| UFC 146: dos Santos vs. Mir | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 146: dos Santos vs. Mir | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | May 26, 2012 | |||
| Venue | MGM Grand Garden Arena | |||
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
| Attendance | 14,674[1] | |||
| Total gate | $3,428,775[1] | |||
| Buyrate | 560,000[2][3] | |||
| Total purse | $1,513,000[4] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 146: dos Santos vs. Mir was amixed martial arts (MMA)pay-per-view event (PPV) promoted by theUltimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on May 26, 2012 at theMGM Grand Garden Arena inLas Vegas, Nevada. The main card featured five MMA bouts which were shown on PPV, as well as seven preliminary bouts which were shown onFX, andFacebook. This was the first time in UFC history that the main card featured all heavyweight bouts. It was the twelfth UFC event of 2012.
The main event featured theUFC Heavyweight Champion,Junior dos Santos, defending his title against former two-time UFC Heavyweight ChampionFrank Mir. The contest was heavily promoted, featuring the return ofUFC Primetime to promote the UFC Heavyweight Championship. The co-main event of the evening was a battle between former heavyweight championCain Velasquez, and newly acquiredStrikeforce heavyweight,Antônio Silva, who made his UFC debut.[5]
Frank Mir was riding a three fight win streak leading up to this event, including a submission victory overAntônio Rodrigo Nogueira, a friend and mentor ofJunior dos Santos, atUFC 140. Nogueira refused to tap to thekimura 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 outCain Velasquez in November 2011 atUFC on Fox: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos.[6]
UFC Primetime returned to promote theUFC 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 faceEdson Barboza at the event. However, Dunham was forced from the event with an injury and replaced by returning veteranJamie Varner.[9]
Mark Hunt was originally scheduled to faceStefan Struve on the main card. However, on May 17, 2012, Hunt withdrew from the bout due to injury and was replaced byLavar Johnson.[10]
Originally scheduled to headline the event was a Heavyweight Championship bout between one of UFC's newest stars,Alistair Overeem (who defeated former championBrock Lesnar in his UFC debut to earn the title shot), and championJunior dos Santos. On April 4, 2012, however, theNevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) announced Overeem had failed his pre-fight drug test.[11] Overeem's March drug test showed a 14:1testosterone-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 PresidentDana White announced that Junior dos Santos would now defend his title againstFrank Mir instead.[13] Two days later, White announcedCain Velasquez (who was originally slated to fight Mir in the co-main event) would faceAntônio Silva.[14]Roy Nelson (who was originally scheduled to fight Silva, and then brieflyGabriel Gonzaga)[15] facedDave Herman.[16][17] AndShane del Rosario (who was originally slated to fight Gonzaga) facedStipe Miocic.[18]
| Main Card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Junior dos Santos (c) | def. | Frank Mir | TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:04 | [a] |
| Heavyweight | Cain Velasquez | def. | Antônio Silva | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:36 | |
| Heavyweight | Roy Nelson | def. | Dave Herman | KO (punch) | 1 | 0:51 | |
| Heavyweight | Stipe Miocic | def. | Shane del Rosario | TKO (elbows) | 2 | 3:14 | |
| Heavyweight | Stefan Struve | def. | Lavar Johnson | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 1:05 | |
| Preliminary Card (FX) | |||||||
| Featherweight | Darren Elkins | def. | Diego Brandao | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Jamie Varner | def. | Edson Barboza | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:23 | [b] |
| Middleweight | C. B. Dollaway | def. | Jason Miller | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–26, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Dan Hardy | def. | Duane Ludwig | KO (punch and elbows) | 1 | 3:51 | [c] |
| Preliminary Card (Facebook) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Paul Sass | def. | Jacob Volkmann | Submission (triangle armbar) | 1 | 1:54 | [d] |
| Light Heavyweight | Glover Teixeira | def. | Kyle Kingsbury | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 1 | 1:53 | [e] |
| Featherweight | Mike Brown | def. | Daniel Pineda | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [f] |
The following fighters received $70,000 bonuses.[19]
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to theNevada State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money and also does not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses.[4]
