one day after Vitor belfort left the UFC-112 card due to a shoulder injury, the Ultimate organization was quick to pull the trigger and announced in the early hours of this Saturday his new opponent. Anderson Silva. The duel valid for the middleweight belt of the show will continue to be 100% Brazilian, as the chosen one was the Brazilian Demian Maia, athlete who comes from a recent victory over Dan Miller at UFC-109, held last week in Las Vegas.
“It's always difficult when a top fighter like Vitor belfort We have to give up a title fight, but we found a high-quality replacement,” says UFC President Dana White.
“The first challenger would be Chael Sonnen, but was unavailable due to injuries suffered in his fight against Nate Marquardt, then ranked sixth in the category, Demian Maia, will fight for the title”, says Dana.
“It will be a fight between the best striker in the world against the best grappler in MMA”, concludes the top hat.
The fight between Anderson Silva e Demian Maia will be the main attraction of UFC-112, an event that will take place on April 10th, in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates.
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