
- Saturday 02.02.2013 at 10:00 PM ET
- U.S. Broadcast: Pay Per View | Prelims: FX
- Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Ownership: Zuffa, LLC
- Venue: Mandalay Bay Events Center
- Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Enclosure: Octagon
- TV Announcers: Mike Goldberg, Joe Rogan
- Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
- Post-Fight Interviews: Joe Rogan
- Ticket Revenue (live gate): $2,437,150
- Attendance: 10,275 (Paid: 7,136)
- PPV Buys / Buyrate: 330,000 | TV Ratings: 1.9M viewers (FX Prelims)
- MMA Bouts: 11
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Fight Card
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UFC Featherweight Championship
Decision, Unanimous
5 Rounds, 25:00 Total11Main Event
145
5 x 5 | Pro
Cancelled & Fizzled Bouts
Honors & Awards
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Fight of the NightJosé Aldo vs. Frankie Edgar | $50,000 bonus to each fighter
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Knockout of the NightAlistair Overeem vs. Antônio Silva | $50,000 bonus to Silva
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Submission of the NightJacob Volkmann vs. Bobby Green | $50,000 bonus to Green


Referees
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Steve Mazzagatti
Aldo vs. Edgar (11), Benavidez vs. McCall (7) -
Yves Lavigne
Evans vs. Nogueira (10), Dunham vs. Tibau (6), Edwards vs. Vallie-Flagg (3) -
Herb Dean
Overeem vs. Silva (9), Hieron vs. Woodley (5), Camus vs. Kimura (2) -
Kim Winslow
Fitch vs. Maia (8), Volkmann vs. Green (4), Figueroa vs. Rivera Jr. (1)
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Fight Predictions
Tapology members can make predictions for upcoming MMA & Boxing fights. UFC 156 is closed for new predictions. 1,612 total members made predictions on this event, breaking down as follows below.
Leaderboard of the best predictions by member: UFC 156 Leaderboard
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77%23%
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