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[Cat--Smasher]

GSP: “I Am Very Nervous Carlos Condit Will Win On Saturday Night”

“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, as badly as I wanted the title shot when I got down on my knees. I have never asked (UFC President) Dana White for anything, but I did ask to fight Nick Diaz.

He needs to hold up his part and beat Carlos Condit on Saturday to make this fight happen.

“I am very nervous that Carlos Condit will win on Saturday night, and that I won’t be able to fight Nick Diaz this summer. Carlos Condit is a very good fighter, he can strike, he is aggressive and he has submissions. He has been very impressive and is the type of fighter who gets better and better the more confident hegets.

ON DANA WHITE’S COMMENT THAT GSP ‘HATES’ DIAZ

“I don’t truly hate him as a person. I don’t know that he is a bad guy, but I hate what he brings to the sport with the disrespect and the unprofessional things he says and does. It is sort of a professional hatred. He has been nothing but disrespectful and arrogant towards me. During UFC 137 (week) I felt like I had to walk around Las Vegas with my fists ready (to punch Diaz) because every time I came across him he wanted to fight there and then. Every time the elevator opened (in the hotel) I needed to be ready to fight in case he stepped in. I was on edge all week. This guy is crazy.

He and his coach (Cesar Gracie) have called me a coward and tried to disrespect myaccomplishments.

All that has done though is make me determined to beat him up. He will bring out the best in me, I will be 100% focused, like a bomb-expert defusing a time bomb. When my back is against the wall and I have no choice but to win, when I cannot lose to this person under any cost, that is when I am most dangerous.

“The way I see it, I am not the champion anymore on Saturday night. I have not fought since April, against my will, but I understand the champion must fight. Youhave to put the belt on the line in order to call yourself champion, the best in the world. Right now I am not the best in the world, I am injured. The winner of this fight on Saturday will be more than just the new No.1 contender, but he won’t be the new champion either. The winner of this fight will have to beat me to become the true world champion and I will have to beat the winner of this fight in order to call myself the best in the world again.

I like the format where the winner of this fight will have to fight me and I have to fight the winner to truly become the UFC champion. That is what the UFC is about,that is competition. This is fair to all of us, we have to beat each other to be the undisputed champion.”

“He was very impressive. Nick Diaz’s boxing is very strong; he could be the best boxer in the UFC. I don’t want to be seen to be advising any other fighter how to win a fight, but if Diaz does what he does best then he should win this fight on Saturday.

GSP: “I Am Very Nervous Carlos Condit Will Win On Saturday Night” | Full Contact Fighter


I am not sure where GSP did this interview as the "source" does not mention where or when the interview was (Might be from his UFC Primetime appearance or might be from the I want Diaz to win interview posted last week), so ... if this was already posted... Kick rocks!

[CRisCO]

like it.

[TBEAR]

War condit!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[JPeezy]

Every time the elevator opened (in the hotel) I needed to be ready to fight in case he stepped in. I was on edge all week. This guy is crazy.

Diaz has officially taken up residence in GSP's head.

[0mega1]

Originally Posted by Cat--Smasher

GSP: “I Am Very Nervous Carlos Condit Will Win On Saturday Night”

GSP: “I Am Very Nervous Carlos Condit Will Win On Saturday Night” | Full Contact Fighter


I am not sure where GSP did this interview as the "source" does not mention where or when the interview was (Might be from his UFC Primetime appearance or might be from the I want Diaz to win interview posted last week), so ... if this was already posted... Kick rocks!

I dont kick rocks... i smoke em!

[Masscore]

Does anyone really think either guy has a legit shot of beating GSP? I mean this seems like it will be the same song and dance we always get with GSP.

Pre-Fight:
"Insert fighter's name here" will be the toughest fight for GSP to date.

Post-Fight:
Another dominating 5 round victory for GSP... when will he move up to fight Silva!!!!!!

Rinse and repeat.

[singinkangaroooo]

Originally Posted by JPeezy

Diaz has officially taken up residence in GSP's head.

i thought that was interesting too.. thats gotta be pretty nerve racking.. this plus the lather Nate worked Cowboy into make the Diaz bros the most effective trash talkers ever...

[FCK]

I see your point.

When he was fighting Alves, they were toting him as one the most powerful men in the WW division with killer KO power and phenomenol wrestling blah blah blah.

GSP has the most complete package, and thats what makes him better than anyone else overall as a MMA fighter and the champ. Diaz's wrestling is weak compared to GSP's. You can't be the Champ with a weak bone in your arsenal.

[NLRepublic]

Man, seriously, when was the last time GSP was this amp'd up to fight a guy? BJ, Kos?

I feel like it's a certain kind of trash talk that bothers GSP. He doesn't seem to mind trash talk to get the fight hyped (ie: Hardy) but when someone questions his credibility, toughness or desire he seems to take it quite personally

Also, anyone notice in the article the Georges refereed to having to fight the winner of this fight in "the summer"? Seems he certainly won't be out as long as he was originally slated to be

[FCK]

Originally Posted by NLRepublic

Man, seriously, when was the last time GSP was this amp'd up to fight a guy? BJ, Kos?

I feel like it's a certain kind of trash talk that bothers GSP. He doesn't seem to mind trash talk to get the fight hyped (ie: Hardy) but when someone questions his credibility, toughness or desire he seems to take it quite personally

Also, anyone notice in the article the Georges refereed to having to fight the winner of this fight in "the summer"? Seems he certainly won't be out as long as he was originally slated to be

Well yeah don't you see a difference between say Hardy and Diaz?

Diaz just lives and breathes a hatred of his opponent until after the fight. He disrespects his opponent making false claims about them against there record, and he uses bad language calling a GSP a mother fucker on live TV. That stuff inbetween hotels just seems ridiculous, as the equivalent of Diaz getting his dick out for everyone to see saying "hey its bigger than yours, LOOK AT ME!" It's just immature and playground like.

I can totally see why GSP hates Diaz as the type of fighter he is in MMA for what it brings to the sport.

I'm not surprised that GSP is coming back sooner than he planned, but equally I wouldn't be surprised if he injured himself trying to train to hard too early. The guy has fantastic genes + a great surgeon: that's why he heals fast.