Talk about the hottest ticket in town. The Las Vegas Strip is the place to be this Fourth of July weekend. “UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II” takes place July 7th inside MGM Grand Garden Arena in Nevada.
UFC Fight Club members will have the opportunity to purchase seats for the show on Wednesday, May 2nd at 1PM ET/10AM PT.
A special Internet ticket pre-sale will be available to UFC Newsletter subscribers on Thursday, May 3rd at 1PM ET/10AM PT.
The general public will have access to the remains on Friday, May 4th at 3PM ET/12AM PT via Ticketmaster.
In addition to showcasing countless superstars, the card is headlined by a pair of title scraps. Middleweight king Anderson Silva (Pictured) defends his throne against Chael Sonnen in the main event, while Urijah Faber challenges Dominick Cruz for his bantamweight belt in the night’s second-to-last fight.
As if that isn’t enough MMA action for one city block, the UFC Fan Expo will be jumping off across the street at Mandalay Bay Events Center on July 6th-7th.
Here is UFC 148’s current lineup:
Gleison Tibau vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov
Riki Fukuda vs. Constantinos Philippou
Melvin Guillard vs. Fabricio Camoes
Renan Barao vs. Ivan Menjivar
Demian Maia vs. Dong Hyun Kim
Tito Ortiz vs. Forrest Griffin
Michael Bisping vs. Tim Boetsch
Rich Franklin vs. Cung Le
Urijah Faber vs. Dominick Cruz (UFC Bantamweight Champion)
Chael Sonnen vs. Anderson Silva (UFC Middleweight Champion)