UFC 162


UFC 162: Silva vs. Weidman was a mixed martial arts event on July 6, 2013, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Background

The main event was a UFC Middleweight Championship bout between long time title holder Anderson Silva and undefeated top contender Chris Weidman.
Also, co-featured on the card was expected to be a bout between top featherweight contenders Ricardo Lamas and Chan Sung Jung; however on June 14, it was announced that Jung had been pulled from the Lamas bout and would replace an injured Anthony Pettis to face José Aldo on August 3, 2013, at UFC 163. As a result, Lamas was pulled from the event.
A bout between Thiago Silva and Rafael Cavalcante, briefly linked to this event, was moved to UFC on Fuel TV: Nogueira vs. Werdum.
John Makdessi was expected to face Edson Barboza at the event; however, Makdessi, pulled out of the bout citing an injury and was replaced by Rafaello Oliveira.
Shane del Rosario was originally scheduled to face Dave Herman at the event; however, del Rosario was forced off the card due to injury and replaced by Gabriel Gonzaga.

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.Fight of The Night: Frankie Edgar vs. Charles Oliveira and Cub Swanson vs. Dennis SiverKnockout of The Night: Chris WeidmanSubmission of the Night: None awarded as no matches ended by submission

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.Chris Weidman: $48,000 def. Anderson Silva: $600,000Frankie Edgar: $240,000 def. Charles Oliveira: $21,000Tim Kennedy: $90,000 def. Roger Gracie: $50,000Mark Muñoz: $84,000 def. Tim Boetsch: $37,000Cub Swanson: $58,000 def. Dennis Siver: $33,000Andrew Craig: $24,000 def. Chris Leben: $51,000Norman Parke: $30,000 def. Kazuki Tokudome: $8,000Gabriel Gonzaga: $58,000 def. Dave Herman: $23,000Edson Barboza: $46,000 def. Rafaello Oliveira: $14,000Brian Melancon: $16,000 def. Seth Baczynski: $16,000Mike Pierce: $56,000 def. David Mitchell: $10,000