UFC Welterweight Bout: Carlos Condit vs. Johny Hendricks
Odds: ( +115 Condit / -145 Hendricks )
Betting Pick: Condit
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In the semi-main event of UFC 158, former UFC Interim Welterweight champion “The Natural Born Killer” Carlos Condit faces surging prospect Johny Hendricks. Condit is firmly cemented as one of the top Welterweight contenders in the company, but Hendricks has been blazing his way through the ranks with solid wrestling and heavy-handed boxing. A win for Hendricks here puts him firmly in the title shot picture, so there is a lot on the line for both guys in this contest.
Johny Hendricks is one of the UFC’s most exciting up-and-coming Welterweight stars. He burst onto the UFC scene by destroying Ultimate Fighter winner Amir Sadollah with strikes and has continued to move up through the ranks, with his only setback being a unanimous decision loss to skilled wrestler Rick Story. Since the Story fight, though, Hendricks has continued to grow by leaps and bounds as a fighter. He is a solid wrestler with a passable ground game, but his real strength is his devastating punching power. Hendricks is a tough guy who is hard to control, has a great chin, and every punch he throws has fight-ending potential.
“The Natural Born Killer” Carlos Condit is one of the most versatile and effective Welterweights in the UFC. While he failed in his bid to dethrone Welterweight kingpin Georges St. Pierre, he is nevertheless one of the division’s most prolific competitors. Condit is a natural finisher who can end fights standing and on the ground. Of his 28 career wins, only two came by way of decision, with 13 each coming by knockout and submission. Condit is not just effective in every aspect of the fight game, he is dangerous.
This is a very tough fight to call. Both of these guys have the potential to finish the other, but I think the edge ultimately goes to Condit just because he is more experienced and has a more complete fighting style. Hendricks may enjoy an edge in punching power, but Condit is more than capable of winning by knockout as well. When you add in Condit’s superior grappling and the fact that, like all Greg Jackson fighters, he tends to fight very smart and cautiously, I think he is going to prove too tough a challenge for the up and comer. Hendricks will be one of the key figures in the UFC Welterweight division for years to come, but right now I think Condit is just a little too experienced and a little too versatile. Condit by unanimous decision.
Prediction: Carlos Condit by Unanimous Decision.
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