| 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 amixed martial arts event held by theUltimate Fighting Championship on January 1, 2011 at theMGM Grand Garden Arena inLas Vegas, Nevada.[3]
The planned rematch betweenUFC Middleweight ChampionAnderson Silva andChael Sonnen from theirUFC 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 withRoy Nelson due to a back injury that required surgery. Nelson was then pulled from the card altogether.[6]
On October 28, 2010,UFC presidentDana White announced thatWorld Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) would merge with theUFC and thatWEC Featherweight ChampionJosé Aldo would be promoted toUFC Featherweight Champion.[7]Josh Grispi was pulled from a plannedWEC 52 bout withErik Koch to challenge Aldo for theFeatherweight title at this event.[8] However, Aldo was later forced off the card with an injury.[9] Grispi remained on the card and foughtDustin Poirier.[10]
Alightweight bout betweenCole Miller andMatt Wiman, which was originally scheduled to take place at this event, was moved toUFC: Fight For The Troops 2.[11]
UFC 125 preliminary fights were shown live for the first time onIon Television in theUnited States.[12] The preliminary fights were shown live in theUnited Kingdom onESPN,Rogers Sportsnet inCanada[13] andFuel TV inAustralia.[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 theNevada 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.
