Carlos Condit says "timing was perfect" for the fight against GSP
Posted on September 7, 2011, 07:00 PM by Trent ReinsmithDuring what was one of the more interesting UFC press conferences today, UFC President Dana White announced Nick Diaz was being removed from the UFC 137 fight card and would be replaced by Carlos Condit. Condit will now challenge Georges St. Pierre for the Welterweight title at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on October 29.
Condit, who had been booked to face BJ Penn on the same fight card, had the following to say via a press release from his management team. "The timing was perfect for this to all come together. First I want to thank the UFC for allowing me this opportunity and also my agent Malki Kawa who saw an opening and took advantage of it. With me already fighting on that card, I will need to make some adjustments to get ready for a new opponent, but my actual training is still right on schedule. It’s an honor to be able to fight for the Championship, especially against one of the legends of our sport in Georges St. Pierre. I’ve been fighting for nearly a decade and there has been a lot of blood, sweat and tears that have gone into that. A lot of sacrifices have been made, both personally and professionally, and I’m looking forward to showing the UFC that I am deserving of this opportunity."
Condit will bring a record of 27-5 into the cage against St. Pierre. "The Natural Born Killer" has earned stoppage victories in his last three fights, knocking out both Dan Hardy and Dong Hyun Kim in the first round and earning a third round TKO over highly-touted prospect Rory MacDonald.
Further Reading: Nick Diaz pulled from UFC 137 Headliner; Carlos Condit steps in to challenge GSP
Dong Hyun Kim vs. Carlos Condit fight at UFC 132 event in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo Credit: Scott Hirano.
Comments
I like Carlos, but GSP is just too damn much. "RUSH" by U.D.............
Rush? LMAO.
Yeah, "Rush"--His nickname.
WTF is going on with the zuffa this shit has to stop,, regardless of the fact that this also is a great fight..
This is a much better fight in my opinion. I'm not hating on GSP, but hopefully Condit catches him with one of those wicked knees when he goes in for the inevitable take down.
Read your facts before you start blaming. This is Nick Diaz's own fault for being replaced not ZUFFA.
One well rounded fighter against another. For sure this will be a great fight and I can not wait to watch it.
I am curious on who they are going to pair against BJ Penn.
its not ZUFFA,DIAZ was scared Homie
Mann Zuffa hooked the kid up.......... a SUPER FIGHT..
for the belt was getting paid Anderson money just to fight
if fought well the bonuses DAAMMMNNNNN
where did i see this...
Only fight for BJ Penn that makes sense now is if they bring Nate Marquardt back. White already ruled out Fitch as an opponent. They can't scrap penn off this card. I'm seeing this card live and I'm already devastated by the turn of events with Diaz.
carlos was champ before lets see if he can do it again i like his chances
I'm a GSP fan but also like Carlos cause he's a beast, his cardio maybe equal to st pierre and the way he knocked out hardy was awesome...and 'cause both of them were training parnets I guess they will come out with a solid gameplan for each other... damn! Want to see that fight
They never trained together apparently. Just both trained out of jacksons.
Personally I think this is a much more dangerous fight for GSP, you can tell how much this means to him, there is no way in hell Condit is gonna blow his chance, this will be a war
You're on your own man...
need a reason if you want help and others want to laugh
at you
and thats why your bob the builder, sly fox you are