In a bit of a bizarre ending, Carlos Condit beat Nick Diaz and won the right to face Georges St. Pierre to unify the UFC welterweight championship last night. The crowd reaction was negative, and here’s a sampling of fighter Twitters after the fight. To top it all off, Diaz stated that he was going to retire from MMA. While this may just be another example of Diaz being Diaz, the results of this fight greatly impact the welterweight division.
Condit executed a perfect gameplan to beat Diaz; instead of being lured into a firefight, Condit stuck to the outside and refused to fall for Diaz’s bait. Diaz was never able to get into any rhythm and hence his frustration. Remember that while Diaz is a long welterweight, so is Condit. Condit was able to nullify much of Diaz’s standard strategy and natural advantages while demonstrating a solid kicking game. Diaz did not have the footwork to cut Condit off and stop the evasion game.
The question now is if Condit has the tools to beat GS...
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