UFC 136

Background

UFC 136 featured two preliminary fights live on Spike TV.

Josh Grispi was expected to face Matt Grice at the event, but Grispi was forced off the card with an injury and replaced by Nam Phan. Grice himself was also forced from the card with an undisclosed injury and replaced by Leonard Garcia.

Aaron Simpson was expected to face Nick Catone at the event but Catone was forced off the card with an injury and replaced by Eric Schafer.

Mike Russow was scheduled to fight Dave Herman at the event, but the bout was cancelled after Herman failed his preliminary drug test in which he tested positive for marijuana. Herman denies using the prohibited substance.

This event held the UFC record for most time spent in actual fighting at 158 minutes and 32 seconds, beating the last record holder UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs. Diaz, which was 149 minutes and 50 seconds. UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura would later break this record on November 19, 2017, with a total of 184 minutes and 18 seconds of cage time.

Results

|Lightweight |Frankie Edgar (c) |def. |Gray Maynard |KO (punches) |4 |3:54 |For the UFC Lightweight Championship. |Featherweight |José Aldo (c) |def. |Kenny Florian |Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 49–46) |5 |5:00 |For the UFC Featherweight Championship. |Middleweight |Chael Sonnen |def. |Brian Stann |Submission (arm-triangle choke) |2 |3:51 | |Featherweight |Nam Phan |def. |Leonard Garcia |Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) |3 |5:00 | |Lightweight |Joe Lauzon |def. |Melvin Guillard |Submission (rear-naked choke) |1 |0:47 | |Middleweight |Demian Maia |def. |Jorge Santiago |Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) |3 |5:00 | |Lightweight |Anthony Pettis |def. |Jeremy Stephens |Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) |3 |5:00 | |Heavyweight |Stipe Miocic |def. |Joey Beltran |Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 29–28) |3 |5:00 |This bout aired on the broadcast following the Edgar vs Maynard bout. |Featherweight |Darren Elkins |def. |Tiequan Zhang |Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–26, 30–27) |3 |5:00 | |Middleweight |Aaron Simpson |def. |Eric Schafer |Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) |3 |5:00 | |Middleweight |Mike Massenzio |def. |Steve Cantwell |Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 29–28) |3 |5:00 |This bout aired on the broadcast following the Miocic vs Beltran bout.

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $75,000 bonuses.

• Fight of the Night: Nam Phan vs. Leonard Garcia
• Knockout of the Night: Frankie Edgar
• Submission of the Night: Joe Lauzon

References

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