UFC 125 Adds Aldo's UFC Debut

[EmpireWF]

Roy Nelson has been removed from the New Year's Day show because of the Shane Carwin injury.

Added to form a double main event has been Jose Aldo's next defense of the UFC Featherweight title against Josh Grispi.

Card as it looks now:

UFC Lightweight Championship
Frankie Edgar (c) vs. Gray Maynard

UFC Featherweight Championship
Jose Aldo (c) vs. Josh Grispi

Chris Leben vs. Brian Stann
Takanori Gomi vs. Clay Guida
Brandon Vera vs. Thiago Silva
Nate Diaz vs. Dong Hyun Kim

[Bmore]

actually that card looks pretty good. Not really feeling the Vera/Silva bout but hey... can't be perfect.

[Warner2BruceTD]

I like this card a lot, but good fucking luck selling that lineup.

[SHOGUN]

Aldo, Gomi and Stun Gun. The UFC is trying their best to get me to buy this card. Too bad Lay and Pray Gray is co-main eventing. No dice. Better luck next time.

[EmpireWF]

The show is looking pretty stacked, not sure if this is complete yet but here's the line-up:

Frankie Edgar (c) vs. Gray Maynard
Jose Aldo (c) vs. Josh Grispi
Takanori Gomi vs. Clay Guida
Nate Diaz vs. Dong Hyun Kim
Chris Leben vs. Brian Stann


Brandon Vera vs. Thiago Silva
Mike Brown vs. Diego Nunes
Cole Miller vs. Matt Wiman
Jacob Volkmann vs. Antonio McKee
Phil Baroni vs. Brad Tavares

[Bmore]

IMO they should switch the Leben/Mike Brown fights. (undercard is pretty nice though.)

[Kuzzy Powers]

I dont really understand the downgrade in talent match-up for Leben. Hes coming off 2 pretty decent wins, you'd think they'd want to keep giving him the tougher match-ups a little higher up on the card. Perhaps hes being punished for his latest encounter with the law. Stann is a decent fighter.. but you'd just think they'd want to ride Leben's hot hand right now.

[EmpireWF]

I dont really understand the downgrade in talent match-up for Leben. Hes coming off 2 pretty decent wins, you'd think they'd want to keep giving him the tougher match-ups a little higher up on the card. Perhaps hes being punished for his latest encounter with the law. Stann is a decent fighter.. but you'd just think they'd want to ride Leben's hot hand right now.

Pretty sure the fight was booked before his latest run in with johnny law.

I agree, at first it was a bit odd they'd give Leben a fight where he has little to gain. But, who is there that would provide a better match-up? At least with Stann, Leben is favored and it should be a slugfest. Optimistically, Leben gets another win and moves on.

Or Stann upsets Leben and there goes that hand.

[SHOGUN]

I dont really understand the downgrade in talent match-up for Leben. Hes coming off 2 pretty decent wins, you'd think they'd want to keep giving him the tougher match-ups a little higher up on the card. Perhaps hes being punished for his latest encounter with the law. Stann is a decent fighter.. but you'd just think they'd want to ride Leben's hot hand right now.

Probably wanting to keep Leben on standby of sorts as a title contender after Belfort/Marquardt/Okami shakes itself out.

[EmpireWF]

Aldo/Grispi is off b/c of a injury in training for Aldo.

[SHOGUN]

[KINGOFOOTBALL]

Is wandy healthy yet?