Feb 13, 2012 - Interim UFC welterweight champion Carlos Condit refuted Monday a recent claim from the "Diaz Brothers" Twitter account that he accepted a rematch against Nick Diaz only after learning of Diaz’s drug test failure.
On the contrary, Condit, speaking to host Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour, said he’s disappointed that Diaz tested positive for marijuana following their UFC 143 fight since it jeopardizes a potential rematch.
Condit on the night of the fight felt he dominated and won a well-deserved decision. But after watching it on tape, he reconsidered that the fight could have gone either way and since it was so close, "I was looking forward to doing it again."
Condit recalls receiving a phone call Tuesday morning from UFC president Dana White.
"We talked about a rematch," Condit said. "It’s a fight a lot of people want to see. And I agreed with him. After the criticism and flack I took, I was motivated to shut people up." Condit told White he'd "love" a rematch, but received another phone call that evening from White, this time informing him of Diaz's drug test failure.
Feedback from the fight has been across the board and Condit admits he's new to the criticism, as he feels he usually wins over the crowd by the end of the night.
"Whether you’re a fan of my opponent or a fan of me, after the fight, I’m a fan favorite," he said.
After heavy promotion for an exciting finish, Condit won by unanimous decision, the second time in his 28 wins where he did not finish with a (T)KO or a submission. He acknowledges he might have won some fans at UFC 143, but also lost some fans as well.
Condit said he's proud of the way he implemented the gameplan of constant movement to avoid wild exchanges with Diaz.
"I thought I fought a damn good fight," he said.
It remains uncertain the extent Diaz will be disciplined. But if Diaz is available to fight and if Georges St-Pierre takes longer to recover than anticipated, Condit's up for another five rounds with the former Strikeforce champ.
"I’m in this game to fight big fights and to fight the best in the world," Condit said. "Nick’s one of the best in the world. It’s something the fans would like to see. I’m willing to give Nick a rematch."
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I think it goes to show, besides the fact that Carlos seems to be a reasonable fighter/person, that after rewatching the fight he had his own doubts about his unanimous win.
by xcoastiedoc on Feb 13, 2012 4:24 PM EST reply actions
I told you it wouldn't sit well with CARLOS
I knew once he relaxed and saw the fight that Jackson running tag crap wouldn’t feel right to him. He’s a fighter! (but Diaz in 2 in a toe to toe)
by buddhakiller on Feb 14, 2012 3:26 PM EST up reply actions
i have a renewed respect for condit.
He wants to be the definitive winner. The criticism mighht have got to him. Plus the wait time on g.s.p.
by XingYi on Feb 13, 2012 4:33 PM EST via mobile reply actions 1 recs
I think it's the fact that he is being compared ot this
It doesn't matter what your name is!! The Rock will take your roody-poo candy ass to the corner of Know your role Boulevard and Jabroni Drive and check you in to the smackdown hotel!! If you smell what The Rock is cookin'!!
by Garbanzo on Feb 14, 2012 2:59 PM EST up reply actions
Criticism got to him. He had doubts about the decision from the moment the fight ended. He didn’t want the fight all along- t’s very convenient to claim that now that Diaz can’t fight.
by ta0paipai on Feb 13, 2012 4:38 PM EST reply actions
How convenient it is for Nick not to have to get beat twice,
you sad hater. He clearly said he had no doubts until he rewatched it later, then he agreed it was closer than he thought. Read first, then think, then write.
What's this war in the heart of nature? Why does nature vie with itself? The land contend with the sea? Is there an avenging power in nature? Not one power, but two?
by Kwisatz Haderach on Feb 13, 2012 7:55 PM EST up reply actions
who said Diaz can't fight?
The commission has not made a decision yet, and also, someone else mentioned that he could get to fight in another country or something of sort, why are you taking smack just to talk bro?
by venomzx on Feb 13, 2012 8:00 PM EST up reply actions
This may be one of the saddest fucking excuses I've heard all week.
In no part does he question his win and every major analyst from Bas, Anik, and Schiavello, to every MMA site scored the fight in his favor. Based on what’s happened in the past they’ll likely shelf-him for 6-12 months since it’s a repeat offense.
by doomrider7 on Feb 13, 2012 8:05 PM EST up reply actions
Condit, saying that the fight was close...
… is not the same thing as saying he has “doubts about his unanimous win”.
Me, stating the obvious, for the benefit of the benighted, once again.
"Ultimately, martial art means honestly expressing yourself... it is easy for me to put on a show and be cocky, or I could show you some really fancy movement... But to express oneself honestly, not lying to oneself, and to express myself honestly... Now that, my friend, is very hard to do."
-Lee Jun-fan
by Spoiler on Feb 13, 2012 4:49 PM EST reply actions
Diaz fans...
…don’t get subtlety and nuamce. It’s all conspiracy theories and victim mentality.
by DocCassidy on Feb 13, 2012 5:13 PM EST up reply actions
@spoiler
Well, even Condit’s smart enough to phrase it so he’s not putting the hangmans noose around his own neck. Condit never stood there waiting for the judges decision with any look of confidence on his face that he deserved that victory. He knew then and knows now….you still don’t know anything!
by xcoastiedoc on Feb 13, 2012 6:37 PM EST up reply actions
Or...
You’re just molding the argument in your favor like Cesar did. How anyone takes ANYTHING he says is beyond me. The whole thing was such obvious BS I’m depressed ANYONE believed him.
by doomrider7 on Feb 13, 2012 8:07 PM EST up reply actions
Great. Now you've hurt my feelings...
"Ultimately, martial art means honestly expressing yourself... it is easy for me to put on a show and be cocky, or I could show you some really fancy movement... But to express oneself honestly, not lying to oneself, and to express myself honestly... Now that, my friend, is very hard to do."
-Lee Jun-fan
by Spoiler on Feb 14, 2012 12:35 PM EST up reply actions
It's a moot point...
I listened to his interview and didn’t really care what he had to say. It doesn’t matter if he would/would not have actually done it.
https://twitter.com/#!/StevenCrocker
by steven1crocker on Feb 13, 2012 4:55 PM EST reply actions
Yeah the fight was close
But you can still win every round in a close fight, and that’s what he did. Condit may have his doubts because he likes to finish, but no matter how he feels, the stats speak for themselves. I won’t lie, I wanted to see a rematch, but I would’ve been ok without it. Now we gotta wait for GSP to lie on top of Condit for 5 rounds in a match none of us will watch again
by Bigs- on Feb 13, 2012 5:01 PM EST reply actions
Are you implying that Condit won the second Round?
https://twitter.com/#!/StevenCrocker
by steven1crocker on Feb 13, 2012 5:14 PM EST up reply actions
Well
At first I did give the 2nd round to Diaz. He had some nice flurries against the cage. However, Condit landed some nice counter shots there as well, not to mention he landed shots in the center of the cage. If you saw the fight, you’d see Diaz didn’t throw anything while they were there. So if Condit lands 4 strikes in the center, Diaz pushes him up against the cage and lands a 4-5 strike flurry, but while Condit is circling out he counter punches and lands a couple as well, you can technically say Condit landed more in that exchange. Yeah it’s point fighting, but it worked for Condit. If there was a round I HAD to give to him it would probably be the 2nd though
by Bigs- on Feb 13, 2012 5:23 PM EST up reply actions
In the seond round...
Diaz out struck him in both total strikes: 35 – 29, and significant strikes: 32-29.
http://blog.fightmetric.com/2012/02/condit-vs-diaz-official-ufc-statistics.html
https://twitter.com/#!/StevenCrocker
by steven1crocker on Feb 13, 2012 5:36 PM EST up reply actions
Yep. 10-10 round, just like the first.
What's this war in the heart of nature? Why does nature vie with itself? The land contend with the sea? Is there an avenging power in nature? Not one power, but two?
by Kwisatz Haderach on Feb 13, 2012 7:56 PM EST up reply actions
hahahhaahahahahah the stats haha he landed more strikes no doubt but look at the specifics of the stats.
Diaz landed around 91 punches while condit landed 68
Diaz landed 26 kicks and condit landed over 90!!!!!!
kicks that wern’t strong just a touch on the legs of Diaz
by matame_sin_dolor on Feb 13, 2012 5:24 PM EST up reply actions
50 'leg jabs'
http://blog.fightmetric.com/2012/02/condit-vs-diaz-official-ufc-statistics.html
https://twitter.com/#!/StevenCrocker
by steven1crocker on Feb 13, 2012 6:09 PM EST up reply actions
HA HA HA HA.... FACTS! Who believes those! Amirite? LOL...
When Diaz’s biceps are as large as Condit’s quadriceps, then what you say will make sense… until then, we all will have a good laugh at your ignorance.
Tee hee!
"Ultimately, martial art means honestly expressing yourself... it is easy for me to put on a show and be cocky, or I could show you some really fancy movement... But to express oneself honestly, not lying to oneself, and to express myself honestly... Now that, my friend, is very hard to do."
-Lee Jun-fan
by Spoiler on Feb 13, 2012 6:37 PM EST up reply actions
He isn't a real champion!!
no matter what he says and whatever people say he didn’t deserve to win that fight, and im not saying this as a Diaz fan but as a MMA fan. that was a ridiculous way to win a fight, if judges score his “movement” (running away) then shit he won. I likeD carlos before the fight, his KO vs Hardy it was badass then the KO vs the asian fighter was also great, then he comes and RUNS from Diaz to avoid trading punches, he was just not the same carlos ive seen, he sucked at that fight. Ive seen some shity calls from the judges like Garcia vs Pham, but no one in that fight was running the way carlos did. I just don’t see carlos as areal champion, I hope someone comes and whoops his ass, now that diaz is outof the picturehe wants to defend his tittle. The day after the figth his manager said that they wanted to wait for GSP’s recovery and that a rematch was not a concideration they had in mind.
RUN CARLOS RUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by matame_sin_dolor on Feb 13, 2012 5:03 PM EST reply actions
Doesn't Diaz
run triathlons and the like? And he couldn’t catch Condit? Diaz lost because he couldn’t adapt to a fighter who wasn’t stupid enough to just sit and trade with him. He got out struck and couldn’t finish Condit. It’s called coming to the fight with a plan. Cry all you want, but Dana always says “Never leave it in the hands of the judges”. Condit doesn’t “owe” Diaz anything for doing the very thing everyone is mad at Condit for, not finishing his opponent.
by scorchomatic on Feb 13, 2012 5:45 PM EST up reply actions
it wasn’t a race to see if Diaz could catch condit it was a fight, when fighters try to circle around their opponent orget out of their reach they sidestep or move back or close the distance like fighters do when they fight Machida, Spider Sliva, Rua etc. condit RAN from Diaz RAN, as in turned to the other side and ran away from Diaz. and Diaz does triathlons for fun not to catch people, those help with cardio, track helps with running faster wich is probably what carlos did
by matame_sin_dolor on Feb 13, 2012 5:56 PM EST up reply actions
If his back was to Diaz so much
THen why did Diaz get outstruck?
by scorchomatic on Feb 13, 2012 5:57 PM EST up reply actions
Kicks, baby kicks that is.
by matame_sin_dolor on Feb 13, 2012 6:00 PM EST up reply actions
LOL
love it.
Diaz’s eye sure doesn’t look like it got hit by a baby kick.
So lets say the judges went the other direction and said Diaz won. Both Condit and Jackson state they feel they had the dominant fight. If Condit had cried like Diaz had, do you think Diaz would have cared about a rematch? I doubt it. As I stated before, Diaz did not finish Condit either, Condit owes him nothing.
by scorchomatic on Feb 13, 2012 6:06 PM EST up reply actions
Did Diaz cry?
Does disagreeing and complaining = crying?
https://twitter.com/#!/StevenCrocker
by steven1crocker on Feb 13, 2012 6:14 PM EST up reply actions
Yes, yes it does.
What's this war in the heart of nature? Why does nature vie with itself? The land contend with the sea? Is there an avenging power in nature? Not one power, but two?
by Kwisatz Haderach on Feb 13, 2012 7:57 PM EST up reply actions
how can u finish someone that runs away, that doesnt want to fight. and is not abut owing him anything is about deserving and earning it, condit won the judges not the fight
by matame_sin_dolor on Feb 13, 2012 6:28 PM EST up reply actions
You are the very definition
of a casual MMA fan. If you think lateral movement is running, and that leg kicks are “baby kicks”, then you’ve never been to a striking class, or fought for that matter.
by fukoujiyuu on Feb 13, 2012 10:16 PM EST up reply actions
No, lateral movement is different from what condit did
lateral movement is a good strategy in countering ur opponent and finding your own range but come on that was not wat he was doing seriously it wasnt i would have no trouble liking condit if he would display his skills other then the whole thing of winning the judges. like i said before other fighters do lateral movement against dangerous fighters like Anderson Silva they move and look for a way to attack not just move. condit’s plan was CONSTANT MOVEMENT not to fight, GSP has no interest in him but i don’t blame him GSP knws who is the best.
by matame_sin_dolor on Feb 13, 2012 11:08 PM EST up reply actions
Agreed
Lateral movement is what GSP and MAchida does. Condits style was not either of them. It was more tito ortiz running away from the cage in that chuck liddell fight. Oh but Condit calls it “moving” back to the center. He ran out of the pocket. Back pedalling is fine but turning yur shoulder and running out is Running!
by KnowIt on Feb 14, 2012 2:02 AM EST up reply actions
And yet, he won... strange, that.
"Ultimately, martial art means honestly expressing yourself... it is easy for me to put on a show and be cocky, or I could show you some really fancy movement... But to express oneself honestly, not lying to oneself, and to express myself honestly... Now that, my friend, is very hard to do."
-Lee Jun-fan
by Spoiler on Feb 14, 2012 8:46 PM EST up reply actions
Greg Jackson had a good point...
The guy who everyone claims was “running away” landed almost 50% more shots lmao.
by sharkpop on Feb 14, 2012 9:00 AM EST up reply actions
Was it a close fight or not
by Bigs- on Feb 13, 2012 5:24 PM EST reply actions
If it was a close fight, then how could it be controversial?
There has to be a winner and a loser when reaching decisions. Finish early so you don’t have to fight from behind
by Bigs- on Feb 13, 2012 5:26 PM EST up reply actions
not to me, Diaz won 1,2 and 5. Did the judges not see the takedown at the end of round 5 and the two submission attemps by Diaz, did they stop watching the fight after round 4?
Condit was scare to engage Diaz because he knew he would not win that fight. The guy who fought that night was not condit.
by matame_sin_dolor on Feb 13, 2012 5:31 PM EST up reply actions
I'm not gonna beat a dead horse
Condit landed more strikes in the first and all Diaz did in the 5th was briefly get his back. He was getting beat up in that round too. It’s over.
by Bigs- on Feb 13, 2012 6:24 PM EST up reply actions
STOP DRINKING THE KOOL AID DIAZ FANS AND ACT LIKE MEN
Condit won the fight plain and simple he didn’t lay and pray i use to like diaz as a fighter and found his interviews to be amusing but i am sick and tired of him crying all the time. He could have taken the decision like a MAN and congratulated Carlos and asked for a rematch and he would have gotten one . instead he starts crying and saying " i’m retiring … i’m sick of this " sounds like a broken record. Condit has been a champion before and he will fight anybody so a rematch would not have scared him. Lets get it straight . CONDIT WON THE FIGHT, HE HAS THE OPTION TO FIGHT ANYONE HE WANTS . HE HAS NEVER BEEN SCARED OF DIAZ OR HE WOULD HAVE NOT FOUGHT HIM IN IN THE FIRST PLACE .. HE COULD’VE FAKEN AN INJURY OR SOMETHING . REMEMBER THAT SUCKERS … YOUR BOY DIAZ NEEDS TO START ACTING LIKE A MAN
by Kevdog Ambush on Feb 13, 2012 5:31 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
Money
Condit didn’t want to fight Diaz again b/c if he lost the rematch he’d miss his opportunity to fight the golden goose, GSP. He then received a call from Dana on Tuesday morning during which Dana offered him big money. Dana called him later that night saying the fight was off. Condit probably fights the winner of Koschek v Hendricks later this summer for a much smaller payday than he would have received vs. Diaz.
by Truth4Life on Feb 13, 2012 5:42 PM EST reply actions
that actually makes sence, condit fought for the paycheck and Diaz really wanted to fight what a shame for condit regardless of what he did it his performance sucked.
by matame_sin_dolor on Feb 13, 2012 5:48 PM EST up reply actions
Taking a rematch
lets the UFC book another solid head liner in between now and the GSP fight. Thats big money and the UFC has a good sense of how much after the success of the first fight. Im sure they could offer Carlos a share of the PPV buys or something which is a lot more than he would get sitting on the couch waiting for GSP
May Doug Marrone bless you and keep you.
by ryanwk628 on Feb 14, 2012 10:43 AM EST up reply actions
hoping elgenberger beats him
by jobrijim3 on Feb 13, 2012 7:36 PM EST reply actions
CONDIT WON THAT'S IT
CONDIT WON CASE CLOSE
by Kevdog Ambush on Feb 13, 2012 9:30 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Condit knows its an easy fight for him
Its a high profile fight with tons of buzz that is pretty easy for him to win because he knows he can frustrate nick. Not to say it is a cake walk but as far as UFC big time fights (payday) go he can take it. I would want a rematch too if I was Condit.
I am Vorn The Unspeakable the skulls of those who defy me bleach in the suns of a hundred worlds...and you are
by Roman727 on Feb 14, 2012 1:59 PM EST reply actions
Diaz proved he has what it takes...
… to walk into Condit’s kicks, over and over again, and lose the fight decisively.
"Ultimately, martial art means honestly expressing yourself... it is easy for me to put on a show and be cocky, or I could show you some really fancy movement... But to express oneself honestly, not lying to oneself, and to express myself honestly... Now that, my friend, is very hard to do."
-Lee Jun-fan
by Spoiler on Feb 14, 2012 8:48 PM EST reply actions
I respect both fighter. But I give even more respect to carlos. He did not take advantage of Nick’s 420 issue. Imagine if it was Matt Hughes or something. He would have made a big noise out of it.
I am just disappointed that I won’t be able to see them rematch anytime soon…
by Ekot420 on Feb 15, 2012 10:02 AM EST reply actions
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