The UFC made the official announcement today for the bout order of the memorial day weekend UFC 146: Dos Santos vs. Overeem fight card.
The main event is a heavyweight tilt for the UFC heavyweight championship between champ Junior Dos Santos and Alistair Overeem. Dos Santos will look to make his first defense of his title, while Overeem will look to make it 2-0 in the octagon.
UFC 146 takes place on May 26 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event will be the first time in UFC history that the main card is filled with heavyweight match-ups.
Also on the main card will be Frank Mir vs. Cain Velasquez and a slugfest between Roy Nelson and Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva.
Official fight card for UFC 146…
MAIN CARD (pay-per-view)
- Champ Junior Dos Santos vs. Alistair Overeem (for heavyweight title)
- Frank Mir vs. Cain Velasquez
- Roy Nelson vs. Antonio Silva
- Shane Del Rosario vs. Gabriel Gonzaga
- Mark Hunt vs. Stefan Struve
PRELIMINARY CARD
- Diego Brandao vs. Darren Elkins
- Edson Barboza vs. Evan Dunham
- C.B. Dollaway vs. Jason “Mayhem” Miller
- Paul Sass vs. Jacob Volkmann
- Dan Hardy vs. Duane “Bang” Ludwig
- Kyle Kingsbury vs. Glover Teixeira
- Mike Brown vs. Daniel Pineda
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