Anderson still recovering, uncommitted on Belfort
Anderson Silva and manager Ed Soares say they are not ready to sign off on a fight with Vitor Belfort…
Anderson Silva and manager Ed Soares say they are not ready to sign off on a fight with Vitor Belfort at UFC 108.
Nearly three weeks after UFC president Dana White told the Los Angeles Times his middleweight champion and revitalized former light heavyweight champion had agreed to face off in Las Vegas on Jan. 2, there are complications on Silva’s side.
First, Silva must be able to heal properly – and promptly – from an arthroscopic surgery he underwent last Monday to repair chronic damage to his elbow, Soares told MMAWeekly.com Monday evening at a fashion show for sponsor Silver Star (Silva doubled as a runway model).
That won’t be known until the 34-year-old Silva sees his Los Angeles doctor on Friday.
They found some things that they weren’t aware of (during the surgery), which is a good thing, said Soares. If we’re going to be fighting for the title, we want to make sure Anderson’s 100-percent.
Second, Silva and Soares believe Belfort doesn’t deserve a title shot. Soares expressed their misgivings in a conversation with White prior to Silva’s appearance Monday evening, though he failed to sway White.
We’ll just agree to disagree, said Soares.
Silva, who wore a small bandage on his right elbow backstage at the event, said he didn’t have anything to say about his proposed opponent.