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[[Siyar Bahadurzada]] was scheduled to face [[Erick Silva]], but pulled out of the bout.<ref name="mass casualties">{{cite web|url=http://mmafrenzy.com/26926/ufc-142-loses-thiago-nedkov-broughton-and-bahadurzada/|title=UFC 142 Loses Thiago, Nedkov, Broughton, and Bahadurzada|work=mmafrenzy.com|date=December 16, 2011 |access-date=December 16, 2011}}</ref> Veteran fighter [[Carlo Prater]] stepped in as a replacement for Bahadurzada.<ref name="PraterIn">{{cite web|url=http://mmaweekly.com/erick-silva-gets-new-opponent-for-ufc-rio-142|title=Erick Silva Gets New Opponent for UFC Rio 142 |work=mmaweekly.com|date=December 16, 2011 |access-date=December 16, 2011}}</ref>
[[Rob Broughton]] was scheduled to face Ednaldo Oliveira, but pulled out of the bout.<ref name="mass casualties"/> Recently resigned heavyweight [[Gabriel Gonzaga]] replaced Broughton in the bout.<ref name="GonzagaIn">{{cite web|url=http://mmajunkie.com/news/26578/gabriel-gonzaga-returns-at-ufc-142-meets-ednaldo-oliveira-on-prelims.mma|title=Gabriel Gonzaga returns at UFC 142, meets Ednaldo Oliveira on prelims|work=mmajunkie.com|date=December 16, 2011|access-date=December 16, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.
[[Paulo Thiago]] was scheduled to face [[Mike Pyle (fighter)|Mike Pyle]], but pulled out of the bout due to an injury.<ref name="mass casualties"/> Recently resigned welterweight [[Ricardo Funch]] replaced Thiago in the bout.<ref name="FunchIn">{{cite web|url=http://mmaweekly.com/ricardo-funch-in-to-face-mike-pyle-at-ufc-142|title=Ricardo Funch In To Face Mike Pyle at UFC 142|work=mmaweekly.com|date=December 17, 2011 |access-date=December 17, 2011}}</ref>
[[Stanislav Nedkov]] was scheduled to take on [[Fabio Maldonado]] at this event, but visa problems forced Nedkov to withdraw from the bout.<ref name="mass casualties"/> Newcomer [[Caio Magalhaes]] stepped in as a replacement for Nedkov in late December.<ref name="MagalhaesIn">{{cite web|url=http://www.heavy.com/mma/mma-news/2011/12/newcomer-caio-magalhaes-meets-fabio-maldonado-at-ufc-142-in-rio/|title=Fabio Maldonado Draws Newcomer for UFC 142 |work=heavy.com|date=December 20, 2011 |access-date=December 20, 2011}}</ref> However, Maldonado was injured less than a week before his fight with Magalhaes and the bout was scratched from the card.<ref name="MaldonadoMagalhaesScratch">{{cite web|url=http://mmajunkie.com/news/26878/fabio-maldonado-injured-in-training-ufc-142-fight-with-caio-magalhaes-scratched.mma|title=Fabio Maldonado injured in training, UFC 142 fight with Caio Magalhaes scratched|work=mmajunkie.com|date=January 8, 2012|access-date=January 8, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.
At the UFC 142 weigh ins, [[Anthony Johnson (fighter)|Anthony Johnson]] failed to make the middleweight limit. Johnson came in 11 pounds over the 186 lb weight allowance, was fined 20 percent of his earnings and the bout was contested at a catchweight of 197 lb.<ref name="weight">{{cite web | url=http://mmajunkie.com/news/26934/ufc-142-live-and-official-weigh-in-results.mma | title=UFC 142 weigh-in results: 'Rumble' Johnson 12 pounds heavy, fined 20 percent of purse | publisher=MMAJunkie.com | date=January 13, 2012 | access-date=January 13, 2012 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://archive.
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