After the UFC yanked Vitor Belfort out of an October match-up with Alan Belcher in order to face light heavyweight champion Jon Jones a month earlier, many fans were left wondering how the organization would handle the vacancy considering Belcher’s status as one of the top 185ers on the roster. While names like Chris Weidman and Wanderlei Silva were thrown around, in the end it looks like “The Talent” won’t be fighting at UFC 153 after all based on an injury he sustained while training for the expected tilt.
“Everyone’s asking if I am mad at the UFC, Jones, (and) Belfort. (The) answer is no. This is a blessing in disguise. I have a spinal fracture,” wrote Belcher on Twitter.
Belcher: “I Don’t Plan on Losing Anytime Soon”
While the injury sounds severe, apparently it won’t keep Belcher out of action for very long, as the 28-year old added a follow-up message saying he expected to be ready to rumble by November and wanted a Top 5 foe, specially mentioning Weidman as an option he was interested in.
The 18-6 Belcher is currently on a four-fight winning streak including finishes of Patrick Cote and most recently Rousimar Palhares. The UFC currently has two shows scheduled for November with UFC 154 on November 17 in Montreal seeming to be a logical destination.
Additionally, it has since been announced the rematch between light heavyweights Phil Davis-Wagner Prado has been moved from UFC on FX 5 to UFC 153 to replace Belcher-Belfort.
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