UFC 146 dos Santos vs Mir

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Sat 26th May 2012 Local
Sat 26th May 2012 12:00am UTC

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UFC

Season
2012

Round
Round 12

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MGM Grand Garden Arena
(14,674 Attendance)

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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.

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.

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.

UFC Primetime returned to promote the UFC Heavyweight Championship between Mir and dos Santos. 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.

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.

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.

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. 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. On April 20, 2012, UFC President Dana White announced that Junior dos Santos would now defend his title against Frank Mir instead. Two days later, White announced Cain Velasquez (who was originally slated to fight Mir in the co-main event) would face Antônio Silva. Roy Nelson (who was originally scheduled to fight Silva, and then briefly Gabriel Gonzaga) faced Dave Herman. And Shane del Rosario (who was originally slated to fight Gonzaga) faced Stipe Miocic.

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Result List

01	Junior Dos Santos	Bare Knuckle Mens	WIN
01	Frank Mir	UFC Heavyweight	LOSS
02	Cain Velasquez	UFC Heavyweight	WIN
02	Antônio Silva	UFC Heavyweight	LOSS
03	Roy Nelson	UFC Heavyweight	WIN
03	Dave Herman	UFC Heavyweight	LOSS
04	Stipe Miocic	UFC Heavyweight	WIN
04	Shane del Rosario	UFC Heavyweight	LOSS
05	Stefan Struve	UFC Heavyweight	WIN
05	Lavar Johnson	UFC Heavyweight	LOSS
06	Darren Elkins	UFC Featherweight	WIN
06	Diego Brandao	UFC Featherweight	LOSS
07	Edson Barboza	UFC Featherweight	LOSS
07	Jamie Varner	UFC Lightweight	WIN
08	CB Dollaway	UFC Light Heavyweight	WIN
08	Jason Miller	UFC Middleweight	LOSS
09	Duane Ludwig	UFC Welterweight	LOSS
09	Dan Hardy	UFC Welterweight	WIN
10	Jacob Volkmann	UFC Welterweight	LOSS
10	Paul Sass	UFC Lightweight	WIN
11	Glover Teixeira	UFC Light Heavyweight	WIN
11	Kyle Kingsbury	UFC Light Heavyweight	LOSS
12	Mike Thomas Brown	UFC Featherweight	WIN
12	Daniel Pineda	UFC Featherweight	LOSS