Alan Belcher is being forced to pull out of his fight versus Demian Maia that was scheduled for the main event of Ultimate Fight Night 22 in Austin, Texas due to a detached retina. Belcher made the announcement (seen below) via his Twitter account:
While I was in brazil I started losing my vision in my right eye. I saw a dr that told me to go back to us immediately. My friend/surgeon from biloxi got me an emergency surgery scheduled in alabama now just trying to recover. No contact for 6 weeks. Sorry to my trainers. Sorry to ufc & demian Maia, I know he has been training specifically for me. Sorry to my fans as well. As long as I get released from dr I will try to make ufn 22 to see my fans and watch the fights
MMAJunkie.com is reporting that a search is being conducted to find a short notice opponent for Demian Maia.
(image from mmajunkie.com)
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