By <a href="mailto:howie@mmanews.com">Chris Howie</a> <Br>
MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer<Br><Br>

UFC 143 takes place tonight, Saturday February 4th, from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, NV with the main portion of the card featuring a main event of Nick Diaz facing Carlos Condit.<Br><Br>

With fights airing tonight on Facebook, FX, and finally PPV, we'll keep you up to date with the latest results:<Br><Br>

Main Card (Live on PPV)<Br><Br>

Carlos Condit defeated Nick Diaz via unanimous decision<Br>

By <a href="mailto:howie@mmanews.com">Chris Howie</a> <Br>
MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer<Br><Br>

Georges St. Pierre will be in Las Vegas this weekend and you can expect to see him in the cage at the conclusion of the nights main event.<Br><Br>

Nick Diaz and Carlos Condit will fight for the interim UFC Welterweight Title and St. Pierre will be anxiously watching to see who he will face later this year.<Br><Br>

GSP talked about the post fight confrontation this week:<Br><Br>

"I don't like to be there.

<B>By MATT BOONE<BR>
MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer</B><BR><BR>

The following are the complete results from the official weigh-ins for Saturday's UFC 143: "Diaz vs. Condit" event, which emanates from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.<BR><BR>

<B>FX Preliminary Fights:</B><BR><BR>

-Jorge Lopez (169 lbs.) vs. Matt Riddle (170 lbs.)<BR>
-Matt Brown (170 lbs.) vs. Chris Cope (171 lbs.)<BR>
-Alex "Bruce Leeroy" Caceres (136 lbs.) vs.

By <a href="mailto:howie@mmanews.com">Chris Howie</a> <Br>
MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer<Br><Br>

Love him or hate him, Nick Diaz is one of the top welterweight fighters in the world today and although he may not always do things the way the UFC wants him to, that's just the way he is.<Br><Br>

Diaz explained his fighting mentality and gave his perspective on the sport this week:<Br><Br>

"You see me. What you see is what you get," he said during Wednesday's open workouts in Las Vegas.

By <a href="mailto:howie@mmanews.com">Chris Howie</a> <Br>
MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer<Br><Br>

Carlos Condit steps into the cage Saturday night with the opportunity to become the interim UFC Welterweight Champion but standing in his way in his way is the former Strikeforce Welterweight Champ, Nick Diaz.<Br><Br>

Condit spoke to Yahoo this week about the fight and discussed why fighting is his favorite thing to do in the world, something his opponent Nick Diaz is also quite fond of:<Br><Br>

“It’s not what you say or how you act

By <a href="mailto:howie@mmanews.com">Chris Howie</a> <Br>
MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer<Br><Br>

With Georges St. Pierre out due to injury, UFC 143 will play host to a new interim champion that will be crowned Saturday night in Las Vegas when Nick Diaz and Carlos Condit square off.<Br><Br>

St.

The MFC released the following statement this week after cutting three of their fighters for failed weigh in's prior to MFC 32 on January 27th:<Br><Br>

The Maximum Fighting Championship has released Antonio McKee, Brian Cobb, and James Haddad from their contracts with the organization.<Br><Br>

McKee and Cobb were both slated to compete for the MFC lightweight title at MFC 32: Bitter Rivals on Jan.

By <a href="mailto:howie@mmanews.com">Chris Howie</a> <Br>
MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer<Br><Br>

Fabricio Werdum will make his return to the UFC this weekend at UFC 143 and takes on Roy Nelson in a heavyweight match up in Las Vegas.<Br><Br>

Werdum discussed the bout this week in an interview with Globo and discussed the keys to victory in the fight:<br><Br>

"I can tell you that he'll need to keep his hands up, because a knockout might happen. He'll need to keep his hands way up, in high guard.

By <a href="mailto:howie@mmanews.com">Chris Howie</a> <Br>
MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer<Br><Br>

The days following Alistair Overeem's successful UFC debut were not all rosy as news broke this week that the number one heavyweight contender was charged with one count of misdemeanor battery related to an inside that took place in Las Vegas New Year's Eve weekend.<Br><Br>

Overeem was not arrested but instead issued a citation and has been ordered to court where he could face up to 6 months in jail and fines.

By <a href="mailto:howie@mmanews.com">Chris Howie</a> <Br>
MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer<Br><Br>

It's likely only a matter of time before a light heavyweight match up is made between former light heavyweight champions Tito Ortiz and Forrest Griffin as the two continue to discuss the possibility of matching up this summer.<Br><Br>

Ortiz, who has gone on record to state that he will be retiring this July has shown interest in match ups against Chuck Liddell(already retired) and Forrest Griffin with the preference shifting towards Griffin ove