Tim Boetsch vs Michael Bisping and Renan Barao vs Jeff Hougland added to UFC 148
by Hubert Lau on March 19, 2012

Tim Boetsch squares off against Michael Bisping and Renan Barao vs. Jeff Hougland is set for UFC 148 according to mmajunkie.com.

Boetsch (15-4) is on a three fight win streak and recently stated he wanted to fight Bisping from as far back as Bisping's days at light heavyweight. Well "The Barbarian" can cross off "The Count" on his hit list when they meet on the July 7 event. Boetsch last defeated Yushin Okami via come from behind third round TKO, being dominated if the initial two stanzas. Boetsch is on a three fight win streak.

Bisping (22-4) last fought at UFC on Fox 2 and loss a contentious unanimous decision to Chael Sonnen. That loss snapped a four fight win streak which included wins over Jason Miller, Jorge Rivera and Yoshihiro Akiyama.

Barao (28-1 (1 no contest)) has been undefeated since losing his MMA debut in 2005 and sports a 3-0 UFC record. Barao last defeated one time bantamweight title challenger, Scott Jorgensen, via unanimous decision at UFC 143.

Hougland (10-4) made a successful UFC debut against Donny Walker at UFC 132, winning via unanimous decision. Hougland is on a nine fight win streak.

UFC 148 is set for July 7 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

 |  (23) Comments Wandering_Minstrel: Great fights right there. GO HARD: Barao should be fighting a title contender type fight tho... snuff: Meh, Bisping will outpoint Boetsch. Although I hope Tim knocks Bisping out. Step down in level of fighter for Barao. Tsk. horizontalcracker: *err bantamweight GO HARD: flyweight did take a bunch of contenders out... but still, this is rediculous. Give him Cariaso or Bowles. TGroves: Barao gets a fight so stay busy while Cruz and Faber coach TUF. He is clearly next in line for a title shot and Sean Shelby just wants him to stay busy while they sort their busy out. flyangler: Oddly enough Bisping can't say he's beaten anyone as tough as Tim has.....The Barbarian by vicious KO with either hand Storm: sorry temp, but i dont know why anyone would "really" want to see Bisping/Silva. dont get that opinion of mine misconstrued tho. i am a firm believer that someone should get what they deserve, but i just dont see ANYTHING in Bispings arsenal that can beat Silva. on that note, this SHOULD be a fairly easy "point" victory for Bisping. not gonna lie tho, i would like to see Boetsch do what he did to Okami, a come from behind KO. JEM: Is Boetsch really that good, or did he just get lucky against Okami? Jade is going to be going nuts for this one lol
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