Silva (33-7) hasn't fought since he suffered a decision loss to Michael Bisping in February. Silva does require final medical clearance by the Nevada State Athletic Commission, but UFC expects Silva to be cleared. "So if Anderson wants three rounds, if Anderson wants two rounds, he'll get it." "Anderson is giving Daniel the opportunity to fight, to make money and to perform on UFC 200," White said.
The fight will be three rounds, White said, because Silva is fighting on two days' notice. The new booking comes just one day before official weigh-ins for UFC 200. Every time he's moved up to 205, he's looked better than he did at 185." "Anderson Silva is undefeated at 205, and not just undefeated, but devastatingly undefeated. "I think it's an interesting, fun fight," White said at a postfight news conference for Thursday's UFC Fight Night. Silva, 41, has fought three times at 205 pounds, defeating James Irvin in July 2008, Forrest Griffin in August 2009 and Stephan Bonnar in October 2012, all by first-round knockout.Īsked if the Cormier-Silva matchup makes up for the loss of Jones, White said he believes it does. Cormier, the light heavyweight champion, was originally scheduled to fight Jon Jones at UFC 200, but that fight fell through Wednesday, when Jones was informed of a potential anti-doping violation. UFC president Dana White confirmed the news to ESPN on Thursday evening. LAS VEGAS - Daniel Cormier will remain on Saturday's UFC 200 card and fight former middleweight champion Anderson Silva in a three-round, nontitle light heavyweight fight.
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