| UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | July 7, 2012 | |||
| Venue | MGM Grand Garden Arena | |||
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
| Attendance | 15,104 | |||
| Total gate | $6,901,655 | |||
| Buyrate | 925,000 | |||
| Total purse | $1,438,000 | |||
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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.
- ^ "UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2012-05-18.
- ^ Nile, Levi (2012-06-15). "UFC 148 Silva vs. Sonnen II and the 10 most awaited bouts in MMA". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
- ^ Martin, Damon (2012-06-05). "Is Silva vs. Sonnen II the Most Anticipated Fight in UFC History?". MMAWeekly.com. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
- ^ Erickson, Matt; Morgan, John (2012-07-07). "Tito Ortiz inducted into UFC Hall of Fame on afternoon of final fight at UFC 148". MMAjunkie.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2012-07-07.