Completed MMA Event

UFC 156: Aldo vs. Edgar

UFC 156
  • 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

Cancelled & Fizzled Bouts

Honors & Awards

  • Fight of the Night
    José Aldo vs. Frankie Edgar   |   $50,000 bonus to each fighter
  • Knockout of the Night
    Alistair Overeem vs. Antônio Silva   |   $50,000 bonus to Silva
  • Submission of the Night
    Jacob Volkmann vs. Bobby Green   |   $50,000 bonus to Green

Referees

  • 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)

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.

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