Anderson Silva he won't fight at UFC Rio. And the person who guarantees that is the fighter briber. During a live broadcast on social media, the former champion stated that Ultimate did not find an opponent to face him at UFC 212, scheduled for June 3, in Rio de Janeiro, and, as a result, he will not be scheduled on the event card.
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“I really wanted to fight in Brazil, in my country, but it’s not going to happen. I wanted to apologize for that, I really wanted to fight here, but I couldn't. I think I was harmed in this one, but that’s it”, declared the fighter.
Anderson was scheduled to fight against Kelvin Gastelum, but the North American was caught in an anti-doping test and automatically removed from the duel. Without an opponent, the Brazilian asked to face Yoel Romero for the interim middleweight belt, but Dana White, president of the UFC, discarded the idea. The UFC has not yet taken a position on the situation, and 'Spider', for now, continues with his future undefined.
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