UFC 154
UFC mixed martial arts event in 2012
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UFC 154: St-Pierre vs. Condit was a mixed martial arts pay-per-view event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 17, 2012, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[3][4]
| UFC 154: St-Pierre vs. Condit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
The poster for UFC 154: St-Pierre vs. Condit | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | November 17, 2012 | |||
| Venue | Bell Centre | |||
| City | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |||
| Attendance | 17,249[1] | |||
| Total gate | $3,143,000[1] | |||
| Buyrate | 700,000[2] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
Parent company Zuffa, LLC produced a UFC Primetime special to promote the title unification match main event.[5] In addition, UFC 154 was shown in more than 350 movie theaters in the United States.[6]
Fabio Maldonado was briefly linked to a bout with Cyrille Diabaté at the event.[7] However, Maldonado was moved to UFC 153 to face Glover Teixeira.[8]Chad Griggs ended up replacing Maldonado to face Diabaté.[9]
Stephen Thompson was expected to face Besam Yousef at the event. However, Thompson was forced out of the bout with a knee injury and was replaced by Matthew Riddle.[10] Yousef was then forced out with injury, and replaced by John Maguire.[11]
A bout between Nick Ring and Costas Philippou was expected to take place at this event. However, the fight was scrapped when Ring fell ill the day of the fight. As a result, Mark Bocek and Rafael Dos Anjos was moved to the main card.[12]
Results
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Georges St-Pierre (c) | def. | Carlos Condit (ic) | Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 50–45, 50–45) | 5 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Welterweight | Johny Hendricks | def. | Martin Kampmann | KO (punch) | 1 | 0:46 | |
| Middleweight | Francis Carmont | def. | Tom Lawlor | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Rafael dos Anjos | def. | Mark Bocek | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Pablo Garza | def. | Mark Hominick | Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–28, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary Card (FX) | |||||||
| Middleweight | Patrick Côté | def. | Alessio Sakara | DQ (punches to the back of the head) | 1 | 1:26 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Cyrille Diabaté | def. | Chad Griggs | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:24 | |
| Lightweight | John Makdessi | def. | Sam Stout | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Antonio Carvalho | def. | Rodrigo Damm | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary Card (Facebook and YouTube) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Matthew Riddle | def. | John Maguire | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Ivan Menjivar | def. | Azamat Gashimov | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 2:44 | |
| Featherweight | Darren Elkins | def. | Steven Siler | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
- UFC Welterweight Championship unification bout.
Bonus awards
The following fighters received $70,000 bonuses:[13]
- Fight of the Night: Georges St. Pierre vs. Carlos Condit
- Knockout of the Night: Johny Hendricks
- Submission of the Night: Ivan Menjivar