Event name: UFC 148
Date: July 7, 2012
Location: Las Vegas, NV – MGM Grand Garden Arena
Broadcast: Pay-per-view (10pm ET)
Main Card (Pay-per-view 10pm ET)
- Middleweight Championship Fight: Anderson Silva def. Chael Sonnen via TKO at 1:55 of Round 2
- Forrest Griffin def. Tito Ortiz via unanimous decision (29-28,29-28,29-28)
- Cung Le def. Patrick Cote via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Demian Maia def. Dong Hyun Kim via TKO (bodylock takedown) at :41 of Round 1
- Chad Mendes def. Cody McKenzie via TKO (body shot) at :31 of Round 1
- Mike Easton def. Ivan Menjivar via unanimous decision (30-27,29-28,30-27)
Preliminary Card (FX 8pm ET)
- Melvin Guillard def. Fabricio Camoes via unanimous decision (30-27,30-27,30-27)
- Khabib Nurmagomedov def. Gleison Tibau via unanimous decision (30-27,30-27,30-27)
- Constantinos Philippou def. Riki Fukuda via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
- Shane Roller def. John Alessio via unanimous decision (29-28,29-28,29-28)
Facebook Card
- Rafaello Oliveira def. Yoislandy Izquierdo via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Other News:
- UFC 148 Does 1,000,000 PPV Buys
- Chael Sonnen on The Knee, The Appeal, And His Rumored Retirement (Video)
- NSAC Warns Silva for UFC 148 Weigh-in Incident, Silva Apologizes
- UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen Medical Suspensions
- Chael Sonnen’s Coach Plans on Filing an Appeal to UFC, Despite Lack of Case
- In The Scrum: UFC 148 Silva Vs. Sonnen
- UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II Payouts, Breaks Live Gate Record
- Video: Tito Ortiz Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
- UFC 148 Bonuses: Silva, Griffin, and Ortiz Earn $75,000 Each
- UFC 148 Play-by-Play
- UFC 148 Preliminary Recap: Guillard, Nurmagomedov, Philippou, Roller, and Oliveira Grab Wins

