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The Sunday Junkie: Feb. 5 edition (2/5/2012 7:45:00 PM)
The MMAjunkie.com e-mailbox could hardly contain the flood of entries that came in this week for The Sunday Junkie. Nor surprisingly, Carlos Condit's heavily debated victory over Nate Diaz in Saturday's UFC 143 headliner was a popular topic, and readers tackled all aspects of the pay-per-view fight. This week's winner of our weekly reader-feedback feature, Indiana reader "Gallbladder_Flush," thinks angered Diaz fans need to look at the facts and realize there was, in fact, a clear winner in the title fight.
UFC boss praises Roy Nelson's durability but unsure what his future holds (2/5/2012 5:45:00 PM)
LAS VEGAS - On Saturday night in Las Vegas, Roy Nelson did what Roy Nelson does best: Walk forward, opponent be damned, and wing right hands. And while his gutsy performance earned "Big Country" one-half of UFC 143's "Fight of the Night" bonus, the loss leaves Nelson at just 1-3 in his past four fights. So despite earning one of the loudest welcomes of the night from the Mandalay Bay Events Center Crowd, is Nelson's spot in the UFC's heavyweight division secure?
Will Nick Diaz's retirement stick? Following UFC 143, UFC boss not so sure (2/5/2012 3:30:00 PM)
LAS VEGAS - UFC president Dana White understands why Nick Diaz is upset, even if he doesn't agree with the fighter's belief that he won Saturday's UFC 143 main event. He also understands if Diaz goes through with an announced retirement, even if he thinks it'd be financially foolish to do so. Quite simply, White has given up on trying to predict the 28-year-old's often-erratic behavior.
UFC 143 winner Barao wants title shot; boss says contender becoming Brazilian treasure (2/5/2012 2:00:00 PM)
LAS VEGAS - The Ultimate Fighting Championship's own media notes on Brazilian bantamweight Renan Barao sum it up nicely: "Has best record, on paper, in all of MMA." On Saturday night, Barao earned his 28th-straight win by downing onetime title-challenger Scott Jorgensen via unanimous decision. The 24-year-old is now 5-0 under the Zuffa banner, and while UFC president Dana White isn't ready to grant him a title shot just yet, he admits the Nova Uniao product is quickly becoming one of Brazil's most popular fighters.
With Josh Koscheck's AKA relations strained, is Jon Fitch fight finally possible? (2/5/2012 11:25:00 AM)
LAS VEGAS - UFC 143 winner Josh Koscheck dropped the first hint of trouble at this past Thursday's pre-fight press conference, when he talked about the importance of "Team Me." Following his split-decision win over Mike Pierce at Saturday's event in Las Vegas, Koscheck opened the flood gates. "I'll be training out of Fresno for now," Koscheck told MMAjunkie.com. "I'm no longer affiliated with some of the people at the gym that I've been training at."
Dana White, new champ Carlos Condit perfectly content with UFC 143 result (2/5/2012 9:50:00 AM)
LAS VEGAS - Depending on who you talk to, Carlos Condit's unanimous-decision win over Nick Diaz in the main event of Saturday night's UFC 143 event in Las Vegas was either a brilliantly designed and perfectly executed gameplan or a mockery of mixed martial arts. While it's obvious, of course, which Condit believes, you can also count UFC president Dana White among those who thinks the "Natural Born Killer" did all the right things. "Carlos Condit won," White said following the evening's post-event press conference. "He went in there, and he fought a great fight."
UFC 143 Video Highlights for “Diaz vs. Condit” (2/5/2012 9:26:22 AM)
In case you missed last night's UFC 143 event or want to check it out again, Fox Sports has released highlights from UFC 143, including Carlos Condit's main event win over Nick Diaz to claim the interim UFC welterweight title and a shot at champion Georges St-Pierre as well as wins by Fabricio Werdum, Josh Koscheck, Renan Barao, and Ed Herman.
Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen II set for June in Brazil (2/5/2012 7:55:00 AM)
LAS VEGAS - The rematch is happening. At Saturday night's UFC 143 post-fight press conference, UFC president Dana White confirmed that both UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva and his nemesis Chael Sonnen have verbally agreed to meet in Brazil on an as-yet-undetermined date in June. Silva was in Las Vegas for Saturday's fight card, and White said an agreement was reached during the event.
Chael Sonnen vs. Anderson Silva II set for June in Brazil (2/5/2012 7:55:00 AM)
LAS VEGAS - The rematch is happening. At Saturday night's UFC 143 post-fight press conference, UFC president Dana White confirmed that both UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva and his nemesis Chael Sonnen have verbally agreed to meet in Brazil on an as-yet-undetermined date in June. Silva was in Las Vegas for Saturday's fight card, and White said an agreement was reached during the event.
UFC 143 draws a reported 10,040 attendance for $2.3 million live gate (2/5/2012 7:20:00 AM)
LAS VEGAS - Saturday's "UFC 143: Diaz vs. Condit" event drew a reported 10,040 attendees and generated a live gate of $2.3 million. UFC president Dana White revealed the figures at the evening's post-event press conference, which MMAjunkie.com attended. Featuring an interim welterweight title contest between former WEC titleholder Carlos Condit and former Strikeforce champ Nick Diaz, UFC 143 marked the company's first 2012 event in Las Vegas.
UFC 143 draws a reported 10,040 attendees for $2.3 million live gate (2/5/2012 7:20:00 AM)
LAS VEGAS - Saturday's "UFC 143: Diaz vs. Condit" event drew a reported 10,040 attendees and generated a live gate of $2.3 million. UFC president Dana White revealed the figures at the evening's post-event press conference, which MMAjunkie.com attended. Featuring an interim welterweight title contest between former WEC titleholder Carlos Condit and former Strikeforce champ Nick Diaz, UFC 143 marked the company's first 2012 event in Las Vegas.
Chael Sonnen vs. Anderson Silva 2 Set for June UFC in Brazil (2/5/2012 7:08:39 AM)
The anticipated rematch between UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen is set to take place in June in Silva's home country of Brazil. UFC President Dana White announced at Saturday's UFC 143 post-fight press conference that Silva and Sonnen had verbally agreed to the matchup with an exact date and venue to be finalized soon.
UFC 143 bonuses: Thompson, Poirier, Werdum and Nelson earn $65K awards (2/5/2012 6:45:00 AM)
LAS VEGAS - Stephen Thompson, Dustin Poirier, Fabricio Werdum and Roy Nelson each earned $65,000 fight-night bonuses for their performances at Saturday's UFC 143 event. Thompson earned the night's "Knockout of the Night" award, Poirier picked up the "Submission of the Night" bonus, and Werdum and Nelson earned "Fight of the Night" honors. MMAjunkie.com learned of the bonus winners and award amounts at UFC 143's post-fight press conference.
UFC 143 Press Conference Report (2/5/2012 6:00:00 AM)
In a very one-sided fight, Vitali Klitschko stopped Cristobal Arreola in 10 rounds tonight at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA to retain his WBC Heavyweight Championship. Arreola was never in the fight. Few jabs, poor lateral footwork and a lack of head movement left him wide open for Klitschko. Vitali used his jab
UFC 143 results: Disciplined Carlos Condit tops stifled Nick Diaz, wins interim title (2/5/2012 5:55:00 AM)
LAS VEGAS - Carlos Condit solved one of the most challenging puzzles in MMA. The former WEC champ implemented a remarkably effective game plan and won the UFC's interim welterweight title by stifling ever-active but ultimately frustrated ex-Strikeforce titleholder Nick Diaz, who suggested he may retire after the loss. The fight headlined UFC 143 and aired on pay-per-view from Las Vegas' Mandalay Bay Events Center. Prelims aired on FX and streamed on Facebook.