UFC 162
| UFC 162: Silva vs. Weidman | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 162: Silva vs. Weidman | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | July 6, 2013 | |||
| Venue | MGM Grand Garden Arena | |||
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 162: Silva vs. Weidman is an upcoming mixed martial arts event to be held on July 6, 2013 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.[1]
Background
The main event is expected to be a UFC Middleweight Championship bout between long time title holder Anderson Silva and top contender Chris Weidman.[2][3]
A bout between Thiago Silva and Rafael Cavalcante, briefly linked to this event, was moved to UFC on Fuel TV 10.[4]
Official fight card
| Main card | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | ||||
| Middleweight | Anderson Silva (c) | vs. | Chris Weidman | Note 1 | ||||
| Featherweight | Chan Sung Jung | vs. | Ricardo Lamas | |||||
| Middleweight | Mark Muñoz | vs. | Tim Boetsch | |||||
| Featherweight | Frankie Edgar | vs. | Charles Oliveira | |||||
| Featherweight | Dennis Siver | vs. | Cub Swanson | |||||
| Preliminary card | ||||||||
| Middleweight | Tim Kennedy | vs. | Roger Gracie | |||||
| Middleweight | Chris Leben | vs. | Andrew Craig | |||||
| Welterweight | Seth Baczynski | vs. | Brian Melancon | |||||
| Heavyweight | Dave Herman | vs. | Shane del Rosario | |||||
| Lightweight | John Makdessi | vs. | Edson Barboza | |||||
| Lightweight | Kazuki Tokudome | vs. | Norman Parke | |||||
| Welterweight | Mike Pierce | vs. | David Mitchell | |||||
[5]
^Note 1 For the Middleweight Championship.
See also
References
- ^ "Spider-Weidman booked for Flagship Summer Event". ufc.com. 2013-03-06. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
- ^ Brian Hemminger (2013-03-06). "Anderson Silva vs Chris Weidman official for UFC 162 headliner on July 6 in Las Vegas". MMAmania.com. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
- ^ Ken Pishna (2013-03-14). "Top Featherweight Contenders Ricardo Lamas and Chan Sung Jung Square Off at UFC 162". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2013-03-14.
- ^ Mookie Alexander (2013-03-10). "Thiago Silva vs. Rafael Cavalcante moved to UFC on Fuel TV 10". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
- ^ "UFC® 162: Silva vs. Weidman". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
