UFC 156: ALDO VS EDGAR - 2/2/13 UFC 156 Fight Card for NFL Super Bowl Weekend

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UFC 156: ALDO VS EDGAR

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Saturday, February 2, 2013 - NFL Super Bowl Weekend MMA Event Fight Card

Location: Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada

Broadcast: PPV (prelims on FX and Facebook)

UFC 156 Results will be posted here on MMAmadman.com after the show.

FIGHT CARD

MAIN CARD (2/2/13 - 10:00 pm EST)

{Featherweight Championship}
Jose Aldo (21-1) vs. Frankie Edgar (15-3-1)

Rashad Evans (17-2-1) vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (20-5)

Alistair Overeem (36-11) vs. Antonio 'Bigfoot' Silva (17-4)

Jon Fitch (24-4-1) vs. Demian Maia (17-4)

Joseph Benavidez (16-3) vs. Ian McCall (11-3-1)

UFC PRELIMS LIVE ON FX (8:00 pm EST)

Evan Dunham (13-3) vs. Gleison Tibau (26-8)

Jay Hieron (23-6) vs. Tyron Woodley (10-1)

Bobby Green (19-5) vs. Jacob Volkmann (15-3)

Yves Edwards (42-18-1) vs. Isaac Vallie-Flagg (13-3-1)

UFC PRELIMS LIVE STREAM ON FACEBOOK (7:00 pm EST)

Chico Camus (12-3) vs. Dustin Kimura (9-0)

Edwin Figueroa (9-1) vs. Francisco Rivera (8-2)

UFC RECORDS AND MMA STREAKS

[Plus/minus] = consecutive fights currently won/lost (in ANY MMA promotion)

1 – {UFC Featherweight Championship} (145 lbs) 5 Rounds, Main Event

• Jose "Scarface" Aldo (3-0 UFC) [+14] - champion
• vs
• Frankie "The Answer" Edgar (9-3-1 UFC) [-2] - dropping down from 155

2 – Light Heavyweight (205 lbs) Co-Main Event

• "Suga" Rashad Evans (12-2-1 UFC) [-1]
• vs
• Antonio Rogerio "Lil Nog" Nogueira (3-2 UFC) [+1]

3 – Heavyweight (265 lbs)

• Alistair "The Reem" Overeem (1-0 UFC) [+8]
• vs
• "Bigfoot" Antonio Silva (1-1 UFC) [+1]

4 – Welterweight (170 lbs)

• Jon Fitch (14-2-1 UFC) [+1]
• vs
• Demian Maia (11-4 UFC) [+2]

5 – Flyweight (125 lbs)

• Joseph Benavidez (3-1 UFC) [-1]
• vs
• Ian "Uncle Creepy" McCall (0-1-1 UFC) [-1]

6 – Lightweight (155 lbs)

• Gleison Tibau (11-6 UFC) [+1]
• vs
• Evan Dunham (6-3 UFC) [-1]

7 – Welterweight (170 lbs)

• Jay "The Thoroughbred" Hieron (0-3 UFC) [-1]
• vs
• Tyron "T-Wood" Woodley (UFC Debut | 8-1 Strikeforce) [-1]

8 – Lightweight (155 lbs)

• Jacob "Christmas" Volkmann (6-3 UFC) [+1]
• vs
• Bobby "King" Green (UFC Debut | 4-1 Strikeforce) [+4]

9 – Lightweight (155 lbs)

• Yves Edwards (10-6 UFC) [+1]
• vs
• Isaac Vallie-Flagg (UFC Debut | 2-0 Strikeforce) [+4]

10 – Bantamweight (135 lbs)

• Chico "The King" Camus (1-0 UFC) [+4]
• vs
• Dustin "The Diamond" Kimura (UFC Debut | 5-0 X-1 | 1-0 PXC) [+9]

11 – Bantamweight (135 lbs)

• Edwin "El Feroz" Figeuroa (2-1 UFC) [+2]
• vs
• Francisco "Cisco" Rivera (1-1 [1 NC] UFC) [0]

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UFC 156 FALLOUT

The following fights were scratched from UFC 156:

Jay Hieron vs. Erick Silva
–Silva injured, replaced by Tyron Woodley

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