Carlos Condit Hunting Robbie Lawler For UFC 200 Rematch
UFC 195 produced one of the craziest five round wars in UFC welterweight history, as Robbie Lawler and Carlos Condit traded leather in the main event. The champion Lawler managed to take home the split decision win at the end of the bout, but it wasn’t without some shaky moments along the way. In vintage fashion, ‘The Natural Born Killer’ scored with a variety of creative striking techniques, using a high volume approach with nimble footwork to try and avoid the power strikes of ‘Ruthless.’
Unfortunately for Condit, fighting for his second time in a 170-pound title fight (minus the interim bout), his style did not please the majority of the judges. Many debated the fact ‘NBK’ lost, and punch stats might concur, but the undeniable fact was the power shots from Lawler swaying the judges. The bout was so intense toward the final round that you could barely hear Joe Rogan and Mike Goldberg, and they were screaming.
Although Lawler came out on top, there are two points glaring in the case of Condit; one is that he can do more than hang with the elite, the second is the fact ‘NBK’ is perhaps the most entertaining fighter on the roster, along side Lawler himself. Speaking with FOX Sports, the Greg Jackson‘s product reveals that UFC matchmakers might be close to announcing a rematch with ‘Ruthless’ at UFC 200, which would literally blow our minds if it transpires.
“It’s a little bit of a waiting game. That’s basically what the UFC told me. Give them a few weeks to kind of figure stuff out and we’ll just see where it goes from there. It’s a little crazy right now. There’s an argument that could be made for a lot of different guys getting a title shot. I think I have one of the strongest arguments but it’s kind of crazy right now. I don’t think anybody would be sad about them making that matchup. I understand there’s other fights they might want to make and that’s basically want they told me, but I’m going to stay in shape. You know how this sport is, people get hurt, people back out of fights. If that happens in this situation, I’ll be ready to step in and fill in for the challenger. I don’t think anybody would be sad about that.”
Pray to the MMA gods, pray long and hard people.
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