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Originally Posted by The Donosaur  I may have been a bit harsh on the kicking ass part, but you know what I meant. |
Given potential rematches, I think Carwin beats lesnar 9 out of 10 times...and he's already lost the one.
But yes, I knew what you meant.
Unfortunately, the business side of things has impacted title shots tremendously. Interim champs could do a lot, but most often, they don't.
Condit could have done a lot to really bring his interim status from a place-holder for GSP into something special, but he chose to wait. If he beats Georges in November, fanboys are going to immediately attribute it to the long layoff St. Pierre had, and demand a rematch. On the other hand, if Condit had taken the opportunity to beat up some other contenders while Georges heals, he'd have momentum and more credit going into the bout.
But all in all, it was a smart, responsible business decision, much like smart, responsible fighters would make. It's just that the general public wants to respect fighters for being fighters, not for being smart and responsible. Condit could also have fought, and lost, and thus losing his chance. Nogs could tell him a thing or two about that.
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