Watch 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
Junior dos Santos vs. Cain Velasquez rematch has been expected since May 26, 2012 at UFC 146, where dos Santos defended his Heavyweight championship against Frank Mir and Velasquez defeated Antonio Silva. Velasquez and dos Santos had already fought once on November 12, 2011 at UFC on Fox: Velasquez vs. dos Santos, where dos Santos won via knockout in the first round. Alistair Overeem, former DREAM and Strikeforce champion, is expected to face the winner of this bout. He was originally expected to face dos Santos for the title at UFC 146, however, on April 4, 2012, Overeem was revealed to have failed his pre-fight drug test by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC). He tested positive for elevated levels of testosterone with a ratio of 10-to-1, over the allowed ratio rate of 6-to-1.Chael Sonnen was expected to face Forrest Griffin at this 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.A bout between Erik Koch and Ricardo Lamas was expected to take place at this event. However, the bout was moved to UFC on Fox 6 and promoted to the main card.
Official fight card
Main Card
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight Junior dos Santos (c) vs. Cain Velasquez Note 1
Lightweight Joe Lauzon vs. Jim Miller
Middleweight Tim Boetsch vs. Costa Philippou
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
Featherweight Max Holloway vs. Leonard Garcia
UFC 155: Dos Santos vs. Velasquez II
Information
Date December 29, 2012
Venue MGM Grand Garden Arena
City 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
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