UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on July 7, 2012, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.[1] It was the seventeenth UFC event of the year. The card consisted of eleven bouts, with six televised live on pay-per-view, four preliminary bouts on FX, and one on Facebook.
The card's main event featured UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva defending his title against Chael Sonnen in a highly anticipated bout.[2][3] The contest was heavily promoted, featuring the International Fight Week, as well as the preview show UFC Primetime.
Tito Ortiz was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame during the UFC Fan Expo in conjunction with the event,[4] and fought fellow former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Forrest Griffin in the co-main event of the evening.
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between Cruz and Faber was expected to take place on July 7, 2012, at UFC148. However, on May 7, 2012, Cruz was forced to pull out of the bout citing...
included a UFC record 16 consecutive victories in that span. Silva left the UFC in November 2020 and returned to boxing. UFC president Dana White, UFC commentator...
2012, at UFC148. However, Cruz was forced to pull out of the bout citing ACL injury. It was then announced that Faber would remain on the UFC148 fight...
2012 at UFC148. He won the fight via first-round TKO due to a body punch. Mendes was expected to face Hacran Dias on December 15, 2012 at UFC on FX 6...
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unanimous decision on July 7, 2012, at UFC148. Philippou was expected to face Nick Ring on November 17, 2012, at UFC 154 however, the fight was cancelled...
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