UFC 146

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UFC 146: dos Santos vs. Mir
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The poster for UFC 146: dos Santos vs. Mir
Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateMay 26, 2012
Venue MGM Grand Garden Arena
City Las Vegas, Nevada
Attendance14,674 [1]
Total gate$3,428,775 [1]
Buyrate560,000 [2] [3]
Total purse$1,513,000 [4]
Event chronology
UFC on Fuel TV: The Korean Zombie vs. Poirier UFC 146: dos Santos vs. Mir The Ultimate Fighter: Live Finale

UFC 146: dos Santos vs. Mir was a mixed martial arts (MMA) pay-per-view event (PPV) promoted by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on May 26, 2012 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main card featured five MMA bouts which were shown on PPV, as well as seven preliminary bouts which were shown on FX, and Facebook. This was the first time in UFC history that the main card featured all heavyweight bouts. It was the twelfth UFC event of 2012.

Contents

The main event featured the UFC Heavyweight Champion, Junior dos Santos, defending his title against former two-time UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir. The contest was heavily promoted, featuring the return of UFC Primetime to promote the UFC Heavyweight Championship. The co-main event of the evening was a battle between former heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez, and newly acquired Strikeforce heavyweight, Antônio Silva, who made his UFC debut. [5]

Background

Frank Mir was riding a three fight win streak leading up to this event, including a submission victory over Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, a friend and mentor of Junior dos Santos, at UFC 140. Nogueira refused to tap to the kimura lock submission attempt, until it broke after his arm snapped under the pressure, then he tapped. Not only was Mir the first fighter to ever submit Nogueira, but he did so in devastating fashion. This was the first title defense for dos Santos since winning the belt by knocking out Cain Velasquez in November 2011 at UFC on Fox: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos. [6]

UFC Primetime returned to promote the UFC Heavyweight Championship between Mir and dos Santos. [7] The heavyweight championship at UFC 146 was the featured fight on the main card, which for the first time in UFC history had all heavyweight bouts. [8]

Evan Dunham was expected to face Edson Barboza at the event. However, Dunham was forced from the event with an injury and replaced by returning veteran Jamie Varner. [9]

Mark Hunt was originally scheduled to face Stefan Struve on the main card. However, on May 17, 2012, Hunt withdrew from the bout due to injury and was replaced by Lavar Johnson. [10]

Alistair Overeem removal and card changes

Originally scheduled to headline the event was a Heavyweight Championship bout between one of UFC's newest stars, Alistair Overeem (who defeated former champion Brock Lesnar in his UFC debut to earn the title shot), and champion Junior dos Santos. On April 4, 2012, however, the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) announced Overeem had failed his pre-fight drug test. [11] Overeem's March drug test showed a 14:1 testosterone-epitestosterone ratio, according to the NSAC.

This resulted in a considerable shake up of the matches on the main card. [12] On April 20, 2012, UFC President Dana White announced that Junior dos Santos would now defend his title against Frank Mir instead. [13] Two days later, White announced Cain Velasquez (who was originally slated to fight Mir in the co-main event) would face Antônio Silva. [14] Roy Nelson (who was originally scheduled to fight Silva, and then briefly Gabriel Gonzaga) [15] faced Dave Herman. [16] [17] And Shane del Rosario (who was originally slated to fight Gonzaga) faced Stipe Miocic. [18]

Results

Main Card
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Heavyweight Junior dos Santos (c)def. Frank Mir TKO (punches)23:04 [lower-alpha 1]
Heavyweight Cain Velasquez def. Antônio Silva TKO (punches)13:36
Heavyweight Roy Nelson def. Dave Herman KO (punch)10:51
Heavyweight Stipe Miocic def. Shane del Rosario TKO (elbows)23:14
Heavyweight Stefan Struve def. Lavar Johnson Submission (armbar)11:05
Preliminary Card (FX)
Featherweight Darren Elkins def. Diego Brandao Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Lightweight Jamie Varner def. Edson Barboza TKO (punches)13:23 [lower-alpha 2]
Middleweight C.B. Dollaway def. Jason Miller Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–26, 29–28)35:00
Welterweight Dan Hardy def. Duane Ludwig KO (punch and elbows)13:51 [lower-alpha 3]
Preliminary Card (Facebook)
Lightweight Paul Sass def. Jacob Volkmann Submission (triangle armbar)11:54 [lower-alpha 4]
Light Heavyweight Glover Teixeira def. Kyle Kingsbury Submission (arm-triangle choke)11:53 [lower-alpha 5]
Featherweight Mike Brown def. Daniel Pineda Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)35:00 [lower-alpha 6]
  1. For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
  2. This bout aired on the broadcast following the Hardy vs Ludwig bout.
  3. This bout aired on the broadcast following the Nelson vs Herman bout.
  4. This bout aired on the broadcast following the Teixeira vs Kingsbury bout.
  5. This bout aired on the broadcast following the Brown vs Pineda bout.
  6. This bout aired on the broadcast following the dos Santos vs Mir bout.

Bonus awards

Fighters were awarded $70,000 bonuses. [19]

Reported payout

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Nevada State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money and also does not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses. [4]

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