Carlos Condit might have spoiled a future bout between Georges St-Pierre and Nick Diaz at UFC 143, however the champion still intends on facing Diaz in the Octagon and he will go to extreme lengths to do so.According to FiveOuncesofPain.com, UFC feathe…
Carlos Condit might have spoiled a future bout between Georges St-Pierre and Nick Diaz at UFC 143, however the champion still intends on facing Diaz in the Octagon and he will go to extreme lengths to do so.
According to FiveOuncesofPain.com, UFC featherweight Kenny Florian revealed during a segment on UFC Tonight that St-Pierre said he would be willing to relinquish the UFC welterweight in order to face Diaz. Florian said the conversation was held over a private dinner this past weekend between the two teammates after St-Pierre watched the main event at ringside.
St-Pierre is currently rehabilitating a knee injury, which forced him to pull out of his bout with the Stockton, CA native at UFC 137.
Condit would fill in as his replacement and capitalized on the opportunity when he out-struck Diaz throughout five rounds to be awarded the victory via unanimous decision. It was seen as a somewhat controversial decision, and Condit has also took a considerable amount of criticism for his strategy during the bout.
However, with a possible rematch on the horizon, St-Pierre may still get his shot at facing Diaz later this year.
Mixed martial arts has become the fastest-growing sport in the world.With the ascension of the sport, many athletes have become prominent and viable figures in popular culture today, with many gaining loyal fan followings in the process.Guys like Georg…
Mixed martial arts has become the fastest-growing sport in the world.
With the ascension of the sport, many athletes have become prominent and viable figures in popular culture today, with many gaining loyal fan followings in the process.
Guys like Georges St-Pierre have solely relied on their endeavors in the MMA world to endear themselves to the masses and as a result have become some of the biggest draws in the sport.
[Georges St-Pierre/ photo cred: Scott Petersen for MMAWeekly.com]
There was a time when I so adored Georges St-Pierre, that I could write of nothing else.To me, The UFC meant GSP—and that became the focus of my whole life. I watched all the events, of course, but I was always hoping to catch a glimpse of G…
There was a time when I so adored Georges St-Pierre, that I could write of nothing else.
To me, The UFC meant GSP—and that became the focus of my whole life. I watched all the events, of course, but I was always hoping to catch a glimpse of Georges sitting in the audience, clowning with an orange slice or stepping into the cage to announce whether or not he was impressed with a fighter’s performance.
As long as I had some hope of seeing Georges, I was content—no matter where the event was held—no matter who might be fighting—no matter what the outcome.
Watching all of the TUF series that Georges appeared in became a passion for me: I practically memorized them.
Obviously, when Georges agreed to coach opposite Josh Koscheck, I was primed for an unmatchable experience. Boy did I enjoy each episode to the max.
That naughty Josh angered me each time he plotted a new way to prank my idol. He was such a jerk that I flashed back to the seventh and eighth grade angst I had barely survived.
Why are boys that age such jerks?
Well, Josh took me back into the corners of my mind that were best left forgotten; my hero worship and dedication to Georges simply became more deeply ingrained than ever.
When one of Josh’s coaches made the statement that anyone who spent an hour with Josh Koscheck would fall in love with him, I not only scoffed—I made mock of him to anyone who would listen or read my articles on the subject.
That is the very idea.
Then finally, the date of the fight arrived. My whole family was stoked. Not just for the fight that was a given, but as the saying goes: “If mama ain’t happy, then no one ain’t happy.”
The opposite is equally true.
So, all were gathered in great harmony and anticipation for another notch to be added to the Georges’ WW belt.
Anyone who recalls the fight remembers the grueling jab fest that won the contest for Georges, and destroyed the right orbital bone of Josh Koscheck’s face.
How could anyone possibly forget—what with horror pictures of the damage circulating all over the Web?
As many of those watching, I was very convinced that the pain must have been unimaginable for Josh to bear —yet he kept on fighting.
How?
The initial injury occurred in the beginning of the very first round, even a fool could tell when it happened.
The fight progressed and every minute of my life where I experienced actual visceral pain came back to haunt me. Surgeries, injuries requiring trips to the emergency room and stitches, a light bulb exploding, sending shards of glass into my eye—all came back in a rush.
Yet as Josh continued to try in vain to fight back, swinging hopefully in the vicinity of where he thought that Georges must be—a new feeling entered my being.
Georges is such a stellar fighter, he can determine where and how a fight takes place.
Why I wondered?
Did he not have mercy on Josh and quit peppering that same spot with sharp jabs?
Georges surely could have taken the blinded Koscheck down, submitted him and put him out of his misery.
Why, Georges?
Why keep working that one-ruined spot?
Did you intend to force Josh out of fighting altogether?
Why?
Winning a fight is important to anyone, I know, but at such a dear cost as the loss of vision for one warrior?
Well, it did not take an hour of sitting down with Josh Koscheck to make me fall in love with him. The five rounds he went with Georges did it and even more. After the fight I hated Georges St-Pierre.
My whole family thought I had had another stroke or gone nuts. No one believed me—at first.
But as days and weeks went on, when I offered to give away my Brian Fox limited edition painting No. 33—it finally sank in for them.
Grandma Dee had changed allegiance from GSP to Josh Koscheck.
Truly, I was astounded at Josh’s pure strength and unlimited courage.
How on earth did he go five rounds with so much damage, limited vision and not throw in the towel or refuse to answer the bell?
Now this is the stuff that makes a real hero.
Georges could have changed his game plan and ended the fight early with Josh at such a disadvantage—but he didn’t.
At the next fight, I actually cheered when Georges held his eye after Jake Shields hit him in the eye—and he cried out: “My eye, my eye, I can’t see!”
Ah, Karma.
How did that moment feel Georges, so near to the end of the fight with Jake?
Did it compare to the twenty-five minutes of excruciating pain that Josh underwent?
Nick Diaz finally got his rematch with Carlos Condit.The outspoken Diaz was unhappy about his loss to Condit at UFC 143, publicly criticizing the judges’ decision, and threatened to retire from the sport altogether. The loss also prevented him from bei…
Nick Diaz finally got his rematch with Carlos Condit.
The outspoken Diaz was unhappy about his loss to Condit at UFC 143, publicly criticizing the judges’ decision, and threatened to retire from the sport altogether. The loss also prevented him from being awarded the UFC interim welterweight title, but more importantly, an anticipated title bout with Georges St-Pierre.
Fans also seemed to side with Diaz on the controversial outcome, labeling Condit’s performance as “boring.”
Now, after Diaz’s camp immediately requested a rematch, it looks as if a second bout will commence, as UFC President Dana Whiteconfirmed on Twitter that Diaz has agreed, and that Condit is expected to sign later this week.
Diaz will now get another opportunity to avenge his loss to Condit, and challenge St-Pierre later this year.
The UFC is taking a risk at rescheduling a rematch between the two welterweights, but the company also sees a more lucrative opportunity in the bout, especially if Diaz emerges as the winner.
The former Strikeforce welterweight champion’s stock couldn’t be any higher at this point, and the UFC will have an easier time selling Diaz and St-Pierre than before.
The UFC made the right decision to setup a rematch between Diaz and Condit, but they also made a smart decision at keeping Diaz in the title picture.
Realistically, Condit does not have the image nor the personality to appeal to fans as a recognizable fighter, but Diaz does.
And as a result, Diaz has found himself back in the Octagon against Condit one more time, in hopes of earning his long awaited title shot, in a matchup that he, St-Pierre, and the fans have been desperately seeking.
While reigning UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre congratulated Greg Jackson’s MMA teammate Carlos Condit for winning the interim UFC welterweight title at UFC 143, he is still looking forward a fight with Nick Diaz. On Monday, St-Pierre …
While reigning UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre congratulated Greg Jackson’s MMA teammate Carlos Condit for winning the interim UFC welterweight title at UFC 143, he is still looking forward a fight with Nick Diaz.
After defeating B.J. Penn at UFC 137, Diaz called out GSP by questioning whether or not the champ was truly forced off the card with an injury, of if he was just “scared” to fight the Stockton, Calif. bad boy.
GSP reacted by pleading with UFC president Dana White to book a title fight with Diaz, despite the fact that the champion was supposed to fight Condit for the 12 pounds of gold on the same card.
A bout between Diaz and St-Pierre was then booked for UFC 143, only for “Rush” to pull out of the event shortly afterwards when it was revealed he suffered a torn ACL during training.
If the current 170-pound kingpin was still not fully recovered at that point, Condit would then defend his interim title at least one time before meeting his teammate in a belt unification fight.
Carlos Condit’s win over Nick Diaz at UFC 143 hasn’t necessarily won him over with many fans as of late, even forcing UFC President Dana White to possibly consider a rematch between the two competitors while Georges St-Pierre remains out of action.But …
Carlos Condit’s win over Nick Diaz at UFC 143 hasn’t necessarily won him over with many fans as of late, even forcing UFC President Dana White to possibly consider a rematch between the two competitors while Georges St-Pierre remains out of action.
But Condit and his camp are not interested in a rematch with Diaz at this time.
Condit’s manager, Malki Kawa, appeared onThe MMA Hour earlier this week to discuss the possibility of pairing up Condit and Diaz once more. But he said “The Natural Born Killer” would rather focus on his upcoming title bout with St-Pierre.
“At this point, [a rematch] is not something we’re looking to do, we’re looking for Georges,” Kawa said.
“He won the fight. It doesn’t interest us at all.”
Condit drew a lot of criticism from fans for his game plan heading into the bout. A recipient of “Knockout of the Night” honours in his past two bouts, Condit was much more strategic in his approach as opposed to being aggressive.
Kawa defended Condit’s performance and he said the opportunity for a knockout isn’t always present. Kawa pointed out the fact that Condit out-struck Diaz in nearly every category, frustrating the former Strikeforce welterweight champion in the process.
“He picked apart a very formidable fighter,” he said.
“People are like, ‘Oh, Carlos is not a finisher,’ the guy threw how many spinning elbows? How many spinning back fists? He threw a flying knee. He tried to finish Nick Diaz when the time and the opening was there. I can’t find a flaw in his performance.”
Condit is expected to take some time off before he evaluates his next move in the Octagon. Depending on St-Pierre’s recovery time, Condit has been vocal about making one title defense.
However, as far as that title defense coming against Diaz, Kawa said neither Condit nor his camp are intrigued by the idea.
“The fans disagree [with the decision] because they got hyped up to see Nick and Georges fight each other,” he said. “Well, let them fight each other. We’ve moved on.”
There was a time when I so adored Georges St-Pierre, that I could write of nothing else.