| UFC 125: Resolution | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 125: Resolution | ||||
| 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 | ||||
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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]
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 José 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]
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Frankie Edgar (c) | vs. | Gray Maynard | Draw (split) (46–48, 48–46, 47–47) | 5 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Middleweight | Brian Stann | def. | Chris Leben | TKO (knee and punches) | 1 | 3:37 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Thiago Silva | vs | Brandon Vera | NC (overturned) | 3 | 2:10 | |
| 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 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Featherweight | Diego Nunes | def. | Mike Brown | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Daniel Roberts | def. | Greg Soto | Submission (kimura) | 1 | 3:45 | |
| Lightweight | Jacob Volkmann | def. | Antonio McKee | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Fighters were awarded $60,000 bonuses. [15]
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.
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