The time has finally come for Georges St-Pierre and Nick Diaz to square off when UFC 158 takes place Saturday night at the Bell Centre in Montreal.
We take an in-depth look at the history between the two welterweights, and why their feud recently reached new heights. While some of the UFC’s best weigh in on who they think will walk away with the title.
The main event is just one of many pivotal bouts in the 170 pound division.
We look at what’s at stake for everyone involved, and breakdown the entire fight card including all seven Canadians competing.
Speaking of Canada, with UFC 161 set for Winnipeg on June 15, we go “Inside the Octagon” to run down all the fights set for the MTS Centre, plus the latest MMA headlines including why Junior Dos Santos is now preparing for a new opponent.
UFC Women’s bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey joins the show to discuss her historic win at UFC 157, who she wants to face next, her hatred for Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos, and who she thinks will come out on top between GSP and Diaz.
Don’t forget that Sportsnet has UFC 158 covered all week long with a busy week of broadcasts, beginning Monday night with a replay of the entire main card from UFC 154: St-Pierre vs Condit.
Then on Thursday three straight days of national telecasts featuring Showdown Joe Ferraro and former featherweight contender Mark Hominick begin, including the UFC 158 pre-fight press conference Thursday at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT, official weigh-ins Friday at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT, and for the first time we’ll have three straight hours of preliminary fights kicking off Saturday night at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT.
UFC CENTRAL: MONDAY MARCH 11
SHOW TIMES
SPORTSNET ONTARIO: 7:00 p.m. ET / 11:30 p.m. ET
SPORTSNET EAST: 11:30 p.m. ET
SPORTSNET WEST: 7:00 p.m. MT
SPORTSNET PACIFIC: 7:00 p.m. PT / 11:30 p.m. PT
SPORTSNET ONE: 11:00 p.m. ET
Can’t catch the first airing? UFC Central replays all week long; check out our TV schedule.
