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Carlos Condit Becomes the New Interim Welterweight Champion
UFC 143 Play by Play
Fight Results and Recap
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Carlos Condit worked an inside fight game along with leg kicks to confuse Nick Diaz to become the new interim UFC welterweight champion and will now fight George St Pierre his former teammate to determine who is the best 170 pound fighter in the world.
The former WEC champ implemented a remarkably effective game plan and won the UFC's interim welterweight title by stifling ever-active but ultimately frustrated ex-Strikeforce titleholder Nick Diaz, who suggested he may retire after the loss.
The fight was back and forth s both fighters were aggressive and both fighters put on a nonstop show. What was the determining factor was the kicks that Condit in the fight and fought an outside game to avoid Diaz’sd reach. Condit didn’t stop moving the entire fight and worked the outside with active leg kicks and counters. In the fifth and final minute of the last round Diaz took Condit down and took his back and wrapped Condit up in a body triangle and almost sunk in a rear-naked choke, but Condit managed to pull free just before the fight ended.
Diaz was so unhappy with the decision that he said afterward he might retire from the sport.
"That ain't right," Diaz said. "I pushed him back the whole fight. ... I think I'm done with this MMA. ... I don't need this s--t."
The judges scored the fight 49-46, 49-46 and 48-47 for Condit.
Winner |
Loser |
Method |
Round |
Time |
| Stephen Thompson | Dan Stittgen | KO (Round Kick) | 1 | 4:13 |
| Rafael Natal | Michael Kuiper | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Matthew Riddle | Henry Martinez | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Matt Brown | Chris Cope | KO (Punch) | 2 | 1:19 |
| Edwin Figueroa | Alex Caceres | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Dustin Poirier | Max Holloway | Submission (Mounted Triangle Armbar) | 1 | 3:23 |
| Ed Herman | Clifford Starks | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 2 | 1:43 |
| Renan Barão | Scott Jorgensen | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Josh Koscheck | Mike Pierce | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Fabricio Werdum | Roy Nelson | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Carlos Condit | Nick Diaz | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
In other fights of the night Fabricio Werdum threw everything at Roy Nelson but was unable finish him. Werdum dominated Roy "Big Country" Nelson for 15 minutes leaving him bloody for his return to the UFC. Werdum got Nelson to the ground early in the first round and almost submitted him.
In the second round Nelson landed some overhand rights but Werdum connected with more knees and kicks to win the second round. In the third round Nelson almost got the guillotine choke but got out and won the round with stiff jabs and outside punches to win a unanimous decision victory.
The next UFC event will be UFC on Fuel TV: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger (also known as UFC on Fuel TV 1) that will be held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 15, 2012 at the Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Nebraska
Main card (Fuel TV)
Welterweight bout: Diego Sanchez vs. Jake Ellenberger
Heavyweight bout: Stefan Struve vs. Dave Herman
Middleweight bout: Aaron Simpson vs. Ronny Markes
Heavyweight bout: Stipe Miocic vs. Philip De Fries
Bantamweight bout: T.J. Dillashaw vs. Walel Watson
Preliminary card (Facebook)
Bantamweight bout: Ivan Menjivar vs. John Albert
Featherweight bout: Jonathan Brookins vs. Vagner Rocha
Middleweight bout: Buddy Roberts vs. Sean Loeffler
Lightweight bout: Anton Kuivanen vs. Justin Salas
Lightweight bout: Tim Means vs. Bernardo Magalhaes
