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Thiago Silva pulled from WSOF 22 after NSAC denies license to fight Mike Kyle

Take this cup, step into the stall, and hand it back to the official when you're done. Or, if you're Thiago Silva, don't take the cup, don't turn in the sample, and (eventually) get disqualified from competing.

That's the breaking news right now for the World Series of Fighting (WSOF) 22: "Palhares vs. Shields" event, scheduled to take place this Sat. (Aug. 1) at Planet Hollywood Casino & Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. A light heavyweight contest between Silva and Mike Kyle was set to be one of the featured bouts on NBC Sports Network.

Then this happened.