UFC 152

Rory MacDonald was expected to face former dual-division champion B.J. Penn at the event, but MacDonald pulled out of the bout after sustaining a cut to the forehead while training.{{cite web |url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1285425-ufc-152-rory-macdonald-injured-and-out-of-bj-penn-fight |title=UFC 152: Rory MacDonald Injured and out of B.J. Penn Fight |publisher=Bleacher Report |date=2012-08-05 |access-date=2012-08-05 |last=Roth |first=Matthew}} The bout was rescheduled for UFC on Fox 5 on December 8, 2012.

UFC newcomer Roger Hollett was expected to face Matt Hamill, who returned from retirement, at the event. However, Hollett was forced out of the bout due to a contract dispute and replaced by Vladimir Matyushenko.{{cite web |url=http://mmajunkie.com/news/30283/matyushenko-replaces-hollett-meets-hamill-at-ufc-152-in-toronto.mma |title=Matyushenko replaces Hollett, meets Hamill at UFC 152 in Toronto |publisher=MMAjunkie.com |date=2012-08-20 |access-date=2012-08-20 |last=Stupp |first=Dann |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103214214/http://www.mmajunkie.com/news/2012/08/matyushenko-replaces-hollett-meets-hamill-at-ufc-152-in-toronto |archive-date=2013-01-03 }} Then, on September 11, 2012, Matyushenko pulled out of the fight after suffering a torn Achilles tendon while training, and Hamill vs. Hollett was rebooked by UFC officials.{{cite web |url=http://mmajunkie.com/news/30587/vladimir-matyushenko-injured-roger-hollett-back-in-to-meet-matt-hamill-at-ufc-152.mma |title=Vladimir Matyushenko injured; Roger Hollett back in to meet Matt Hamill at UFC 152 |publisher=MMAjunkie.com |date=2012-09-11 |access-date=2012-09-11 |last=Erickson |first=Matt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129105320/http://www.mmajunkie.com/news/2012/09/vladimir-matyushenko-injured-roger-hollett-back-in-to-meet-matt-hamill-at-ufc-152 |archive-date=2013-01-29 }}

A bout between Evan Dunham and T. J. Grant was originally supposed to be contested on the main card but was instead fought on the FX prelims, for unknown reasons.

As a result of the cancellation of UFC 151, a bout between Kyle Noke and Charlie Brenneman was rescheduled for this event.{{cite web |url=http://mmajunkie.com/news/30347/noke-brenneman-moved-to-ufc-152-in-toronto-miller-forced-out-of-bout-with-pierson.mma |title=Noke-Brenneman moved to UFC 152 in Toronto |publisher=MMAjunkie.com |date=2012-08-23 |access-date=2012-08-23 |author=Staff |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103203226/http://www.mmajunkie.com/news/2012/08/noke-brenneman-moved-to-ufc-152-in-toronto-miller-forced-out-of-bout-with-pierson |archive-date=2013-01-03 }}

Dan Miller was expected to face Sean Pierson at the event. However, Miller pulled out of the bout after getting news about his son's kidney transplant operation.{{cite web |url=http://www.mmaweekly.com/dan-miller-happily-steps-off-ufc-152-fight-card-for-his-son |title=Dan Miller Happily Steps Off UFC 152 Fight Card for His Son |publisher=MMAWeekly.com |last=Pishna |first=Ken |date=2012-08-24 |access-date=2012-08-24}} He was replaced by Lance Benoist.{{cite web |last=Erickson |first=Matt |date=2012-08-24 |url=http://mmajunkie.com/news/30368/with-miller-out-sean-pierson-now-meets-lance-benoist-at-ufc-152-in-toronto.mma |title=With Miller out, Sean Pierson now meets Lance Benoist at UFC 152 in Toronto |publisher=MMAjunkie.com |access-date=2012-08-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103193501/http://www.mmajunkie.com/news/2012/08/with-miller-out-sean-pierson-now-meets-lance-benoist-at-ufc-152-in-toronto |archive-date=2013-01-03 }}

At the weigh-ins, Charles Oliveira failed to make weight by four tenths of pound on his first try.{{cite web |url=http://mmajunkie.com/news/30710/ufc-152-live-and-official-weigh-in-results.mma |title=UFC 152 official weigh-in results: Dual title fights official, Oliveira just misses mark |publisher=MMAjunkie.com |date=2012-09-21 |access-date=2012-09-21 |last=Staff}}

In the second, he was able to make 146.2 lb. However, his opponent signed to fight at a catchweight, and Oliveira was not fined.{{cite web |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/ufc-152-fights-official-weigh-ins-210856236--mma.html |title=UFC 152 fights are official after weigh-ins |publisher=Yahoo! Sports |date=2012-09-21 |access-date=2012-09-21 |last=Hendricks |first=Maggie}}

{{see also|UFC 151}}

The main event was UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones facing former champion Vitor Belfort. Originally, Jones was set to defend his title against Dan Henderson at UFC 151 on September 1, 2012, in Las Vegas, Nevada, but UFC President Dana White announced on August 23, 2012, that Henderson had a tear in his MCL and would not be able to compete. It was then revealed that Jones declined a fight against Chael Sonnen, who offered to take the fight on eight days notice. As a result, the event was cancelled. This marked the first time the UFC had cancelled an event, with the official fight card having been announced, in the organization's history.

{{Quote box| quote = "Here I am with 35 years old, 17 years into my career, fighting the best fighter of all-time, in the history of the UFC, a guy who's [considered] the best athlete in MMA." |align=left |width=40% |source=-Vitor Belfort.{{cite web |url=http://mmajunkie.com/news/30418/ufc-152-title-challenger-vitor-belfort-im-fighting-the-best-fighter-of-all-time.mma |title=UFC 152 title challenger Vitor Belfort: 'I'm fighting the best fighter of all time' |publisher=MMAjunkie.com |date=2012-08-29 |access-date=2012-08-29 |author=Staff}}}}

Following the cancellation of the event, White said that UFC 151 simply will not exist. Jones was set to face Lyoto Machida in a rematch at this event after the cancellation of that event, but Machida declined the fight. Subsequently, Belfort was chosen to take Machida's place.{{cite web |url=http://mmajunkie.com/news/30353/vitor-belfort-replaces-lyoto-machida-against-champ-jon-jones-at-ufc-152.mma |title=Vitor Belfort replaces Lyoto Machida against champ Jon Jones at UFC 152 |publisher=MMAjunkie.com |date=2012-08-24 |access-date=2012-08-24 |last=Marrocco |first=Steven |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103205408/http://www.mmajunkie.com/news/2012/08/vitor-belfort-replaces-lyoto-machida-against-champ-jon-jones-at-ufc-152 |archive-date=2013-01-03 }} Jones was a massive favorite coming into the bout.{{cite web |author=Stupp, Dann |url=http://mmajunkie.com/news/30361/the-oddessa-line-champ-jones-opens-as-13-to-1-favorite-over-belfort-at-ufc-152.mma |title=The Oddessa Line: Champ Jones opens as 13-to-1 favorite over Belfort at UFC 152 |publisher=MMAjunkie.com |date=2012-08-24 |access-date=2012-08-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120827022540/http://mmajunkie.com/news/30361/the-oddessa-line-champ-jones-opens-as-13-to-1-favorite-over-belfort-at-ufc-152.mma |archive-date=2012-08-27 }} It was later reported that Belfort fought Jones with a broken hand.{{cite web |url=http://www.mmamania.com/2012/9/23/3375776/ufc-152-results-vitor-belfort-reportedly-fought-jon-jones-with-a-broken-hand-mma |title=UFC 152 results: Vitor Belfort reportedly fought Jon Jones with a broken hand |publisher=MMAmania.com |date=2012-09-23 |access-date=2012-09-30 |last=Mrosko |first=Geno}} He also had elevated free testosterone levels found on a pre-fight test {{Cite web|url=http://deadspin.com/a-sketchy-drug-test-didn-t-stop-vitor-belfort-from-figh-1717739475|title = A Sketchy Drug Test Didn't Stop Vitor Belfort from Fighting at UFC 152}}

{{Clear}}

{{MMAevent}}

{{MMAevent card|Main Card}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Light Heavyweight

|Jon Jones (c)

|def.

|Vitor Belfort

|Submission (americana)

|4

|0:54

|For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Flyweight

|Demetrious Johnson

|def.

|Joseph Benavidez

|Decision (split) (48–47, 47–48, 49–46)

|5

|5:00

|Flyweight Tournament Final to determine the inaugural UFC Flyweight Champion.

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Middleweight

|Michael Bisping

|def.

|Brian Stann

|Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)

|3

|5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Light Heavyweight

|Matt Hamill

|def.

|Roger Hollett

|Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27)

|3

|5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Catchweight (146.2 lb)

|Cub Swanson

|def.

|Charles Oliveira

|KO (punch)

|1

|2:40

|

}}

{{MMAevent card|Preliminary Card (FX and Sportsnet)|header=no}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Light Heavyweight

|Vinny Magalhães

|def.

|Igor Pokrajac

|Submission (armbar)

|2

|1:14

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Lightweight

|T. J. Grant

|def.

|Evan Dunham

|Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 29–28)

|3

|5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Welterweight

|Sean Pierson

|def.

|Lance Benoist

|Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)

|3

|5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Featherweight

|Marcus Brimage

|def.

|Jimy Hettes

|Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)

|3

|5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent card|Preliminary Card (Facebook)|header=no}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Welterweight

|Seth Baczynski

|def.

|Simeon Thoresen

|KO (punch)

|1

|4:10

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Bantamweight

|Mitch Gagnon

|def.

|Walel Watson

|Submission (rear-naked choke)

|1

|1:09

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Welterweight

|Kyle Noke

|def.

|Charlie Brenneman

|TKO (punches)

|1

|0:45

|This bout aired on the broadcast following the Jones vs Belfort bout.

}}

{{MMAevent end|notes=yes}}

{{4TeamBracket | RD1=Semifinals
UFC on FX 2 / UFC on FX 3| RD2=Finals
UFC 152

| RD1-seed1= {{flagicon|USA}}

| RD1-seed2= {{flagicon|JPN}}

| RD1-team1= Joseph Benavidez

| RD1-team2= Yasuhiro Urushitani

| RD1-score1=TKO

| RD1-score2=2

| RD1-seed3= {{flagicon|USA}}

| RD1-seed4= {{flagicon|USA}}

| RD1-team3= Demetrious Johnson¹

| RD1-team4= Ian McCall

| RD1-score3=UD

| RD1-score4=3

| RD2-seed1= {{flagicon|USA}}

| RD2-seed2= {{flagicon|USA}}

| RD2-team1= Joseph Benavidez

| RD2-team2= Demetrious Johnson

| RD2-score1=5

| RD2-score2=SD

}}

¹ The initial semifinal bout between Johnson and McCall at UFC on FX 2 ended in a draw. Johnson defeated McCall in a rematch at UFC on FX 3.{{clear}}

{{cite web |url=http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/The-Bracket-UFC-125Pound-Tournament-45851 |title=The Bracket: UFC 125-Pound Tournament |publisher=Sherdog |date=2012-09-22 |access-date=2012-09-23 |last=Fridley |first=Mike}}

The following fighters received $65,000 bonuses.{{cite web|url=http://www.mmajunkie.com/news/2012/09/ufc-152-bonuses|title=UFC 152 bonuses: Swanson, Jones, Grant and Dunham each earn $65K awards|date=September 23, 2012|publisher=MMAjunkie.com}}

• Fight of the Night: T. J. Grant vs. Evan Dunham
• Knockout of the Night: Cub Swanson
• Submission of the Night: Jon Jones

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