UFC 158: St-Pierre vs. Diaz
The poster for UFC 158: St-Pierre vs. Diaz
Information
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateMarch 16, 2013
VenueBell Centre
CityMontreal, Quebec, Canada
Attendance20,145[1]
Total gate$3,630,166 [1]
Buyrate950,000[2]
Event chronology
UFC on Fuel TV: Silva vs. Stann UFC 158: St-Pierre vs. Diaz UFC on Fuel TV: Mousasi vs. Latifi

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.

Background

The 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

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
  1. ^ For the UFC Welterweight Championship.

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Bonus awards

Fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses.[18]

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Pay-per-view : MMAPayout.com: The Business of MMA". Archived from the original on 2011-06-27. Retrieved 2013-05-08.
  3. ^ Morgan, John (2012-12-15). "Georges St-Pierre vs. Nick Diaz official for UFC 158 in Montreal". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ Okamoto, Brett (2012-12-16). "Georges St-Pierre to fight Nick Diaz". ESPN. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Nick Diaz agrees to meet UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre". CBC. 2012-12-14. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
  10. ^ Pishna, Ken (2012-12-17). "Patrick Cote vs. Alessio Sakara UFC 158 Rematch Scratched; Sakara Sidelined". MMAWeekly.com. Retrieved 2012-12-17.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ Steven Marrocco (2013-02-19). "Nate Marquardt steps in to meet Jake Ellenberger at UFC 158 in Montreal". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-02-19.
  14. ^ Staff (2013-02-19). "T.J. Dillashaw replaces Mitch Gagnon, meets Issei Tamura at UFC 158". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-02-19.
  15. ^ Staff (2013-03-06). "Injured Johnny Eduardo pulled from next week's UFC 158 lineup". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
  16. ^ John Petit (2013-03-06). "Johnny Eduardo and Yves Jabouin Off UFC 158". fighters.com. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
  17. ^ "UFC® 158: St-Pierre vs. Diaz". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2012-12-17.
  18. ^ Staff (2013-03-17). "UFC 158 bonuses: Ellenberger, Hendricks, Condit score $50,000 awards". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-03-17.

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