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UFC notebook: Nick Diaz goes off again; Johny Hendricks gets title shot with win: Thursday, March 14, 2013; Diaz lets his mouth run some more at Montreal press conference; By Case Keefer; Say this much for Nick Diaz: In the rare instances when he does decide to show up for media functions, he makes it worth everyone’s while. A day after skipping an open workout, Diaz arrived on time and participated in the UFC 158 pre-fight press conference Thursday at the Bell Centre.

Photo: Carlos Condit throws a spinning left at Nick Diaz

UFC 158 breakdown, betting odds and picks: Thursday, March 14, 2013; Fighting: Looking beyond the much-publicized main event for wagering opportunities; By Case Keefer; The hysteria surrounding Georges St. Pierre and Nick Diaz has severely affected rest of the fights scheduled at Saturday’s UFC 158. It’s taken away from fights that, according to oddsmakers, should prove exponentially more competitive than the main event. Although St. Pierre is already higher than a 5-to-1 favorite over Diaz in some spots, the three bouts directly below the welterweight championship match on the pay-per-view card from Montreal’s Bell Centre are all near pick’em at sports books.

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A detailed timeline of the feud between Georges St. Pierre and Nick Diaz: Tuesday, March 12, 2013; UFC 158: Looking back at the events that brought Saturday's fight in Montreal to life; By Case Keefer; Not many fights in UFC history approach the level of animosity that will be on display Saturday when Nick Diaz challenges Georges St. Pierre for the welterweight championship.

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Fed-up Nick Diaz rips into Georges St. Pierre verbally before UFC 158: Thursday, March 7, 2013; St. Pierre unamused with Diaz calling him pampered; By Case Keefer; Like an active volcano that’s bubbled under the surface for the last few centuries, everyone knew it was only a matter of time before Nick Diaz erupted again. An outburst finally registered Thursday afternoon on a conference call previewing his UFC 158 welterweight title fight against Georges St. Pierre next week.

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Anderson Silva will headline UFC's Fourth of July weekend card again: Wednesday, March 6, 2013; Three other bouts also announced for International Fight Week event; By Case Keefer; Turns out the sport’s consensus best fighter will headline the first two versions of International Fight Week. The UFC announced Wednesday that middleweight champion Anderson Silva (33-4 MMA, 16-0) would defend his belt against Chris Weidman (9-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) on Saturday, July 6, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

UFC 158: A glance at the Georges St. Pierre-headlined card on deck: Tuesday, March 5, 2013; Fighting: Nick Diaz testing Dana White's limits once again ahead of Montreal showdown; By Case Keefer; It almost happened again. UFC President Dana White nearly pulled Nick Diaz out of a long awaited bout with Georges St. Pierre for a second time after the embattled fighter skipped media obligations.

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Adding to his legend, Wanderlei Silva slugs way past Brian Stann in Tokyo: Sunday, March 3, 2013; Silva pulls off upset in UFC on Fuel TV 8 main event; By Case Keefer; The inspirator beat the inspired; the past-his-prime veteran topped the ascending favorite. The legend rose again. “The Axe Murderer” slayed “The All American”. Wanderlei Silva added another unforgettable moment to his heap of accomplishments in mixed martial arts, knocking out Brian Stann at 4:08 of the second round in the main event of Saturday night’s UFC on Fuel TV 8.

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Japan serves as Hector Lombard's proving grounds at UFC on Fuel TV 8: Friday, March 1, 2013; Wanderlei Silva, Brian Stann headline Saturday's free-television card; By Case Keefer; Out of everything that could have happened in Hector Lombard’s first nine months with the UFC, his current situation was perhaps among the most improbable. Lombard’s worth should receive some clarity Saturday in Tokyo, where he meets Yushin Okami in a main-card bout at UFC on Fuel TV 8.

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UFC making long-term commitment to women's fighting: Monday, February 25, 2013; With 10 fighters already signed, UFC hopes to add five more female bantamweights soon; By Case Keefer; Those who didn’t know any better probably thought a particular group tagging along for all of the UFC 157 festivities last week was a part of Ronda Rousey’s entourage. Four women received prime seating at everything from the press conference to the fight card, where Rousey submitted Liz Carmouche with an armbar at 4:49 of the first round in the UFC’s inaugural female fight.

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Much to Dan Henderson's dismay, Lyoto Machida snags title shot at UFC 157: Sunday, February 24, 2013; Judges side with Machida in close, uneventful co-main event; By Case Keefer; Dan Henderson shook Dana White’s hand, congratulated Liz Carmouche on a great fight and walked right past Lyoto Machida without a word or gesture. Henderson bailed from the UFC 157 post-fight press conference early after his split-decision loss (29-28, 29-28, 28-29) to Machida. He allotted just enough time to give Machida’s performance in the co-main event a scathing review before his exit.

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Ronda Rousey overwhelmed by response and experience at UFC 157: Sunday, February 24, 2013; Inaugural UFC women's fight full of back-and-forth action; By Case Keefer; The camera crew wanted Ronda Rousey to keep walking, to triumphantly coast out of the arena with a belt around her waist and a smile adorning her face like every other UFC champion before her. A group of female fans congregated by the railing where Rousey exited the octagon after beating Liz Carmouche with a first-round submission by arm bar had other plans. They screamed and waved their cameras in hopes to get the UFC women’s bantamweight champion’s attention.

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UFC 157 blog: Ronda Rousey capitalizes on historic night with another arm bar: Saturday, February 23, 2013; Lyoto Machida ekes out win over Dan Henderson in co-main event; By Case Keefer; The distractions failed. The result stayed the same. Ronda Rousey was the most in-demand athlete in the history of the UFC over the last two weeks, and she showed why in the promotion’s first-ever female fight Saturday night at the Honda Center. Rousey capped off UFC 157 with a first-round submission victory by arm bar, making Liz Carmouche her seventh opponent to fall to an identical fate.

UFC 157 weigh-in: Rousey, Carmouche raring to go with historic bout now official: Friday, February 22, 2013; One fighter misses weight in front of overflow crowd at Honda Center; By Case Keefer; Ronda Rousey glared at challenger Liz Carmouche throughout the weigh-in process Friday all the way through the usual posed photo opportunities.

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Take Five: What to watch for beyond the headliners at UFC 157: Friday, February 22, 2013; Fighters pressured by UFC's roster purge; By Case Keefer; The UFC took some of the focus off the media blitz it’s experiencing ahead of the first-ever women’s fight at Saturday’s UFC 157 with a late February firing frenzy.

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UFC 157: Where to watch in Las Vegas: Thursday, February 21, 2013; By Allison Duck; "It’s tiiiiiiiiime"… for the ladies to have their turn in the UFC spotlight. Find out where to watch locally.

Nick Diaz fails to back up years worth of talk

A welterweight title fight that felt incredibly different wound up remarkably the same. Georges St. Pierre manhandled nemesis Nick Diaz with his wrestling. St. Pierre won every round on every judges' scorecard in Montreal for his sixth straight unanimous-decision victory. Diaz had preached his superiority over St. Pierre for years, but when he finally got his chance, he looked as helpless as all the other challengers to the 170-pound division's throne in the last six years. St. Pierre's consistency continued to amaze. Now it's on to Johny Hendricks, who defeated Carlos Condit in the evening's co-main event. Could he be the one to finally threaten St. Pierre?

Main Card Results
Winner	Loser	Method
Georges St. Pierre	Nick Diaz	Unanimous Decision
Johny Hendricks	Carlos Condit	Unanimous Decision
Jake Ellenberger	Nate Marquardt	Knockout
Chris Camozzi	Nick Ring	Split Decision
Mike Ricci	Colin Fletcher	Unanimous Decision

Date	Event	Headlining Match	Location
June 22	WBA Welterweight Title	Paulie Malignaggi vs. Adrien Broner	Brooklyn, N.Y.
July 6	UFC 162	Anderson Silva vs. Chris Weidman	Las Vegas: MGM Grand Garden Arena
July 27	UFC on Fox 8	Demetrious Johnson vs. John Moraga	Seattle
August 3	UFC 163	Jose Aldo vs. Anthony Pettis	Rio de Janeiro
August 17	UFC on Fox Sports 1 card	Mauricio "Shogun" Rua vs. Chael Sonnen	Boston
August 28	UFC on Fox Sports 1 card	Carlos Condit vs. Martin Kampmann II	Indianapolis
August 31	UFC 164	Benson Henderson vs. T.J. Grant	Milwaukee