Sources: Visa issues scratch Tyrone Spong from WSOF 3's co-main event

Kickboxer-turned-MMA fighter Tyrone Spong (1-0) won’t be able to fight Angel DeAnda (11-2) at World Series of Fighting 3 next month.

Multiple sources today told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) that visa issues have scratched Spong, a Dutch-Surinamese fighter who trains with the Blackzilians at JACO Hybrid Training Center in Boca Raton, Fla. 

Sherdog.com, which stated Spong is expected back in the WSOF cage in August, first reported the news. 

WSOF 3 takes place June 14 at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The main card airs live on NBC Sports Network.

A source said the WSOF is expected to promote a matchup from the existing card to the evening’s co-main event. It’s not yet clear whether DeAnda will receive a replacement opponent. 

WSOF 3 is headlined by a welterweight matchup between onetime UFC title challenger Jon Fitch and UFC vet Josh Burkman. 

Spong, a K-1 veteran, made his MMA debut this past November at WSOF 1, where he knocked out the unheralded Travis Bartlett in the first round. 

Spong’s management team couldn’t be reached for comment.

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