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[VIDEO] UFC 183: Anderson Silva vs Nick Diaz highlights, blog, round-by-round updates

31st January, 2015
Date: Sunday February 1
Venue: MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Times: (All times in AEDT) UFC Fight Pass prelims 10:30am, Fox Sports prelims 12pm, Main card 2pm.
Coverage: (All coverage is LIVE) UFC Fight Pass prelims on UFC FIGHT PASS, Fox Sports prelims on Fox Sports, Main Card on pay-per-view.
Betting: Anderson Silva $1.20, Nick Diaz $4.33. Tyron Woodley $1.95, Kelvin Gastelum $1.80
Anderson Silva won after returning to the octagon for the first time since his horrific leg injury.
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FIGHT RESULTS:
Middleweight: Anderson Silva def. Nick Diaz via Unanimous decision (50-45, 49-46, 49-46)
Catchweight (180 lbs): Tyron Woodley def. Kelvin Gastelum via Split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)
Lightweight: Al Iaquinta def. Joe Lauzon via TKO (Punches) 3:34 R2
Middleweight: Thales Leites def. Tim Boetsch via Technical submission (Arm-triangle choke) 3:45 R2
Welterweight: Thiago Alves def. Jordan Mein via TKO (Body kick & punches) 0:39 R2
Women’s Bantamweight: Miesha Tate def. Sara McMann via Majority decision (29-28, 29-27, 28-28)
Middleweight: Derek Brunson def. Ed Herman via TKO (Punches) 0:36 R1
Catchweight (130lbs): John Lineker def. Ian McCall via Unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Middleweight: Rafael Natal def. Tom Watson via Unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)
Middleweight: Ildemar Alcantara def. Richardson Moreira via Split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Middleweight: Thiago Santos def. Andy Enz via TKO (Punches) 1:56 R1

Anderson Silva returns to the UFC’s octagon after his horrific injury, and will lock horns with Nick Diaz, who is making his Middleweight debut. Join us on The Roar from 10:30am (AEDT) for live commentary and round-by-round updates.

He is arguably the greatest mixed martial arts fighter of all time, and now Anderson ‘The Spider’ Silva (33-6) is set to return to the octagon for the first time since his gruesome leg-break back in December of 2013.

Standing across the cage from him is Nick Diaz (26-9, 1NC), the Californian native is also making his UFC return after his loss to then-champion Georges ‘Rush’ St-Pierre (25-2) back in July of 2013. Diaz has signed a three-fight contract with the UFC, starting with the Silva bot, which will see him move up to Middleweight for the first time.

Anderson Silva is coming off two consecutive losses to the current Middleweight champion Chris Weidman (12-0), and many question the Spiders mindset for his UFC return. Silva says he wants to get his belt back, and a win over Diaz will earn him either a third match against the Weidman, or a rematch against Vitor ‘The Phenom’ Belfort (24-10) depending on the result of their bout next month.

Silva’s family and friends wanted to see the Spider retire from MMA, and there were many who thought we would never see the greatest pound-for-pound fighter in the history of the UFC ever again.

Anderson Silva holds the record for the longest title run in UFC history, and after signing a fifteen fight contract at the age of thirty-nine, not many believe he will break his own record.

Nick Diaz returns to the octagon for the first time since 2013, and will face off against Anderson Silva in what many believe to be the biggest fight of his UFC career.

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Diaz is known for his mind-games and trash talk before, and during, fights, but he has been uncharacteristically respectful leading up to his fight against Silva, which believes he is going to win.

A win for Diaz will not only be monumental for his career, but will earn him a shot at UFC gold in his next bout.

In the co-main event Tyron ‘The Chosen One’ Woodley (14-3) will take on UFC rising star Kelvin Gastelum (10-0), in a fight which could see the rise of the next Welterweight title contender.

Both men are coming off performance of the night victories, and both will be looking to put out the other fighters flame on the road to a shot at the UFC Welterweight title.

Gastelum is undefeated in his professional MMA career, and the seventh-ranked fighter is looking to shoot into the top five with an impressive performance over third-ranked Woodley. The Chosen One will be looking to hand Gastelum his first ever loss.

Is Anderson Silva the same fighter he once was, or will Nick Diaz hand the Spider his third straight loss? Is Tyron Woodley the ‘chosen one’, or will undefeated Kelvin Gastelum take his name and earn an eleventh straight win? Join us on The Roar from 10:30am (AEDT) to find out.

Scheduled Bouts:

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UFC Fight Pass prelims (3x 5 minute rounds):

Middleweight: Thiago ‘Maretta’ Santos (9-3) vs Andy ‘Lionheart’ Enz (8-2)
Middleweight: Richardson ‘Rick Monstro’ Moreira (7-3) vs Ildemar ‘Marajo’ Alcantara (20-7)
Featherweight: Diego ‘DB’ Brandao (22-10) vs Jimy ‘The Kid’ Hettes (11-2)

Fox Sports preliminaries (3x 5 minute rounds):

Middleweight: Rafael ‘Sapo’ Natal (18-6-1) vs Tom ‘Kong’ Watson (17-7)
Flyweight: #3 Ian ‘Uncle Creepy’ McCall (13-4-1) vs #6 John ‘Hand of Stone’ Lineker (24-7)
Middleweight: Ed ‘Short Fuse’ Herman (23-10, 1NC) vs Derek Brunson (12-3)
Women’s Bantamweight: #2 Miesha ‘Cupcake’ Tate (15-5) vs #3 Sara McMann (8-1)

Main Card on Pay-Per-View (3x 5 minute rounds, main event 5x 5 minute rounds):

Welterweight: Jordan ‘Young Gun’ Mein (29-9) vs Thiago ‘Pitbull’ Alves (25-9)
Middleweight: #11 Thales Leites (24-4) vs #13 Tim ‘The Barbarian’ Boetsch (18-7)
Lightweight: Joe Lauzon (24-10) vs ‘Raging’ Al Iaquinta (10-3-1)
(Co-Main Event) Welterweight: #3 Tyron ‘The Chosen One’ Woodley (14-3) vs #7 Kelvin Gastelum (10-0)
(Main Event, 5x 5 minute rounds) Middleweight: #1 Anderson ‘The Spider’ Silva (33-6) vs Nick Diaz (27-9, 1NC)

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