2012 in sports various events were held, notably the Summer Olympics were held in London, United Kingdom.

Events by month

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Alpine skiing

American football

Aquatics

Kenneth To from 🇦🇺 won the men's race, while Katinka Hosszú from 🇭🇺 won the women's race

Association football

Athletics

Badminton

Baseball

Basketball

WNBA Finals The Indiana Fever defeat the Minnesota Lynx 3–1 in the best-of-5 series. NBA Finals Events

Biathlon

Bowling

Canadian football

Cricket

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Curling

Figure skating

Floorball

Freestyle skiing

Futsal

Golf

Handball

Horse racing

Ice hockey

Kickboxing

The following is a list of major noteworthy kickboxing events during 2012 in chronological order.

Lacrosse

Luge

Mixed martial arts

The following is a list of major noteworthy MMA events by month. January 1/7 — Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine 1/14 — UFC 142: Aldo vs. Mendes 1/20 — UFC on FX: Guillard vs. Miller 1/27 — MFC 32 - Bitter Rivals 1/28 — UFC on Fox: Evans vs. Davis February 2/4 — UFC 143: Diaz vs. Condit 2/11 — ONE Fighting Championship: Battle of Heroes 2/15 — UFC on Fuel TV: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger 2/25 — UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson 2/25 — KSW 18: Unfinished Sympathy March 3/2 — UFC on FX: Alves vs. Kampmann 3/3 — Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey 3/16 — M-1 Challenge 31 - Monson vs. Oleinik 3/24 — M-1 Belarus 16 - Belarus Fighting Championship 3/31 — ONE Fighting Championship: War of the Lions April 4/14 — UFC on Fuel TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva 4/21 — UFC 145: Jones vs. Evans May 5/4 — MFC 33 - Collision Course 5/5 — UFC on Fox: Diaz vs. Miller 5/12 — KSW 19: Pudzianowski vs. Sapp 5/15 — UFC on Fuel TV: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier 5/19 — Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier 5/26 – UFC 146: dos Santos vs. Mir June 6/1 — The Ultimate Fighter: Live Finale 6/8 — UFC on FX: Johnson vs. McCall 2 6/21 — M-1 Global - Fedor vs. Rizzo 6/22 — UFC on FX: Maynard vs. Guida 6/23 — UFC 147: Silva vs. Franklin II 6/23 — ONE Fighting Championship: Destiny of Warriors July 7/7 — UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II 7/11 — UFC on Fuel TV: Muñoz vs. Weidman 7/14 — Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy 7/21 — UFC 149: Faber vs. Barão August 8/4 — UFC on Fox: Shogun vs. Vera 8/10 — MFC 34 - Total Recall 8/11 — UFC 150: Henderson vs. Edgar II 8/18 — Strikeforce: Rousey vs. Kaufman 8/31 — ONE Fighting Championship: Pride of a Nation September 9/1 — UFC 151: Jones vs. Henderson 9/15 — KSW 20: Fighting Symphonies 9/22 — UFC 152: Jones vs. Belfort 9/29 — UFC on Fuel TV: Struve vs. Miocic 9/29 — Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Healy 9/30 — M-1 Challenge 34 - Emelianenko vs. Gluhov October 10/5 — UFC on FX: Browne vs. Bigfoot 10/6 — ONE Fighting Championship: Rise of Kings 10/13 — UFC 153: Silva vs. Bonnar 10/26 — MFC 35 - Explosive Encounter November 11/3 — Strikeforce: Cormier vs. Mir 11/10 — UFC on Fuel TV: Franklin vs. Le 11/17 — UFC 154: St-Pierre vs. Condit December 12/1 — KSW 21: Ultimate Explanation 12/8 — UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Diaz 12/14 — UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs. Pearson 12/15 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson Finale 12/29 – UFC 155: Dos Santos vs. Velasquez 2

Motorsport

Nordic skiing

Rink hockey

Road cycling

Rowing

Rugby league

Rugby union

Ski mountaineering

Snowboarding

Squash

Sumo

Swimming

Tennis

Volleyball

Multi-sport events