UFC 154
UFC 154: St-Pierre vs. Condit was a mixed martial arts pay-per-view event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 17, 2012, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[3][4]
| UFC 154: St-Pierre vs. Condit | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 154: St-Pierre vs. Condit. | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | November 17, 2012 | |||
| Venue | Bell Centre | |||
| City | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |||
| Attendance | 17,249[1] | |||
| Total gate | $3,143,000[1] | |||
| Buyrate | 700,000[2] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
Parent company Zuffa, LLC produced a UFC Primetime special to promote the title unification match main event.[5] In addition, UFC 154 was shown in more than 350 movie theaters in the United States.[6]
Fabio Maldonado was briefly linked to a bout with Cyrille Diabaté at the event.[7] However, Maldonado was moved to UFC 153 to face Glover Teixeira.[8]Chad Griggs ended up replacing Maldonado to face Diabaté.[9]
Stephen Thompson was expected to face Besam Yousef at the event. However, Thompson was forced out of the bout with a knee injury and was replaced by Matthew Riddle.[10] Yousef was then forced out with injury, and replaced by John Maguire.[11]
A bout between Nick Ring and Costas Philippou was expected to take place at this event. However, the fight was scrapped when Ring fell ill the day of the fight. As a result, Mark Bocek and Rafael Dos Anjos was moved to the main card.[12]
Results
| Main Card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Georges St-Pierre (c) | def. | Carlos Condit (ic) | Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 50–45, 50–45) | 5 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Welterweight | Johny Hendricks | def. | Martin Kampmann | KO (punch) | 1 | 0:46 | |
| Middleweight | Francis Carmont | def. | Tom Lawlor | KO (punches) | 1 | 2:00 | |
| Lightweight | Rafael dos Anjos | def. | Mark Bocek | TKO (knees and punches) | 1 | 3:30 | |
| Featherweight | Pablo Garza | def. | Mark Hominick | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:40 | |
| Preliminary Card (FX) | |||||||
| Middleweight | Patrick Côté | def. | Alessio Sakara | DQ (punches to the back of the head) | 1 | 1:26 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Cyrille Diabaté | def. | Chad Griggs | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:24 | |
| Lightweight | John Makdessi | def. | Sam Stout | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Antonio Carvalho | def. | Rodrigo Damm | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary Card (Facebook and YouTube) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Matthew Riddle | def. | John Maguire | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Ivan Menjivar | def. | Azamat Gashimov | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 2:44 | |
| Featherweight | Darren Elkins | def. | Steven Siler | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
- UFC Welterweight Championship unification bout.
Bonus awards
Fighters were each awarded $70,000 bonuses:[13]
- Fight of the Night: Georges St. Pierre vs. Carlos Condit
- Knockout of the Night: Johny Hendricks
- Submission of the Night: Ivan Menjivar
See also
References
- "UFC 154 draws a reported 17,249 attendance for $3.143 million live gate". MMAjunkie.com. 2012-11-17. Archived from the original on 2013-01-04. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
- Meltzer, Dave (2012-11-29). "George St-Pierre's return estimated at 680–700,000 buys for UFC 154 pay-per-view". MMAFighting.com. Retrieved 2012-12-05.
- "UFC 154 Live on Pay-Per-View: St-Pierre vs. Condit". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2012-09-27.
- Pishna, Ken (2012-03-21). "UFC Reveals 3 Canadian Events for 2012 and 2013". MMAWeekly.com. Retrieved 2012-03-28.
- Staff (2012-10-23). "UFC 154 gets 'Primetime' special for Georges St-Pierre vs. Carlos Condit". MMAjunkie.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-03. Retrieved 2012-10-23.
- Staff (2012-10-20). "'UFC 154: St-Pierre vs. Condit' headed to movie theaters in November". MMAjunkie.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-29. Retrieved 2012-10-23.
- Fothergill, Steven (2012-09-08). "Cyrille Diabate to Take on Fabio Maldonado at UFC 154 in Montreal". Studiomma.com. Archived from the original on 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2012-10-31.
- Halvatzis Jr., George (2012-09-12). "Fabio Maldonado Fills In For Quinton Jackson, Set To Fight Glover Teixeira In Co-Main Event Of UFC 153". MMAmania.com. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
- Staff (2012-09-19). "Chad Griggs vs. Cyrille Diabate joins Montreal's UFC 154 lineup". MMAjunkie.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-03. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
- Staff (2012-10-29). "Matt Riddle replaces Stephen Thompson, meets Besam Yousef at UFC 154". MMAjunkie.com. Archived from the original on 2012-12-09. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
- Staff (2012-10-31). "John Maguire replaces Besam Yousef, meets Matt Riddle at UFC 154". MMAjunkie.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-28. Retrieved 2012-10-31.
- Staff (2012-11-17). "Ring-Philippou pulled from tonight's UFC 154, Bocek-dos Anjos moves to PPV". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
- Stupp, Dann (2012-11-17). "UFC 154 bonuses: Hendricks, Menjivar, St-Pierre and Condit earn $70K awards". MMAjunkie.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-11. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
