UFC 162: Silva vs. Weidman was a mixed martial arts event on July 6, 2013, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Background The main event was a UFC Middleweight Championship bout between long time title holder Anderson Silva and undefeated top contender Chris Weidman.
Also, co-featured on the card was expected to be a bout between top featherweight contenders Ricardo Lamas and Chan Sung Jung; however on June 14, it was announced that Jung had been pulled from the Lamas bout and would replace an injured Anthony Pettis to face José Aldo on August 3, 2013, at UFC 163. As a result, Lamas was pulled from the event.
A bout between Thiago Silva and Rafael Cavalcante, briefly linked to this event, was moved to UFC on Fuel TV: Nogueira vs. Werdum.
John Makdessi was expected to face Edson Barboza at the event; however, Makdessi, pulled out of the bout citing an injury and was replaced by Rafaello Oliveira.
Shane del Rosario was originally scheduled to face Dave Herman at the event; however, del Rosario was forced off the card due to injury and replaced by Gabriel Gonzaga.
Results
Bonus awards The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.
Fight of The Night: Frankie Edgar vs. Charles Oliveira and Cub Swanson vs. Dennis Siver Knockout of The Night: Chris Weidman Submission of the Night: None awarded as no matches ended by submission
Reported payout The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Nevada State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money and also does not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses. Chris Weidman: $48,000 (includes $24,000 win bonus) def. Anderson Silva: $600,000 Frankie Edgar: $240,000 (includes $120,000 win bonus) def. Charles Oliveira: $21,000 Tim Kennedy: $90,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus) def. Roger Gracie: $50,000 Mark Muñoz: $84,000 (includes $42,000 win bonus) def. Tim Boetsch: $37,000 Cub Swanson: $58,000 (includes $29,000 win bonus) def. Dennis Siver: $33,000 Andrew Craig: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Chris Leben: $51,000 Norman Parke: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus) def. Kazuki Tokudome: $8,000 Gabriel Gonzaga: $58,000 (includes $29,000 win bonus) def. Dave Herman: $23,000 Edson Barboza: $46,000 (includes $23,000 win bonus) def. Rafaello Oliveira: $14,000 Brian Melancon: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Seth Baczynski: $16,000 Mike Pierce: $56,000 (includes $28,000 win bonus) def. David Mitchell: $10,000
See also List of UFC events 2013 in UFC
References
External links Official UFC past events page UFC events results at Sherdog.com