UFC 152 Update: Cub Swanson-Charles Oliveira, Dan Miller-Sean Pierson Set for Toronto
Two more fights are now official for the UFC's return to Toronto, as promotion officials revealed Thursday that UFC 152 will feature a featherweight face-off between Cub Swanson and Charles Oliveira and a welterweight showdown pitting Dan Miller against Sean Pierson.
The Air Canada Centre will host the pay-per-view event, which will be headlined by a flyweight championship headliner between Joseph Benavidez and Demetrious Johnson. In addition to crowning an inaugural 125-pound champion, the Sept. 22 show will also feature a middleweight co-main event between Michael Bisping and Brian Stann, as well as a welterweight confrontation between Rory MacDonald and B.J. Penn.
Advertisement
Like his foe, Oliveira also earned victories in January and June, submitting Eric Wisely with a slick calf-slicer at UFC on Fox 2 before catching Jonathan Brookins in a modified guillotine choke at the “TUF 15” finale. The 22-year-old former lightweight has finished 15 of his 16 career victims and has only been bested twice in his four-year pro career.
Miller, 31, recently earned a win in his first trip to 170 pounds, finishing Ricardo Funch with a third-round guillotine at UFC on FX 4. The victory followed back-to-back losses at middleweight for the New Jersey native, who was outpointed by Nate Marquardt and Rousimar Palhares last year.
Pierson, 36, righted his ship on June 8 by outpointing Jake Hecht at UFC on FX 3. Prior to that win, “The Punisher” suffered a devastating knockout loss at the hands of Jake Ellenberger and a decision loss to Dong Hyun Kim to close out 2011.
Related Articles