Carlos Condit: a fighter with the face of a teenager

It's no secret that today the leading fighters of mixed style in the world are mostly Americans. These athletes successfully set the tone for all representatives of the MMA, showing phenomenal skills in the cage of the octagon and able to bring the audience to ecstasy with their vivid performances. In this article we will talk about one of these guys, to watch the battles of which live thousands of people gather not only from all over the US, but also from other countries. The man's name is Carlos Condit. We will talk about his fate and sports career.

The appearance of the light

The future star of brutal combat was born on April 26, 1984 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. Mom Carlos has a diploma of a nurse and works with the field of gynecology and obstetrics. The father of the soldier is a high-ranking official involved in the work of the apparatus of the governor of the state. Carlos Condit came into combat at the age of nine. Initially, he was engaged in wrestling, and already at the age of fifteen fell under the wing to the legendary MMA trainer Greg Jackson.

The debut in mixed battles

The first rival of the American in MMA fights was his compatriot Nick Roksorma. The battle with him for Condit was very successful - victory by a stifling device. This happened at the Aztec Challenge 1 tournament in September 2002. And in order to defeat the opponent, Carlos needed only 52 seconds.

The next two fights Carlos Condit also finished very quickly, defeating Tommy Gauja in 45 seconds, and Antonio Zamora in 29 seconds. Of course, such a beginning of a sports career contributed to the fact that the scout was quickly noticed by the scout and he moved to a prestigious organization.

Fighting in the WEC

On January 20, 2007, Carlos Condit The first time he spoke under the aegis of this promotion. His first opponent was Kyle Jensen, who eventually was defeated by strangulation from behind. Already in the second battle, Condit goes to the title fight for the vacant belt in the welterweight division. This time he was confronted by John Alessio. And again Carlos won early, so he became the champion.

Belt protection

From the claims of rivals Carlos Condit, whose biography is full of bloody confrontations, defended his title several times.

For the first time he had to fight in the status of champion against Brock Larson. The challenger lost with the lever of the elbow. The second defense against Carlo Prater for Carlos was also quite successful.

The last defense of the title took place on August 3, 2008 against the Japanese Miura. The fight ended prematurely with an American victory by knockout. This fight proved to be the last in the organization for Carlos, as soon as it ceased to exist. Thus, Condit became the last WEC welterweight champion.

Switching to UFC

His first fight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Carlos Condit, whose fights were repeatedly recognized as the best, held against Martin Kampman. Unfortunately, our hero was defeated in a close match, but managed to leave a vivid impression on the public and the leadership of the promotion.

In the second duel under the auspices of the UFC, Carlos met with Jake Ellenberg and defeated him with a judicial decision. Somewhat later, Kondit had to give up the fight with Paul Daley because of a hand injury.

Then came the award "The best fight of the evening." It happened at UFC 115, where Condit was able to knock out the young and promising Canadian Rory MacDonald. Initially, in the first two rounds, Rory was much more preferable, but already in the third five-minute session Condit was able to reverse the course of the match and literally scored his opponent with his elbows and fists.

October 16, 2010 Carlos Condit (height, the weight of the fighter - respectively 186 cm and 78 kg) held a fight with the British Dan Hardy. Already in the first round, the American was able to convincingly win from the opponent, and this defeat for the Englishman was the first early in his professional career.

Bonus for the knockout of the evening Condit got in battle against Ian Kim, whom he literally "turned off" by knee blow and subsequent finishing. For the Korean athlete this defeat was the debut.

February 4, 2012 Carlos wins the title of interim champion of the organization. To do this, he had to defeat the extremely dangerous Nick Diaz. But after a few months, Condit loses the belt to the then-current champion George St. Pierre. The battle was very competitive, but still the best was the Canadian. After the fight, George said that Carlos was for him the most difficult rival for the entire period of performances in the cage.

To date, his last fight Carlos spent January 2, 2016 against Robbie Lawler. That fight was also champion and ended with Robbie's victory, but both fighters received a solid monetary reward for the best fight of the evening.

As for the American's prospects, on August 27, 2016, his fight against the Brazilian martial artist Demian Maya is planned. Who will be stronger, time will tell us, it remains only to wait a little.