UFC 154: Georges St. Pierre Defeats Carlos Condit

UFC 154: St-Pierre vs. Condit took place on November 17, 2012, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Georges St-Pierre returned after nearly 19 months away from competition and unified the welterweight championship by defeating interim champion Carlos Condit by unanimous decision. Johny Hendricks strengthened his claim to a title shot with a 46-second knockout of Martin Kampmann, while Francis Carmont, Pablo Garza, and Rafael dos Anjos also earned important victories. The final card contained 12 fights after Nick Ring became ill and his scheduled bout with Costa Philippou was canceled.

Event video: St-Pierre and Condit after UFC 154.

St-Pierre returns and unifies the welterweight title

St-Pierre had been sidelined after tearing the ACL in his right knee. In his absence, Condit defeated Nick Diaz at UFC 143 to become interim champion. Their meeting in Montreal therefore unified the division.

St-Pierre repeatedly took Condit down and controlled long stretches from top position. Condit’s biggest moment came in the third round, when a left head kick dropped the champion and created a dangerous scramble. St-Pierre recovered, returned to his wrestling, and finished the fight in control.

The judges scored the bout 50–45, 50–45, and 49–46 for St-Pierre. The fight earned Fight of the Night honors and restored one undisputed champion to the welterweight division.

Hendricks knocks out Kampmann in 46 seconds

Johny Hendricks landed a left hand that immediately separated Martin Kampmann from his senses, with the official stoppage coming at 46 seconds of round one. The knockout earned Hendricks Knockout of the Night. His recent run included a 12-second finish of Jon Fitch and a split-decision win over Josh Koscheck before the Kampmann fight.

A disqualification changes the Patrick Côté result

Patrick Côté defeated Alessio Sakara by disqualification at 1:26 of the first round after Sakara landed repeated strikes to the back of Côté’s head. The sequence initially looked like a knockout for Sakara, but the official result was a DQ victory for Côté.

Cyrille Diabaté submitted Chad Griggs with a rear-naked choke in round one. Rafael dos Anjos won on the main card, while John Makdessi, Antonio Carvalho, Matt Riddle, Ivan Menjivar, and Darren Elkins also won on the preliminary card.

Complete UFC 154 results

Main card

• Georges St-Pierre def. Carlos Condit — unanimous decision; round 5, 5:00. St-Pierre unified the UFC welterweight championship.
• Johny Hendricks def. Martin Kampmann — KO/TKO (punch); round 1, 0:46.
• Francis Carmont def. Tom Lawlor — split decision; round 3, 5:00.
• Rafael dos Anjos def. Mark Bocek — unanimous decision; round 3, 5:00.
• Pablo Garza def. Mark Hominick — unanimous decision; round 3, 5:00.

Preliminary card

• Patrick Côté def. Alessio Sakara — disqualification (illegal strikes to the back of the head); round 1, 1:26.
• Cyrille Diabaté def. Chad Griggs — submission (rear-naked choke); round 1, 2:24.
• John Makdessi def. Sam Stout — unanimous decision; round 3, 5:00.
• Antonio Carvalho def. Rodrigo Damm — split decision; round 3, 5:00.
• Matt Riddle def. John Maguire — unanimous decision; round 3, 5:00.
• Ivan Menjivar def. Azamat Gashimov — submission (armbar); round 1, 2:44.
• Darren Elkins def. Steven Siler — unanimous decision; round 3, 5:00.

UFC 154 was ultimately a successful return for St-Pierre and a major step forward for Hendricks, setting the direction of the welterweight division for the following year. Explore more of our MMA coverage.

Sources

UFC: official UFC 154 event results; UFC: St-Pierre–Condit main-event report; Sherdog event record; UFC: Ring–Philippou cancellation and revised card; UFC: Johny Hendricks fight record.

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