Natural Born Killer Carlos Condit prepares for Hiromitsu Miura WEC showdown (Part I)
By: Carlos Condit
It’s the beginning of the second week since I returned from Afghanistan.
Training is going well — no injuries to report other than some minor stuff, but that’s normal. Even though this training camp has not been ideal because of so much traveling, I’m in great shape and feeling pretty sharp.
I’ve been waking up earlier than usual. I’m a bit of a night owl and tend to sleep fairly late in the day, but I guess I’m still on Afghan time. It’s actually been really good for training, giving me time to run in the mountains before it gets too hot.
Yesterday I went way up there! Farther than I’ve ever gone. I thoroughly enjoy running in the New Mexico foothills. Well, maybe not thoroughly … the air is very thin and the terrain is crazy steep and rocky. Actually, running up there is a bitch!
It’s an absolute blessing, however, for an endurance athlete. It’s a daunting obstacle that tests the mind and pushes the body to its breaking point. Not to mention the spiritual aspect of reaching an immense peak, literally and figuratively. Looking out over such intense natural beauty is a highlight for me during a day of grueling, tedious training.
The opponent I’ve been preparing to fight, Hiromitsu Miura, at WEC 35 on August 3 is not very well known. That being said, I believe he is a very tough and dangerous fighter. Some people may not be super excited for this match-up.
That’s because most fans probably don’t know much about Miura or they expect me to roll right over him. Hopefully they’re right, but from my perspective this is great style match-up.
He definitely likes to stand and bang and is a dangerous striker as he showed against Blas Avena. Sure, Blas isn’t known for his stand up skills, but Miura demonstrated his willingness to exchange. I’m looking too exhibit some of my striking skills and Miura is definitely a formidable target.
Until next time.
Carlos Condit (22-4) is the WEC welterweight champion and has bested several tough opponents throughout his six-year professional mixed martial arts career, including Frank Trigg, Brock Larson, Carlo Prater, Renato Verissimo, John Alessio and many others. The 24-year-old fighter out of Albuquerque, N.M., is widely considered to be among the top 170-pound fighters in the world and has not dropped a bout in more than two years. He will put his skills to the test and his title on the line next against the very dangerous Hiromitsu Miura at WEC 35 on August 3. Condit will check-in here at MMAMania.com between now and then with frequent updates from his training camp to give our readers and his fans a behind-the-scenes look as “The Natural Born Killer” prepares to claim another victim.
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I’ve always been a fan of the Natural Born Killer…cheers, great post…
EliteXC just got a little bit better people: (cut n paste)
For those in the know, welterweight Hector Lombard (16-2) is a serious MMA prospect. The former Cuban Olympic Judo player recently signed on with EliteXC after being courted by other promotions, including the UFC; and will look to make an impact on the US MMA scene with his EliteXC debut at the upcoming ShowXC event scheduled for August 15.
Lombard doesn’t have an opponent scheduled as of yet, but sources close to the fight informed Fightline.com that several opponents have been targeted for the August 15 date.
Other fights lined up for the event include the EliteXC debut of Muy Thai specialist Cyrille Diabate.
-Fightline
Akiyama is training with Bj Penn for his DReam 5 fight.
Akiyama is a middleweight to watch out for. From his 1st mma fight to his last, he has made Crazy amounts of improvement. He has evolved to a pace that rivals the evolution of Marcus Davis.
Look out for Akiyama in the future! I am still happy that my boy “the grabaka hitman” took him out! By the way, what Misake did to Akiyama was perfectly legal, so…”Dont be Hatin” (Jamie Kennedy as B-Rad) lol
New Strikeforce lightweight champion josh Thomson talks about wanting to unify his title in a fight against KJ Noons, down the line.
I would love to see THomson beat the Hawain out of KJ! I dont root against too many Hawain fighters, but KJ has got to go….Tito Ortiz ass champion! Fight the #1 contender and stop trying to decide who the #1 contender is!
Champions fight who gets put in front of them! Dont mean to rant on about KJ again, but I really dislike this guy!
Violentmike: U laughed at me yesterday about my international Dvd player and my uncle smuggling in Pride dvd’s for me.
Laugh it up, my freind, because DReam is starting to release their dvd’s in Japan starting in August and I will soon have a new list of dvd’s for my pilot uncle to smuggle in!
I cant wait to start on my DREAM collection of DVD’s. DReam 1 and 2 will be released in August in Japan but I am not sure about the USA.
Mania before I go through all this trouble internationally to buy DREAM dvd’s, do u know if they will be released in the USA, and if so when?
Jesse HOlland: If you know, please fill me in!
I would also like to purchase: best of Genki Sudo dvd, I have heard that it exsists but I cant find it…anyone know if this is true.
I am a huge Genki Sudo fan!
WATCH THIS VIDEO:
http://genghiscon.wordpress.com/2007/03/06/genki-sudo-the-legend-of-the-samurai/#comment-347
this is the best highlite video of my favorite mma fighter. Check it out, its amazing!
I thought i was the only genki Sudo lover. The man is a legend.
“we are all one”
i remember that guy!
he is a showboater.
is he really your favorite?
He is one of my favorite of all time! Great fighter, Amazing Showman, AWesome human being! U gotta love him!
Chris: u kno what I am talking about! A legend indeed!
Matt Lindland on the UFC:
The UFC contracts are illegal. Based on the Muhammad Ali (Safety) Act, you cannot be the promoter and the manager at the same time,” Lindland said, “If they are telling you who and when you are going to fight, they are the manager as well as the promoter.”
Also, Afflictions second show will probably feature:
Fedor vs:
Barnett, couture, or Arlovski!
why is lindland so concerned with the ufc? or should i say jealous? all of a sudden he is the master politician and lawman and knows everything. he should worry about bringing down bodog. did he ever get paid for that fedor fight? actully lindland should be concerning himself about his upcoming fight in 2 weeks. i wonder how long it is before he sticks his foot in his mouth and gets the boot from affliction. he cant seem to get along w/anyone. the ufc is not boxing, that is what the ali act was passed for,not mma. the ufc is untouchable and ont be going anywhere. sorry lindland you should be smart enough to know that dana white and the fertittas know everything there is to know about the ali reform act and have their bases covered. lindland come off as a bigger idiot every time he opens his mouth.
Bx: I would really like to see Lindland loose on July 19th. He is tough to beat, but he is probably the best boring fighter in all of mma. If he wins, it will be in a boring way, so I will be rooting for Nagao! Yes Indand has always been a smelly A-hole!
This sucks! A rainy fourth of July, what the hell am I supposed to do with that?
Check this out:
The best site to watch highlight videos of all your favorite fighters for free (these are top of the line highlights:
http://genghiscon.wordpress.com
Hell yeah man,the Neo-Samurai is one of the most exciting fighters of all time. It’s a shame he retired.
Yes sir!
really proud of your uncle eh? so lame!
John how do you “search” for a highligt of somebody in particular?
I just go to http://www.genghiscon.wordpress.com THey are the best highlites EVER made!
who are u looking for? maybe I can help
I’m a fan, but not convinced he’d fare so well in the UFC!! maybe at 155??? looks to be too small for the bigs!!
Don’t agree — Carlos is terribly underrated. He’s the welterweight version of Florian. Regardless we’ll see on August 3 because that Japanese dude is big guy — a former 185er I think who can throw heavy leather.
Yeah, I agree. He is extremely under rated, and at the age of 24 this kid will be a problem for a long time.
I cant wait till they move him up to the WEC. HIs Muy Tai is very Crisp. I would like to see Condit vs. Lytle
nope- surprisingly kevin is right.
condit would not do well agianst the higher end ww fighters in the ufc.
lw on the other hand?
i think he could make an impact.
Could not agee more. I would love to see him take on like Clay Guida. Would’nt care who won, I just think it would be a great fight.
Off subject question. Is Afliction using a ring or cage?
ring…unfortunately.
Huge Booooo.
Woah. Didn’t know this! HUGE disadvantage for Timmy. Timmy heavily relies on the clinch-into-the-cage move.
Whoa. Didn’t know this! HUGE disadvantage for Timmy. Timmy heavily relies on the clinch-into-the-cage move.
That’s too bad, mma is much better suited for a cage.
hmm, I coulda sworn I heard somewhere that the cage favours wrestlers and that the ring is technically a more even playing field as long as they use the reset rule in pride.
Coulda sworn I heard the cage favoured wrestlers and that the ring was technically a more even playing field as long as they impliment the reset rule like in pride. Which, btw it seems a no brainer that they would use that reset rule to bring the fight to the center if they were on the ground and too close to the ropes but just incase, does anyone know how they will handle the stand-ups?
You’d think they’d wanna make a splash and have a great first showing so wouldn’t that put more pressure on the ref to stand the fight up sooner/more often? Guess we’ll see if the ground guys get their time to work..
IMO, Tim would be at more of a disadvantage in a cage. if they fought in a cage, Tim would clinch up against the cage, allowing Fedor to close the distance. Once Tim clinches, Fedor twists his hips and takes Big Tim down, and would press him up against the cage and drop elbows down his throat.
u would think that because Fedor hasnt fought in a cage, Tim would have the advantage, but I think Fedor might kill someone if they fight in a cage!
True!Anywhere you put Fedor, he’s gonna beat you up. Unfortunately for Tim, the ring is Fedor’s domain. So you betters out there who want to make easy money better place your bets on Fedor “The Monster”!
it does not matter if they fight in a ring or a cage!
tim will run through fedor with out a problem no matter where they fight.
my prediction is tim sylvia via arm-bar 1st minute.
He’s about 6 ‘1′ he’s just one of those skinny fighters with quick hands, good kicks and insane Jujitsu. He took on Brock Larson and that guys a powerhouse.
Thanks for bringing us this, MMAmania!
Condit is one of the most exciting and well-rounded mixed martial artists in the sport! Looking forward to reading more about his training.
Carlos is a very good fighter. I would like to see him fight Jake Shields.
He already did.
I love when mania chimes in..it’s always these two or three word digs…cracks me up.
It was a unanimous decision phil!!
He, its like the voice of God chimming in! lol
I picture it sounding ilke the voice of James Earl Jones. lol
MMAMania, my favorite non-fictional threader…;)
PhilQNY, Jake Shields fought Yushin Okami and Carlos Condit in the same night.
That was before, when Jake was winning his fights, but catching flack for not finishing his opponants.
IMO- The night he fought both Yushin and Carlos was the night Jake turned into the fighter he is today.
After that night Shields has not lost a fight and has finished every opponant he has fought(6 fights).
And 5 of those 6 fights did not go past the first round.
Jake needs to bounce on EliteXC and sign UFC..He is definitely a top 10 WW and needs to be in the top mma promotion.
For those who have not seen these fights I am refeering to, check them out.-there is 3 seperate links- all in order to how the fights went..
http://www.myvideofight.com/video/other-rings/rotr-9-jake-shields-vs.-yushin-okami/index.html
http://www.myvideofight.com/video/other-rings/rotr-9-jake-shields-vs.-carlos-condit-1of2/index.html
http://www.myvideofight.com/video/other-rings/rotr-9-jake-shields-vs.-carlos-condit-2of2/index.html
Stager lee: Nice to have u back my freind. Havent seen u on here in a few days.
jake was a free agent(or close to becoming one) not too long ago and signed an extension with elite.he talks about fighting best fighters and gsp, but when the opportunity came he didnt take it. this isnt a knock on shields, i dont know what his situation was at the time and defenitley think his a top 5 ww in the world, but if he really wants to fight the best fighters in the world, he will have to go where the best ww fighters in the world are and thats the ufc. for now though he is stuck w/ elite in obscurity i think for the next 2 years. if they make it that long.
2 more years in EliteXC for Jake? r u kidding me? He cant ever be considered the best because all the best welteweights are in the UFC…..ths sucks!
practice mma for real bro.. thats what i do!
ya mania is the shit. i love when someone
makes a mistake with his/her knowledge Just to here
what Mania has to say. lol
“…including Frank Trigg…”
Man, who doesn’t have that on their list of wins?
Misaki, Jason Miller
IMO, Condit is 1 of the few WEC guys that could make a successful transition to the UFC and still maintain ‘killer’ status. I can’t say the same for Filo.
he looks small to take on those big 170 pound UFC fighters like Thiago Alves and others. could do well at 155, should take on one of these fighters for start-up: Clay Guida, Nate Diaz, Thiago Tavares.
Does anybody know what that move in the picture is?
It’s the wrong arm for an armbar, although he could swing his right leg over the head for an oma-plata, but he looks content with locking the arm.
Any other BJJ heads out there?
It’s still the correct armbar. The elbow joint is still locked in for a snap.
it is a armbar-
but it could also be a shoulder-lock.
it is not a oma-plata
but
u can tranisition to one from that spot.
omoplata
This guy seriously needs some bigger competition to be considered one of the top welterweights.
I agree.Condit is definitely a good fighter, but he needs to build a better resume.
I think if he could cut the weight? then he should fight at LW. I think he could definitely make an impact in the UFC, if he fought a 155lbs.
anderson silva vs yushin okami for ufc 88.
“Anderson Silva, being the monster that he is, you all know is going to move up to 205 on July 19. He’s going to fight at 205. If everything goes well, he wants to move back to 185 and fight Sept. 6 in Atlanta, probably against Yushin Okami, then he wants to fight again two months later,”
“Then he’ll bounce back up to 205. He wants to fight 205 again, then go back to 185. He wants to keep sticking his foot in the 205 division to feel it out. Because what he’s testing is, I think he wants both belts,” said White.
-mmaweekly
i think that its really cool that he’s not abandoning his 185lb championship and would still keep on defending the belt while going for the LHW belt as well.
Ryo Chonan vs. Roan Carneiro is back on for UFC 88