Anderson Silva happy with “interesting” matchup

UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva admits he is happy with his new opponent for the UFC 112.

Silva was set to fight Vitor Belfort for the title, but he was forced to withdraw from the planned bout at UFC 112 due to a shoulder injury.

The UFC has brought in Demian Maia as his replacement.

“I think it’s a very interesting matchup,” Silva told MMAjunkie.com for The Dallas Morning News through his manager, Ed Soares.

“I think it’s MMA’s best striker against MMA’s best grappler. I think it kind of brings back the old-school UFC of standup fighter vs. grappler.”