UFC 143: ‘Diaz vs Condit’ Poster and Results TONIGHT (Feb. 4)

February 4, 2012 in All Categories, MMA Stuff

UFC 143 Poster Diaz vs Condit

UFC 143 Poster "Nick Diaz vs Carlos Condit"

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is all set to pull the trigger on its upcoming UFC 143 pay-per-view (PPV) extravaganza from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, TONIGHT (Sat., Feb. 4, 2012).

UFC 143: “Diaz vs. Condit” will be headlined by former Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz battling ex-WEC 170-pound kingpin Carlos Condit for the right to wear the division’s Interim strap with Georges St. Pierre on the sidelines recovering from knee surgery.

In addition, former welterweight number one contender Josh Koscheck will try to keep his spot among the 170-pound elite by taking on the venerable Mike Pierce.

UFC 143 QUICK RESULTS:

Main event:

170 lbs.: Carlos Condit vs. Nick Diaz

Main card (pay-per-view):

265 lbs.: Fabricio Werdum defeats Roy Nelson via unanimous
170 lbs.: Josh Koscheck defeats Mike Pierce via split decision
145 lbs.: Renan Barao defeats Scott Jorgensen via unanimous decision
155 lbs.: Ed Herman defeats Clifford Starks via submission (rear naked choke) at 1:43 of round two

Preliminary card (FX Channel):

145 lbs.: Dustin Poirier defeats Max Holloway via submission (armbar) at 3:23 of round one
170 lbs.: Matt Riddle def. Henry Martinez via split decision
135 lbs.: Edwin Figueroa defeats Alex Caceres via split decision
170 lbs.: Matt Brown def. Chris Cope via KO (punches) at 1:19 of round two

Preliminary card (Facebook):

185 lbs.: Rafael Natal def. Michael Kuiper via unanimous decision
170 lbs.: Stephen Thompson def. Dan Stittgen via KO (head kick) at 4:13 of round one

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Gabriel Gonzaga to Make UFC Return at UFC 142

December 16, 2011 in All Categories, MMA Stuff

(via MMAFighting)

One-time UFC title challenger Gabriel Gonzaga is back with the UFC.

According to his own Team Link academy website, the 32-year-old Brazilian has signed a four-fight deal with the UFC and will replace Rob Broughton against Edinaldo Oliveira at UFC 142 in Brazil.

Gonzaga (12-6) is most remembered for his loss to Randy Couture in a heavyweight championship bout at UFC 74 in August 2007.

Gonzaga last competed for the UFC at UFC 121 in October 2010 in a loss to Brendan Schaub, prompting the UFC to hand him his walking papers. Rather than fight for less money in smaller MMA promotions, Gonzaga said he would step away from MMA. But as most MMA “retirements” go, Gonzaga’s absence was also short-lived. Gonzaga made his MMA return just under a year later, defeating Parker Porter this past October at a Reality Fighting event in Uncasville, Conn.

Oliveira (13-0-1) has spent his entire career in Brazil and will be making his UFC debut on Jan. 14.

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Brett Rogers Denied Travel Visa; NYE DREAM Bout With Tim Sylvia Cancelled

December 15, 2011 in All Categories, MMA Stuff

(via cagepotato)

Heavy.com is reporting that the planned heavyweight bout between Brett Rogers and Tim Sylvia has been scrapped because “Da’ Grim” was denied a travel visa to Japan due to his recent dust-up with his wife that landed him behind bars and on trial for domestic assault.

Although a plea bargain that saw all of the charges against the onetime Strikeforce fighter reduced to misdemeanors, it looks like probation will prevent him from leaving the country until the terms of his sentencing have been fulfilled, including completion of an anger management course and substance abuse counselling.

I think I speak for everyone here when I say that it couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy. Hopefully he doesn’t go on a holiday bender and renew old habits.

According to the report, the Japanese promotion tried to set up a rematch between Sylvia and Fedor Emelianenko, but opted instead to match “The Last Emperor” up with former Olympic Judo gold medalist Satoshi Ishii.

 

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Georges St-Pierre Undergoes Successful Knee Surgery

December 15, 2011 in All Categories, MMA Stuff

(via MMAFighting.com)

UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre underwent successful knee surgery Tuesday in Los Angeles, St-Pierre’s coach Firas Zahabi confirmed with MMAFighting.com.

“It went great,” Zahabi wrote via text message. “The doctor said it could not have gone better.”

The surgery was performed by Dr. Neal ElAttrache at the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, a renowned facility for sports medicine among professional athletes. St-Pierre’s team expects the champion to return to action in 2012. The recovery time could be anywhere between 6-10 months.

In the meantime, the UFC has booked an interim title fight between Nick Diaz and Carlos Condit for UFC 143 in February.

It was announced last week that GSP had completely torn his anterior cruciate ligament and damaged his meniscus.

 

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UFC 143: Fabricio Werdum vs. Roy Nelson Slated for Super Bowl Weekend

December 15, 2011 in All Categories, MMA Stuff


(via CagePotato.com)

Well, it looks like Dana White had his fingers crossed when he promised everyone this week that there wouldn’t be any more Strikeforce fighters heading to the UFC.

MMAWeekly is reporting that Fabricio Werdum (14-5-1) will be returning to the Octagon for the first time since being knocked out at UFC 90 by current UFC heavyweight kingpin Junior dos Santos when he takes on Roy Nelson (16-6) at UFC 143 February 4 in Las Vegas.

Since being dropped by the UFC, “Vai Cavalo” has had an impressive run, including wins over highly-regarded heavyweights Antonio Silva and Fedor Emelianenko including a surprise triangle submission upset over “The Last Emperor” back in June 2010. He dropped a lackluster decision to then-Strikeforce heavyweight champ Alistair Overeem in his last outing in June that elicited boos aimed at both fighters from the displeased crowd. A multiple-time ADCC champion, Werdum’s strength is his ground game, having notched eight of his 14 wins by submission. He originally lobbied for a UFC bout with Brendan Schaub, but he got an upgrade in the form of “Big Country.”

Nelson’s forte is his striking game, with nine of his 16 wins coming by knockout, but he’s no slouch on the ground either. A 2003 Grappler’s Quest champ, Roy has never been submitted in his 22 fights. It will be interesting to see how his grappling matches up against a fellow Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt of Werdum’s caliber.

The card will be anchored by a main event welterweight interim title bout between former Strikeforce champ Nick Diaz and former WEC champ Carlos Condit.

UFC 143
February 4, 2012
MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada

Interim Welterweight Championship Bout
Nick Diaz vs. Carlos Condit

Fabricio Werdum vs. Roy Nelson
Josh Koscheck vs. Mike Pierce
Rafael Natal vs. Michael Kuiper
Scott Jorgensen vs. Renan Barão
Erik Koch vs. Dustin Poirier
Alex Caceres vs. Edwin Figueroa
Jorge Lopez vs. Amir Sadollah

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