Anderson Silva's dream was good while it lasted, but it did not last too long.

As Giovanni Decker, the general manager of UFC in Brazil, told Combate, the former middleweight champion won't fight at UFC 198, in his hometown of Curitiba. According to Decker, the reason was a simple one. There was just not any available fighters for "The Spider", even though there were rumors about him taking on Gegard Mousasi or Tim Kennedy.

Furthermore, Decker confirmed that Vitor Belfort and Ronaldo Souza will be the night's co-main event and even though Silva is officially of the card, he still believes it will be the greatest card in Brazil yet.

"This card will be the best one in the history of Brazil. We still have some other fights to confirm and we will have paranaenses on the card."

"Paranaenses" are what people born in the state of Parana, of which Curitiba is the capital, are called. Currently, the UFC has paranaenses such as John Lineker and Jessica Andrade available for the card, although another one, Cristiane "Cyborg" Justino has been campaigning to fight on the event as well.

UFC 198 takes place at Curitiba, on May 14, in Arena da Baixada, soccer stadium with capacity for over 40 thousand people. The night's headliner brings a heavyweight title fight between Fabricio Werdum and Stipe Miocic.