Not even 24 hours after the UFC announced the bout, Thiago Silva is out of his UFC Fight Night 35 co-main event bout against Ovince St. Preux.
The news was revealed via the UFC’s official @UFCNews Twitter account. The update did not reveal if Silva was injured or pulled from the card for another reason, but it did say that a new co-main event for UFC Fight Night 35 will be determined soon.
UFC Fight Night 35 takes place on Jan. 15 at The Arena at Gwinnett Center in Duluth, Ga. A middleweight fight between former Strikeforce champion Luke Rockhold and Costas Philippou headlines the event.
Silva (16-3-2, 7-3-2 UFC) is coming off consecutive wins over Matt Hamill and Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante, but the Brazilian’s recent UFC tenure has been a troublesome one. He failed a drug test following his UFC 125 win over Brandon Vera due to the usage of a urine adulterant. He was suspended for 12 months, and the win was turned into a no-contest.
Silva was suspended yet again—this time for six months—after failing a drug test for marijuana metabolites following his Nov. 2012 win over Stanislav Nedkov. Once again, the win became a no-contest.
He also missed weight for his win over Hamill, coming in at 208 pounds for the light heavyweight bout.
St. Preux (14-5, 2-0 UFC) made his promotional debut at UFC 159 after six fights under the Strikeforce banner. He has two consecutive wins over Cody Donovan and Gian Villante.
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