UFC 147 Location Officially Announced
Posted on 11 May 2012
by MMAScoops.com Staff

UFC 147 will take place at "Mineirinho" (Estadio Jornalista Felipe Drumond) in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The venue can accommodate approximately 25,000 fans. UFC Managing Director of International Development Marshall Zelaznik had the following to say about the event…

"It is great for our fans and for the UFC to be able to stage events in new parts of Brazil. The UFC is exploding everywhere in the country, and Minas Gerais, being the third biggest state in the country, seemed like the perfect place for this. Not only has Mineirinho received some major acts through the years, but it is also located in a central and touristic area of the city. It will certainly be a fantastic experience for the fans."

Here is the card so far for the show…

Vitor Belfort vs. Wanderlei Silva
Mike Russow vs. Fabricio Werdum
"TUF: Brazil" featherweight finals
"TUF: Brazil" middleweight finals
Felipe Arantes vs. Milton Vieira
Yuri Alcantara vs. Hacran Dias*

* - Not officially announced