UFC 154

UFC 154: St-Pierre vs. Condit
The poster for UFC 154: St-Pierre vs. Condit
Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date November 17, 2012
Venue Bell Centre
City Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Attendance 17,249
Total gate $3,143,000
Buyrate 700,000
Event chronology
UFC on Fuel TV: Franklin vs. Le UFC 154: St-Pierre vs. Condit UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Diaz

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.

Background

Parent company Zuffa, LLC produced a UFC Primetime special to promote the title unification match main event. In addition, UFC 154 was shown in more than 350 movie theaters in the United States.

Fabio Maldonado was briefly linked to a bout with Cyrille Diabaté at the event. However, Maldonado was moved to UFC 153 to face Glover Teixeira.Chad Griggs ended up replacing Maldonado to face Diabaté.

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. Yousef was then forced out with injury, and replaced by John Maguire.

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.

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
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
  1. UFC Welterweight Championship unification bout.

Bonus awards

Fighters were each awarded $70,000 bonuses:

  • Fight of the Night: Georges St. Pierre vs. Carlos Condit
  • Knockout of the Night: Johny Hendricks
  • Submission of the Night: Ivan Menjivar

See also