UFC 158: St-Pierre vs. Diaz was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on March 16, 2013, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
| UFC 158: St-Pierre vs. Diaz | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 158: St-Pierre vs. Diaz | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | March 16, 2013 | |||
| Venue | Bell Centre | |||
| City | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |||
| Attendance | 20,145[1] | |||
| Total gate | $3,630,166 [1] | |||
| Buyrate | 950,000[2] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
editThe main event was the culmination of the rivalry between Georges St-Pierre and Nick Diaz, with the latter having been vocal in wanting to fight the current champion for nearly two years.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
A rematch between Alessio Sakara and Patrick Côté, from UFC 154, was briefly linked to this event. However, Sakara was forced out of the bout due to renal stress.[10]
Sean Pierson was expected to face Rick Story at the event. However, Pierson pulled out of the bout citing an injury and was replaced by Quinn Mulhern.[11]
Rory MacDonald was originally scheduled to face Carlos Condit in a rematch. However, on February 18, it was announced that MacDonald pulled out of the bout citing a neck injury. Condit instead faced Johny Hendricks, who was pulled from his bout with Jake Ellenberger.[12] Ellenberger then faced returning veteran Nate Marquardt.[13]
Mitch Gagnon was expected to face Issei Tamura at the event. However, Gagnon was forced out of the bout with an injury and was replaced by T.J. Dillashaw.[14]
Johnny Eduardo was expected to face Yves Jabouin at the event. However, on March 6, Eduardo was forced to pull out of the bout citing a shoulder injury.[15] Jabouin was then pulled from the card as a suitable replacement could not be found on short notice.[16]
Results
edit| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Georges St-Pierre (c) | def. | Nick Diaz | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45) | 5 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Welterweight | Johny Hendricks | def. | Carlos Condit | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Jake Ellenberger | def. | Nate Marquardt | KO (punches) | 1 | 3:00 | |
| Middleweight | Chris Camozzi | def. | Nick Ring | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Mike Ricci | def. | Colin Fletcher | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (FX) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Patrick Côté | def. | Bobby Voelker | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Darren Elkins | def. | Antonio Carvalho | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:06 | |
| Welterweight | Jordan Mein | def. | Dan Miller | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:42 | |
| Lightweight | John Makdessi | def. | Daron Cruickshank | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (Facebook and YouTube) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Rick Story | def. | Quinn Mulhern | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:05 | |
| Bantamweight | T.J. Dillashaw | def. | Issei Tamura | KO (knee and punches) | 2 | 0:26 | |
| Bantamweight | George Roop | def. | Reuben Duran | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
- ^ For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
Bonus awards
editFighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses.[18]
- Fight of the Night: Johny Hendricks vs. Carlos Condit
- Knockout of the Night: Jake Ellenberger
- Submission of the Night: Not awarded as no matches ended by submission.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "UFC 158 attendance and gate". venuestoday. 2013-03-20. Retrieved 2015-02-16.
- ^ "Pay-per-view : MMAPayout.com: The Business of MMA". Archived from the original on 2011-06-27. Retrieved 2013-05-08.
- ^ Morgan, John (2012-12-15). "Georges St-Pierre vs. Nick Diaz official for UFC 158 in Montreal". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
- ^ "Georges St-Pierre and Nick Diaz to settle unfinished business". The Advocate. 2012-12-20. Archived from the original on 2014-11-02. Retrieved 2012-12-20.
- ^ Okamoto, Brett (2012-12-16). "Georges St-Pierre to fight Nick Diaz". ESPN. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
- ^ Andrews, Kenai (2012-12-17). "MMA Crossfire – St-Pierre vs Nick Diaz highlights UFC 158 welterweight trilogy in Montreal". The Gazette. Archived from the original on 2013-01-28. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
- ^ Deibert, Dave (2012-12-17). "Georges St-Pierre gets his wish to fight Nick Diaz at UFC 158". National Post. Archived from the original on 2013-01-29. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
- ^ Deibert, Dave (2012-12-12). "St-Pierre vs. Diaz, MacDonald vs. Condit targeted for UFC 158 in Montreal". The Star Phoenix. Archived from the original on 2013-02-04. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
- ^ "Nick Diaz agrees to meet UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre". CBC. 2012-12-14. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
- ^ Pishna, Ken (2012-12-17). "Patrick Cote vs. Alessio Sakara UFC 158 Rematch Scratched; Sakara Sidelined". MMAWeekly.com. Retrieved 2012-12-17.
- ^ Sousa, Jonas (2013-02-05). "Pierson out; Quinn Mulhern faces Rick Story at UFC 158" (in Portuguese). ImperioMMA. Archived from the original on 2013-06-18. Retrieved 2013-02-05.
- ^ John Morgan and Steven Marrocco (2013-02-18). "Rory MacDonald scratched from UFC 158, Johny Hendricks now meets Carlos Condit". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
- ^ Steven Marrocco (2013-02-19). "Nate Marquardt steps in to meet Jake Ellenberger at UFC 158 in Montreal". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-02-19.
- ^ Staff (2013-02-19). "T.J. Dillashaw replaces Mitch Gagnon, meets Issei Tamura at UFC 158". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-02-19.
- ^ Staff (2013-03-06). "Injured Johnny Eduardo pulled from next week's UFC 158 lineup". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
- ^ John Petit (2013-03-06). "Johnny Eduardo and Yves Jabouin Off UFC 158". fighters.com. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
- ^ "UFC® 158: St-Pierre vs. Diaz". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2012-12-17.
- ^ Staff (2013-03-17). "UFC 158 bonuses: Ellenberger, Hendricks, Condit score $50,000 awards". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-03-17.