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UFC on Fuel TV 3 is an upcoming mixed martial arts event to be held by Ultimate Fighting Championship. It is expected to take place on May 15, 2012 at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia. The event will be the second that the organization has hosted at the Patriot Center, following UFC Fight Night 20.
Official fight card
Main card
Featherweight bout: South Korea Chan Sung Jung vs. United States Dustin Poirier
Welterweight bout: United States Amir Sadollah vs. United States Jorge Lopez
Lightweight bout: United States Donald Cerrone vs. United States Jeremy Stephens
Bantamweight bout: Haiti Yves Jabouin vs. United States Jeff Hougland
Light Heavyweight bout: Croatia Igor Pokrajac vs. Brazil Fabio Maldonado
Middleweight bout: Canada Jason MacDonald vs. United States Tom Lawlor
Preliminary card (Facebook)
Lightweight bout: United States Cody McKenzie vs. United States Marcus LeVesseur
Middleweight bout: United States Brad Tavares vs. South Korea Dongi Yang
Lightweight bout: Canada TJ Grant vs. Brazil Carlo Prater
Lightweight bout: Brazil Rafael dos Anjos vs. Iran Kamal Shalorus
Bantamweight bout: United States Jeff Curran vs. Brazil Johnny Eduardo
Bantamweight bout: Mexico Alex Soto vs. United Sates Francisco Rivera
Background
Reports initially indicated this event would be the third broadcasted UFC event on FX. However, due to scheduling issues the event will be broadcasted on Fuel TV.
Brandon Vera was briefly scheduled to face Thiago Silva in a rematch of their January 2011 bout. However, Vera was forced out of the bout with an injury. Igor Pokrajac stepped in to fight Silva. Silva was subsequently pulled from the bout to replace an injured Antônio Rogério Nogueira against Alexander Gustafsson at UFC on Fuel TV 2. Pokrajac will now face Fabio Maldonado.
Yves Edwards was expected to face Donald Cerrone at the event, but Edwards was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by Jeremy Stephens.
Mike Easton was expected to face Yves Jabouin at the event, but Easton was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by Jeff Hougland who was previously expected to face Renan Barão at UFC 148.
In April 2012 it was reported that LeVesseur had signed a four fight deal with the UFC to replace Aaron Riley against Cody McKenzie on May 15, 2012 at UFC on Fuel TV 3.
Mar 19 - updated everything
Mar 27 - updated fightcard & background
Apr 10 - updated fightcard
Apr 17 - updated fightcard
May 01 - updated fightcard
May 08 - updated fightcard (LeVesseur)
