Anderson Silva v Vitor Belfort not happening at UFC 108 in January
While the recovery from a recent elbow surgery is going just fine for UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva, Jan. 2…
While the recovery from a recent elbow surgery is going just fine for UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva, Jan. 2 will simply be too soon for him to return to action.
MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) today spoke with Silva’s manager, Ed Soares, who issued the update on “The Spider.”
“The latest is he’s not fighting Jan. 2,” Soares said. “That’s not going to happen. He won’t be ready.”
Silva recently had bone spurs removed from his right elbow, and the rehabilitation necessary following the procedure means Silva won’t be ready to defend his title in a proposed UFC 108 matchup with Vitor Belfort.
As for when Silva will be ready to fight again, Soares said nothing is yet certain.
“We have to wait and see,” Soares said.
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