The Nevada State Athletic Commission recently added the show, which will take place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, to its tentative calendar.
As UFC president Dana White recently announced, the pay-per-view headliner pits UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre (22-2 MMA, 16-2 UFC) against Strikeforce titleholder Nick Diaz (25-7 MMA, 6-4 UFC).
Only St-Pierre's title will be on the line. Diaz, in fact, will vacate his Strikeforce belt as part of a move to the UFC (though he'll have the option to return to his former home, which the UFC recently acquired, if he doesn't win the UFC title).
Monday, June 27, 2011
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St-Pierre vs Diaz: UFC 137 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas
Despite his recent insistence that a bout between current UFC champion Georges St-Pierre (22-2 MMA, 16-2 UFC) and Strikeforce title holder Nick Diaz (25-7 MMA, 6-4 UFC) was anything but a done deal, UFC president Dana White today announced the two welterweights will clash in the main event of the previously unannounced UFC 137 event.
According to White, the UFC welterweight title contest will take place Oct. 29 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.
According to White, the UFC welterweight title contest will take place Oct. 29 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.
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