Anderson Silva replaces Jon Jones and faces Cormier at UFC 200, says website

A. Silva (photo) hasn't won since 2012. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC

after leaving Jon Jones of UFC 200, when he failed a doping test, the UFC acted quickly and chose a replacement to face the light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier at the event that takes place next Saturday, Las Vegas. Its about Anderson Silva, former middleweight champion, who accepted the fight at the last minute and will now face Cormier,

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The news was released on the Combate channel website and according to the note, the confrontation between the two will not be for the light heavyweight belt. The fight has not yet been made official by the UFC, but the website confirms that the fight will be announced in the next few hours.

Shortly after the publication of the report, some North American journalists sought confirmation from President Dana White, who promptly denied the veracity of the report. However, the very Anderson Silva published a photo on his Instagram announcing that he is going to Las Vegas, the city that will host UFC 200. Check it out below:

Is it worth being a winner? Maybe yes, maybe no. Obviously everything has an expiration date. Improvement requires self-awareness to know when to accelerate your efforts and when to simply park them. But here at MUAY THAI COLLEGE We train ourselves until it is impossible to go wrong. And we never park, because life is like water, if it stays still it rots Here's a tip!! Vegas here we come

A photo published by Anderson Silva (@spiderandersonsilva) on Jul 7, 2016 at 2:12 PDT

UFC 200 will be held next Saturday (9) at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. U.S. O SUPER FIGHTS will bring real-time results, analysis and post-event interviews.