UFC 152 - Card Updates

[keithlewis]

UFC 152
September 22, 2012
Air Canada Centre
Toronto, Ontario, Canada



The first-ever UFC flyweight world title fight goes down on September 22nd at UFC 152 in Toronto. The four man tournament, which began in March, will culminate with Joseph Benavidez taking on Demetrious Johnson in what is sure to be a memorable bout between two gifted fighters on a historic night. Additionally, the co-main event has been verbally agreed to as top-ten middleweights “All-American” Brian Stann and brash Brit Michael “The Count” Bisping battle it out on Canadian soil to move closer to a title shot.



Joseph Benavidez vs. Demetrious Johnson (UFC Flyweight Title Bout)
BJ Penn vs. Rory MacDonald
Vinny Magalhaes vs. Igor Pokrajac
Michael Bisping vs. Brian Stann
Marcus Brimage vs. Jim Hettes

[ArmyofDarkness]

Canadian welterweight prospect Rory MacDonald has suffered a large cut in training and will be unable to compete as expected against B.J. Penn at UFC 152. UFC President Dana White announced the news following UFC on Fox 4 on Saturday night, and MacDonald confirmed the development via Twitter.

[keithlewis]

Gotta love a training partner that nails you with an elbow!


UFC 152: Benavidez vs. Johnson
Sep 22, 2012
Air Canada Centre
Toronto, Ontario, Canada


Joseph Benavidez vs. Demetrious Johnson (UFC Flyweight Championship)
Michael Bisping vs. Brian Stann
B.J. Penn vs. TBA**
Evan Dunham vs. T.J. Grant
Vinny Magalhaes vs. Igor Pokrajac
Marcus Brimage vs. Jim Hettes
Seth Baczynski vs. Simeon Thoresen
Matt Hamill vs. Roger Hollett
Dan Miller vs. Sean Pierson
Charles Oliveira vs. Cub Swanson
Mitch Gagnon vs. Walel Watson


**Penn will most likely face McDonald at UFC 154

[keithlewis]

The return of Matt Hamill will get a different look on September 22nd, as Roger Hollett is out and Vladimir Matyushenko is in for "The Hammer" in UFC 152 action in Toronto. Both fighters are coming off tough 2011 bouts against rising star Alexander Gustafsson and are eager to get back in the win column when they meet on Canadian soil.

[keithlewis]

White, obviously disappointed at Jones’ decision to not accept the bout, scrapped the UFC 151 card and has moved “Bones” to September 22nd’s UFC 152 show in Toronto, where he will face Lyoto Machida, who is fresh off a spectacular knockout win over Ryan Bader earlier this month. This bout will now be the Toronto main event, joining the UFC’s first ever flyweight championship fight between Joseph Benavidez and Demetrious Johnson.

UFC 152: Jones vs. Machida II
September 22, 2012
Air Canada Centre
Toronto, Ontario, Canada


Jon Jones vs. Lyoto Machida - UFC light-heavyweight title
Joseph Benavidez vs. Demetrious Johnson - UFC inaugural flyweight title
Michael Bisping vs. Brian Stann
Evan Dunham vs. T.J. Grant
Matt Hamill vs. Vladimir Matyushenko
Charles Oliveira vs. Cub Swanson
Charlie Brenneman vs. Kyle Noke
Vinny Magalhaes vs. Igor Pokrajac
Marcus Brimage vs. Jim Hettes
Seth Baczynski vs. Simeon Thoresen
Mitch Gagnon vs. Walel Watson

[broncofan]

UFC 152
Date: September 22, 2012
Venue: Air Canada Centre
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Main Bouts (on Pay-Per-View):
-Jon Jones (16-1; #1 Light Heavyweight) vs. Vitor Belfort (21-9; #2 Middleweight)
-Joseph Benavidez (16-2; #1 Flyweight) vs. Demetrious Johnson (15-2-1; #2 Flyweight)
-Michael Bisping (22-4; #4 Middleweight) vs. Brian Stann (12-4; #8 Middleweight)
-Matt Hamill (10-4) vs. Roger Hollett (13-3)
-Cub Swanson (17-5) vs. Charles Oliveira (16-2)

Preliminary Bouts (on FX):
-Igor Pokrajac (25-8) vs. Vinny Magalhaes (9-5)
-TJ Grant (18-5) vs. Evan Dunham (13-2)
-Sean Pierson (12-6) vs. Lance Benoist (6-1)
-Jimy Hettes (10-0) vs. Marcus Brimage (5-1)

Preliminary Bouts (on Facebook):
-Seth Baczynski (17-8) vs. Simeon Thoreson (17-2-1)
-Mitch Gagnon (8-2) vs. Walel Watson (9-4)
-Kyle Noke (19-6-1) vs. Charlie Brenneman (15-4)

http://www.mmaweekly.com/vladimir-matyu ... -152-again

Just as the UFC 152 media call ended, pumping up the main event fight between Jon Jones and Vitor Belfort, as well as the co-main event pitting Joseph Benavidez vs. Demetrious Johnson, UFC Canadian officials announced that the card took a hit.

Vladimir Matyushenko tore his Achilles tendon, taking him out of the fight with returning Ultimate Fighter season 3 product Matt Hamill.

The funny part of the whole thing, however, is that Hamill will now face the fighter he was originally slated to face at UFC 152, the debuting Roger Hollett.

Hamill (10-4) has been in retirement since losing to Alexander Gustafsson more than a year ago, at UFC 133. He was originally slated to return against Hollett at UFC 152, but the opponent was switched to Matyushenko when Hollett fell out of the fight a few weeks ago.

Now, with the injury to Matyushenko, it appears Hollett has had time to recover and will step back into the fight with Hamill.

Hollett (13-3), who fights out of Nova Scotia, gives the Toronto fight card a little more Canadian flavor.

Hollett is riding a five-fight winning streak, including a victory over John Hawk under the Bellator banner, so he doesn’t intend to make it an easy return bout for Hamill.