UFC 136 Edgar vs Maynard III

UFC 136 is just around the corner. It will be on the 8th of October 2011 (For us in Asia it will be on the 9th) held in the Toyota Center, Houston, Texas

It will feature two title fights in the lightweight (155 lbs) and featherweight(145 lbs) division

The main event of the evening would be the lightweight contest between Frankie "The Answer" Edgar vs Gray "The Bully' Maynard. This is going to be the third time the both of them will be fighting each other. The Champ is 0-1-1 against The Bully

While  the co-main event would be the title fight is between the Champ, Jose Aldo vs Kenny Florian for the Featherweight title. This would be Aldo third title defense but only his second in the UFC. (First was in the WEC for their featherweight title)

Here's the official Fight card on the 8th

Main Card

Frankie Edgar vs Gray Maynard III - Lightweight (155 lbs) title bout
Jose Aldo vs Kenny Florian        - Featherweight (145 lbs) title bout
Chael Sonnen vs Brian Stann      - Middleweight bout
Melvin Guillard vs Joe Lauzon     - Lightweight bout
Leonard Garcia vs Nam Phan II  - Featherweight bout

Spike Prelims

Demian Maia vs Jorge Santiago     - Middlewight bout
Anthony Pettis vs Jeremy Stephens - Lightweight bout

Facebook Prelims

Joey Beltran vs Stipe Miocic          - Heavyweight bout
Zhang Tie Quan vs Darren Elkins   - Featherweight bout
Aaron Simpson vs Eric Schafer      -Middleweight bout
Steve Cantwell vs Mike Massenzio -Middle weight bout

Number of bouts according to weight class
Featherweight - 3 bouts
Lightweight     - 3 bouts
Middleweight   - 4 bouts
Heavyweights   - 1 bout