SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 03: Joseph Benavidez of the USA celebrates victory during the UFC On FX flyweight bout between Joseph Benavidez and Yasuhiro Urushitani at Allphones Arena on March 3, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)
A lot of people figured that UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos was going to be defending his title in a rematch against Cain Velasquez at UFC 152. Unfortunately that bout was postponed, so the September 22nd event in Toronto went in the other direction weight-wise - it'll host a flyweight title fight instead. Joseph Benavidez and Demetrious Johnson emerged victorious (eventually) from the flyweight tournament semi-finals and will meet for the belt in the main event. The co-main event sees top middleweight contenders Michael Bisping and Brian Stann face off, and Canada's own Rory MacDonald will look to take out a legend when he meets the returning B.J. Penn in another top bout.
Check out the work-in-progress card below.
Sept 22nd, live on PPV from Toronto, ON:
Joseph Benavidez (16-2) vs. Demetrious Johnson (15-2-1) [Flyweight title]
Michael Bisping (22-4) vs. Brian Stann (12-4)
Rory MacDonald (13-1) vs. B.J. Penn (16-8-2)
Marcus Brimage (5-1) vs. Jim Hettes (10-0)
SBN coverage of UFC 152: Benavidez vs. Johnson
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