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UFC 148 Fight Card: Silva Vs. Sonnen II

By Tim Burke@TB_Money Apr 24, 2012, 9:00pm EDT

UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva and challenger Chael Sonnen face off (sort of) at a press conference in Brazil.

Big changes to UFC 148 on July 7th in Las Vegas.The expected main event, a third bout between UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber, will now serve as the co-main event to the long-awaited Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen rematch for the UFC middleweight title. This is probably the most stacked card of the year so far, featuring stars in every main card bout. There will also be a fan expo in Vegas for the event. Here's how the card looks as of right now (bout order isn't set):

July 7th, live on PPV from Las Vegas, NV:

Anderson Silva (31-4) vs. Chael Sonnen (27-11-1) [MW Title]

Dominick Cruz (19-1) vs. Urijah Faber (26-5) [BW Title]

Tito Ortiz (16-10-1) vs. Forrest Griffin (18-7)

Rich Franklin (28-6, 1 NC) vs. Cung Le (7-2)

Michael Bisping (22-4) vs. Tim Boetsch (15-4)

SBN coverage of UFC 148

Ivan Menjivar (24-8) vs. Renan Barao (28-1, 1 NC)

Fabricio Camoes (14-6-1) vs. Melvin Guillard (29-10-2, 1 NC)

Khabib Nurmagomedov (17-0) vs. Gleison Tibau (25-7)

Dong Hyun Kim (15-1-1, 1 NC) vs. Demian Maia (15-4)

Riki Fukuda (18-5) vs. Constantinos Philippou (10-2, 1 NC)