| UFC 155: dos Santos vs. Velasquez 2 | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 155: dos Santos vs. Velasquez 2 | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | December 29, 2012 | |||
| Venue | MGM Grand Garden Arena | |||
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
| Attendance | 13,561 [1] | |||
| Total gate | $3,286,025 [1] | |||
| Buyrate | 590,000 [2] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 155: dos Santos vs. Velasquez 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 29, 2012, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. [3]
A Junior dos Santos vs. Cain Velasquez rematch had been expected since May 26, 2012 at UFC 146, where dos Santos defended his Heavyweight championship against Frank Mir and Velasquez defeated Antônio Silva. Velasquez and dos Santos had already fought once on November 12, 2011 at UFC on Fox: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos, where dos Santos won via knockout in the first round. Alistair Overeem, former DREAM and Strikeforce champion, was expected to face the winner of this bout. He was originally expected to face dos Santos for the title at UFC 146; however, on April 4, 2012, Overeem was revealed to have failed his pre-fight drug test by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC). He was found to have an elevated testosterone to epitestosterone ratio of 14-to-1, over the allowed ratio rate of 6-to-1. [4] [5]
Chael Sonnen was expected to face Forrest Griffin at this event. However, Sonnen was pulled from the fight to coach the seventeenth season of The Ultimate Fighter opposite UFC Light Heavyweight champion Jon Jones and was replaced by Phil Davis. [6] Griffin was then forced out of the bout with a knee injury and Davis was pulled from the card altogether.
A bout between Erik Koch and Ricardo Lamas was expected to take place at this event. However, the bout was moved to UFC on Fox 6 and promoted to the main card. [7]
Gray Maynard was expected to face Joe Lauzon at this event. However, Maynard was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by Jim Miller. [8]
Matt Mitrione was expected to face Phil De Fries at this event. However, due to an injury sustained by Shane Carwin, Mitrione stepped in as a replacement against Roy Nelson at The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale [9] and was replaced by the returning Todd Duffee. [10]
Chris Weidman was expected to face Tim Boetsch at this event. However, Weidman was forced out of the bout with a shoulder injury and was replaced by Costas Philippou. [11]
Karlos Vemola was expected to face Chris Leben at this event. However, Vemola was forced out of the bout with an injury and was replaced by Strikeforce veteran Derek Brunson. [12]
Cody McKenzie was expected to face Leonard Garcia at this event. However, McKenzie was forced out of the bout and was replaced by Max Holloway. [13]
A bout between Melvin Guillard and Jamie Varner, originally scheduled for The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale , was rescheduled for this event after Varner fell ill the night of the event. [14]
| Main Card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Cain Velasquez | def. | Junior dos Santos (c) | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–43, 50–44) | 5 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Lightweight | Jim Miller | def. | Joe Lauzon | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Costas Philippou | def. | Tim Boetsch | TKO (punches) | 3 | 2:11 | |
| Middleweight | Yushin Okami | def. | Alan Belcher | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Derek Brunson | def. | Chris Leben | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary Card (FX) | |||||||
| Bantamweight | Eddie Wineland | def. | Brad Pickett | Decision (split) (30–27, 28–29, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Érik Pérez | def. | Byron Bloodworth | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:50 | |
| Lightweight | Jamie Varner | def. | Melvin Guillard | Decision (split) (30–27, 27–30, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Myles Jury | def. | Michael Johnson | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary Card (Facebook and YouTube) | |||||||
| Heavyweight | Todd Duffee | def. | Phil De Fries | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:04 | |
| Featherweight | Max Holloway | def. | Leonard Garcia | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Flyweight | John Moraga | def. | Chris Cariaso | Submission (guillotine choke) | 3 | 1:11 | |
Fighters were awarded $65,000 bonuses. [15]
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. [16]
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