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Video: UFC 148's Cain Velasquez and Kyle Kingsbury 'Fighter Diary' for Team AKA

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will make its long awaited return to pay-per-view (PPV) a week from Saturday night (May 26, 2012) at the MGM Grand Garden Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

UFC 146: "Dos Santos vs. Mir" will feature a heavyweight title fight pitting reigning champion Junior dos Santos against former division titleholder Frank Mir in the main event of the evening.

That's not all.

Representing the American Kickboxing Academy (AKA) will be a 265-pounder who knows a thing or two about wearing gold, as Cain Velasquez looks to get back in the hunt by stopping Strikeforce import Antonio Silva. Joining him from the San Jose squad will be Kyle Kingsbury, who will try to spoil the highly anticipated Octagon debut of Glover Teixeira.

What is happening behind the scenes at AKA as both men get ready to slug it out in "Sin City?"

Check out the above Team AKA "Fighter Diary" video for all the answers and if you need more background on each fight hit up our comprehensive UFC 146 news archive right here.

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