UFC 158: St-Pierre vs. Diaz Results

March 17, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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Montreal – March 16th, 2013. UFC 158 took place at the Bell Centre with a 12-bout card had 7 decision bouts, 5 TKO/KOs, and noUFC_158_Poster submissions. The main event featured UFC Welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre in his eighth consecutive title defense against former STRIKEFORCE Welterweight champion Nick Diaz. St-Pierre won a five round unanimous decision 50-45 on all three judges score cards by dominating Diaz with wrestling, ground control, and crisp striking. The co-main event featured the fight of the night and early fight of the year candidate with Welterweights Johny Hendricks versus Carlos Condit. The two battled in an absolute war for three rounds, with Hendricks picking up the decision earning himself a title shot in the process. Fellow top ranked Welterweight Jake Ellenberger won knockout of the night with his first round victory over Nate Marquardt. (Full UFC 158: St-Pierre vs. Diaz event results below.)

 

UFC 158: St-Pierre vs. Diaz results: 

Georges St-Pierre def. Nick Diaz via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45) – retain UFC Welterweight title 

Johny Hendricks def. Carlos Condit via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) – earns Welterweight title shot

Jake Ellenberger def. Nate Marquardt via KO (punch) – 3:00 – Round 1

Chris Camozzi def. Nick Ring via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Mike Ricci def. Colin Fletcher via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

FX prelims:

Patrick Cote def. Bobby Voelker via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Darren Elkins def. Antonio Carvalho via TKO (punches) – 3:06 – Round 1

Jordan Mein def. Dan Miller via TKO (punches) – 4:42 – Round 1

John Makdessi def. Daron Cruickshank via unanimous decision – (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Facebook prelims:

Rick Story def. Quinn Mulhern via TKO (punches) – 3:05 – Round 1

TJ Dillashaw def. Issei Tamura via KO (knee kick) – 0:26 – Round 2

George Roop def. Reuben Duran via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27_

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UFC 158: GSP v. Diaz official for March 16 in Montreal

December 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Las Vegas, Nevada – Fresh off unifying the welterweight title in November following an

18-month absence due to injury, UFC® welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre returns to Montreal’s Bell Centre on March 16, 2013 to face former STRIKEFORCE® champion Nick Diaz. St-Pierre (23-2) has scored 10 consecutive victories in his dominant reign atop the 170-pound division but no other opponent has motivated him as much as the fiery and unpredictable Diaz.

“Georges St-Pierre asked to fight Nick Diaz because he knows they have unfinished business, and Nick Diaz agrees,” UFC President Dana White said.

The always-diplomatic St-Pierre, 31, has defeated the likes of Carlos Condit, Matt Hughes (twice), Jon Fitch, BJ Penn (twice), Josh Koscheck (twice) and Jake Shields, but no other opponent has fueled him as much as the southpaw from Stockton, Calif. The pair was originally slated to meet at UFC® 137 but a series of events, including a St-Pierre knee injury, prevented the match up from ever taking place.

“There’s been a lot of talk about who I should fight next but this was really the only choice for me,” said St-Pierre. “He’s made it personal and I personally can’t wait.”

During his reign as STRIKEFORCE® welterweight champion, Nick Diaz defeated archrival KJ Noons and finished both Evangelista Santos and Paul Daley en route to becoming the organization’s best 170-pound fighter. He’s since returned to the UFC® with an impressive win over former two-time champion BJ Penn before an interim title loss to Carlos Condit and a year-long disciplinary suspension. Diaz now, though, gets the fight he’s so eagerly awaited.

“This is the fight I want,” Diaz said. “I want to go out there and beat Georges St-Pierre in Montreal and show that I’m the best welterweight in the world.”

In addition to St-Pierre-Diaz, four more of the UFC®’s top-10 welterweights will clash at the Bell Centre while one fighter gets a shot at redemption following a controversial disqualification loss at the same venue just four months removed.

With his recent dominating win over legend BJ Penn, Rory MacDonald (14-1) looks to avenge his only career loss against former interim UFC welterweight champion Carlos Condit(28-6). The pair met at UFC® 115 in a bout that saw Condit come from behind and register a third-round TKO win with mere seconds remaining.

Not to be overshadowed, title-hungry Johny Hendricks (14-1), coming off his recent Montreal knockout win over welterweight Martin Kampmann, will be looking to cement his place as number one contender as he meets the always-dangerous Jake Ellenberger (28-6).

Adding to the evening action will be middleweight Alessio Sakara(19-10, 1 NC), who gets a shot at revenge against hometown favorite Patrick Côté (19-8). The pair met at UFC® 154 in Montreal in a bout that saw Sakara suffer a disqualification loss for landing multiple strikes to the back of Côté’s head.

SIX OF UFC®’S TOP 10 WELTERWEIGHTS IN ACTION

AS CARLOS CONDIT FACES RORY MacDONALD AND JOHNY HENDRICKS MEETS JAKE ELLENBERGER WHILE ALESSIO SAKARA

GETS REMATCH vs. PATRICK CÔTÉ

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UFC returns to Montreal March 16th for UFC 158

December 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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The UFC will be returning to Montreal in 2013 on March 16th for UFC 158 at the Bell Centre.

With the event just 98-days away it is difficult to determine what the actual fight card may be, however two fights are rumored to take place on the card.

The rumored main event for the card is UFC Welterweight  champion Georges St-Pierre versus former STRIKEFORCE Welterweight champion Nick Diaz. UFC president Dana White has confirmed that contracts for the bout have been sent out, however it “isn’t done yet” White said, with signatures remaining outstanding. With his unanimous decision victory over Carlos Condit on November 17th at UFC 154, St-Pierre puts aside the “super fight” with Anderson Silva to settle “unfinished business” with Diaz.

Another rumored fight, which is set yet unofficial is the UFC 115 rematch between Rory MacDonald and Carlos Condit. After a decisive victory over B.J. Penn on December 8th, 2012, MacDonald called out  Condit. Condit who failed to capture the Welterweight title on Nov. 17th against Georges St-Pierre  is he only fighter to defeat MacDonald, causing the only blemish on his record. MacDonald dominated Condit for two rounds, but with a relentless comeback, Condit was able to finish MacDonald with 7-seconds remaining in the round.

With these bouts rumored, it is only fair to assume that the UFC will stack UFC 158 with Canadian talent.

Continue to follow www.ringsidereport.net and listen to Ringside Report Radio for future updates.

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Tune in Alert! UFC Flyweight Ian McCall on Ringside Report Radio Tonight

March 21, 2012 By 1 Comment
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Be sure to tune into tonight’s 1 hour Ringside Report Radio special, as UFC Flyweight contender Ian McCall (@UncleCreepyMMA) joins the panel to discuss his upcoming rematch against Demetrious Johnson which is expected to take place on June 8, 2012 at UFC on FX 3 .

Ian McCall (11-2-1) made name for himself fighting on the local scene as Bantamweight fighter, which granted him a call from the WEC. With a successful WEC debut over Coty Wheeler, McCall stepped up in competition in a losing effort to Charlie Valencia and Dominick Cruz. Going 1-2 in the WEC with two consecutive losses, McCall was cut from the promotion and return to the local scene. McCall joined Lemoore, California based Tachi Palace Fights promotion in February of 2011, where he decided to drop down to the 125lbs Flyweight Division. McCall defeated then #1 ranked Flyweight Jussier De Silva on his debut, which he followed up with a win over Dustin Ortiz in May, and finally won the Tachi Palace Fights Flyweight Championship in August over Darrell Montague. On March 3rd, 2012, McCall joined the UFC as part of their newly formed Flyweight division, and competed in the inaugural tournament semi finals against Demetrious Johnson at UFC on FX 1. The rules stated, that if the fight were to be a draw after three rounds, that a sudden death fourth round would be implicated. However, after three rounds the Australian Athletic Commission mistakenly tallied the scores, giving the bout to Johnson. Once the mistake was corrected, it was determined that the bout was a draw and a rematch would have to take place in order to see who will meet Joseph Benavidez in the finals of the flyweight tournament. Ringside Report Radio was able to hear Demetrious Johnson’s thoughts on the manner, now we hear the other side, as McCall aka Uncle Creepy shares his thoughts.

Dave & Kevin will also be discussing the news from today’s UFC press conference in Calgary. The UFC announced that three major UFC Pay-Per-Views will take place in Canada in 2012, including UFC 149 in Calgary July 21st at the Scotiabank Saddledome , UFC 152 in Toronto, and UFC 154 in Montreal at the Bell Centre. All this and much more in 1 Hour on MMAgic.

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Tune in Alert! UFC’s Demetrious Johnson, Damacio Page & WWE World Champion Daniel Bryan on Ringside Report Radio Tonight!

March 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Be sure to tune into Ringside Report Radio tonight as UFC Flyweight contender Demetrious Johnson, UFC Bantamweight fighter Damacio Page, & WWE World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan join the panel.

Due to a last minute booking of Mike Ricci on Wednesday’s episode of Ringside Report Radio, the pre-taped conversation that Dave & Kevin had with Damacio Page has been added to tonight’s line up. In this exclusive interview, hear “The Angel of Death” Damacio Page’s thoughts on spending time in Montreal for his training camp, his first trip to Europe, and on his upcoming bout against Brad Pickett at UFC on Feul TV 2 on April 14th in Stockholm, Sweden.

Flyweight contender Demetrious Johnson returns to Ringside Report Radio since his first appearance on the 5th Anniversary show. After going the distance with UFC Bantamweight Champion Dominick Cruz in October,  Johnson made the decision to drop down to the newly former Flyweight (125lbs.) division. At UFC on FX 2 in the semi-finals of the inaugural tournament, Johnson went three rounds with Ian McCall and was declared the winner by majority decision. After recounting the scores, the head of the Austrailian Athletic Commission, admitted to miscounting the scores, and the bout was declared a draw. Johnson will discuss the rematch that is set to take place sometime in April of this year and much more.

Due to no Wrestling Uncensored this week, WWE World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan was interviewed by Dave Simon to promote WWE’s upcoming SuperShow at the Bell Centre on March 16th. Bryan discusses everything from pro wrestling, to MMA, to Oreo cookies.

 

 

 Also on tonight’s program get a chance to win a pair of tickets to Ringside MMA 13: St-Patrick’s Day Beatdown at the Metropolis on March 17th. Dave & Kevin will also be keeping you up to date with the ongoing results of Bellator 60.

 

 

 

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UFC 145 Delayed!

January 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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The proposed UFC 145 on March 24th at the Bell Centre in Montreal has officially been delayed. During UFC 140 weekend it was announced by Welterweight competitor Rory MacDonald that he would be facing British slugger Che Mills in Montreal on the 24th. Since then the UFC has announced seven more bouts, but no main event. The UFC had recently added three more bouts to card including Mac Danzig versus Efrian Escudero, John Makdessi versus Anthony Njokuani, and the UFC debut of Ringside MMA Welterweight champion Chris Clements versus Keith Wisniewski.

Ringside Report (www.ringsidereport.net) has been keeping tabs on the scheduled bouts and speculating a possible main event for the card. With the process of elimination of champions the only possible conclusion the Ringside Report crew could come up with was a possible Light Heavyweight championship bout between champion Jon Jones versus either  Rashad Evans if he is successful and unscathed after his bout the Phil Davis on January 28th, or the STRIKEFORCE Light Heavyweight champion Dan Henderson.

The UFC is still planning on coming to Montreal in 2012 but is uncertain when that will be, but it will definitely not be on March 24th. The UFC attempted to secure a date in April for the Bell Centre, but was unsuccessful.

With the consideration of Montreal being the first Canadian city to host the UFC, and one of the promotions largest markets, it was reported that due to scheduling complications and a desire to bring a championship card is most likely the reasoning for the delay.

 

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UFC 145 Card Update!

January 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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On March 24th, 2012 the UFC returns to the Bell Centre in Montreal with UFC 145. No main event has been announced for the card, but as previously reported here on www.ringsidereport.net Canadian Welterweight stand out Rory MacDonald  (12-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) will meet heavy-handed Brit Che Mills (14-4 MMA, 1-0 UFC).

Four more match ups have been announced of an expected 12 bout card including a Heavyweight bout pitting runner up of Season 10 of The Ultimate Fighter Brandan Schaub (8-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) takes on seasoned veteran Ben Rothwell (31-8 MMA, 1-2 UFC). Also in Heavyweight action former STRIKEFORCE fighter Chad Griggs (11-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) makes his UFC debut against undefeated Travis Browne (12-0-1 MMA, 3-0-1 UFC).

In Featherweight action Mark “The Machine” Hominick (20-10 MMA, 3-2 UFC, 3-2 WEC) looks to bounce back from a two fight losing skid against well rounded Eddie Yagin (15-5-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) and in Lightweight action Mark Bocek (10-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC) looks to use the momentum off his last win at UFC 140 against Nik Lentz, when he takes on the ever so tough Matt Wiman (14-6 MMA, 8-4 UFC) who is also looking to use his momentum from his fight of the year candidate bout against Mac Danzig on October 1st.

 

UFC 145 card:

Che Mills vs. Rory MacDonald

Ben Rothwell vs. Brendan Schaub

Mark Bocek vs. Matt Wiman

Mark Hominick vs. Eddie Yagin

Travis Browne vs. Chad Griggs

(Be sure to check www.ringsidereport.net for more updates on UFC 145)

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UFC 124: St-Pierre v. Koscheck 2 DVD review

February 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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Georges St-Pierre broke Josh Kosheck’s right orbital bone after hard jabs for five straight rounds inside Montreal’s 23,000 plus packed Bell Centre at the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s last event and fight of 2010.

UFC 124 occurred at the same time amateur wrestler and fighter Devon Hannibal Nicholson was choking out Total Nonstop Action star Tommy Dreamer in St-Leonard. For the UFC record setting attendance they got to leave their event satisfied with their hero coming out on top.

Koscheck disrespected GSP and French Canadians the last time he was fighting in Montreal and throughout the Ultimate Fighter season where GSP and Koscheck were coaches. On the first disc you get a chance to relive all the hype with the UFC 124 pre-show and on the second disc you get to see how GSP and Koscheck prepared mere days before the fight in the behind the scenes footage. You also get to see GSP and Koscheck when they arrived at the Bell Centre and GSP’s comments after the fight is over.

An awkward yet funny moment in the bonus footage is when Koscheck says how awkward it is being in the same elevator with GSP after they had their press conference. With GSP standing boldy in his dress suit with no emotion whatsoever on his face, Koscheck cannot help but laugh. Koscheck admits to the UFC cameras while he was hiding up in his Montreal hotel room that he was only insulting GSP and Canada in order for fans to want to buy the pay-per-view. However, Koscheck’s consistent teasing during the Ultimate Fighter season looked like it was really bugging GSP.

“His eye is FU##ED!” was yelled out by Koscheck’s corner only a few minutes into his fight. Koscheck believed he had an advantage if he stood up with GSP. The three-inch reach advantage GSP had and the explosive jabs he possesses were too much for Koscheck to stop. Throughout most of the 25-minute fight, GSP was able to land major punches right in Koscheck’s face even though Koscheck did his best to block them.

Credit to Koscheck for taking so many punches from GSP and Koscheck never once got knocked down because of his eye or because he got rocked. Koscheck was able to score a takedown on GSP to end the first round, but when it came to standing up Koscheck was completely dominated. GSP tried to finish the fight in the later rounds, but Koscheck was able to get up from GSP’s takedowns and he did not fall into any of GSP’s submission traps.

After the fight in the extras GSP is upset with himself for not ending the fight. GSP goes over strategy with his team on ways he could improve. GSP ends the behind the scenes segment by stating in a mocked fan’s voice that certain fans are going to think he is bad fighter because he could not finish the fight. GSP was not successful throughout 2010 to finish his fights, but he is still the defending welterweight champion.

The rest of the card featured a knockout, TKO and submission victory all on the main card. The majority of the prelims and the Thiago Alves against John Howard fight went to three round decisions. Definitely a healthy variety dose of mixed martial arts spread throughout the two-disc set.

With the first ever French language track added to a UFC DVD, it makes the DVD an instant collector’s item for GSP fans all over Quebec. Not the best GSP fight ever, but easily one that Montrealers will not forget anytime soon. Beating Koscheck so badly that he had to get surgery will forever be a defining moment in MMA history here in Montreal.

UFC 124: St-Pierre v. Koscheck 2

Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada

Released on Feb. 22, 2011

Run time of 331 minutes

$21.98

Click here to order the DVD

UFC 124 fight card

Prelims

  • Pat Audinwood vs. John Makdessi
  • TJ Grant vs. Ricardo Almeida
  • Matt Riddle vs. Sean Pierson
  • Jesse Bongfeldt vs. Rafael Natal
  • Mark Bocek vs. Dustin Hazelett
  • Joe Doerksen vs. Dan Miller

Main show

  • Thiago Alves vs. John Howard
  • Joe Stevenson vs. Mac Danzig
  • Jim Miller vs. Charles Oliveira
  • Stefan Struve vs. Sean McCorkle
  • UFC Welterweight Championship- Georges St-Pierre vs. Josh Koscheck
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