UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort was held on February 5, 2011 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Two preliminary fights were featured live on Spike TV. One preliminary fight was streamed on the UFC Facebook page.
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Immediately following Jon Jones’ victory over Ryan Bader, it was announced that Rashad Evans had blown his knee out in training. Jones was then told in his post-fight interview that the UFC wanted him to replace Evans. Jones accepted and is now set to take on Mauricio Rua in the main event for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship at UFC 128.
This event drew officially drew 9,667 attendees for a live gate of $3,605,725. The Spike TV prelim broadcast earned a 1.2 household rating, including an impressive 1.7 among men 18-49. The one-hour broadcast was the highest-rated program in its timeslot among men 18-49 and men 18-34, and topped the former record of 1.7 million viewers.
UFC 126 Post Fight Analysis
UFC 126 Tapology
UFC 126 Pre-Fight Analysis
| Match | Winner | Loser | Method | Round | Time |
| 1 | Mike Pierce | Kenny Robertson | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 0:29 |
| 2 | Kyle Kingsbury | Ricardo Romero | TKO (Knee to the Body and Punches) | 1 | 0:21 |
| 3 | Paul Taylor | Gabe Ruediger | KO (Head Kick and Punches) | 2 | 1:42 |
| 4 | Demetrious Johnson | Norifumi Yamamoto | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| 5 | Chad Mendes | Michihiro Omigawa | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| 6 | Donald Cerrone | Paul Kelly | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 2 | 3:48 |
| 7 | Miguel Torres | Antonio Banuelos | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| 8 | Jake Ellenberger | Carlos Eduardo Rocha | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 |
| 9 | Jon Jones | Ryan Bader | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 2 | 4:20 |
| 10 | Forrest Griffin | Rich Franklin | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| 11 | Anderson Silva | Vitor Belfort | KO (Front Kick and Punches) | 1 | 3:29 |
