UFC 125 explained
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]
Background
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 .[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]
Bonus awards
Fighters were awarded $60,000 bonuses.[15]
- Fight of the Night: Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard
- Knockout of the Night: Jeremy Stephens
- Submission of the Night: Clay Guida
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 or "locker room" bonuses often given by the UFC and also do not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses.[16]
- 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.
Notes and References
- Web site: UFC 125 Draws Paid Attendance of 6,978. Ray Hui. 13 January 2011. MMA Fighting.
- Web site: UFC 127, 128 PPV Buyrate Updates.
- Web site: UFC 125: Resolution. ufc.com. October 21, 2010.
- Web site: MMA Archives .
- Web site: MMA Archives .
- Web site: Injured Shane Carwin pulls out of UFC 125 co-main event with Roy Nelson. dead. https://archive.today/20130129010828/http://www.mmajunkie.com/news/2010/10/injured-shane-carwin-pulls-out-of-ufc-125-co-main-event-with-roy-nelson. 2013-01-29.
- Web site: New UFC Featherweight champ Jose Aldo defends title at UFC 125. dead. https://archive.today/20130129001131/http://www.mmajunkie.com/news/2010/10/new-ufc-featherweight-champ-jose-aldo-defends-title-at-ufc-125. 2013-01-29.
- Web site: UFC 125: Jose Aldo vs Josh Grispi in the works for Jan. 1 in Las Vegas. Fernando Quiles Jr.. 29 October 2010.
- Web site: Injury forces new UFC champ Jose Aldo to withdraw from UFC 125. MMAjunkie. dead. https://archive.today/20120711003441/http://mmajunkie.com/news/21510/new-ufc-champ-jose-aldo-forced-to-withdraw-from-ufc-125.mma. 2012-07-11.
- Web site: With Jose Aldo out, Dustin Poirier faces Josh Grispi at UFC 125. MMAjunkie. dead. https://archive.today/20120714235033/http://mmajunkie.com/news/21528/with-jose-aldo-out-dustin-poirier-faces-josh-grispi-at-ufc-125.mma. 2012-07-14.
- Web site: Miller vs. Wiman, Freire vs. Lowe official for UFC Fight Night 23.
- Web site: Ion Television lands UFC 125 prelims; Dana White promises three fights. mmajunkie.com. December 28, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121023082755/http://mmajunkie.com/news/21864/ion-television-lands-ufc-125-prelims-dana-white-promises-three-fights.mma. October 23, 2012.
- Web site: UFC 125 prelims air live on ESPN in U.K., Rogers Sportsnet in Canada. mmajunkie.com. 2010-12-29.
- Web site: Fuel TV to broadcast Live UFC action. foxsports.com.au. 2010-12-31.
- Web site: UFC 125 bonuses: Edgar, Maynard, Stephens and Guida each earn $60K awards. January 2, 2011. MMAjunkie.com. dead. https://archive.today/20120711070835/http://mmajunkie.com/news/21935/ufc-125-bonuses-edgar-maynard-stephens-guida-each-earn-60k-awards.mma. July 11, 2012.
- Web site: UFC 125 salaries: Thiago Silva and Frankie Edgar top $872K fighter payroll.
