UFC 108: Thiago Silva not hurt
Thiago Silva’s camp says despite reports, UFC 108 injury bug hasn’t hit their fighter While an unprecedented rash of injuries…
Thiago Silva’s camp says despite reports, UFC 108 injury bug hasn’t hit their fighter
While an unprecedented rash of injuries has routinely impacted planned matchups at the Jan. 2 “UFC 108 Evans vs. Silva” event, the current main event has thus far been spared.
And while recent reports have suggested Brazilian slugger Thiago Silva (14-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) may be trying to fight through an ankle injury, his camp today told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) that nothing could be further from the truth.
“That report is completely false,” Silva’s manager, Alex Davis, said. “Thiago is 100 percent and he’s busy preparing for this fight.”
The original report suggested that Silva alerted the UFC of his condition and the organization offered to up his purse if he could remain on the card and face former light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans (13-1-1 MMA, 8-1-1 UFC).
Davis insisted that no such discussion had ever taken place and that it would actually go against all previous discussions he has ever had with UFC brass regarding injured fighters.