The latest Ultimate Fighting Championship pay-per-view event is set to begin tonight in Las Vegas and will feature a “Super Fight” at 145-lbs.
UFC 145: Aldo vs. Edgar takes place tonight (February 2, 2013) at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas and will feature eleven matches on the card.
The main card will air on pay-per-view beginning at 10pm EST, with the prelim action split between FX television and streaming video on Facebook. The FX telecast will begin at 8pm EST while the video stream kicks the show off at approximately 7pm EST.
Meeting in the “Super Fight” will be UFC featherweight champ Jose Aldo who puts his belt on the line against former lightweight title holder Frankie Edgar. The co-main event has former light heavyweight champ Rashad Evans meeteing Antônio Rogério Nogueira.
Also battling on the main card are heavyweights Alistair Overeem vs. Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva, welterweights Jon Fitch vs. Demian Maia, and former flyweight tournament fighters Joseph Benavidez vs. Ian McCall.
Fans unable to catch part, or all, of tonight’s broadcasts can check out the ‘Play-by-Play’ recap from Sherdog.com by clicking the link.
Main Card (PPV)
Featherweight title bout: (c) José Aldo vs. Frankie Edgar via Unanimous Decision (49-46, 49-46, 48-47)
Light heavyweight bout: Antônio Rogério Nogueira def. Rashad Evans via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Heavyweight bout: Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva def. Alistair Overeem TKO (Punches) – R3 @ 0:25
Welterweight bout: Demian Maia def. Jon Fitch via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Flyweight bout: Joseph Benavidez def. Ian McCall via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Preliminary Card (FX)
Lightweight bout: Evan Dunham def. Gleison Tibau via Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Welterweight bout: Tyron Woodley def. Jay Hieron via KO (Punches) – R1 @ 0:36
Lightweight bout: Bobby Green def. Jacob Volkmann via Submission (Rear-naked choke) – R3 @ 4:25
Lightweight bout: Isaac Vallie-Flagg def. Yves Edwards via Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Preliminary Card (Facebook)
Catchweight (139.5-lbs) bout: Dustin Kimura def. Chico Camus via Submission (Rear-naked choke) – R3 @ 1:50
Bantamweight bout: Francisco Rivera def. Edwin Figueroa via TKO (Punches) – R2 @ 4:20