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UFC mixed martial arts event in 2011
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
.
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Background
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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
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Main card
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Weight class
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Method
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Round
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Time
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Notes
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Lightweight
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Frankie Edgar
(c)
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vs.
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Gray Maynard
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Draw (split) (46?48, 48?46, 47?47)
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5
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5:00
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[a]
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Middleweight
|
Brian Stann
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def.
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Chris Leben
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TKO (knee and punches)
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1
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3:37
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Light Heavyweight
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Thiago Silva
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vs.
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Brandon Vera
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No Contest (overturned)
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3
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5:00
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[b]
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Welterweight
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Dong Hyun Kim
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def.
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Nate Diaz
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Decision (unanimous) (29?28, 29?28, 29?28)
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3
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5:00
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Lightweight
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Clay Guida
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def.
|
Takanori Gomi
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Submission (guillotine choke)
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2
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4:27
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Preliminary card (Ion TV)
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Lightweight
|
Jeremy Stephens
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def.
|
Marcus Davis
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KO (punch)
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3
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2:33
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Featherweight
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Dustin Poirier
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def.
|
Josh Grispi
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Decision (unanimous) (30?27, 30?27, 30?27)
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3
|
5:00
|
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Middleweight
|
Brad Tavares
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def.
|
Phil Baroni
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KO (knees and punches)
|
1
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4:20
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Preliminary card
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Featherweight
|
Diego Nunes
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def.
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Mike Brown
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Decision (split) (29?28, 28?29, 29?28)
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3
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5:00
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Welterweight
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Daniel Roberts
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def.
|
Greg Soto
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Submission (kimura)
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1
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3:45
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Lightweight
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Jacob Volkmann
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def.
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Antonio McKee
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Decision (split) (28?29, 29?28, 29?28)
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3
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5:00
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Bonus awards
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Fighters were awarded $60,000 bonuses.
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- Fight of the Night: Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard
- Knockout of the Night: Jeremy Stephens
- Submission of the Night: Clay Guida
Reported payout
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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.
[18]
- Frankie Edgar:
$102,000 ($51,000 win bonus) vs. Gray Maynard: $52,000 ($26,000 win bonus) ^
- Brian Stann:
$122,000 ($21,000 win bonus) def. Chris Leben: $96,000
- Thiago Silva:
$110,000 ($55,000 win bonus) def. Brandon Vera: $70,000
- Dong Hyun Kim:
$70,000 ($35,000 win bonus) def. Nate Diaz: $63,000
- Clay Guida:
$62,000 ($31,000 win bonus) def. Takanori Gomi: $50,000
- Jeremy Stephens:
$36,000 ($18,000 win bonus) def. Marcus Davis: $31,000
- Dustin Poirier:
$8,000 ($4,000 win bonus) def. Josh Grispi: $15,000
- Brad Tavares:
$16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Phil Baroni: $25,000
- Diego Nunes:
$20,000 ($10,000 win bonus) def. Mike Brown: $23,000
- Daniel Roberts:
$24,000 ($12,000 win bonus) def. Greg Soto: $8,000
- Jacob Volkmann:
$24,000 ($12,000 win bonus) def. Antonio McKee: $15,000
^
Although not reflected in the NSAC paperwork, both Edgar and Maynard received their win bonuses despite the draw.
References
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- ^
a
b
Ray Hui (13 January 2011).
"UFC 125 Draws Paid Attendance of 6,978"
. MMA Fighting.
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"UFC 127, 128 PPV Buyrate Updates"
.
- ^
"UFC 125: Resolution"
. ufc.com. October 21, 2010.
- ^
"MMA Archives"
.
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"MMA Archives"
.
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"Injured Shane Carwin pulls out of UFC 125 co-main event with Roy Nelson"
. Archived from
the original
on 2013-01-29.
- ^
"New UFC Featherweight champ Jose Aldo defends title at UFC 125"
. Archived from
the original
on 2013-01-29.
- ^
Fernando Quiles Jr. (29 October 2010).
"UFC 125: Jose Aldo vs Josh Grispi in the works for Jan. 1 in Las Vegas"
.
- ^
"Injury forces new UFC champ Jose Aldo to withdraw from UFC 125"
. MMAjunkie. Archived from
the original
on 2012-07-11.
- ^
"With Jose Aldo out, Dustin Poirier faces Josh Grispi at UFC 125"
. MMAjunkie. Archived from
the original
on 2012-07-14.
- ^
"Miller vs. Wiman, Freire vs. Lowe official for UFC Fight Night 23"
.
- ^
"Ion Television lands UFC 125 prelims; Dana White promises three fights"
. mmajunkie.com. December 28, 2010. Archived from
the original
on October 23, 2012.
- ^
"UFC 125 prelims air live on ESPN in U.K., Rogers Sportsnet in Canada"
. mmajunkie.com. 2010-12-29.
- ^
"Fuel TV to broadcast Live UFC action"
. foxsports.com.au. 2010-12-31.
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"Thiago Silva's UFC 125 drug test results indicate non-human sample"
. MMAWeekly.com. March 29, 2011.
- ^
Okamoto, Brett (April 7, 2011).
"Thiago Silva suspended 1 year"
.
ESPN
. Retrieved
April 11,
2011
.
- ^
"UFC 125 bonuses: Edgar, Maynard, Stephens and Guida each earn $60K awards"
.
MMAjunkie.com
. January 2, 2011. Archived from
the original
on July 11, 2012.
- ^
"UFC 125 salaries: Thiago Silva and Frankie Edgar top $872K fighter payroll"
.
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