UFC 146: Dos Santos vs. Mir - Card Updates *Overeem Out*

[keithlewis]

UFC fans now have a timetable for the promotion’s next heavyweight blockbuster, as Zuffa Chairman and CEO Lorenzo Fertitta revealed early Friday morning that Junior dos Santos is expected to defend his title against Alistair Overeem on Memorial Day weekend in Las Vegas.

The executive announced the news via Twitter while responding to a fan query about the impending heavyweight title bout. While it has not been announced officially by the promotion, UFC 146 is expected to take place May 26 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

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[keithlewis]

UFC 146: Dos Santos vs. Overeem - Updated Card

May 26th, 2012
MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada


Junior dos Santos vs. Alistair Overeem
Edson Barboza vs. Evan Dunham
Dan Hardy vs. Duane "Bang" Ludwig
C.B. Dollaway vs. Jason "Mayhem" Miller
Paul Sass vs. Jacob Volkmann

[keithlewis]

May 26th, 2012
MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada


Junior dos Santos vs. Alistair Overeem
Edson Barboza vs. Evan Dunham
Dan Hardy vs. Duane "Bang" Ludwig
Shane Del Rosario vs. Gabriel Gonzaga
Glover Teixeira vs. Kyle Kingsbury
C.B. Dollaway vs. Jason "Mayhem" Miller
Paul Sass vs. Jacob Volkmann
Diego Brandao vs. Darren Elkins



May 26th's UFC 146 card in Las Vegas is starting to take shape with a five more stellar bouts designed to kick off the Summer of 2012 in style.

In a matchup of welterweight strikers, Dan "The Outlaw" Hardy returns to battle veteran Duane "Bang" Ludwig, and the fists are likely to be flying as well in heavyweight action, as former Strikeforce big man Shane Del Rosario puts his unbeaten record on the line against former world title challenger Gabriel Gonzaga.

Plus, Ultimate Fighter season 14 winner Diego Brandao makes his first start since winning the show, as he takes on Darren Elkins in a featherweight matchup; Jacob "Christmas" Volkmann puts his five fight winning streak up for grabs against British submission specialist Paul Sass in lightweight action; and longtime standout Glover Teixeira makes his highly-anticipated UFC debut in a light heavyweight bout against Kyle Kingsbury.

[keithlewis]

Besides the heavyweight headliner of Junior dos Santos vs. Alistair Overeem, two more battles between big guys will go down at UFC 146.

Verbal agreements are in for a number-one contender match between former UFC heavyweight champions Frank Mir and Cain Velasquez, confirmed UFC president Dana White today.

Plus, former Strikeforce heavyweight star Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva has verbally agreed to make his UFC debut against Roy "Big Country" Nelson. Silva logged wins over Andrei Arlovski, Mike Kyle and Fedor Emelianenko in Strikeforce and Nelson has wins over Brendan Schaub, Stefan Struve and Mirko Cro Cop and got Fight of the Night in his last fight against Fabricio Werdum.


May 26th, 2012
MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada


Junior dos Santos vs. Alistair Overeem
Frank Mir vs. Cain Velasquez
Antonio Silva vs. Roy Nelson
Edson Barboza vs. Evan Dunham
Dan Hardy vs. Duane "Bang" Ludwig
Shane Del Rosario vs. Gabriel Gonzaga
Glover Teixeira vs. Kyle Kingsbury
C.B. Dollaway vs. Jason "Mayhem" Miller
Paul Sass vs. Jacob Volkmann
Diego Brandao vs. Darren Elkins

[keithlewis]

The UFC 146 fight card is shaping up to be the biggest ever - literally - as the UFC announced today that for the first time ever, all five bouts on the main card will feature heavyweight fights.

The latest addition to that roster comes as verbal agreements are in for a matchup between the UFC’s tallest fighter and one of its hardest hitters: Stefan "Skyscraper" Struve takes on Mark "Super Samoan" Hunt.

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[keithlewis]

Mike Brown versus Daniel Pineda added to the preliminary card:

Main Card:

Junior dos Santos vs. Alistair Overeem
Frank Mir vs. Cain Velasquez
Antonio Silva vs. Roy Nelson
Shane Del Rosario vs. Gabriel Gonzaga
Stefan Struve vs. Mark Hunt


Preliminary Card:

Mike Brown vs. Daniel Pineda
Edson Barboza vs. Evan Dunham
Dan Hardy vs. Duane "Bang" Ludwig
Glover Teixeira vs. Kyle Kingsbury
C.B. Dollaway vs. Jason "Mayhem" Miller
Paul Sass vs. Jacob Volkmann
Diego Brandao vs. Darren Elkins

[keithlewis]

With Overeem out, Silva moves up to take on Velasquez whose opponent, Mir, will now face do Santos and Roy Nelson is now looking for an opponent.


UFC 146: Dos Santos vs. Mir
May 26, 2012
MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada


Main Card (on Pay-Per-View):

Junior dos Santos (14-1) vs. Frank Mir (16-5)
Cain Velasquez (9-1) vs. Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva (16-3)
Roy Nelson (16-7) vs. TBA
Gabriel Gonzaga (13-6) vs. Shane Del Rosario (11-0)
Mark Hunt (8-7) vs. Stefan Struve (23-5)


Preliminary Bouts:

Diego Brandao (14-7) vs. Darren Elkins (13-2)
Evan Dunham (13-2) vs. Edson Barboza (10-0)
Jason “Mayhem” Miller (23-8) vs. C.B. Dollaway (11-4)
Jacob Volkmann (14-2) vs. Paul Sass (12-0)
Dan Hardy (23-10) vs. Duane “Bang” Ludwig (21-12)
Kyle Kingsbury (11-3) vs. Glover Teixeira (17-2)
Mike Brown (25-8) vs. Daniel Pineda (17-7)

[keithlewis]

Roy "Big Country" Nelson has an opponent for May 26th's UFC 146 event, as the resurgent Gabriel "Napao" Gonzaga will step up to face the former Ultimate Fighter winner in Las Vegas. Now it's Gonzaga's original foe, Shane del Rosario, who will wait and see who he will be battling at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

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