UFC 154: Georges St. Pierre vs. Carlos Condit Head-to-Head
Who has a better skillset to win in Montreal, Quebec, Canada? Reigning champ Georges St. Pierre, or the Interim UFC Welterweight champion Carlos “The Natural Born Killer” Condit?
Who has a better skillset to win in Montreal, Quebec, Canada? Reigning champ Georges St. Pierre, or the Interim UFC Welterweight champion Carlos “The Natural Born Killer” Condit?
Speaking to MMAFighting.com, UFC interim Welterweight champ Carlos Condit waxes on a variety of topics surrounding his huge UFC 154 bout with Georges St-Pierre. Condit says that ring rust shouldn’t be as much a factor as many people think, but he does wonder about the strength o GSP’s surgically repaired knee. He touches on the subject of Anderson Silva being at the fight, and how many may be focused on GSP’s future superfight with Silva rather than the task at hand in Condit. The Natural Born Killer
Much of the focus and speculation of the MMA world remains centered on the November 17th return of Welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre from a devastating knee injury. Set to face interim champ Carlos Condit in his hometown of Montreal, the fight is one of the most anticipated bouts of 2012. Adding to the intrigue are the many variables involved here, as GSP comes in off an almost 19-month layoff after a lengthy rehabilitation. Condit has fought only once this year, taking the famous decision from Nick
(“OK guys, the winner gets an interim belt, the loser has to purchase a replica from Wal-Mart. I…
With betting odds just recently coming out for November’s long-awaited return of UFC Welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre, the discussion of his bout with Carlos Condit begins to heat up. Medically cleared to fight yesterday, GSP has come in as a quite sizable favorite over the interim champ Condit. Perhaps this has something to do with the huge amount of controversy stemming from Condit’s acquiring of the interim belt over Nick Diaz. More likely, it has something to do with the long reign of St.
UFC Interim Welterweight champion Carlos Condit has been the subject of much debate lately, stemming from his decision to wait for a fight with titleholder Georges St. Pierre. Hoping for GSP to be back by November, some support his decision while others believe he should defend his belt once while the true champ heals. Today, a new twist on the story has arisen. Carlos Condit has come and stated that if GSP suffers a setback in rehabilitation, he will accept a fight in November regardless. This finding may
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Yesterday, UFC 143 brought us a new Interim Welterweight titleholder with Carlos Condit’s decision victory over the favored Nick Diaz. While many view this victory as controversial and perhaps even unwarranted, there are several reasons to view Condit’s performance as nothing short of masterful, and at the end of the day, he walked away with the belt on Saturday. Let’s take a look at why Condit’s victory was a great performance in the Octagon on Saturday.
First of all, Condit landed more overall
Leading up to UFC 143 many thought that Nick Diaz and Carlos Condit would be a striking battle with two of the most accomplished strikers in the Welterweight division just throwing down and going for it. Things didn’t exactly go that way, instead Carlos Condit used a perfect game plan to counter Nick Diaz’s style and take home the interim UFC Welterweight title after the five round battle.
Questions after seeing Nick Diaz vs. Carlos Condit:
-Did the UFC just see a lot of pay per view buys
Nick Diaz and Carlos Condit will meet on Saturday night to determine who will wear the interim UFC Welterweight title. The current UFC Welterweight Champion, Georges St, Pierre is currently recovering from knee surgery and took some time out of his rehab and training to offer his thoughts on the upcoming bout.
CHEERING FOR THE ENEMY“I respect Carlos Condit, but I want Diaz to win. It will be a weird feeling, sitting at the Mandalay Bay wanting Nick Diaz to win. I want this fight with Diaz so badly,