One of the most anticipated welterweight bouts is set to go down this evening in Las Vegas, former Strikeforce champ Nick Diaz takes on former WEC title holder Carlos Condit in a battle for the interim UFC welterweight title. The two fighters headline UFC 143: Diaz vs. Condit which goes down at the Mandalay Bay Events Center.
The Pay-Per-View event begins at 10pm ET / 7pm PT and then swaps to FX for four televised prelims at 8pm ET / 5pm PT, and those who “like” the UFC on Facebook can see two additional prelim bouts at 7:00 pm ET / 4:00 pm PT.
For those fans who can’t catch part, or all of the live UFC 143 broadcast, check out the ‘Play-by-Play’ results over at Sherdog.com beginning at approx. 7:10pm EST (4:10pm PST).
Unfortunately due to prior commitments, we won’t be offering the Live ‘Quick Results’ for the preliminary card, but we’ll offer updates for the full main card.
The full weigh-in results for UFC 143 is as follows:
Main Card (Pay-per-view)
Interim UFC Welterweight Championship bout: Carlos Condit def. Nick Diaz via Unanimous Decision (48-47, 49-46, 49-46)
Heavyweight bout: Fabricio Werdum def. Roy Nelson via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Welterweight bout: Josh Koscheck def. Mike Pierce via Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Bantamweight bout: Renan Barao def. Scott Jorgensen via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Middleweight bout: Ed Herman def. Clifford Starks via Submission (Rear-Naked choke) – R2 @ 1:43
Prelims FX
Featherweight bout: Dustin Poirier def. Max Holloway via Submission (Mounted Triangle-Armbar) – R1 @ 3:23
Bantamweight bout: Edwin Figueroa def. Alex Caceres via Split Decision (28-27, 27-28, 28-27) – Caceres had two points deducted due to an accidental groin kick
Welterweight bout: Matt Brown def. Chris Cope via KO (Punches) – R2 @ 1:19
Welterweight bout: Matt Riddle def. via Henry Martinez via Split Decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
Prelims (Facebook)
Middleweight bout: Rafael Natal def. Michael Kuiper via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Welterweight bout: Steven Thompson def. Dan Stittgen via KO (Kick) – R1 @ 4:13