Despite the initial offer from Josh Koscheck earlier this week, Carlos Condit only wants to face Georges St-Pierre.
“The Natural Born Killer” was pulled from UFC 137 after learning that St-Pierre was forced to withdraw after suffering a knee injury. BJ Penn and Nick Diaz will now headline the event.
Although he is physically prepared to compete next weekend, taking any other bout wouldn’t have have the same value as a title bout right now.
“It’s in my heart to fight, but logically, I need to be patient,” Condit told ESPN.com. “No matter who the opponent was–right now, a fight against anyone other than Georges wouldn’t make sense.”
Although history shows us that waiting for a title shot always the best option, Condit seems to be in a good position momentarily as it was learned the champion’s injury is not severe and should be able to resume training in four weeks.
The UFC has not rescheduled the title bout but given St-Pierre’s current time table, it is expected Condit will challenge St-Pierre early next year.
Luckily, for both fighters, they have more time to prepare and implement any strategies they intend to use. Condit might be disappointed to not be able to compete next weekend, but he is content with the extended layoff.
“I was ready to fight,” he said. “The layoff isn’t huge, but, you know, it’s kind of a crappy situation all around.”
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