UFC 147 took place live from the Estadio Jornalista Felipe Drumond in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. In the main event, Rich Franklin had to overcome a second round scare to edge Wanderlei Silva in a close fight. Fabricio Werdum also notched an impressive victory over Mike Russow in the event's co-headlining bout. In other action, Cezar "Mutante" Ferreira and Rony ?Jason? Mariano Bezerra became the first "TUF:Brazil" champion's at middleweight and featherweight, respectively. Nova Unaio prospect Hacran Dias also made a successful UFC debut in the card's opener.
