Dana White confirms Anderson Silva to undergo elbow surgery, rules out heavyweight bout

By MMAEdition on Sep 17, 2009 with Comments 0

DALLAS – While UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva has insisted he’s
currently ready to fight on a moment’s notice, UFC president Dana White
told a different story at today’s UFC 103 pre-fight press conference.

White said “The Spider” is set to have bone spurs removed from his
elbow, and while the procedure is routine, Silva will still need time
to recover.

“Contrary to whatever the hell [Silva] is saying, he’s not 200 percent
healthy,” White said. “He’s having some bone spurs removed from his
elbow, which is a simple little procedure that happens, but you’ve got
to have recovery time.”