Middleweight rivals Anderson Silva and Vitor Belfort were rumored to rematch at UFC 197, a pay-per-view (PPV) event that was "supposed" to take place inside HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on March 5, 2016.
But, late last week, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) announced that "The Spider" would battle Michael Bisping in the main event of UFC Fight Night 83 on Feb. 27, 2016, in London, England (details here).
So, why the change in potential plans?
According to comments from Silva during a recent media conference call (via MMA Fighting), UFC will move the proposed event because of the fragile economic status in Brazil.