Wanderlei Silva was forced to withdraw from the card due to fractured ribs suffered in training. UFC president Dana White confirmed with MMA Fighting
…Wanderlei Silva was forced to withdraw from the card due to fractured ribs suffered in training.UFC president Dana White confirmed with MMA Fighting Tuesday afternoon that Chris Leben has verbally agreed to replaced Silva against Yoshihiro Akiayama. Leben defeated Aaron Simpson at last Saturday’s TUF 11 Finale in Las Vegas.
UFC 116 will still be headlined by Brock Lesnar vs. Shane Carwin for the undisputed heavyweight title on July 3….
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