At atomic that's the adventure Nick Diaz will be cogent his grandchildren in 30 years.
The capital accident at UFC 143 on Feb. 5, 2012, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, saw a harder fought and abutting accommodation achievement go to Diaz's adversary Carlos Condit. Diaz acquainted like he won ... and he wasn't the alone one.
Afterward, he was so agitated by the accommodation that he declared he will be backward from the sport. If he actually follows through, it would be a accident for him, as able-bodied as for MMA as a whole.
Speaking of losses, let's yield a attending at the laundry account of losers from UFC 143. It doesn't accept to be all "doom and gloom." We can allocution winners, too:
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WINNERS
Fabricio Werdum -- In his UFC re-entrance, "Vai Cavalo" was accustomed no amazon can by cartoon Roy Nelson, one of the toughest guys in the business. Everyone knows this guy is one of the best Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioners in the world. What they ability not apperceive is that his angle up is actual acceptable and just keeps accepting better. He's now fought two of the best strikers in the ample analysis in Alistair Overeem and Nelson, and he hasn't actually been aching at all. At UFC 143, Werdum outstruck "Big Country," outgrappled him and outclassed him. He's aback and shouldn't be traveling anywhere for a while.
Renan Barao -- He fought a three annular war with a actual boxy Scott Jorgensen. True, he couldn't put Jorgensen away, but that's easier said than done. Barao outstruck Jorgensen 118 to 58, including several huge spinning aback bliss that had the army on their feet. He was faster, added absolute and just collapsed out bigger in every aspect. Afterwards, he alleged for a attempt at Dominick Cruz and his championship belt. Of course, this can't happen, as "The Dominator" is currently slated to action Urijah Faber afterwards they drillmaster adjoin anniversary added in the accessible division of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF). The appellation attempt for Barao may not appear next, but it's advancing soon.
Nick Diaz vs. Carlos Condit -- I'm gonna accumulate it abbreviate and candied because I didn't like how this one angry out (scroll down to the "Losers" area for added on this). Despite my disappointment in the results, this was a absurd action that mostly lived up the hype.
Stephen Thompson -- In his UFC debut, this new welterweight accretion fabricated a abundant aboriginal consequence by atrociously animadversion out Dan Stittgen with a appealing arch bang in the aboriginal round. His karate accomplishments was evident, as his beatnik attitude acutely abashed his opponent. He kept his easily low, his ambit elusive, and he acclimated a admirable admixture that advance to a accomplishment in his countdown Octagon appearance. I apprehend big things from this fighter in the future.
Matt Brown -- "The Immortal" looked solid tonight, advancing off a accident to Seth Baczynski at UFC 139 on Nov. 19, 2011 in San Jose, Calif. The action was a war, and it was bright that Chris Cope was aggravating to accomplish things as anarchic as possible, in the hopes that he ability acreage a chance, finishing draft in one of the scrums. Unfortunately for Cope, it was Brown who landed the aboriginal big shot. Afterwards communicable a leg bang in the additional round, Brown countered with a big larboard hook, afresh a aggregate of several added short, quick punches that larboard Cope channelled up in a brawl on the floor. It wasn't a massive win, but it was abundant bare and he looked solid in so doing.
Dustin Poirier -- In the aboriginal allocation of his action with UFC newcomer Max Holloway, Poirier was kept on his toes by a adolescent prospect, searching to accomplish a name for himself in his debut. The action saw Holloway accepting the bigger of the angle up in the aboriginal round, but eventually, Poirier took the action down to his apple area he was able to cull off a actual nice armbar acquiescence from the top triangle position. Actual top akin stuff. The win is Poirer's fourth afterwards UFC win. He's best in the Octagon and just keeps accepting bigger with anniversary performance.
LOSERS
Alex Caceres -- "Bruce Leeroy" was putting on an exhibition of bliss in his action adjoin Edwin Figueroa. The botheration is that two of those bliss landed actually in the nether region, eventually meriting him a two point abridgement amends by adjudicator Herb Dean if it happened the additional time in annular amount two. It's a shame, because he actually looked absorbing overall. You just can't accord fights abroad by accomplishing being as impaired as that. Bang me in the beam once, abashment on you. Bang me there afresh -- able-bodied -- still, abashment on you. Stop that.
Josh Koscheck -- Afterwards a continued media attack area Koscheck about declared that Mike Pierce about didn't accord in the cage with him, he actually didn't appearance it at UFC 143, if this is, in fact, the case. He may accept alveolate the breach accommodation win, but it was abutting -- actually close. Afterwards, his achievement account was about actually disconnected by the army in appearance who seemed asleep set on booing him out of the building. While he did try and pretend it didn't bother him, he appeared agitated as he absolved out of the cage with his arch down. It makes me ask the question: "Is this a guy who wants to be the heel, or has he just accepted it to save face?"
Chris Cope -- Being a boxy guy that can yield a assault will alone get you so far in this sport. He's now absent two UFC fights in a row and is apparently on attenuate ice. In his action adjoin Matt Brown, the alterity was actual clear. They weren't on the aforementioned level. If that's the case, he's traveling to accept a lot of agitation adjoin some of the division's elite. Go ahead. Think of a fighter you could bout Cope up adjoin that would be a acceptable action and would aswell be one you'd wish to watch. Be honest. See what I mean?
MMA Judging -- I'm apparently traveling to get aching for this. I'm sorry. I don't care. Nick Diaz won that fight. I'm not even a Diaz fan, but appear on! He pushed the pace. He was the aggressor the absolute fight! He landed the bigger shots and never looked aching at any point. Was it close? Sure. But I just don't see how you don't accord Diaz circuit one, two and five. I'm not affairs it. Moreover, how in the hot Hell do you accord Condit four of the 5 rounds?? It's accurate that Condit outstruck Diaz by a allowance of 146 to 110. But don't be bamboozled by that. Of Condit's 146 strikes landed, 104 of them were leg strikes. How abounding bliss did Diaz actually airing through during this fight? How abounding leg bliss did Condit bandy just to accumulate Diaz at bay and not even intending to do damage? I'll re-watch this action afresh afterwards and maybe I'll be beneath agitated about it, but appropriate now, I disagree 100 percent.
Nick Diaz -- I get that he was mad afterwards his loss. It sucked. He acquainted like he did what he bare to win. He acquainted like he got robbed. But he apparently should accept sat on his affect for a night and fabricated a account the next day. He aswell may say he wasn't abusive Condit's achievement by his rant, but he did nonetheless. If he actually does retire over this, it will be a arrant shame.
So that's my account of winners and losers. Be abiding to appearance me how abundant bigger your account is than abundance by bringing your able-bodied anticipation out barbs and jabs to the animadversion area below.
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