The injury bug continues to bite in the UFC. News this week that UFC 112 main event between Anderson Silva and Vitor Belfort in the UFC middleweight title is off. A lingering shoulder injury has required Belfort be operated and officially withdraw from the Abu Dhabi MMA extravaganza.
This has now become a common obstacle to Dana White, Joe Silva, and Ultimate Fighting Championship. Several large main events and festivals in 2009 was canceled because of severe injuries. Lesions in the Champions Brock Lesnar and Georges St. Pierre, among many, has been postponed several big games. Ironically, the party of Silva Belfort UFC 108 was postponed because of injury Silva. Hopefully the UFC and its fans, the third will be the charm.No word yet if Smith will remain on 10 April short of 112 CFU of Abu Dhabi against another opponent, or if the fight will be postponed to a later date.
The Brazilian MMA website Tatame.com first injury Belfort, and UFC president Dana White to Kevin Iole confirmed by Belfort, who is out.The Belfort vs Silva fight has already been postponed once before, the original UFC pencil on January 2, UFC 108 card, only to have Smith removed due to an elbow injury. Saturday, a new media in the UFC crowned No. 1 contender Chael Sonnen, and the best opportunity to promote can be that way, Sonnen - If cuts in the face Sonnen to heal quickly, and if the Son is willing to take the biggest battle in his life after a notice of less than two months.
Maia replaces compatriot Vitor Belfort, who underwent emergency surgery on his left shoulder earlier this week to correct a chronic injury which was aggravated in training camp of Silva."It is always difficult when a better boxer as Vitor Belfort has been forced to withdraw from a major title fight, but we found a substitute for high quality," says UFC President Dana White. "Top contender Chael Sonnen was inaccessible because of damage in his fight with Nate Marquardt, so that the first six medium Demian Maia step in the battle for the title. Maia is a master in Abu Dhabi comprehensive five-time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu world champion and is 12-1 in MMA and he has just won over Dan Miller at UFC 109th Anderson Silva vs. Demian Maia will be a duel between the best striker in MMA and best MMA fighter. "
32-year-old child born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, da Silva has a black belt in jiu-jitsu, Maja (12-1) have won six of his seven UFC fights, including five of the presentation, with four of those victories that earned him Presentation honor of the night. He also holds a 2009 victory over number one presentation medium Chael Sonnen. In his last UFC event in 109, 6 February was Maja three rounds talented New Jersey native, Dan Miller and got a near Shutout unanimous decision. Now clear the pound for pound king of Silva, who is unbeaten in ten fights UFC and looking to add to his record middleweight title defense when you put the belt on the line for the sixth time.Earlier today, Kevin Iole of Yahoo Sports broke news spread by Tatame.com that Vitor Belfort has had a shoulder injury and did not compete against Anderson Silva at UFC 112 for UFC middleweight title.The long-awaited short to be held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, now has a title fight, unless the wave of propaganda in the Middle East.
Fortunately confirmed UFC president Dana White to Yahoo Sports fact that Silva will remain on the card. Will his next opponent will be is unknown at this point.Let us consider the possibilities.First, Chael Sonnen is now regarded as No 1 challenger for the middleweight title. No one likes to see that happen even struggle, including Silva and his manager, Ed SoaresAfter Son, you might consider Demain Maia, but it deprives the recent increase in the positions Sonnen, and seems a bit unfair, if created by UFC.What other options does the UFC Light Heavyweight Division coveted? Everyone wants to see how Silva does against the best 205 pounds in the world.After the destruction of the old light Heavyweight Forrest Griffin at UFC 101, Silva made a big statement about being the best pound for pound fighter on the planet. With Belfort now out of his fight for middleweight title makes more sense to put Silva in the 205 with a person who is in 185thRandy Couture recently shown that there is yet to be a leader in the UFC when he defeated Mark Coleman 109th He could easily come into law in two months and give Silva a decent run in April.This fight in particular could be useful for Couture to see if you can still compete with the best fighters in the world. Coleman Beating shown that it is an old man, but the question still hangs over him is a high light heavyweight. A fight with Silva could prove that.Please Couture, why not have that in the Brazilian family, with a fight with Thiago Silva?Former Light Heavyweight UFC, the UFC champion heavy tournament, made a strong statement about his octagon return in September last year when he stopped former world middleweight Rich Franklin in the main event of UFC 103rd Belfort served a term of four years out of the promotion after back-to-back losses to Randy Couture and Tito Ortiz at UFC 49 and UFC 51, respectively.While many in the MMA industry - including Smith, his former training partner - took up arms in Belfort Pasodoble confirmation of the title, the Brazilian said he was only doing his job.
Maia replaces compatriot Vitor Belfort, who underwent emergency surgery on his left shoulder earlier this week to correct a chronic injury which was aggravated in training camp of Silva."It is always difficult when a better boxer as Vitor Belfort has been forced to withdraw from a major title fight, but we found a substitute for high quality," says UFC President Dana White. "Top contender Chael Sonnen was inaccessible because of damage in his fight with Nate Marquardt, so that the first six medium Demian Maia step in the battle for the title. Maia is a master in Abu Dhabi comprehensive five-time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu world champion and is 12-1 in MMA and he has just won over Dan Miller at UFC 109th Anderson Silva vs. Demian Maia will be a duel between the best striker in MMA and best MMA fighter. "
32-year-old child born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, da Silva has a black belt in jiu-jitsu, Maja (12-1) have won six of his seven UFC fights, including five of the presentation, with four of those victories that earned him Presentation honor of the night. He also holds a 2009 victory over number one presentation medium Chael Sonnen. In his last UFC event in 109, 6 February was Maja three rounds talented New Jersey native, Dan Miller and got a near Shutout unanimous decision. Now clear the pound for pound king of Silva, who is unbeaten in ten fights UFC and looking to add to his record middleweight title defense when you put the belt on the line for the sixth time.Earlier today, Kevin Iole of Yahoo Sports broke news spread by Tatame.com that Vitor Belfort has had a shoulder injury and did not compete against Anderson Silva at UFC 112 for UFC middleweight title.The long-awaited short to be held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, now has a title fight, unless the wave of propaganda in the Middle East.
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