You have to admit: UFC 147 has officially become a promoter’s worst nightmare.
As of yet, with the June 23rd event being less than two weeks away, there are only three officially confirmed main card bouts for UFC 147. And when a fading Wanderlei Silva and an all-but-retired Rich Franklin are your headliners for a pay-per-view event, you have a serious problem on your hands.
After all, this current, withered version of UFC 147 is nothing more than the leftovers of what was supposed to be a huge Brazilian show, featuring the highly-anticipated rematch between Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen in an Olympic-sized stadium.
Of course, the Silva-Sonnen rematch was eventually moved to UFC 148 on July 7th due to scheduling issues, and instead of a huge fight, the UFC is stuck with last minute scrap between Wanderlei Silva and Rich Franklin, a decent enough match-up, although both of whom are well past their expiry dates.
The problem for the UFC, at least in terms of North American sales, is that their upcoming June 23rd card is chock full of lesser known Brazilian fighters that even some of the sport’s most hardcore fans do not recognize.
So after the break, we’ll take a look at whether or not UFC 147 is actually worth your hard earned dough.
For more in-depth analysis of some of the card’s major fights, view the articles below (more will be added in the weeks leading up to the fight):
UFC 147 Preview: Milton Vieira vs. Felipe Arantes
UFC 147 Preview: Hacran Dias vs. Yuri Alcantara
UFC 147 Preview: Fabricio Werdum vs. Mike Russow
UFC 147 Preview: Wanderlei Silva vs. Rich Franklin