UFC 198 is set to undergo a last-minute change, after former middleweight champion Anderson Silva was forced to withdraw from this weekend’s scheduled bout against Uriah Hall.
According to Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports, Silva is suffering from abdominal pains and may need to have his gall bladder removed.
“Anderson developed abdominal discomfort [Monday and] further evaluation today is consistent with acute cholecystitis,” UFC medical consultant Dr. Jeff Davidson told Yahoo!. “He will be seen by a surgeon today for possible surgery.”
The UFC confirmed the news shortly after.
Silva would need an additional few weeks of recovery if surgery is necessary, and there is currently no word on whether the UFC is looking to reschedule the bout with Hall for a later date.
UFC 198 is headlined by a heavyweight title fight between current champion Fabricio Werdum and challenger Stipe Miocic. The event takes place at Arena da Baixada in Curitiba, Parana, Brazil. The updated fight card can be seen below.
- UFC Heavyweight Champion Fabricio Werdum vs. Stipe Miocic
- Ronaldo Souza vs. Vitor Belfort
- Cris Cyborg vs. Leslie Smith (catchweight)
- Mauricio Rua vs. Corey Anderson
- Demian Maia vs. Matt Brown
- Bryan Barberena vs. Warlley Alves
- Nate Marquardt vs. Thiago Santos
- Rob Font vs. John Lineker
- Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Patrick Cummins
- Yancy Medeiros vs. Francisco Trinaldo
- Sergio Moraes vs. Luan Chagas
- Renato Moicano vs. Zubaira Tukhugov
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