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UFC 155: Dos Santos vs. Velasquez II
DateDecember 29, 2012
VenueMGM Grand Garden Arena
CityUnited States Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Event chronology
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson Finale UFC 155: Dos Santos vs. Velasquez II UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping

UFC 155: Dos Santos vs. Velasquez II is an upcoming mixed martial arts event to be held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 29, 2012 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is headlined by a UFC Heavyweight Championship match between defending champion Junior dos Santos and former champion Cain Velasquez, in a rematch of a match they had on UFC on Fox 1 on November 12, 2011.[1][2]

Background

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A rematch between Junior dos Santos and Cain Velasquez has been expected since UFC 146 on May 26, 2012, at which dos Santos successfully defended his championship against Frank Mir, and Velasquez defeated Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva. Velasquez and dos Santos had already fought each other once previously on November 12, 2011 at UFC on Fox: Velasquez vs. dos Santos, where dos Santos won the UFC Heavyweight Title via knockout in the very first round by defeating Velasquez. Former Strikeforce, DREAM, and K-1 Grand Prix champion Alistair Overeem was originally expected to face the winner of that bout, and was scheduled to face dos Santos for the title at UFC 146. However, on April 4, 2012, Overeem was revealed to have failed a random pre-fight drug test conducted by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC). He tested positive for an unnaturally elevated ratio of testosterone to epitestosterone with a ratio of 14-to-1, well over the maximum ratio allowed by the NSAC of 6-to-1.[3][4][5] Overeem was tested out of competition and thus technically was not suspended, but he was prohibited from applying for a fighter's license by the NSAC for 9 months as a result.[6] As the UFC declined to book Overeem in any fight anywhere until he was able to successfully obtain a license,[7] this cleared the way for Frank Mir's aforementioned unsuccessful title shot and ultimately Velasquez's rematch at UFC 155.

Chael Sonnen was expected to face former champion Forrest Griffin at this event in a light heavyweight bout in the co-main event. However, Sonnen was pulled from the fight to coach the seventeenth season of The Ultimate Fighter opposite UFC Light Heavyweight champion Jon Jones and was replaced by Phil Davis.[8] Griffin himself was reported injured on December 5th,[9][10][11] and Phil Davis was shortly thereafter removed from the card entirely in lieu of a replacement opponent.[12]

As a result of Griffin vs. Davis being removed from the card entirely, a middleweight bout between Chris Leben and Karlos Vemola was promoted from the preliminary card to the main card.[13] In a further twist, Vemola also had to withdraw from his fight against Leben due to injury, and Strikeforce veteran Derek Brunson was subsequently contracted to replace him less than two weeks before the event.[14][15]

A middleweight bout between Chris Weidman and Tim Boetsch was expected for the card in what was potentially to be a title eliminator,[16] but Weidman was forced off the card following a torn labrum and possibly separated shoulder suffered in training, and Constantinos Philippou was tapped to replace him.[17][18]

Another middleweight bout between former title contender Yushin Okami and highly ranked Alan Belcher was also added to the main card in September, in a rematch dating back to each fighters' UFC debut in 2006 at UFC 62.[19]

A bout between highly ranked featherweights Erik Koch and Ricardo Lamas was expected to take place at this event. However, the bout was moved to UFC on Fox 6 and subsequently promoted to the main card.[20]

Joe Lauzon was originally scheduled to face former title contender Gray Maynard at this event in a lightweight match-up.[21] However, following a training injury, Maynard was forced off the card and Jim Miller was tapped as a replacement. [22]

Matt Mitrione was expected to face Phil De Fries at this event in a heavyweight bout[23], but was pulled off of it when a late-notice replacement was needed for Shane Carwin against Roy Nelson on the The Ultimate Fighter: Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson Finale.[24] Todd Duffee was then re-signed to the UFC as a replacement for Mitrione.[25]

A match in the lightweight division orignally scheduled for The Ultimate Fighter: Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson Finale between Melvin Guillard and Jamie Varner was moved to UFC 155 after the oroginal fight was scratched by the Nevada State Athletic Commission due to illness mere hours before it was scheduled to take place when Varner started throwing up in his dressing room.[26]

Leonard Garcia was originally scheduled to face The Ultimate Fighter Season 12 alumnae Cody McKenzie in a Featherweight match,[27] but McKenzie was reported injured on December 18, and had to pull out of the fight. Max Holloway was then tapped to replace him on short notice.[28]

Official fight card

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Main Card
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight   Junior dos Santos (c) vs.   Cain Velasquez Note 1
Lightweight   Jim Miller vs.   Joe Lauzon
Middleweight   Constantinos Philippou vs.   Tim Boetsch
Middleweight   Yushin Okami vs.   Alan Belcher
Middleweight   Chris Leben vs.   Derek Brunson
Preliminary Card
Bantamweight   Brad Pickett vs.   Eddie Wineland
Bantamweight   Erik Perez vs.   Byron Bloodworth
Lightweight   Melvin Guillard vs.   Jamie Varner
Lightweight   Michael Johnson vs.   Myles Jury
Heavyweight   Phil De Fries vs.   Todd Duffee
Flyweight   Chris Cariaso vs.   John Moraga

^Note 1 For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.

Announced Bouts

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This section is for bouts that have been announced by reliable sources but are not on the official event page.

Featherweight:  Leonard Garcia vs.  Max Holloway[28]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Staff (October 4, 2012). "Year-end UFC 155 event headed to MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2012-10-04. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  2. ^ Pugmire, Lance (October 25, 2012). "UFC's Cain Velasquez primed for revenge against Junior Dos Santos". Los Angeles Times.
  3. ^ Adriano Albuquerque, Amanda Kestelman, Ivan Raupp and Marcelo Russio (October 14, 2012). "White confirma Cigano x Velásquez no UFC 155; Overeem pega o vencedor". Globo.com (Portuguese language). Organizações Globo. Retrieved November 6, 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Marrocco, Steven (April 4, 2012). "Alistair Overeem fails pre-fight drug test, likely out of UFC 146 title fight". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved November 6, 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  5. ^ Davies, Gareth A. (April 4, 2012). "MMA heavyweight Alistair Overeem finds credibility shot with failed drugs test". The Daily Telegraph (London). {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  6. ^ Morgan, John (April 27, 2012). "Nevada: No Overeem license for 9 months". USA Today.
  7. ^ Okamoto, Brett (June 19, 2012). "UFC won't book Alistair Overeem". ESPN.com. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  8. ^ Whitman, Mike (October 19, 2012). "Phil Davis Replaces Chael Sonnen, Meets Forrest Griffin at UFC 155 on Dec. 29 in Las Vegas". Sherdog.com. Retrieved October 20, 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  9. ^ Hendricks, Maggie (December 5th, 2012). "Forrest Griffin latest UFC 155er to fall to injury". Yahoo Sports. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  10. ^ Staff (December 6, 2012). "Griffin hurts knee, will miss UFC 155 at MGM Grand". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
  11. ^ Deibert, Dave (December 5, 2012). "Griffin suffers knee injury, pulled from UFC 155 versus Davis". Vancouver Sun.
  12. ^ Martin, Damon (December 7, 2012). "With Forrest Griffin Out, Phil Davis Will Not Fight at UFC 155 and Move to Future Card". MMAWeekly.com. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  13. ^ Aziz, Khurram (December 13, 2012). "UFC 155 Final Card Is Set: Leben vs Vemola Now on the Main Card". BleacherReport.com. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  14. ^ Morgan, John (December 18, 2012.). "Strikeforce's Brunson gets call to face Leben in UFC 155". USA Today. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  15. ^ Staff (December 19, 2012). "Vemola se lesiona e dá lugar a Derek Brunson contra Leben no UFC 155". Globo.com (Portuguese language). Organizações Globo. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  16. ^ Clark, Ernie (September 14, 2012). "Lincolnville native Tim Boetsch to fight Chris Weidman at UFC 155". Bangor Daily News.
  17. ^ Erickson, Matt (November 21, 2012). "Chris Weidman out at UFC 155, Constantinos Philippou now fights Tim Boetsch". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved November 21, 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  18. ^ McNeil, Frankin (November 21, 2012). "Chris Weidman out of UFC 155 bout". ESPN.com. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  19. ^ Al-Shatti, Shaun (September 13, 2012). "Alan Belcher vs. Yushin Okami Rematch Targeted for UFC 155". MMAFighting.com. SBNation. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  20. ^ Erickson, Matt (November 7, 2012). "Erik Koch vs. Ricardo Lamas featherweight tilt shifts to UFC on FOX 6 in Chicago". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved November 11, 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  21. ^ McNeil, Franklin (August 20, 2012). "Gray Maynard to Fight Joe Lauzon at [[UFC 155]]". ESPN.com. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help); URL–wikilink conflict (help)
  22. ^ Morgan, John (November 14, 2012). "Gray Maynard injured, Jim Miller steps in to face Joe Lauzon at [[UFC 155]]". MMAjunkie.com. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help); URL–wikilink conflict (help)
  23. ^ Staff (August 31, 2012). "Matt Mitrione vs. Phil DeFries Added to UFC 155". MMAWeekly.com. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  24. ^ Whitman, Mike (November 15, 2012). "Matt Mitrione Steps In For Injured Shane Carwin Against Roy Nelson At 'TUF 16' Finale". Sherdog.com. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  25. ^ Keefer, Case (November 21, 2012). "Todd Duffee returns to the octagon at Las Vegas' UFC 155". Las Vegas Sun.
  26. ^ Erickson, Matt and Morgan, John (December 15, 2012). "Varner illness cancels bout with Guillard; fight moved to UFC 155". MMAjunkie.com. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  27. ^ Burke, Tim (November 3, 2012). "Leonard Garcia vs. Cody McKenzie added to UFC 155". Bloody Elbow. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  28. ^ a b Whitman, Mike (December 19, 2012). "Cody McKenzie Injured, Leonard Garcia Gets Max Holloway in Featherweight Duel at UFC 155". Sherdog.com. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
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