According to Georges St-Pierre, Carlos Condit is the No.1 contender for the UFC welterweight title.While it might not be the title bout fans had hoped for, St-Pierre believes he is facing the perennial contender at 170 pounds.St-Pierre, who was a speci…
According to Georges St-Pierre, Carlos Condit is the No.1 contender for the UFC welterweight title.
While it might not be the title bout fans had hoped for, St-Pierre believes he is facing the perennial contender at 170 pounds.
St-Pierre, who was a special guest on FOX Sports, spoke about his upcoming title bout and had nothing but praise for his opponent.
“Condit is very good. I truly believe he is the No.1 contender,” St-Pierre said.
“He’s beaten some of the best guys, a lot of the best guys he’s knocked them out cold, and he deserves a title shot.”
Condit was favoured over original opponent, Nick Diaz, after the Strikeforce welterweight champion failed to appear at a pre-fight press conference for UFC 137.
St-Pierre said he was confused by Diaz’s antics but the UFC was not going to risk promoting the Stockton native if he was wasn’t doing his job to sell the fight.
As a result, Diaz was demoted to the co-main event against BJ Penn.
St-Pierre is content with facing Condit, and despite being training partners, neither of them will seek assistance from head trainer Greg Jackson.
Jackson, who has been instrumental in both St-Pierre’s and Condit’s respective careers, said he would not take sides between the two teammates and he will not involve himself in their upcoming bout.
“He’s not going to be in my corner and he’s not going to work out with Condit and I, so he’s going to watch the fight on T.V that night and he’s going to enjoy the show,” he said.
St-Pierre understands the lack of interest surrounding this bout, but he is not looking past Condit as a credible contender.
Should he get past Condit, St-Pierre doesn’t rule out the possibility of facing Diaz.
“Nick Diaz was the fight everyone wanted to see, including myself, I wanted to fight the guy a lot, but what happened I cannot do nothing,” he said. “I might fight him another day.”
After a blockbuster week that saw UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones successfully defend his belt at UFC 135 against Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, there were plenty of other news items that took center stage.UFC President Dana White briefly announce…
After a blockbuster week that saw UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones successfully defend his belt at UFC 135 against Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, there were plenty of other news items that took center stage.
UFC President Dana White briefly announced a highly-anticipated showdown between light heavyweights Phil Davis and Lyoto Machida, only to pull back the news almost immediately.
Consensus No. 1-ranked female fighter Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos will return to Strikeforce to defend her 145-pound title on Dec. 17.
UFC welterweight kingpin Georges St-Pierre announced that he will be training with former challenger Dan Hardy in preparation for his UFC 137 title defense against Carlos Condit.
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UFC Live: Cruz vs. Johnson debuts a bantamweight matchup between current champion Dominick Cruz against the No. 1 contender in Demetrious Johnson from the Verizon Center in Washington D.C. on October 1.Other main card action includes a heavyweight matc…
UFC Live: Cruz vs. Johnson debuts a bantamweight matchup between current champion Dominick Cruz against the No. 1 contender in Demetrious Johnson from the Verizon Center in Washington D.C. on October 1.
Other main card action includes a heavyweight matchup between the talented kick-boxer Pat “HD” Barry and Stefan “Skyscraper” Struve.
Welterweight action ensues with the return of Anthony “Rumble” Johnson as he clashes against the man who derailed Rick Story’s contender spot for the welterweight championship, Charlie Brenneman.
Rounding out the main card action is a lightweight duel between “Handsome” Matt Wiman and Mac Danzig.
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The fourth installment of ranking the UFC divisional roster has found its way to one of Zuffa’s most entertaining divisions.The Welterweight division is the UFC’s largest division, boasting an amazing 59 fighters on its roster.The division is host to s…
The fourth installment of ranking the UFC divisional roster has found its way to one of Zuffa’s most entertaining divisions.
The Welterweight division is the UFC’s largest division, boasting an amazing 59 fighters on its roster.
The division is host to some of the best pound-for-pound fighters and has a great mixture of up-and-comers and veterans, making the Welterweight division one of the most exciting divisions in all of mixed martial arts.
The same rules apply from the prior articles. I hope you enjoy.
For rankings of the other divisions, click the corresponding links below.
UFC welterweight Carlos Condit has always had an undying belief in his ability to overcome obstacles.At UFC 137, to be held October 29 in Las Vegas, Condit will face the biggest obstacle of his career against welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre.The…
UFC welterweight Carlos Condit has always had an undying belief in his ability to overcome obstacles.
At UFC 137, to be held October 29 in Las Vegas, Condit will face the biggest obstacle of his career against welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre.
The idea that everything happens for a reason means a lot to Condit, who was granted the UFC title shot after Nick Diaz was pulled from the main event for missing multiple scheduled press conferences.
Originally slated to face B.J. Penn on the same card, Condit was bumped to the main event and received the opportunity of a lifetime––challenging St-Pierre for the world title.
He reminisces about one of the best phone calls he ever received from his manager, Malki Kawa—
“Um, I was blown away, I got pretty emotional. I started to tear up, which was pretty awesome because I was in public. I had to try to compose myself thinking of all the hard work that got me to this point,” Condit told Buddhasport in an exclusive interview.
Condit has certainly earned the spotlight. He is coming off four consecutive wins over Jake Ellenberger, Dan Hardy, Dong Hyun Kim and Rory MacDonald.
The wins over Ellenberger and MacDonald were especially impressive. Ellenberger recently knocked out former pound-for-pound standout Jake Shields, and MacDonald is already drawing St-Pierre comparisons.
“After I beat them and they keep doing well and dominating like they have been, it makes my wins over them even better. But even when I fought them, I knew that they were the real deal and would go far because they both gave me problems at certain times during those fights,” said Condit.
Despite his recent success, fans are starting to question the nature of this matchup from a psychological perspective.
Condit and St-Pierre are both affiliated with Jackson’s MMA, and it’s always interesting to know who had the upper hand during training sessions.
“We never actually [trained together]. There was a time or two when we were training in the gym at the same time, but I think we kind of seen this fight on the horizon. We were always cool and always friendly with each other, but he would kind of be doing his thing and I would be doing my own thing. We have never sparred and that would be the best way to know somebody’s style,” Condit said.
In other words, neither fighter holds any underlying knowledge about the other’s game plan. Condit and St-Pierre will enter the octagon on October 29 as fresh opponents, who just so happen to train at the same gym.
St-Pierre will undoubtedly enter the bout as a huge favorite, but as history has shown, it’s rather unwise to underestimate a fighter like Condit. He has solid technical striking and knockout power to threaten St-Pierre while standing. If taken down, Condit is constantly active from his back, working short strikes, sweeps and submissions.
But Condit’s greatest attribute is his heart. Regardless of how the rounds are going, he is never really out of a fight.
A fight with Condit is always nasty, and he plans on proving to the world that he is the best 170-pound fighter out there.
“Training has been going awesome, the best camp of my career for sure,” said Condit.
“I’ve always been a big fan of Georges. I’ve admired his style and kind of the way he carries himself, and I’m honored to get in there and challenge him for the belt and step in the cage with him. With all that aside, I think that I’m the best welterweight in the world, and I’ve been trying to prove that every single time I get in there, and this fight is going to be no different.”
Recently Georges “Rush” St-Pierre let the whole world know through Twitter that he was bringing Dan Hardy, a man he has beat, in to help him train for his upcoming fight against Carlos Condit at UFC 137. Dan Hardy, a fighter who is on a fou…
Recently Georges “Rush” St-Pierre let the whole world know through Twitter that he was bringing Dan Hardy, a man he has beat, in to help him train for his upcoming fight against Carlos Condit at UFC 137.
Dan Hardy, a fighter who is on a four-fight losing streak, has not only lost to GSP but to Condit as well. So one must beg the question, “Why in the world is GSP bringing Hardy in to his fight camp?”
St-Pierre is a fighter who is constantly evolving. He’s always looking for anyone who can teach him something new.
However, with his last four fights all going to decision, many people have been questioning GSP’s ability to finish fights.
Hardy is a fighter known for an aggressive, in your face, head-hunting style (although he hasn’t knocked out anyone in his past six fights). It’s a fighting style many fans wish GSP displayed.
So is GSP bringing in Hardy to help him get his killer instinct back? No. No he isn’t.
GSP is doing it because it affords him a great opportunity to train with a man who has fought both Condit and himself, and to get inside of Condit’s head.
Mostly, it’s to get inside of Condit’s head.
GSP is a smart fighter, and while he’d like to go out and finish every fight with a knockout, he’d still rather come away with the win.
Sure, Hardy might be able to give him some valuable bits of information, but GSP’s main goal here is to make Condit question his own fight plan.
Rush wants Condit to come into the fight asking himself if what he normally does will work. It’s genius.
A big part of this sport is a fighters mental stability going into the fight. Any fighter will tell you that they get nervous before a fight, but going in questioning your training is a big deal.
“Rampage” Jackson attributed his loss to Jones at UFC 135 with not following through on his game plan, and doubting his pre-fight training.
Condit had originally been training to fight B.J. Penn before things got switched around and he was given his shot at the title.
Now GSP has thrown another wrench in Condit’s gears by giving him yet another thing to question in his fight preparedness.
So as much as we may want GSP to be teaming up with Hardy because he’s looking to put Condit to sleep, he’s not. He’s simply doing what he’s always done, and that’s fighting smart.
According to Georges St-Pierre, Carlos Condit is the No.1 contender for the UFC welterweight title.