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Carlos Condit's Camp Not Interested in Nick Diaz Rematch

the Condit camp seems uninterested in the possibility of Condit-Diaz II. On Monday afternoon, his manager Malki Kawa told MMA Fighting that the new interim champion would be much more likely to set his sights on unifying the interim and linear titles.

"At this point, [a rematch] is not something we’re looking to do," he said. "We're looking for Georges. People forget, Carlos waited a long time to get this fight. He was moved around, and shuffled around between fights. He won the fight. It doesn't interest us at all. I think clearly and decisively, he won the fight. Even [UFC president] Dana [White] scored it for him. All of the opinions that matter scored Carlos as winner."


In addition to pointing out the unanimous judges' decision as well as White's opinion, Kawa noted that fight statistics showed Condit out-landing Diaz. FightMetric stats had Condit landing 159 total strikes, and Diaz landing 117.

"It was a performance that was excellent," Kawa said. "He picked apart a very formidable fighter. Two judges saw it four rounds to one, and one saw it three to two. The fact that he didn't stand and bang with him? I'm sorry, not every fighter has to do that. He did what he had to do, and that goes to show me that this guy is mature, he's fighting fights that are smart.

"People are like, 'Oh, Carlos is not a finisher,'" he continued. "The guy threw how many spinning elbows? How many spinning back fists? He threw a flying knee. He tried to finish Nick Diaz when the time and the opening was there. I can't find a flaw in his performance."

Even in defeat, Diaz managed to steal the spotlight from Condit by saying he would retire due to his frustration with the judging. Kawa said that was no concern of Condit's, whose only goal has been to be the champion.

After a six-month training cycle due to various opponent switches, Condit will take some time off before he finalizes his next move.

"Carlos is a fighter," Kawa said. "At the end of the day, this is not a guy who wants to sit around and wait. He wants to fight. You never know. Right now, the idea is that we want Georges St-Pierre. The goal is to fight Georges St-Pierre. He wants to be the best in the world, so that's the fight that interests us at this moment."

And as for a rematch first?

For now, forget it. Though it's ultimately Condit's decision, his manager and advisor isn't keen on it.

"The fans disagree [with the decision] because they got hyped up to see Nick & Georges fight each other," Kawa said. "Well, let them fight each other. We’ve moved on."

Carlos Condit's Camp Not Interested in Nick Diaz Rematch - MMA Fighting

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"People are like, 'Oh, Carlos is not a finisher,'" he continued. "The guy threw how many spinning elbows? How many spinning back fists? He threw a flying knee. He tried to finish Nick Diaz when the time and the opening was there. I can't find a flaw in his performance."

My favorite part of the interview

Well, behind the headline

[GL Jeff]

I agree,no reason for a rematch. The fight was clearly Condit's and Diaz is retiring from MMA anyways.

WHat sucks is,GSP is out for a long time still,and I dont want to see Condit get shelved for 6 months or so. Which brings up the question, who could fight Condit next?

[JimmyMoore]

Why would he be?! It's a stupid idea anyway. IF Diaz wins, and both are 1-1, what happens then?

[dimerules28]

I think Carlos won, but he certainly didn't dominate. Unless ellenberger wins his fight against Diego, the most logical fight is Diaz vs Condit. Unless condit waits for Gsp. I'm a big condit fan but he didn't do enough to say that a rematch is completely out of the question. So like I said unless its Gsp or ellenberger, condit should give Diaz the rematch, unless he thinks the strategy was a one time thing and he doeNt think he can pull it off again. Just my opinion

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Condit is scheduled to be on mmajunkie radio pretty quick here....http://mmajunkie.com/misc/radio.mma

[nezlam1]

I'd like to see it.

[dgil]

Can't blame Carlos here. He would honestly gain nothing from this fight. The best I think we could hope for (if we are interested in seeing Diaz vs Condit II) is Condit promising Diaz a rematch AFTER GSP, regardless if he wins or loses.

[Sniggles]

What if GSP were to disregard his title unification to fight Diaz? GSP was disturbed by the decision and obviously wants to fight Diaz. What if?

[VimyRidge]

I wanted to see Diaz-GSP has much as the next person but Condit definitely won that fight.

It is too bad GSP is going to be out so long, not sure what Condit should do. Too bad the Fitch didn't just get ko'd, that would have been a logical fight while GSP recovers.

I also think Diaz is one fight away from fighting the GSP-Condit winner.