UFC 156

UFC 156: Aldo vs. Edgar
UFC 156: Aldo vs. Edgar
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Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	February 2, 2013
Venue	Mandalay Bay Events Center
City	Paradise, Nevada
Attendance	10,875
Total gate	$2,437,150
Buyrate	330,000
Event chronology

UFC 156: Aldo vs. Edgar was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 2, 2013, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Paradise, Nevada.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Background

A bout between Dan Henderson and Lyoto Machida was briefly linked to this event,^[6] but was eventually moved to UFC 157 to bolster that event's card.^[7]

Erick Silva was expected to face Jay Hieron at the Rocksville event; however, Silva pulled out of the bout citing an injury, and was replaced by promotional newcomer Tyron Woodley.^[8]

A date between Robbie Peralta and Akira Corassani was briefly linked to this event;^[9] however the bout was rescheduled for April 6, 2013 at UFC on Fuel TV 9 after Corassani was sidelined for a short period with an illness.^[10]

At the weigh-ins, promotional newcomer Dustin Kimura came in heavy weighing in at 139 lb. Kimura was given two hours to cut to the bantamweight maximum of 136 pounds, but he elected instead to surrender a percentage of his fight purse to his opponent Chico Camus.^[11]

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Featherweight	José Aldo (c)	def.	Frankie Edgar	Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 48–47)	5	5:00	^[a]
Light Heavyweight	Antônio Rogério Nogueira	def.	Rashad Evans	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Heavyweight	Antônio Silva	def.	Alistair Overeem	KO (punches)	3	0:25
Welterweight	Demian Maia	def.	Jon Fitch	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Flyweight	Joseph Benavidez	def.	Ian McCall	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Preliminary Card (FX)
Lightweight	Evan Dunham	def.	Gleison Tibau	Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Tyron Woodley	def.	Jay Hieron	KO (punches)	1	0:36
Lightweight	Bobby Green	def.	Jacob Volkmann	Submission (rear-naked choke)	3	4:25
Lightweight	Isaac Vallie-Flagg	def.	Yves Edwards	Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)	3	5:00
Preliminary Card (Facebook)
Catchweight (139.5 lb)	Dustin Kimura	def.	Chico Camus	Submission (rear-naked choke)	3	1:50
Bantamweight	Francisco Rivera	def.	Edwin Figueroa	TKO (punches)	2	4:20

^ For the UFC Featherweight Championship.

^[12]

Bonus awards

Fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses.^[13]

Fight of the Night: José Aldo vs. Frankie Edgar
Knockout of the Night: Antônio Silva
Submission of the Night: Bobby Green

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 and also does not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses or Pay-Per-View quotas.^[14]

José Aldo: $240,000 (includes $120,000 win bonus) def. Frankie Edgar: $120,000
Antônio Rogério Nogueira: $174,000 (includes $67,000 win bonus) def. Rashad Evans: $300,000
Antônio Silva: $70,000 (no win bonus) def. Alistair Overeem: $285,714
Demian Maia: $120,000 (includes $60,000 win bonus) def. Jon Fitch: $66,000
Joseph Benavidez: $60,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus) def. Ian McCall: $9,000
Evan Dunham: $46,000 (includes $23,000 win bonus) def. Gleison Tibau: $33,000
Tyron Woodley: $87,000 (includes $43,500 win bonus) def. Jay Hieron: $12,000
Bobby Green: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Jacob Volkmann: $22,000
Isaac Vallie-Flagg: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Yves Edwards: $21,000
Dustin Kimura: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Chico Camus: $8,000 ^
Francisco Rivera: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Edwin Figueroa: $10,000

^ Dustin Kimura was reportedly fined 20 percent of his purse for failing to make the required weight for his fight. The Nevada State Athletic Commission's initial report did not include information on the penalty.