[Event] UFC 149 - Faber vs. Barao - July 21

Dent · **Posted:** Wed Jun 27, 2012 9:20 am

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UFC 149 is expected to take place on July 21, 2012 at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It will become the first event that the UFC has held in Alberta.

Official Fight Card

Main Card (PPV)

Weight Class Red Corner vs. Blue Corner

Bantamweight United States Urijah Faber vs Brazil Renan Barao
Middleweight Cuba Hector Lombard vs United States Tim Boetsch
Heavyweight France Cheick Kongo vs United States Shawn Jordan
Welterweight United States Brian Ebersole vs United States James Head
Welterweight Canada Chris Clements vs United States Matt Riddle

Preliminary Card (FX)

Middleweight bout United States Court McGee vs Canada Nick Ring
Bantamweight Canada Roland Delorme vs United States Francisco Rivera
Light Heavyweight Canada Ryan Jimmo vs Australia Anthony Perosh
Bantamweight United States Bryan Caraway vs Canada Mitch Gagnon

Preliminary Card (Facebook)

Featherweight Canada Antonio Carvalho vs United States Daniel Pineda
Lightweight Canada Mitch Clarke vs Finland Anton Kuivanen

Background

On April 24, due to a conflict with the UN Conference, the UFC Middleweight Championship bout between Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen, which was originally scheduled to main event UFC 147 was moved to UFC 148 to serve as the new main event.[124] Plans were then being made for Jose Aldo, who at the time was scheduled to defend his title at this event against an undetermined opponent, to headline UFC 147. However it was reported on April 28, 2012, that Aldo would remain on this card and defend his title against Erik Koch.

The bout between Michael Bisping and Tim Boetsch, originally scheduled for UFC 148, was moved to this event to help bolster this (the UFC 149) fight card. However, Bisping was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by promotional newcomer Hector Lombard.

Yoshihiro Akiyama was expected to face Thiago Alves at this event, but was forced to pull out of the fight due to injury and replaced by Siyar Bahadurzada. Then on June 1, Alves pulled out of the bout citing an injury and was replaced by Chris Clements.

Thiago Silva was expected to face Maurício Rua at the event. However, Silva was forced out of the bout with an injury and Rua was pulled from the event entirely, and will face Brandon Vera at UFC on Fox 4.

On June 4, 2012 it was announced that the UFC signed former DREAM champion Bibiano Fernandes. He was expected to compete against Roland Delorme. However, on June 11, 2012 it was announced that Fernandes was removed from the event due to injury but was later announced that Ferandes had not signed with the UFC. Francisco Rivera has filled in to fight Delorme.

On June 9, 2012 it was announced that UFC featherweight champion, Jose Aldo was removed from the event due to injury. No replacement has yet been named for his scheduled opponent, Erik Koch. As a result, the UFC Interim Bantamweight Championship fight between Urijah Faber and Renan Barao was re-scheduled as the main event of the fight.

George Roop was scheduled to fight Antonio Carvalho, but on June 26th, Roop was forced out of the fight and replaced by Daniel Pineda.

Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira was expected to face Cheick Kongo at the event. However, Nogueira pulled out of the bout, citing that an arm injury sustained in his last bout had not healed enough to resume the proper training and was replaced by Shawn Jordan.

On June 30th, Siyar Bahadurzada was forced out of his fight against Chris Clements. Bahadurzada was replaced by Matthew Riddle.

Claude Patrick was expected to face James Head at the event. However, Patrick was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by Brian Ebersole.

June 27 - updated fightcard
July 01 - updated fightcard
July 04 - updated fightcard
July 14 - updated fightcard

[Event] UFC 149 - Faber vs. Barao - July 21

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