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UFC 156: Aldo vs. Edgar is an upcoming mixed martial arts event to be held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 2, 2013 at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is the first pay-per-view event of the year.Official fight card
Main Card (PPV)Featherweight José Aldo (c) vs. Frankie Edgar For the UFC Featherweight Championship.Light Heavyweight Rashad Evans vs. Antônio Rogério Nogueira
Heavyweight Alistair Overeem vs. Antonio Silva
Welterweight Jon Fitch vs. Demian Maia
Flyweight Joseph Benavidez vs. Ian McCall Preliminary Card (FX)Lightweight Gleison Tibau vs. Evan Dunham
Welterweight Tyron Woodley vs. Jay Hieron
Lightweight Jacob Volkmann vs. Bobby Green
Lightweight Yves Edwards vs. Isaac Vallie-Flagg Preliminary Card (Facebook)Bantamweight Chico Camus vs. Dustin Kimura
Bantamweight Edwin Figueroa vs. Francisco RiveraBackgroundA bout between Dan Henderson and Lyoto Machida was briefly linked to this event, but was eventually moved to UFC 157 to bolster that event's card.
Erick Silva was expected to face Jay Hieron at the event. However, Silva pulled out of the bout citing an injury, and was replaced by promotional newcomer Tyron Woodley.
A bout between Robbie Peralta and Akira Corassani was briefly linked to to this event. However the bout was rescheduled for April 6, 2013 at UFC on Fuel TV 9 after Corassani was sidelined for a short period with an illness.Jan 3 - updated fightcard & poster
Jan 21 - updated fightcard & background
