UFC 143
| Company type | Mixed martial arts event |
|---|---|
| Industry | Mixed martial arts |
| Founded | February 4, 2012 |
| Headquarters | Las Vegas , United States |
Area served | Mixed martial arts fans |
UFC 143: Diaz vs. Condit was a mixed martial arts competition organized by the Ultimate Fighting Championship, held on February 4, 2012, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center located in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Background
The main fight was promoted through an installment of UFC Primetime.
Initially, the Welterweight championship defense was planned to feature Georges St-Pierre against Nick Diaz. Due to an injury withdrawal by St-Pierre, Diaz competed against Carlos Condit for the interim championship. Josh Koscheck, who was originally scheduled to face Condit, instead fought Mike Pierce.
Erik Koch was slated to battle Dustin Poirier but had to pull out because of injury. His replacement, Ricardo Lamas, also withdrew, which led to the UFC debut of future Featherweight champion Max Holloway at this event.
Injury to Amir Sadollah resulted in Matthew Riddle stepping in to fight Jorge Lopez. Furthermore, due to injury, Justin Edwards was substituted by Daniel Stittgen for the bout against Stephen Thompson.
Results
{{MMAevent bout |Bantamweight |Edwin Figueroa |def. |Alex Caceres |Decision (split) (28–27, 27–28, 28–27) |3 |5:00 |} }
Bonus awards
A $65,000 bonus was awarded to fighters in the following categories:
- Fight of the Night: Fabrício Werdum vs. Roy Nelson
- Submission of the Night: Dustin Poirier
- Knockout of the Night: Stephen Thompson
Reported payout
The disclosed fighter earnings submitted to the Nevada State Athletic Commission are as follows. These figures do not include sponsorship deals or UFC "fight night" bonuses.
- Carlos Condit: $110,000 (including a $55,000 victory bonus) defeated Nick Diaz who earned $200,000
- Fabrício Werdum: $100,000 defeated Roy Nelson who received $20,000
- Josh Koscheck: $146,000 (with a $73,000 win bonus) defeated Mike Pierce who earned $20,000
- Renan Barão: $22,000 (including an $11,000 win bonus) defeated Scott Jorgensen who made $20,500
- Ed Herman: $62,000 (with a $31,000 victory bonus) defeated Clifford Starks who earned $8,000
- Dustin Poirier: $24,000 (including a $12,000 win bonus) faced Max Holloway who earned $6,000
- Edwin Figueroa: $16,000 (with an $8,000 win bonus) defeated Alex Caceres who received $8,000
- Matt Brown: $30,000 (including a $15,000 win bonus) defeated Chris Cope who made $8,000
- Matt Riddle: $30,000 (with a $15,000 victory bonus) defeated Henry Martinez who earned $6,000
- Rafael Natal: $20,000 (including a $10,000 win bonus) defeated Michael Kuiper who received $6,000
- Stephen Thompson: $12,000 (with a $6,000 win bonus) defeated Dan Stittgen who earned $6,000