As reported on Tuesday evening, MMA legend Anderson Silva is out of his scheduled fight against Urijah Hall at this Saturday’s UFC 198 pay-per-view in Curitiba, Brazil.
Silva’s doctor Marcio Tannure told MMAFighting.com that “The Spider” is scheduled to undergo surgery to remove his gall bladder on Wednesday morning.
He was expected to fly from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Curitiba, Brazil for the fight on Tuesday morning, however he was instead rushed to the hospital four hours before his team was scheduled to leave.
“He called me and said ‘I’m going to the hospital, but I’ll get better’, so we came to Curitiba,” Silva’s coach Luiz Carlos Dorea said to MMA Fighting. “When we arrived in Curitiba, he said ‘Master, I came home but the pain is too much.’ I told him to eat something, but he said ‘I can’t, I’m eating and throwing up.’ He told me this afternoon that it was too painful and he had to go back to the hospital.”
Dorea continued, explaining that Silva was merely five pounds away from making weight before he felt incredible pain.
“He was doing great, and this came out of nowhere,” Dorea said. “He felt some (abdominal) pain before, but nothing serious. He always came back to train the next day, so we never imagined it would be something like this.”
Headlined by Fabricio Werdum vs. Stipe Miocic for the UFC Heavyweight Championship and featurinng Cris Cyborg’s Octagon debut against Leslie Smith, Vitor Belfort vs. Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua vs. Corey Anderson and more, UFC 198 is scheduled for 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!
As reported on Tuesday evening, MMA legend Anderson Silva is out of his scheduled fight against Urijah Hall at this Saturday’s UFC 198 pay-per-view in Curitiba, Brazil.
Silva’s doctor Marcio Tannure told MMAFighting.com that “The Spider” is scheduled to undergo surgery to remove his gall bladder on Wednesday morning.
He was expected to fly from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Curitiba, Brazil for the fight on Tuesday morning, however he was instead rushed to the hospital four hours before his team was scheduled to leave.
“He called me and said ‘I’m going to the hospital, but I’ll get better’, so we came to Curitiba,” Silva’s coach Luiz Carlos Dorea said to MMA Fighting. “When we arrived in Curitiba, he said ‘Master, I came home but the pain is too much.’ I told him to eat something, but he said ‘I can’t, I’m eating and throwing up.’ He told me this afternoon that it was too painful and he had to go back to the hospital.”
Dorea continued, explaining that Silva was merely five pounds away from making weight before he felt incredible pain.
“He was doing great, and this came out of nowhere,” Dorea said. “He felt some (abdominal) pain before, but nothing serious. He always came back to train the next day, so we never imagined it would be something like this.”
Headlined by Fabricio Werdum vs. Stipe Miocic for the UFC Heavyweight Championship and featurinng Cris Cyborg’s Octagon debut against Leslie Smith, Vitor Belfort vs. Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua vs. Corey Anderson and more, UFC 198 is scheduled for 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!
It looks like UFC President Dana White doesn’t agree with recent reports that claim UFC is in “advanced talks” to be sold for up to 4 billion dollars to new owners.
White told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that the ESPN.com report about the potential…
It looks like UFC President Dana White doesn’t agree with recent reports that claim UFC is in “advanced talks” to be sold for up to 4 billion dollars to new owners.
“The UFC is not for sale,” White said. “The ESPN story is overblown. Darren Rovell is not a fan of facts. His facts could not be further off.”
ESPN first reported the news on Tuesday evening that the Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta were selling the UFC and that four bidders were in contention. It was believed that the winning bid was somewhere in the neighborhood of 3.5 to 4 billion dollars.
The four bidders in the potential UFC sale are said to be China Media Capital, The Blackstone Group and Dalian Wanda Group. Ariel Helwani of MMAFighting.com reported that the Wanda Group is the front-runner and an announcement regarding a sale could come out as soon as July.
Shortly after the news came out on Tuesday that BJ Penn vs. Dennis Siver would serve as the main event of the preliminary card for next month’s UFC 199 event, the fight itself was scrapped.
BJPenn.com was the first to report the news that Siver has …
Shortly after the news came out on Tuesday that BJ Penn vs. Dennis Siver would serve as the main event of the preliminary card for next month’s UFC 199 event, the fight itself was scrapped.
BJPenn.com was the first to report the news that Siver has suffered an undisclosed injury and had to pull out of the scheduled fight against “The Prodigy” as a result.
As of this writing, there is no word as to whether or not Penn will remain on the card. Penn last fought in 2014, dropping a third fight to former UFC Lightweight Champion Frankie Edgar. He was scheduled to make his Octagon return at UFC 199 against Siver next month. We will keep you posted regarding Penn’s UFC 199 status.
UFC 199 takes place on Sarturday, June 4, 2016 at The Forum in Inglewood, California.
Now that Anderson Silva had to drop out from the stacked UFC 198 main card in Brazil, Uriah Hall needs a new opponent on short notice. A former TUF Finalist and welterweight, Dhiego Lima, has reached out as a possible replacement.
Lima tweeted y…
Now that Anderson Silva had to drop out from the stacked UFC 198 main card in Brazil, Uriah Hall needs a new opponent on short notice. A former TUF Finalist and welterweight, Dhiego Lima, has reached out as a possible replacement.
Lima tweeted yesterday,
“I’m a tuf finalist like you in shape Medicals up to date and Brazilian I’m your guy if u want to stay on the card”
Lima competed on TUF Season 19 and advanced all the way to the finale where the Brazilian lost to champion Eddie Gordon in the first round. Lima’s time in the UFC was mostly disappointing, after a decision win at UFC Fight Night 56 in 2014 against Jorge Antonio Cezario de Oliveria, he dropped two straight fights and was shown the exit door. Both of those fights; however, Lima accepted on short notice.
Following a brief hiatus where he was able to rediscover his love for fighting, Lima made a victorious return at Legacy 53 in Atlanta, GA, taking a decision win against Antonio Trocoli. That fight was in April of this year, and Lima has most recently signed with Titan FC. He is scheduled to fight David Michaud in Miami on June 10.
Lima holds an 11-4 professional record. If he were to replace Silva, he would have to move to middleweight, but moving up in weight would not be difficult for Lima who has stayed fit in between camps. His last weight cut to 170 was much easier as he reworked his nutritional approach, and he would most certainly be able to go up in weight.
Lima is slightly taller than Hall, standing at six-two as opposed to Hall’s six even. He is incredibly well rounded, holding 3 KO/TKO wins, 4 submission victories, and 4 decisions. Lima trains and coaches out of American Top Team in Lawrenceville, GA. Considering many middleweight opponents are already tied up with other fights, Lima could be the best option.
Another former champion is now officially tied to UFC 200, as T.J. Dillashaw takes on Raphael Assuncao.
Officials made the previously-reported bantamweight bout official Tuesday night.
Dillashaw (12-3) will get the chance to avenge a previous def…
Another former champion is now officially tied to UFC 200, as T.J. Dillashaw takes on Raphael Assuncao.
Officials made the previously-reported bantamweight bout official Tuesday night.
Dillashaw (12-3) will get the chance to avenge a previous defeat, as he lost to Assuncao via split decision. Despite that, the former champion earned a shot at Renan Barao thanks to an injury to Assuncao, winning the title and defending it twice.
This past January, Dillashaw lost to Dominick Cruz via split decision, dropping the belt in the process.
Assuncao (23-4) is on a seven-fight win streak, but injuries have kept him sidelined since a 2014 win over Bryan Caraway.
UFC 200 takes place July 9 from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
