UFC 143: Diaz vs. Condit In-Depth Preview
Posted on January 30, 2012, 01:48 PM by Joey SantosusA highly anticipated Welterweight showdown between "The Stockton Bad Boy" Nick Diaz and "The Natural Born Killer" Carlos Condit will headline the stacked UFC 143 fight card, set to take place February 4th from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Also featured will be a Heavyweight clash pitting Roy Nelson against Fabricio Werdum, and former 170-pound title challenger, Josh Koscheck, takes on Mike Pierce.
Main Card
Interim Welterweight Championship bout: 
Nick Diaz vs. Carlos Condit
Heavyweight bout: Roy Nelson vs. 
Fabricio Werdum
Welterweight bout: Josh Koscheck vs. Mike Pierce
Bantamweight bout: Renan Barão vs. Scott Jorgensen
Middleweight bout: Ed Herman vs. Clifford Starks
Preliminary Card
Featherweight bout: Dustin Poirier vs. Max Holloway
Welterweight bout: Matthew Riddle vs. Henry Martinez
Bantamweight bout: Alex Caceres vs. Edwin Figueroa
Welterweight bout: Matt Brown vs. Chris Cope
Welterweight bout: Dan Stittgen vs. Stephen Thompson
Middleweight bout: Rafael Natal vs. 
Michael Kuiper
Comments
I think Diaz has this, but Condit will be my all time favorite fighter if he gets the upset of the year with a KO.
I really don't see Condit winning as an upset of the year.
A bigger upset than Hendricks knocking out Fitch? I think not...
I think so...since that fight was last year ;-)
I won't bet against Condit...The fight can go either way, though...Both have similar styles, heart, a great stamina, and several ways to win...
mann Im reading and alot of you guys have Daiz on this one,.... its going
to be a great fight ...BUT I see Condit the guy is fast heavy hands has really
good technique and ppl seem to forget that he has no fear and will throw
a fast hard hook knowing he will be taking one of Dan's punches and his last fight to do a Flying knee and throw down to finish and he finishes fight the fact that he has submitted as many as KOed shows he is well rounded cause
your not talking tomato cans Rory, Hardy, Hyun Kim,.. Jake Ellenburger..
these are guys that were on ther way are no BS and were finished..these are guy you can make an argument on better than most guys Daiz has fought in the last 3-4yrs ..Daiz has that "Foreman " Punches were he throw a stiff jab followed immediately by a hard straight punch right behind it where
you dont even see it coming is a great combination that works great in MMA...MANNNNN will be a great fight...
Mannn Koscheck out of everyone out there he fights Matt Hughes KOs
in the 1st round and fights Pierce, he can not lose!! Mike is up and
coming but as a rated fighter ...?? He is dangerous but Kos winning the fight doesnt jump ....anywhere ... it is a stay sharp fight gain a lil cash....
mike has won half his fights by decisions for Mike it is HUGE now he
has beat some really good up and comers not sure how this fight happened and they did good selling the fight....first time I have "cheered" for Kos but something is up and Pierce should have the fight unless someone got hurt and either were called as a replacement
Nicely put! But I don't think that Condit finished Jake. That fight went the distance and was a nail-biter from the beginning to the end. Ellenberger rocked Condit through-out the fight and Condit just kept coming!! He even handed out plenty of @$$-whoopin on his way to the decision!
But I gotta go with Diaz on this one. I've been waiting over three years to see what kind of damage he can do in the UFC.
It will be to all the Diaz fanboys if it happens. I can see them now crying in their 40z. C'mon Condit.
Matt Brown? Really? He's dropped 4 out of his last 5 with the UFC, including his last fight. Why do they keep bringing him back?
One time, in Vegas, Matt Brown helped Dana bury a dead hooker. Might not be true, but that is the only reason I can come up with.
In order to do nearly 50 events this year as planned the UFC has to build the roster up, I think Dana realizes Matts story is a good one, and he gives his all even when he loses. We will probably see more fighters getting second chances in the next few years so they can fill under cards. Cant really complain much about it since 34 of the events this year are free on Fox or its subsidiaries.
I'll buy that.
That's not true....it was two hookers and Dan Hardy must have been there too.
6:25 Pierce squeals
Nick Diaz > Carlos Condit
I can't wait!! Everyday closer this fight comes, the more anxious I get. This is a tough and dangerous fight for my boy Diaz. Carlos aint no stepping stone; and he seems every bit as hungry for that title as Nick.
These guys are gonna duke it out hardcore for us fans!
Even if Carlos loses, I don't think his stock will go down. Diaz is just at the top of his game right now IMO.
Condit is definately no push over in this fight, its a tight one to call, but i`m going with the bookies and going with Diaz.
Im going with thepowerofwomen....that just sounds so wrong.
This Stephen Thompson guy looks like he could be some one to watch out for in the next couple of years!
His Kickboxing record is 59-0-0 with 39 ko's and his MMA record is 5-0-0 with 2 ko's and 1 submission.
IDK about the cowboy Cerome fight .But Carlos is a different completed fighter of all aspect MMA.IMO