UFC 158
UFC 158: St-Pierre vs. Diaz was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on March 16, 2013 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Background
The main event was the culmination of the rivalry between Georges St-Pierre and Nick Diaz, with the latter having expressed his desire to fight the current champion for nearly two years.
A rematch between Alessio Sakara and Patrick Cote, from UFC 154, was briefly linked to this event. However, Sakara was forced out of the bout due to renal stress.
Sean Pierson was expected to face Rick Story at the event. However, Pierson pulled out of the bout citing an injury and was replaced by Quinn Mulhern.
Rory MacDonald was originally scheduled to face Carlos Condit in a rematch. However, on February 18, it was announced that MacDonald pulled out of the bout citing a neck injury. Condit instead faced Johny Hendricks, who was pulled from his bout with Jake Ellenberger. Ellenberger then faced returning veteran Nate Marquardt.
Mitch Gagnon was expected to face Issei Tamura at the event. However, Gagnon was forced out of the bout with an injury and was replaced by T.J. Dillashaw.
Johnny Eduardo was expected to face Yves Jabouin at the event. However, on March 6, Eduardo was forced to pull out of the bout citing a shoulder injury. Jabouin was then pulled from the card as a suitable replacement could not be found on short notice.
Results
Bonus awards
Fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses.
Fight of the Night: Johny Hendricks vs. Carlos Condit
Knockout of the Night: Jake Ellenberger
Submission of the Night: Not awarded as no matches ended by submission.
Related pages
List of UFC events
2013 in UFC
References
Other websites
Official UFC past events page
UFC events results at Sherdog.com
2013 in mixed martial arts
Sport in Montreal
Ultimate Fighting Championship events
2013 in Canada
21st century in Montreal