By MATT MOLGAARD
MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer

UFC 146 is shaping up to be one hell of an event. In addition to the highly anticipated heavyweight title bout pitting challenger Alistair Overeem against the reigning champion, Junior dos Santos, and the recently announced middleweight date between Jason “Mayhem” Miller and C.B. “The Doberman” Dollaway, a lightweight bout featuring Edson Barboza and Evan Dunham has officially filled a slot on the card.

Edson Barboza is one of the few active lightweights to still boast an undefeated record. With a professional mark standing at 10-0, the Brazilian has pieced together four consecutive victories inside the octagon. In his most recent outing, at UFC 142, he rendered the lanky Terry Etim unconscious in the third round after landing a beautiful spinning wheel kick to the chin.

Dunham in contrast has experienced the ebb and flow that comes for most competitors in the UFC’s 155 pound lineup. After debuting at UFC 95, Dunham posted four consecutive victories, including stoppages over Efrain Escudero and Per Eklund. The tough Oregonian then dropped a highly controversial split decision to former champion Sean Sherk at UFC 119, only to run into the power of Melvin Guillard four months later at UFC Fight for the Troops 2. Since suffering back-to-back losses Dunham has rebounded nicely earning a pair of victories. In his most recent octagon appearance, Dunham forced a second round stoppage of Nik Lentz at UFC on FOX 2.

UFC 146 goes down on May 26; the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada will host the action.

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