2013 in UFC

UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping (also known as UFC on FX 7) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 19, 2013, at Ginásio do Ibirapuera in São Paulo, Brazil.

The event also held the first UFC fight for Daniel Sarafian, middleweight finalist on the first season of The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil.

[42] Johnny Eduardo was briefly linked to a bout at this event against Iuri Alcântara, but was replaced by George Roop.

[45] On December 27, it was announced that Magalhaes had also pulled out of the bout and that Kuiper would be shifted to UFC on Fox 6 on January 26, 2013 to face Buddy Roberts.

However it was revealed on March 15 that Guida had pulled out of the bout citing an injury[52] and was replaced by Darren Elkins.

However, Hardy was forced out of the bout due to medical issues regarding his heart and was replaced by Jordan Mein.