UFC 136

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UFC 136: Edgar vs. Maynard III
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The poster for UFC 136: Edgar vs. Maynard III
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateOctober 8, 2011
Venue Toyota Center
City Houston, Texas
Attendance16,164 [1]
Total gate$2,230,000 [1]
Buyrate225,000 [2]
Event chronology
UFC Live: Cruz vs. Johnson UFC 136: Edgar vs. Maynard III UFC 137: Penn vs. Diaz

UFC 136: Edgar vs. Maynard III was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 8, 2011, at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. [3] The event coincided with a two-day UFC Fan Expo held at the George R. Brown Convention Center. [4] [5] [6]

Contents

Background

UFC 136 featured two preliminary fights live on Spike TV. [7]

Josh Grispi was expected to face Matt Grice at the event, [8] but Grispi was forced off the card with an injury and replaced by Nam Phan. [9] Grice himself was also forced from the card with an undisclosed injury and replaced by Leonard Garcia. [10]

Aaron Simpson was expected to face Nick Catone at the event but Catone was forced off the card with an injury and replaced by Eric Schafer. [11]

Mike Russow was scheduled to fight Dave Herman at the event, but the bout was cancelled after Herman failed his preliminary drug test in which he tested positive for marijuana. Herman denies using the prohibited substance. [12]

This event held the UFC record for most time spent in actual fighting at 158 minutes and 32 seconds, beating the last record holder UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs. Diaz , which was 149 minutes and 50 seconds. [13] UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura would later break this record on November 19, 2017, with a total of 184 minutes and 18 seconds of cage time. [14]

Results

Main card
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Lightweight Frankie Edgar (c)def. Gray Maynard KO (punches)43:54 [lower-alpha 1]
Featherweight José Aldo (c)def. Kenny Florian Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 49–46)55:00 [lower-alpha 2]
Middleweight Chael Sonnen def. Brian Stann Submission (arm-triangle choke)23:51
Featherweight Nam Phan def. Leonard Garcia Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Lightweight Joe Lauzon def. Melvin Guillard Submission (rear-naked choke)10:47
Preliminary card (Spike TV)
Middleweight Demian Maia def. Jorge Santiago Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
Lightweight Anthony Pettis def. Jeremy Stephens Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)35:00
Preliminary card (Facebook)
Heavyweight Stipe Miocic def. Joey Beltran Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 29–28)35:00 [lower-alpha 3]
Featherweight Darren Elkins def. Tiequan Zhang Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–26, 30–27)35:00
Middleweight Aaron Simpson def. Eric Schafer Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
Middleweight Mike Massenzio def. Steve Cantwell Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 29–28)35:00 [lower-alpha 4]
  1. ↑ For the UFC Lightweight Championship.
  2. ↑ For the UFC Featherweight Championship.
  3. ↑ This bout aired on the broadcast following the Edgar vs Maynard bout.
  4. ↑ This bout aired on the broadcast following the Miocic vs Beltran bout.

Bonus awards

Fighters were awarded $75,000 bonuses. [15]

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