Vitor Belfort v. Anderson Silva at UFC 109
The highly anticipated UFC middleweight title fight between current champ Anderson Silva and explosive challenger Vitor Belfort is now targeted for UFC 109.
The UFC had originally hoped to feature the contest at UFC 108, but Silva’s recovery process from elbow surgery forced a delay in the schedule.
Belfort first released news of the new date to the Portugese-language Terra magazine’s “Mano a Mano” blog, and MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) has since confirmed with sources close to the bout that verbal agreements are in place. Bout agreements have yet to be signed.
The bout is also contingent upon Silva’s recovery process.
We will see if Anderson Silva sticks to the verbal agreement as he has been in and out of agreements so much lately and seems more interested in establishing his legacy at 205 and heavyweight. The fact that the bout remains up in the air while his elbow heals makes it far from a sure thing.
Remember, Anderson was saying when the bout originally was supposed to take place that he didn’t feel Belfort should get a shot at his title since his only win since his UFC return was at a 195 pound catchweight. I wonder if the dwindling number of options at 185 pounds means he follows through with the Belfort fight or if this drives him toward moving up in weight permanently.
