UFC 156: Aldo vs. Edgar Event Poster

“Super Bowl” weekend marks the first ‘Super Fight’ as UFC featherweight champ Jose Aldo takes on former lightweight title holder Frankie Edgar in the main event of UFC 156: Aldo vs. Edgar. The pay-per-view show is expected to take place on Saturday, February 2, 2012 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. […]

“Super Bowl” weekend marks the first ‘Super Fight’ as UFC featherweight champ Jose Aldo takes on former lightweight title holder Frankie Edgar in the main event of UFC 156: Aldo vs. Edgar. The pay-per-view show is expected to take place on Saturday, February 2, 2012 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event also features a light heavyweight bout between former champ Rashad Evans and Brazil’s Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, while heavyweights Alistair Overeem and Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva also clash on the main card.

Check out the current card below for UFC 156:

Announced bouts

Featherweight title bout: (c) Jose Aldo vs. Frankie Edgar
Light heavyweight bout: Rashad Evans vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Heavyweight bout: Alistair Overeem vs. Antonio Silva
Welterweight bout: Jon Fitch vs. Demian Maia
Lightweight bout: Gleison Tibau vs. Evan Dunham

Unofficial bouts

Flyweight bout: Joseph Benavidez vs. Ian McCall
Welterweight bout: Erick Silva vs. Jay Hieron
Bantamweight bout: Francisco Rivera vs. Edwin Figueroa
Lightweight bout: Jacob Volkmann vs. Bobby Green