UFC 136 featured two preliminary fights live on
Spike TV.
Josh Grispi was expected to face
Matt Grice at the event, but Grispi was forced off the card with an injury and replaced by
Nam Phan. Grice himself was also forced from the card with an undisclosed injury and replaced by
Leonard Garcia.
Aaron Simpson was expected to face
Nick Catone at the event but Catone was forced off the card with an injury and replaced by
Eric Schafer.
Mike Russow was scheduled to fight
Dave Herman at the event, but the bout was cancelled after Herman failed his preliminary drug test in which he tested positive for
marijuana. Herman denies using the prohibited substance. This event held the UFC record for most time spent in actual fighting at 158 minutes and 32 seconds, beating the last record holder
UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs. Diaz, which was 149 minutes and 50 seconds.
UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura would later break this record on November 19, 2017, with a total of 184 minutes and 18 seconds of cage time. ==Results==