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UFC 146 main card remains all-heavyweight event as Shane del Rosario now meets Stipe Miocic
Apr 24, 2012 - 12:45:03 AM UFC 146 main card remains all-heavyweight event as Shane del Rosario now meets Stipe Miocic

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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

UFC 146 is back to being an all-heavyweight card, as Shane del Rosario now has an opponent. His original opponent, Gabriel Gonzaga, was moved up to face Roy Nelson on the card, as Nelson's original opponent, Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva, was pulled up to face Cain Velasquez.

Silva was pulled up for the bout against Velasquez when Frank Mir was slotted into the night's main event title fight against Junior dos Santos. All of the shake up started when Alistair Overeem was removed from the card due to failed drug test and the UFC running out of time for his hearing - which comes Tuesday - to play out.

Del Rosario will now take on Stipe Miocic, the undefeated 29-year-old who holds a 2-0 record in the Octagon already. Del Rosario himself is undefeated, though he makes his UFC debut in his first fight since suffering several injuries in a car accident last year. Miocic debuted last October with a decision over Joey Beltran, and followed that up with a first round KO of Philip de Fries in February.

UFC 146 takes place on May 26 from Las Vegas, with all five main-card fights taking place in the heavyweight division.

Penick's Analysis: This is a solid replacement fight, and a good matchup between two undefeated heavyweight fighters. Del Rosario was very impressive in his Strikeforce run, and Miocic has looked pretty good himself through two fights in the Octagon. Only one will remain as an undefeated young prospect, but it makes for a really good test for each, and saves the last bout on the main card - Mark Hunt vs. Stefan Struve - from getting broken up as well.