According to Alan Belcher, the loss of UFC 153 opponent Vitor Belfort due to some recent card shuffling actually turned out to be a blessing in disguise.
Belcher recently suffered a spinal fracture, so he won’t remain on the Brazilian card with a replacement opponent.
Instead, officials announced a light-heavyweight rematch between Phil Davis and Wagner Prado originally targeted for UFC on FX 5 will now be part of UFC 153.