Thiago Silva vs. Brandon Vera upgraded to main card at UFC 125

A first reported by mmajunkie.com Thiago Silva (14-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) and Brandon Vera (11-5 MMA, 7-5 UFC) will be moved up to the main card at UFC 123 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, NV on Jan. 1.

The bout will be replacing the Aldo vs. Grispi bout now that Aldo is out with a back injury.

UFC 125 now includes:

MAIN CARD

Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard
Chris Leben vs. Brian Stann
Thiago Silva vs. Brandon Vera
Nate Diaz vs. Dong Hyun Kim
Takanori Gomi vs. Clay Guida

PRELIMINARY CARD

Marcus Davis vs. Jeremy Stephens
Josh Grispi vs. Dustin Poirier
Phil Baroni vs. Brad Tavares
Mike Brown vs. Diego Nunes
Daniel Roberts vs. Greg Soto
Antonio McKee vs. Jacob Volkmann