Fight fans have been licking their chops for weeks in anticipation for UFC 143, and with two high octane fighters with plenty of skills headlining the card, it’s no secret as to why.
The main even fight features former Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz taking on former WEC welterweight champion Carlos Condit to determine the Interim UFC Welterweight Champion while Georges St-Pierre is on the shelf with an ACL injury.
The co-main event is another welterweight bout between two scrappy wrestlers in Josh Koscheck and Mike Pierce, and the third fight on the main card pits two of the best jiu-jitsu fighters in the heavyweight division against one another in Roy Nelson and Fabricio Werdum.
In a bantamweight bout that promises fireworks, Renan Barao takes on Scott Jorgensen in a match where the winner will easily become a top-five fighter at 135 pounds.
The main card action begins with a middleweight battle between a wily veteran, Ed Herman, when he takes on an undefeated prospect in Clifford Starks.
Bleacher Report MMA Featured Columnists Adam Osterkamp, Dwight Wakabayashi, Jordy McElroy, Dale De Souza, Jeffrey McKinney, and myself, John Heinis.
Take a look inside to see who will get their hand raised on Saturday night.