What difference a couple months made for UFC 147. Originally slated to take place in Rio De Janeiro as the grounds for Anderson Silva vs Chael Sonnen II, the card has undergone many changes. Due to issues stemming for a United Nations conference, Silva/Sonnen 2 was moved to UFC 148 in Las Vegas. The rest of the card was moved from Rio to Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Many are calling this the worst UFC PPV since UFC 55, and they aren’t being pessimists. The card suffers from a lack of name value outside of the main event. Wanderlei Silva and Vitor Belfort were expected to fight at the end of The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil season but an injury forced Belfort out and Rich Franklin was tabbed as the replacement.
The rest of the card is essentially a TUF finale except with less recognizable names, as TUF: Brazil has just started airing on FUEL TV only recently. As with all UFC cards, it is very possible this event ends up being very exciting, but it just will be difficult to find viewers due to the lack of names.