Anderson Silva OUT of UFC 198

Former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva was forced Tuesday to pull out of his homecoming fight in Curitiba, Brazil, with Uriah Hall because of abdominal pain that may require gall bladder surgery. UFC president Dana White has confirmed this news to Yahoo Sports.

This news puts a major hole in the ufc198 card, which will leave Dana scrambling to find a new opponent for Uriah Hall. Anticipation had been building for this fight so it is a major letdown that Silva suffered this injury. This follows a recent run of injuries in recent time, which have forced the UFC to change fights last minute. This includes the injury to RDA that led to McGregor's famous loss to Nate Diaz.

We hope Silva can have a quick recovery to return to the octagon to continue his legacy as one of if not THE greatest mixed martial artist ever.

Vitor Belfort Unhappy with Reebok Deal

Vitor Belfort is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, who is currently ranked at #3 in the middleweight rankings. In a recent interview with sportv he stated that the company’s current Reebok deal feels too close to slavery, compared to how it was before the new contract arrived.

"MMA is a lot closer to entertainment than sport these days. I'm not satisfied with the way the company is handling sponsorship. We are pretty much living in slavery. We can't use our own sponsors, they are banned inside the Octagon. We have no properties."

Belfort joins a long list of fighters and UFC personalities who are disappointed with payments and the overall treatment of athletes.

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Conor McGregor Announces Shock Retirement

On April 19^th 2016, Conor MacGregor shocked the World by announcing his plan of retiring early. He did so in a tweet that read “I have decided to retire young. Thanks for the cheese. Catch ya's later.”

The tweet became one of the most retweeted tweets for an athlete of all time, turning the MMA world on its head because Conor was scheduled to fight Nate Diaz in a huge rematch at UFC 200. It was revealed that McGregor no longer wants to promote his own fights and Conor would rather just stick to the art of fighting and not have to worry about the hype and promotion that surrounds them





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