Goodbye Chael Sonnen, hello either Vitor Belfort or Yushin Okami. The UFC, via a press release let the word get out that the winner of the upcoming middleweight bout between Vitor Belfort and Yushin Okami will in fact get the next title shot. Here’s the blurb:
In the high-stakes main event, mixed martial arts legend Vitor ‘the Phenom’ Belfort will face Japanese powerhouse Yushin ‘Thunder’ Okami in a three-round contest to determine who will challenge for the UFC Middleweight Championship in 2011.
Seems pretty logical, especially with Sonnen looking like he’s out of the picture. Mind you if Sonnen some how proves he’s innocent he could still fight Silva first and then one of the other two fighters would try for the title later in 2011.