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Last night, Jon Jones was taken off the UFC 200 fight card after testing positive for a banned substance.
Today, Anderson Silva caused a stir when he announced that he was headed to UFC 200 on Instagram.
Brazilian website Globo then confirmed that Silva replacing Jones and was going to fight Daniel Cormier on Saturday.
https://twitter.com/jeremybotter/status/751156408133890048
But Dana White is denying that the fight is official.
Dana White is denying reports that Anderson Silva will fight Daniel Cormier at UFC 200 (by @rezenluc) https://t.co/oeCMSHtv8I
— Bloody Elbow (@BloodyElbow) July 7, 2016
And Daniel Cormier’s team has been caught by surprise by Anderson’s announcement
Combate is reporting it's Anderson Silva vs. Daniel Cormier. This fight has been discussed, though it's not quite official. News to DC camp.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) July 7, 2016
While this is cool, I think it’s too close to fight time for it to become a reality.