One of the most stacked cards in UFC history went down on Feb. 5, 2011.
UFC 126 took place at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, and it was stacked with Hall of Famers, household names and fan favorites. In fact, three GOATs competed: Anderson Silva, Jon Jones and Demetrious Johnson.
The main event, a middleweight title fight between Silva and Vitor Belfort, produced one of the most memorable front kick finishes ever.
Just look at the fight card:
MAIN CARD
- Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort
- Forrest Griffin vs. Rich Franklin
- Jon Jones vs. Ryan Bader
- Jake Ellenberger vs. Carlos Eduardo Rocha
- Miguel Torres vs. Antonio Banuelos
PRELIMINARY CARD
- Donald Cerrone vs. Paul Kelly
- Chad Mendes vs. Michihiro Omigawa
- Demetrious Johnson vs. Norifumi Yamamoto
- Paul Taylor vs. Gabe Ruediger
- Mike Pierce vs. Kenny Robertson
- Kyle Kingsbury vs. Ricardo Romero
The UFC made a full replay of the event available on its YouTube channel, which you can watch above.
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