UFC 130 – Edgar vs. Maynard 3 is to be held on May 28, 2011 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.
This event is to be the third meeting between Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard and their second fight for the UFC Lightweight Championship.
The two met earlier this year at UFC 125: Resolution with the fight ending in a split draw, and Edgar retaining his title. Their first encounter at UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Lauzon saw Maynard win via unanimous decision.
On February 9, it was rumored that Thiago Silva had been forced from his bout with Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and could be replaced by Rashad Evans. Silva stated that he was not injured and was looking forward to his bout with Jackson. Instead, information surfaced that Silva may have failed a pre-fight drug screening at UFC 125, which could result in his suspension. It was then announced that the proposed Rashad Evans bout was never close to being signed, and that Rampage would face Matt Hamill.
Former Sengoku Middleweight Champion Jorge Santiago has confirmed he has signed a contract with the UFC and will return to face Brian Stann at this event. Stann was originally scheduled to face Wanderlei Silva, but Silva was reluctant to face Stann and was replaced on the card.
On April 20th, Brad Pickett was forced to withdraw from his bout with Miguel Torres. Demetrious Johnson, who was set to fight Renan Barao on the undercard, has stepped in as Pickett’s replacement while Barao will face Cole Escovedo.
On April 27th, Norifumi Yamamoto was forced out of his bout with Chris Cariaso due to injury. Michael McDonald, who was scheduled to take on Nick Pace at UFC 133, has stepped in as Yamamoto’s replacement.
Cody McKenzie was set to fight Bart Palaszewski in this event, but an injury forced him out of the card. UFC president Dana White later announced that Gleison Tibau would step up for McKenzie.
UFC 130 will feature two preliminary fights live on Spike TV.
Official UFC 130 fight card
Main card
- Lightweight Championship bout: Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard
- Light Heavyweight bout: Quinton Jackson vs. Matt Hamill
- Heavyweight bout: Frank Mir vs. Roy Nelson
- Middleweight bout: Brian Stann vs. Jorge Santiago
- Heavyweight bout: Stefan Struve vs. Travis Browne
Preliminary card (Spike TV)
- Welterweight bout: Thiago Alves vs. Rick Story
- Bantamweight bout: Miguel Torres vs. Demetrious Johnson
Preliminary card
- Middleweight bout: Kendall Grove vs. Tim Boetsch
- Bantamweight bout: Renan Barão vs. Cole Escovedo
Announced bouts
The following fights have been reported as finalised by reliable sources, but not yet added to UFC.com
- Bantamweight bout: Michael McDonald vs. Chris Cariaso
- Lightweight bout: Gleison Tibau vs. Bart Palaszewski
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