Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) gathered the troops for one last time as it gears up for the UFC 147: "Silva vs. Franklin 2" pay-per-view (PPV) event scheduled to go down this Saturday night (June 23, 2012) live from the Estadio Jornalista Felipe Drumond in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

Today's UFC 147 pre-fight press conference went down from the Ouro Minas Palace and featured the major players from this weekend's fight card, including main event headliners Wanderlei Silva and Rich Franklin.

Also getting some mic time were heavyweight hurters Fabricio Werdum and Mike Russow, as well as the remaining contestants from The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) "Brazil."

Remember: MMAmania.com will provide LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the main card action on fight night, which is slated to air at 10 p.m. ET on pay-per-view. The latest quick updates of the live action will begin to flow earlier than that around 6:45 p.m. ET with the "Prelims" bouts on Facebook and FX.

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