This Week, Chart Topper from The MMA News says (in Rashad Evans And Thiago Silva Promoted To UFC 108 Main Event) With the main event fight between Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira and Cain Velasquez canceled, due to severe’staph’ infection to Nogueira, the UFC promoted a light-heavyweight bout between Rashad Evans (13-1-1) and Thiago Silva (14-1) to the main event of UFC 108.

The event will take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. on Jan. 2.

With the main event fight between Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira and Cain Velasquez canceled, due to severe’staph’ infection to Nogueira, the UFC promoted a light-heavyweight bout between Rashad Evans (13-1-1) and Thiago Silva (14-1) to the main event of UFC 108. The Evans vs. Silva matchup was the co-main event for the Las Vegas event and [...]

Last Week, Staff from Five Ounces of Pain says (in Rashad Evans vs. Thiago Silva to headline UFC:108) UFC:108 has seen it’s share of trouble. The January 2 event has stuggled to keep a main event in tact.  Anderson Silva was unable to fight Vitor Belfort due to surgery. Brock Lesnar vs. Shane Carwin was a thought, but now appears to be off indefinitely.  Lastly Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is suffer...

And Kris Karkoski from MMAFrenzy.com says (in Rashad Evans vs. Thiago Silva New Main Event for UFC 108) Heavyweight contenders Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Cain Velasquez were to meet in the card’s main event, which was announced just last week, but Nogueira was forced to withdraw from the bout due to a severe staph infection in his left elbow, the same injury suffered prior to his matchup...

And news@sherdog.com (news@sherdog.com) from Sherdog.com says (in Evans-Silva to Headline UFC 108) A light heavyweight matchup between Rashad Evans and Thiago Silva will headline UFC 108 now that Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is unable to fight Cain Velasquez, the UFC announced Monday. A light heavyweight matchup between Rashad Evans and Thiago Silva will headline UFC 108 now that Antoni...

And UFC.com says (in Evans-Silva new main event for UFC 108) Las Vegas, NV (USA) - The Ultimate Fighting Championship®(UFC®) announced today that the bout between former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans and Brazilian knockout artist Thiago Silva will headline UFC 108 as Antonio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira today was forced to pul...

And Sportsnet.ca says (in Nogueira injured, Evans-Silva headlines UFC 108) The UFC 108 matchup between former UFC light-heavyweight champion Rashad Evans and Thiago Silva has been moved to the main event after Antonio Rodrigo (Minotauro) Nogueira was forced to pull out of his fight with Cain Velasquez due to a severe injury to his left elbow.

And Chart Topper from The MMA News says (in More Trouble For The UFC, Nogueira Withdraws From UFC 108 Due To Illness) UFC president Dana White revealed the news at the UFC 105 post-fight press conference.

The main event bout was to have determined the next heavyweight contender for the title. The current heavyweight champ, Brock Lesnar, is out indefinitely after collapsing in Canada this weekend due to an unknown illness.

Another UFC event has suffered another hit as Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira (32-5-1(1)) has withdrawn from his Jan. 2 UFC 108 bout against heavyweight Cain Velasquez due to a severe staph infection. UFC president Dana White revealed the news at the UFC 105 post-fight press conference. “[Nogueira] got staph infection, bad, to the point now it’s in [...]

And Brendhan Conlan from Five Ounces of Pain says (in Antono Rodrigo Nogueira out of UFC 108 with Staph Infection) Dana White announced earlier today at the UFC 105 post-event press conference that a scheduled bout between rising heavyweight contender Cain Velasquez and veteran fighter Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira has been scrapped due to a serious staph infection the Brazilian is currently suffer...

And Eduardo Cruz from MMAmania.com says (in Severe staph infection forces Antonio 'Minotauro' Nogueira out of UFC 108 main event against Cain Velasquez) Brazilian heavyweight Antonio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira has been pulled from the main event of UFC 108 where he was to square off against the undefeated Cain Velasquez to determine the next number one contender in the UFC’s heavyweight division.

And news@sherdog.com (news@sherdog.com) from Sherdog.com says (in Nogueira Out of UFC 108 with Staph Infection) Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira has withdrawn from a headlining heavyweight bout with Cain Velasquez at UFC 108 on Jan. 2 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira has withdrawn from a headlining heavyweight bout with Cain Velasquez at UFC 108 on Jan. 2 at the MGM Grand Gar...

And Kris Karkoski from MMAFrenzy.com says (in Sean Sherk vs. Rafaello Oliveira Set for UFC 108 on January 2) Former lightweight champion Sean Sherk will return to the Octagon against Rafaello Oliveira at UFC 108 on January 2 in Las Vegas.

Oliveira (9-2) had his three-fight winning streak stopped in his UFC debut in September, suffering a unanimous decision to Nik Lentz at UFC 103.

And Kris Karkoski from MMAFrenzy.com says (in Nogueira vs. Velasquez Headlines UFC 108 in January With Title Shot on the Line) The UFC also confirmed that Rashad Evans vs. Thiago Silva will co-headline the pay-per-view event.

Tickets for the event, which takes place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, are priced between $50 and $600 and go on sale to the general public this Saturday, November 14 through Ticketmaster.co...