''UFC 143: Diaz vs. Condit'' was a mixed martial arts event organized by Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 4, 2012 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in

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Background

An episode of

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returned to promote the main event.

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was originally scheduled to defend his title in the Welterweight division against

Nick Diaz Nickolas Robert Diaz (born August 2, 1983) is an American professional mixed martial artist who competes in the middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Diaz is a former Strikeforce, WEC and IFC welterweight champion ...

in the main event. However, on December 7, 2011 it was revealed that St-Pierre was injured and could not fight. Diaz instead faced

Carlos Condit Carlos Joseph Condit (born April 26, 1984) is an American former professional mixed martial artist. He formerly competed in the Welterweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he was the former Interim UFC Welterweight ...

. The original opponent for Condit,

Josh Koscheck Edinboro Fighting Scots Josh D. Koscheck (born November 30, 1977) is an American retired mixed martial artist who fought at Welterweight for the UFC and Bellator MMA. Koscheck made his debut with the UFC on the first season of the realit ...

, faced

Mike Pierce Michael Pierce (born September 1, 1980) is a retired American professional mixed martial artist. He formerly competed as a Welterweight in the UFC and also competed in a one-fight stint in the WEC. Personal life Pierce is married and has two c ...

at this event.

Erik Koch Erik Jon Koch (born October 4, 1988) is an American mixed martial artist who competed in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2007, he formerly competed for the WEC. Background Koch wa ...

was expected to fight with

Dustin Poirier Dustin Poirier (born January 19, 1989) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He is a former Interim UFC Lightweight Champion. As of May 9, 2022, he is #2 in the UFC lightweight rankings and as of October 24, 2022, he is #11 in the U ...

, but was injured and was to be replaced by

Ricardo Lamas Ricardo Alejandro Lamas (born May 21, 1982) is an American former professional mixed martial artist who competed in Featherweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background Lamas' father is Cuban and his mother is Mexican. The flag ...

. However, Lamas ended up injured as well and was replaced by future UFC Featherweight Champion

Max Holloway Jerome Max Keli'i Holloway (born December 4, 1991) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Featherweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional since 2010, Holloway became the ...

who made his UFC debut in this event.

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was scheduled to fight Jorge Lopez at the event, but due to an injury was replaced by

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. Justin Edwards was expected to face Stephen Thompson, but was injured and replaced by Daniel Stittgen.

Results

Bonus awards

Fighters were awarded $65,000 bonuses. * Fight of the Night: Fabrício Werdum vs. Roy Nelson * Submission of the Night: Dustin Poirier * Knockout of the Night: Stephen Thompson

Reported Payout

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Nevada State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money and also does not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses. *Carlos Condit: $110,000 (includes $55,000 win bonus) def. Nick Diaz: $200,000 *Fabrício Werdum: $100,000 (no win bonus) def. Roy Nelson: $20,000 *Josh Koscheck: $146,000 (includes $73,000 win bonus) def. Mike Pierce: $20,000 *Renan Barão: $22,000 (includes $11,000 win bonus) def. Scott Jorgensen: $20,500 *Ed Herman: $62,000 (includes $31,000 win bonus) def. Clifford Starks: $8,000 *Dustin Poirier: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) vs. Max Holloway: $6,000 *Edwin Figueroa: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Alex Caceres: $8,000 *Matt Brown: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus) def. Chris Cope: $8,000 *Matt Riddle: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus) def. Henry Martinez: $6,000 *Rafael Natal: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Michael Kuiper: $6,000 *Stephen Thompson: $12,000 (includes $6,000 win bonus) def. Dan Stittgen: $6,000

References

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Background

Results

Bonus awards

Reported Payout

See also

References