UFC 158

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UFC 158: St-Pierre vs. Diaz
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The poster for UFC 158: St-Pierre vs. Diaz
Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateMarch 16, 2013
Venue Bell Centre
City Montreal, 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.

Contents

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 classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Welterweight Georges St-Pierre (c)def. Nick Diaz Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45)55:00 [lower-alpha 1]
Welterweight Johny Hendricks def. Carlos Condit Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Welterweight Jake Ellenberger def. Nate Marquardt KO (punches)13:00
Middleweight Chris Camozzi def. Nick Ring Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)35:00
Lightweight Mike Ricci def. Colin Fletcher Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
Preliminary card (FX)
Welterweight Patrick Côté def. Bobby Voelker Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Featherweight Darren Elkins def. Antonio Carvalho TKO (punches)13:06
Welterweight Jordan Mein def. Dan Miller TKO (punches)14:42
Lightweight John Makdessi def. Daron Cruickshank Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Preliminary card (Facebook and YouTube)
Welterweight Rick Story def. Quinn Mulhern TKO (punches)13:05
Bantamweight T.J. Dillashaw def. Issei Tamura KO (knee and punches)20:26
Bantamweight George Roop def. Reuben Duran Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)35:00
  1. For the UFC Welterweight Championship.

[17]

Bonus awards

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

See also

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