Demian Maia confirmed as Vitor Belfort’s replacement

With Vitor Belfort having to pull out of UFC 112 due to a shoulder injury, the UFC were starting to sweat on a replacement. Speculation even loomed that a match with current UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva may even be pulled from UFC 112 altogether.

Today however, UFC officials announced that Demian Maia will be replacing Belfort and the fight will still be for the Middleweight belt. Maia is coming fresh off a victory at UFC 109 against Dan Miller.