| UFC 146: dos Santos vs. Mir | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 146: dos Santos vs. Mir | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | May 26, 2012 | |||
| Venue | MGM Grand Garden Arena | |||
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
| Attendance | 14,674[1] | |||
| Total gate | $3,428,775[1] | |||
| Buyrate | 560,000[2][3] | |||
| Total purse | $1,513,000[4] | |||
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UFC 146: dos Santos vs. Mir was a mixed martial arts (MMA) pay-per-view event (PPV) promoted by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on May 26, 2012 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main card featured five MMA bouts which were shown on PPV, as well as seven preliminary bouts which were shown on FX, and Facebook. This was the first time in UFC history that the main card featured all heavyweight bouts. It was the twelfth UFC event of 2012.
The main event featured the UFC Heavyweight Champion, Junior dos Santos, defending his title against former two-time UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir. The contest was heavily promoted, featuring the return of UFC Primetime to promote the UFC Heavyweight Championship. The co-main event of the evening was a battle between former heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez, and newly acquired Strikeforce heavyweight, Antônio Silva, who made his UFC debut.[5]
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- ^ "UFC 146 does more than 500,000 PPV Buys". bloodyelbow.com. June 6, 2012.
- ^ "UFC 146 Final Live Gate and PPV Buyrates". mmafrenzy.com.
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