| 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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UFC 158: St-Pierre vs. Diaz was amixed martial arts event held by theUltimate Fighting Championship on March 16, 2013, at theBell Centre inMontreal,Quebec,Canada.
The main event was the culmination of the rivalry betweenGeorges St-Pierre andNick 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 betweenAlessio Sakara andPatrick Côté, fromUFC 154, was briefly linked to this event. However, Sakara was forced out of the bout due torenal stress.[10]
Sean Pierson was expected to faceRick Story at the event. However, Pierson pulled out of the bout citing an injury and was replaced byQuinn Mulhern.[11]
Rory MacDonald was originally scheduled to faceCarlos Condit in a rematch. However, on February 18, it was announced that MacDonald pulled out of the bout citing a neck injury. Condit instead facedJohny Hendricks, who was pulled from his bout withJake Ellenberger.[12] Ellenberger then faced returning veteranNate Marquardt.[13]
Mitch Gagnon was expected to faceIssei Tamura at the event. However, Gagnon was forced out of the bout with an injury and was replaced byT.J. Dillashaw.[14]
Johnny Eduardo was expected to faceYves 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]
| Main card | |||||||
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| 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 | |
Fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses.[18]
