“UFC 136: Edgar vs. Maynard III” Official Event Poster

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“UFC 136: Edgar vs. Maynard III” takes place October 8th inside the Toyota Center in Houston. To help generate awareness for next month’s show, the company has released the card’s official event poster.

The Octagon’s long-awaited return to Texas features a pair of thrilling championship affairs, as well as a possible middleweight top contender contest.

Featherweight king Jose Aldo will defend his crown against Kenny Florian in the card’s co-featured attraction, while lightweight champ Frankie Edgar faces Gray Maynard in the pay-per-view’s main event.

In addition, middleweight Chael Sonnen returns from a turbulent year-long off season to battle Brian Stann.

Here is the show’s star-studded roster:

Preliminary Bouts:

Mike Massenzio vs. Steve Cantwell

Nick Catone vs. Aaron Simpson

Nam Phan vs. Matt Grice

Darren Elkins vs. Tiequan Zhang

Joey Beltran vs. Stipe Miocic

(Spike TV 8PM ET/5PM PT)

Anthony Pettis vs. Jeremy Stephens

Demian Maia vs. Jorge Santiago

Main Bouts:

(PPV 9PM ET/6PM PT)

Melvin Guillard vs. Joe Lauzon

Dave Herman vs. Mike Russow

Chael Sonnen vs. Brian Stann

Kenny Florian vs. Jose Aldo (UFC Featherweight Champion)

Gray Maynard vs. Frankie Edgar (UFC Lightweight Champion)