UFC 125

UFC 125: Resolution
Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date January 1, 2011
Venue MGM Grand Garden Arena
City Las Vegas, Nevada
Attendance 12,874[1]
Total gate $2,174,780[1]
Buyrate 270,000[2]
Event chronology

UFC 124: St-Pierre vs. Koscheck 2 UFC 125: Resolution UFC: Fight for the Troops 2

UFC 125: Resolution was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 1, 2011 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.[3] This was the last UFC event with a subtitle other than simply the names of the headlining fighters.

Background

The planned rematch between UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen from their UFC 117 bout was at one point thought to take place at this event.[4][5]

On October 26, 2010, Shane Carwin had to pull out of his fight with Roy Nelson due to a back injury that required surgery. Nelson was then pulled from the card altogether.[6]

On October 28, 2010, UFC president Dana White announced that World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) would merge with the UFC and that WEC Featherweight Champion Jose Aldo would be promoted to UFC Featherweight Champion.[7] Josh Grispi was pulled from a planned WEC 52 bout with Erik Koch to challenge Aldo for the Featherweight title at this event.[8] However, Aldo was later forced off the card with an injury.[9] Grispi remained on the card and fought Dustin Poirier.[10]

A lightweight bout between Cole Miller and Matt Wiman, which was originally scheduled to take place at this event, was moved to UFC: Fight For The Troops 2.[11]

UFC 125 preliminary fights were shown live for the first time on Ion Television in the United States.[12] The preliminary fights were shown live in the United Kingdom on ESPN, Rogers Sportsnet in Canada[13] and Fuel TV in Australia.[14]

Results

Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight Frankie Edgar (c) vs. Gray Maynard Draw (split) (46–48, 48–46, 47–47) 5 5:00 [lower-alpha 1]
Middleweight Brian Stann def. Chris Leben TKO (knee and punches) 1 3:37
Light Heavyweight Brandon Vera vs. Thiago Silva No Contest (overturned) 3 5:00 [lower-alpha 2]
Welterweight Dong Hyun Kim def. Nate Diaz Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Clay Guida def. Takanori Gomi Submission (guillotine choke) 2 4:27
Preliminary card (Ion TV)
Lightweight Jeremy Stephens def. Marcus Davis KO (punch) 3 2:33
Featherweight Dustin Poirier def. Josh Grispi Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Middleweight Brad Tavares def. Phil Baroni KO (knees and punches) 1 4:20 [lower-alpha 3]
Preliminary card
Featherweight Diego Nunes def. Mike Brown Decision (split) (29–28, 29–28, 28–29) 3 5:00
Welterweight Daniel Roberts def. Greg Soto Submission (kimura) 1 3:45 [lower-alpha 4]
Lightweight Jacob Volkmann def. Antonio McKee Decision (split) (29–28, 29–28, 28–29) 3 5:00
  1. ↑ For UFC Lightweight Championship
  2. ↑ Originally unanimous decision (30–26, 30–27, 30–27) victory for Silva, the result was changed to "No Contest" after Silva falsified a urine sample.
  3. ↑ This bout aired last on the PPV broadcast following the Roberts vs. Soto fight.
  4. ↑ This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following the Edgar vs. Maynard fight.

Bonus Awards

Fighters were awarded $60,000 bonuses.[15]

Reported Payout

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Nevada State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the UFC and also do not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses.[16]

^Although not reflected in the NSAC paperwork, both Edgar and Maynard received their win bonuses despite the draw.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ray Hui. "UFC 125 Draws Paid Attendance of 6,978". MMA Fighting.
  2. ↑ http://mmapayout.com/2011/03/ufc-127-128-ppv-buyrate-updates/
  3. ↑ "UFC 125: Resolution". ufc.com. October 21, 2010.
  4. ↑ http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2010/09/07/chael-sonnen-vs-anderson-silva-ii-possible-for-new-year%E2%80%99s-day-event/
  5. ↑ http://mmafrenzy.com/15857/anderson-silva-vs-chael-sonnen-frankie-edgar-vs-gray-maynard-possible-for-ufc-125/
  6. ↑ "Injured Shane Carwin pulls out of UFC 125 co-main event with Roy Nelson".
  7. ↑ "New UFC Featherweight champ Jose Aldo defends title at UFC 125".
  8. ↑ Fernando Quiles Jr. "UFC 125: Jose Aldo vs Josh Grispi in the works for Jan. 1 in Las Vegas".
  9. ↑ "Injury forces new UFC champ Jose Aldo to withdraw from UFC 125". MMAjunkie.
  10. ↑ "With Jose Aldo out, Dustin Poirier faces Josh Grispi at UFC 125". MMAjunkie.
  11. ↑ "Miller vs. Wiman, Freire vs. Lowe official for UFC Fight Night 23".
  12. ↑ "Ion Television lands UFC 125 prelims; Dana White promises three fights". mmajunkie.com. December 28, 2010.
  13. ↑ "UFC 125 prelims air live on ESPN in U.K., Rogers Sportsnet in Canada". mmajunkie.com. 2010-12-29.
  14. ↑ "Fuel TV to broadcast Live UFC action". foxsports.com.au. 2010-12-31.
  15. ↑ "UFC 125 bonuses: Edgar, Maynard, Stephens and Guida each earn $60K awards". MMAjunkie.com. January 2, 2011.
  16. ↑ "UFC 125 salaries: Thiago Silva and Frankie Edgar top $872K fighter payroll".