UFC 156

Background

A bout between Dan Henderson and Lyoto Machida was briefly linked to this event, but was eventually moved to UFC 157 to bolster that event's card.

Erick Silva was expected to face Jay Hieron at this event; however, Silva pulled out of the bout citing an injury, and was replaced by promotional newcomer Tyron Woodley.

A date between Robbie Peralta and Akira Corassani was briefly linked to this event; however the bout was rescheduled for April 6, 2013 at UFC on Fuel TV 9 after Corassani was sidelined for a short period with an illness.

At the weigh-ins, promotional newcomer Dustin Kimura came in heavy weighing in at 139 lb. Kimura was given two hours to cut to the bantamweight maximum of 136 pounds, but he elected instead to surrender a percentage of his fight purse to his opponent Chico Camus.

Results

|Featherweight |José Aldo (c) |def. |Frankie Edgar |Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 48–47) |5 |5:00 |For the UFC Featherweight Championship. |Light Heavyweight |Antônio Rogério Nogueira |def. |Rashad Evans |Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) |3 |5:00 | |Heavyweight |Antônio Silva |def. |Alistair Overeem |KO (punches) |3 |0:25 | |Welterweight |Demian Maia |def. |Jon Fitch |Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) |3 |5:00 | |Flyweight |Joseph Benavidez |def. |Ian McCall |Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) |3 |5:00 | |Lightweight |Evan Dunham |def. |Gleison Tibau |Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) |3 |5:00 | |Welterweight |Tyron Woodley |def. |Jay Hieron |KO (punches) |1 |0:36 | |Lightweight |Bobby Green |def. |Jacob Volkmann |Submission (rear-naked choke) |3 |4:25 | |Lightweight |Isaac Vallie-Flagg |def. |Yves Edwards |Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) |3 |5:00 | |Catchweight (139.5 lb) |Dustin Kimura |def. |Chico Camus |Submission (rear-naked choke) |3 |1:50 |Bantamweight |Francisco Rivera |def. |Edwin Figueroa |TKO (punches) |2 |4:20 |

Bonus awards

Fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses.

• Fight of the Night: José Aldo vs. Frankie Edgar
• Knockout of the Night: Antônio Silva
• Submission of the Night: Bobby Green

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 and also does not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses or Pay-Per-View quotas.

• José Aldo: $240,000 (includes $120,000 win bonus) def. Frankie Edgar: $120,000
• Antônio Rogério Nogueira: $174,000 (includes $67,000 win bonus) def. Rashad Evans: $300,000
• Antônio Silva: $70,000 (no win bonus) def. Alistair Overeem: $285,714
• Demian Maia: $120,000 (includes $60,000 win bonus) def. Jon Fitch: $66,000
• Joseph Benavidez: $60,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus) def. Ian McCall: $9,000
• Evan Dunham: $46,000 (includes $23,000 win bonus) def. Gleison Tibau: $33,000
• Tyron Woodley: $87,000 (includes $43,500 win bonus) def. Jay Hieron: $12,000
• Bobby Green: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Jacob Volkmann: $22,000
• Isaac Vallie-Flagg: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Yves Edwards: $21,000
• Dustin Kimura: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Chico Camus: $8,000 ^
• Francisco Rivera: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Edwin Figueroa: $10,000

^ Dustin Kimura was reportedly fined 20 percent of his purse for failing to make the required weight for his fight. The Nevada State Athletic Commission's initial report did not include information on the penalty.

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