The UFC 142 PPV event is set to take place at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on January 14, 2012, with the main card beginning to come together as more contracts are signed and fights are agreed upon.
Anthony “Rumble” Johnson and Vitor Belfort have verbally agreed to fight on the card expected to take place at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil according to UFC officials.
It will be a change in weight for Johnson as this fight will take place in the middleweight division. All of Johnson’s UFC fights have been at welterweight.