Thirty-five days after Kelvin Gastelum was removed from UFC 212 due to a failed drug test for marijuana, the UFC has made it official that Anderson Silva will no longer compete in Brazil.
UFC 212 is scheduled for June 3 at Rio de Janeiro’s Jeunesse Arena, and Silva was expected to co-headline the pay-per-view card against Gastelum. When the Kings MMA fighter was removed from he bout, the promotion tried to find a replacement, but failed to get a deal done.
"Following the April 6 removal of Kelvin Gastelum from his UFC 212 bout against Anderson Silva, UFC officials attempted to find a replacement to meet Silva on June 3,” read a statement released by the promotion on Thursday.