy Dugulubgov (5-2) vs. Keon Caldwell (9-2)
Timur Valiev (7-1) vs. Isaiah Chapman (6-1)
Frankie Perez (8-1) vs. Tom Marcellino (7-2)
Preliminary Card: (NBCSports.com – 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT)
Tenyeh Dixon (11-10) vs. Emmanuel Walo (6-1-1)
Katlyn Chookagian (1-0) vs. Brigitte Narcise (0-1)
Matt Secor (4-2) vs. Brett Shoenfelt (7-5)
Nick Browne (1-0) vs. Sidney Outlaw (3-0)
Jonathan Hughes (2-4) vs. Daisuke Yamaji (2-0)
Luciano Cristovam (0-1) vs. Mike Pope (3-2)
Sidemar Honorio (8-5) vs. Matthew Lozano (4-2)