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UFC Confirms opponent for Anderson Silva

It took only one day for the UFC to find a replacement for the injured Vitor Belfort. Demian Maia will replace injured Belfort to face Anderson Silva for the UFC Middleweight title April 10th at UFC 112.

“Following a hard-fought three round win over Dan Miller at UFC 109 that showed him to be more than just a submission expert, Demian Maia will jump right back into training camp for the biggest fight of his career – an April 10thmeeting with UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva in the main event of UFC 112 at Ferrari World on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi.”