UFC 146
| UFC 146: Dos Santos vs. Mir | ||||
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| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | May 26, 2012 | |||
| Venue | MGM Grand Garden Arena | |||
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 146 is an upcoming mixed martial arts event to be held by Ultimate Fighting Championship. It is expected to take place on May 26, 2012 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.[1]
Background
For the first time in UFC history all fights on a 5 fight main card will be Heavyweight bouts.[2] UFC Primetime will return to promote the main event.[3]
On April 4th, 2012 it was announced that co-headliner Alistair Overeem had failed a pre-fight drug test due to a high testosterone to epitestosterone ratio. Overeem will have to appear at a Nevada State Athletic Commission hearing on April 24th in order to review his request for a license.[4]
On April 20, 2012 Dana White announced via Twitter that Junior dos Santos will face Frank Mir instead of Alistair Overeem.[5] Two days later Dana White announced via Twitter that Cain Velasquez, who was originally slated to fight Mir in the co-main event, will now face Antonio Silva.[6] Roy Nelson, who was originally scheduled to fight Silva, is still expected to fight on the card though no opponent has been named for Nelson yet.
Official fight card
Main card
- Heavyweight Championship:
Junior dos Santos (c) vs. 
Frank Mir[5] - Heavyweight bout: Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio Silva[1]
- Heavyweight bout: Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Shane del Rosario[1]
- Heavyweight bout:
Mark Hunt vs. 
Stefan Struve[1]
Preliminary card (FX)
- Featherweight bout: Diego Brandao vs. Darren Elkins[1]
- Lightweight bout: Evan Dunham vs. Edson Barboza[1]
- Middleweight bout: Jason Miller vs. C.B. Dollaway[1]
- Lightweight bout: Jacob Volkmann vs
Paul Sass[1]
Preliminary card (Facebook)
- Welterweight bout: Dan Hardy vs. Duane Ludwig[1]
- Light Heavyweight bout: Kyle Kingsbury vs. Glover Teixeira[1]
- Featherweight bout: Mike Brown vs. Daniel Pineda[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "UFC 146: Dos Santos vs. Overeem". UFC.com. March 21, 2012. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
- ^ "UFC 146 Updates". UFC.com. March 6, 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
- ^ "'UFC Primetime' airs on FX for 'UFC 146: Dos Santos vs. Overeem'". mmajunkie.com. March 10, 2012.
- ^ UFC files license application for UFC 146's Alistair Overeem, NSAC reviews April 24
- ^ a b "Alistair Overeem out, Frank Mir in against Junior Dos Santos at UFC 146". mmajunkie.com. April 20, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
- ^ "UFC 146: Cain Velasquez vs Antonio Silva booked for May 26 in Las Vegas". mmamania.com. April 22, 2012. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
