An intriguing light-heavyweight bout between Thiago Silva and Brandon Vera has been salvaged from untelevised purgatory.
Sources close to the event today told MMAjunkie.com the onetime preliminary-card bout has been promoted to the pay-per-view main card of “UFC 125: Resolution.”
The event takes place Jan. 1 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and is headlined by UFC lightweight champ Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard.