UFC 143: Diaz vs. Condit Preview

Two bad boys of MMA wanted a shot at the welterweight division’s golden child – but instead they’ll fight each other tooth and nail for the UFC title.

UFC 143 is scheduled to take place on February 4, 2012 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The current card appears as follows and is subject to change at any time:

Main card (Pay-Per-View)

Interim Welterweight Championship bout: Nick Diaz vs. Carlos Condit
Heavyweight bout: Roy Nelson vs. Fabricio Werdum
Welterweight bout: Josh Koscheck vs. Mike Pierce
Bantamweight bout: Renan Barão vs. Scott Jorgensen
Middleweight bout: Ed Herman vs. Clifford Starks

Preliminary card (FX)

Featherweight bout: Dustin Poirier vs. Max Holloway
Welterweight bout: Matthew Riddle vs. Jorge Lopez
Bantamweight bout: Alex Caceres vs. Edwin Figueroa
Welterweight bout: Matt Brown vs. Chris Cope
Middleweight bout: Rafael Natal vs. Michael Kuiper
Welterweight bout: Justin Edwards vs. Stephen Thompson

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Two bad boys of MMA wanted a shot at the welterweight division’s golden child – but instead they’ll fight each other tooth and nail for the UFC title.

UFC 143 is scheduled to take place on February 4, 2012 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The current card appears as follows and is subject to change at any time:

Main card (Pay-Per-View)

Interim Welterweight Championship bout: Nick Diaz vs. Carlos Condit
Heavyweight bout: Roy Nelson vs. Fabricio Werdum
Welterweight bout: Josh Koscheck vs. Mike Pierce
Bantamweight bout: Renan Barão vs. Scott Jorgensen
Middleweight bout: Ed Herman vs. Clifford Starks

Preliminary card (FX)

Featherweight bout: Dustin Poirier vs. Max Holloway
Welterweight bout: Matthew Riddle vs. Jorge Lopez
Bantamweight bout: Alex Caceres vs. Edwin Figueroa
Welterweight bout: Matt Brown vs. Chris Cope
Middleweight bout: Rafael Natal vs. Michael Kuiper
Welterweight bout: Justin Edwards vs. Stephen Thompson