With Frank Mir pulled from a planned UFC 146 bout with Cain Velasquez in
favor of a main-event contest with UFC heavyweight champ Junior Dos
Santos, Antonio Silva has now also drawn a new opponent.
Originally expected to face Roy Nelson at the event, “Bigfoot” Silva now takes Mir’s original slot against Velasquez.
After refusing to disclose the matchup at Saturday night’s UFC 145
post-fight press conference, UFC president Dana White today announced the plans via Twitter.