UFC 125


UFC 125: Resolution was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 1, 2011 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Background

The planned rematch between UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen from their UFC 117 bout was at one point thought to take place at this event.
On October 26, 2010, Shane Carwin had to pull out of his fight with Roy Nelson due to a back injury that required surgery. Nelson was then pulled from the card altogether.
On October 28, 2010, UFC president Dana White announced that World Extreme Cagefighting would merge with the UFC and that WEC Featherweight Champion José Aldo would be promoted to UFC Featherweight Champion. Josh Grispi was pulled from a planned WEC 52 bout with Erik Koch to challenge Aldo for the Featherweight title at this event. However, Aldo was later forced off the card with an injury. Grispi remained on the card and fought Dustin Poirier.
A lightweight bout between Cole Miller and Matt Wiman, which was originally scheduled to take place at this event, was moved to UFC: Fight For The Troops 2.
UFC 125 preliminary fights were shown live for the first time on Ion Television in the United States. The preliminary fights were shown live in the United Kingdom on ESPN, Rogers Sportsnet in Canada and Fuel TV in Australia.

Results

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $60,000 bonuses.
  • Fight of the Night: Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard
  • Knockout of the Night: Jeremy Stephens
  • '''Submission of the Night: Clay Guida'''

    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 or "locker room" bonuses often given by the UFC and also do not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses.
  • Frankie Edgar: $102,000 vs. Gray Maynard: $52,000 ^
  • Brian Stann: $122,000 def. Chris Leben: $96,000
  • Thiago Silva: $110,000 def. Brandon Vera: $70,000
  • Dong Hyun Kim: $70,000 def. Nate Diaz: $63,000
  • Clay Guida: $62,000 def. Takanori Gomi: $50,000
  • Jeremy Stephens: $36,000 def. Marcus Davis: $31,000
  • Dustin Poirier: $8,000 def. Josh Grispi: $15,000
  • Brad Tavares: $16,000 def. Phil Baroni: $25,000
  • Diego Nunes: $20,000 def. Mike Brown: $23,000
  • Daniel Roberts: $24,000 def. Greg Soto: $8,000
  • Jacob Volkmann: $24,000 def. Antonio McKee: $15,000
^''Although not reflected in the NSAC paperwork, both Edgar and Maynard received their win bonuses despite the draw.''