Wanderlei Silva, who was scheduled to meet Yoshihiro Akiyama at UFC 116 on July 3, has been forced to withdraw from the card due to fractured ribs suffered in training, UFC president Dana White confirmed with MMA Fighting Tuesday afternoon.
Akiyama, who defeated Alan Belcher in his UFC debut last July, will still fight on the card, and according to White, the organization is currently working on signing his replacement. No word just yet on who that might be.
Silva (33-10-1, 1 NC) is 3-5 inside the octagon. He most recently defeated Michael Bisping at UFC 110 in Sydney, Australia.
Share558 UFC 116 is headlined by Brock Lesnar vs. Shane Carwin for the undisputed heavyweight title.
UFC 116: Lesnar vs. Carwin is an upcoming mixed martial arts event to be held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on July 3, 2010 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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