Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort definitely not happening at UFC 108

Two minutes after I post about all the injuries and illnesses screwing with the UFC schedule and mention that Anderson Silva’s return at UFC 108 on January 2 is looking less and less likely, John Morgan over at MMA Junkie confirms that the middleweight champ’s bout with challenger Vitor Belfort is definitely off. Morgan reports that Silva’s manager, Ed Soares, says that Silva needs more time to recover from surgery to remove bone spurs from his elbow. Soares also indicated that he expects Silva and Belfort to square off whenever he does return to the cage.

Thankfully, heavyweight champ Brock Lesnar has the flu, forcing his title bout with Shane Carwin to be shifted from UFC 106 to UFC 108.