UFC 158
| UFC 158: St-Pierre vs. Diaz | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 The poster for UFC 158: St-Pierre vs. Diaz | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | March 16, 2013 | |||
| Venue | Bell Centre | |||
| City | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 158: St-Pierre vs. Diaz is an upcoming mixed martial arts event to be held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on March 16, 2013 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Background
The main event is 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.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
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.[8]
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.[9]
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 will now face Johny Hendricks who was pulled from his bout with Jake Ellenberger.[10] Ellenberger will now face returning veteran Nate Marquardt.[11]
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.[12]
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.[13] Jabouin was then pulled from the card as a suitable replacement could not be found on short notice.[14]
Official fight card
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Georges St-Pierre (c) | vs. | Nick Diaz | [a] | |||
| Welterweight | Johny Hendricks | vs. | Carlos Condit | ||||
| Welterweight | Jake Ellenberger | vs. | Nate Marquardt | ||||
| Middleweight | Nick Ring | vs. | Chris Camozzi | ||||
| Lightweight | Mike Ricci | vs. | Colin Fletcher | ||||
| Preliminary card (FX) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Patrick Côté | vs. | Bobby Voelker | ||||
| Featherweight | Antonio Carvalho | vs. | Darren Elkins | ||||
| Welterweight | Dan Miller | vs. | Jordan Mein | ||||
| Lightweight | John Makdessi | vs. | Daron Cruickshank | ||||
| Preliminary card (Facebook) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Rick Story | vs. | Quinn Mulhern | ||||
| Bantamweight | T.J. Dillashaw | vs. | Issei Tamura | ||||
| Bantamweight | George Roop | vs. | Reuben Duran | ||||
- ^ For the Welterweight Championship.
See also
References
- ^ 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. 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. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
- ^ Deibert, Dave (2012-12-17). "Georges St-Pierre gets his wish to fight Nick Diaz at UFC 158". National Post. 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. 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. 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.
