Alright MMA-Freak fans, it’s that time again! Time to get you caught up on all or any mma news you might have missed this past weekend. Grab your morning coffee or your after work beverage and let’s get you all caught up.
Hope everyone had a awesome fight weekend. GSP beat Diaz via unanimous (shocker, I know), but Hendricks made it clear who was the new number one contender. Condit and Hendricks put on an great fight and really delivered for the fans.
Diaz looked bland in his fight, but requested a rematch that we all know won’t happen, and was very lively during the post fight presser that he wasn’t even going to show up too in the first place. Though Diaz was action packed on the mic in a way we all have never seen before.
~ Fight Results ~
UFC 158: St-Pierre vs. Diaz:
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
- Georges St-Pierre def. Nick Diaz via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45) – retains welterweight title
- Johny Hendricks def. Carlos Condit via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Jake Ellenberger def. Nate Marquardt via KO (punches) – Round 1, 3:00
- 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)
PRELIMINARY CARD (FX, 8 p.m. ET)
- Patrick Cote def. Bobby Voelker via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Darren Elkins def. Antonio Carvalho via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 3:06
- Jordan Mein def. Dan Miller via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:42
- John Makdessi def. Daron Cruickshank via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
PRELIMINARY CARD (Facebook, 6:35 p.m. ET)
- Rick Story def. Quinn Mulhern via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 3:05
- TJ Dillashaw def. Issei Tamura via KO (knee and punches) – Round 2, 0:26
- George Roop def. Reuben Duran via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Cro Cop Wins K-1 Grand Prix 2013.
~ Headlines ~
‘TUF 18’ features men and women, Rousey and Tate vs Zingano winner serve as coaches.
Jake Ellenberger 50,000 KO of the Night.
Johny Hendricks and Carlos Condit $50,000 FOTN Bonus.
UFC 158 draws reported 20,145 attendance and $3.7 million gate.
UFC boss Dana White says Georges St-Pierre vs. Johny Hendricks up next.
UFC unsure if ‘The Ultimate Fighter 18’ will stay on FX or head to FOX Sports 1.
UFC plans return to Boston this year.
UFC 160 tickets on sale March 22; 10 bouts already slated for card.
~ Fight News ~
The full Bellator 95 card set: MAIN CARD (Spike TV, 10 p.m. ET)
- Pat Curran vs. Shahbulat Shamhalaev – for featherweight title
- Brett Cooper vs. Doug Marshall – middleweight-tournament final
- Magomedrasul Khasbulaev vs. Mike Richman – featherweight-tournament final
- Rick Hawn vs. Karo Parisyan
PRELIMINARY CARD (Spike.com, 8 p.m. ET)
- Lyman Good vs. Dante Rivera
- Jessica Eye vs. Munah Holland
- Brian Kelleher vs. Jimmie Rivera
- Shedrick Goodridge vs. Sam Oropeza
- Carlos Brooks vs. Tom DeBlass
- Liam McGeary vs. Anton Talamantes
- Brett Martinez vs. Brylan Van Artsdalen
Brad Tavares Calls Out Wanderlei Silva.
Rony Jason vs. Mike Wilkinson added to UFC on FUEL TV 10.
Legacy FC 20 adds Jimmy Flick vs. Rodrigo Lima.
Tor Troeng vs. Adam Cella added to UFC on FUEL TV 9 in Stockholm.
Jussier Formiga vs. Chris Cariaso targeted for UFC on FX 8 in Brazil.
Injury forces Clay Guida out of UFC on FOX 7 bout with Chad Mendes.
Mike Rhodes replaces Leandro Silva, faces Brandon Thatch in RFA 7 headliner.
~ Quotable’s ~
Dana White on Matt Riddle,“We’re not cutting wrestlers,” White said. “And everyone’s going to have an excuse for why they were cut. Matt Riddle did an interview before that fight where he said, ‘I smoke weed so I don’t beat my children.’ Then he tests positive for it. He’s a f—ing moron. That’s why he’s not in the UFC. He’s a moron.”
Nick Diaz: “I can’t be jumping teams,” Diaz told MMAjunkie.com. “I just have to do the best with what I have. You know what? I’ve never paid taxes in my life, no joke. And no one wants to hear that kind of talk and what’s going on with me. I might as well just be a kid. I’ve had fight after fight after fight after fight, and you don’t know what that does to somebody who didn’t graduate high school. Take it into consideration for a second what three fights a year will do to you your whole life. And the only time you have some time off, it’s not like it’s a vacation – everybody’s telling you you’re this piece of s—, you’re suspended, you ain’t fighting this guy, you ain’t fighting that guy, you have to come back and dance around a bunch of hard hitting people. It’s a rough sport.”
Jake Ellenberger: “I’m not really sure right now,” Ellenberger said. “I was just so focused on Nate Marquardt tonight and winning the fight. I’ve never turned down anyone in the UFC. Anyone they’ve put me against, I’ve matched up. I’m focusing on that title shot myself.”
Dana White: “If [Weidman] wants to give him (Silva) a rematch if he beats him, I’m sure people would want to see it,” White said. “I talked to Chris Weidman myself, and he looked me right in the eye and said, ‘I’m telling you, I apologize that I’m going to f— up your superfights and be your next champion. But what I will do for you is I’ll give him an immediate rematch in Madison Square Garden as soon as he loses.’ “It’s verbatim what the guy said to me.”
Fallon Fox: “I don’t believe a transgender fighter should have to disclose her personal medical history to other female fighters before they fight,” she said. “It’s simply for the reason the medical community and the scientific community have come to the consensus that post-operative transsexual fighters who have been on hormone-replacement therapy and testosterone suppression, when they’re going from male to female, haven’t been found to have any physiological advantages over other women. So why should we have to disclose our personal medical history?”
~ Misc ~
UFC boss not sold on Herschel Walker’s desired move to the octagon.
GSP likely fighting in Vegas for next title defence.
Has Diaz not evolved with the sport of mma?
Who is next for Ellenberger?
Should Diaz retire?
Biggest upset: Jordan Mein delivers Dan Miller first stoppage loss in UFC debut after getting out of a dangerous armbar.