As noted, MMA legend Anderson Silva is off of this Saturday’s UFC 198 pay-per-view event in Curitiba, Brazil after being rushed to emergency surgery to have a gall bladder removed on Wednesday morning.
It was clear that due to the operation, “The Spider” would be off of this weekend’s fight card, however it wasn’t known until now whether or not the UFC would be able to move someone into Silva’s spot so that rising UFC contender Urijah Hall could remain on the card.
Unfortunately, we now have our answer.
It was confirmed on Wednesday afternoon that due to Silva being pulled from the card, Urijah Hall has been pulled from the event as well.
According to the UFC, the fight between Bryan Barberena and Warlley Alves has been moved from the preliminary card on FS1 to the PPV portion of the event. Replacing that fight on the prelims is a fight originally scheduled for the UFC Fight Pass prelims between Francisco Trinaldo and Yancy Medeiros.
UFC 198 is scheduled for this Saturday, May 14, 2016 in Curitiba, Brazil. Make sure to visit MMANews.com this Saturday for the best UFC 198 live results coverage on the web!