UFC 130 card being planned is STACKED !!!

Gray Maynard vs Frankie Edgar III
Thiago Silva vs Quinton "Rampage" Jackson
Brian Stann vs Wanderlai Silva
Thiago Alves vs Rick Story



http://mmajunkie.com/news/22323/ufc-130-takes-shape-with-edgar-maynard-iii-silva-stann-jackson-silva-mir-nelson.mma

Do UFC matchmakers Joe Silva and Sean Shelby ever sleep?

After already booking nearly every major lineup through UFC 129, the duo has set the main card for May's UFC 130 event in Las Vegas.

Headlined by a third fight between UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar (13-1-1 MMA, 8-1-1 UFC) and Gray Maynard (10-0-1 MMA, 8-0-1 UFC), the May 28 card also features light heavyweights Quinton "Rampage" Jackson (31-8 MMA, 6-2 UFC) vs. Thiago Silva (15-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC), heavyweights Frank Mir (14-5 MMA, 12-5 UFC) vs. Roy Nelson (15-5 MMA, 2-1 UFC), middleweights Brian Stann (10-3 MMA, 4-2 UFC) vs. Wanderlei Silva (33-10-1 MMA 3-5 UFC), and welterweights Thiago Alves (18-7 MMA, 10-4 UFC) vs. Rick Story (12-3 MMA, 5-1 UFC).

Aside from Stann vs. Silva, MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) previously reported all of the matchups, which recently were signed and made official.

UFC 130 takes place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The five above fights likely will comprise the pay-per-view main card.

Edgar and Maynard recently fought in the headliner of UFC 125, where Edgar attempted to defend his belt and avenge the only defeat of his career. Although Maynard jumped out to an early lead with a first-round knockdown, Edgar survived and ultimately took the fight the distance. The bout ended in an anticlimactic draw and prompted officials to book the third meeting.

It'll again serve as an event headliner.

Stann and Silva, meanwhile, seemed on a collision course given the state of the middleweight division. However, the rumored bout recently was thrown into doubt when UFC president Dana White said, perhaps jokingly, that Silva didn't want to fight the fan favorite and have everyone hate him.

But officials went ahead with the booking. Silva looks to build off his decision win over Michael Bisping in early 2010, which followed a rough 1-5 stretch for the former PRIDE champ. Stann, meanwhile, has won four of his past five fights, including a recent TKO win over surging Chris Leben. The former WEC champ recently has stepped up his game under the tutelage of famed trainer Greg Jackson and his stable of fighters.

The latest UFC 130 card now includes:

MAIN CARD

* Champ Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard (for lightweight title)
* Quinton "Rampage" Jackson vs. Thiago Silva
* Wanderlei Silva vs. Brian Stann
* Frank Mir vs. Roy Nelson
* Thiago Alves vs. Rick Story

PRELIMINARY CARD

* Travis Browne vs. Stefan Struve

http://mmajunkie.com/news/22323/ufc-130-takes-shape-with-edgar-maynard-iii-silva-stann-jackson-silva-mir-nelson.mma

Merged these since there was already a thread about it.