UFC 148
| UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II | ||||
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| File:Ufc148poster.jpg The poster for UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | July 7, 2012 | |||
| Venue | MGM Grand Garden Arena | |||
| City |  Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II is an upcoming mixed martial arts event to be held by Ultimate Fighting Championship. It is expected to take place on July 7, 2012 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.[1]
Background
The UFC Fan Expo is scheduled to coincide with this event.[2]
Jeff Hougland was expected to face Renan Barão at the event, but Hougland instead replaced Mike Easton to face Yves Jabouin at UFC on Fuel TV 3. Ivan Menjivar stepped in to replace Hougland and fight Barão.[3]
The expected match between Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen, originally scheduled to take place at UFC 147 was moved to this event due to a scheduling conflict with the UN Conference, Rio+20, which will be occurring during the same time frame as the UFC event.[4] On April 24, the change was confirmed.[5]
A bout between Michael Bisping and Tim Boetsch, originally scheduled for this event, was moved to UFC 149 to bolster that card.[6]
Official fight card
Main card
- Middleweight Championship bout:
Anderson Silva (c) vs. 
Chael Sonnen[1] - Bantamweight Championship bout: Dominick Cruz (c) vs. Urijah Faber[1]
- Light Heavyweight bout: Forrest Griffin vs. Tito Ortiz[1]
- Middleweight bout: Rich Franklin vs. Cung Le[1]
- Welterweight bout: Demian Maia vs.
Dong Hyun Kim[1]
Preliminary card
- Bantamweight bout: Renan Barão vs.
Ivan Menjivar[1] - Lightweight bout: Gleison Tibau vs.
Khabib Nurmagomedov[1] - Middleweight bout:
Constantinos Philippou vs. 
Riki Fukuda[1] - Lightweight bout: Melvin Guillard vs. Fabrício Camões[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen". ufc.com. April 25, 2012.
- ^ "UFC Fan Expo Returns to Las Vegas in July". ufc.com.com. February 1, 2012.
- ^ "Bantamweight shakeup: Easton out, Hougland meets Jabouin and Menjivar fights Barao". MMAjunkie.com. March 23, 2012. Retrieved March 23, 2012.
- ^ Whitman, Mike (April 20, 2012). "UFC to Hold Presser in Rio on Tuesday; Source Says 'Spider' Defense Likely Moving to Las Vegas". sherdog.com. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
- ^ "SILVA-SONNEN MATCH SHIFTED TO LAS VEGAS DUE TO CONFLICT". TSN.CA. April 24, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2012.
- ^ "Michael Bisping vs. Tim Boetsch moves from UFC 148 to UFC 149 in Calgary". MMAjunkie.com. April 30, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2012.
