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    Overlooked Condit has local Las Vegas writer rooting against him

    By Steve Cofield | Cagewriter – Sat, 4 Feb, 2012 2:00 PM EST

    A composed Condit during UFC 143 prefight press conference (Getty)

    LAS VEGAS -- This week has been all about Nick Diaz and George St-Pierre. There's one problem, they're not fighting at UFC 143. In tonight's main event, Diaz has to beat Carlos Condit to get GSP later this year.

    While many on press row may be secretly rooting for the Diaz-GSP megafight, Ed Graney of the Las Vegas Review-Journal isn't hiding his feelings.

    I don't know much about Carlos Condit. Everyone seems to think him a nice guy. Married his longtime girlfriend. Has an infant son. Great mixed martial arts fighter. His father was Chief of Staff to former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson. There is nothing wacky about Condit of note.

    Which is why I hope he loses tonight.

    Ed may seem like a jackass, but he's not. Outside of the Condit family and Diaz haters, it's what most people watching UFC 143 will be rooting for tonight. Along with Chael Sonnen versus Anderson Silva, a Diaz-GSP fight will be one of the most anticipated tilts of the year.

    Before you get all huffy over Graney's opinion, read the rest of the story. He may be the only newspaper columnist in the country who actually pens real columns about the sport in the traditional, old-guard media.

    He's dubbed St-Pierre "Rain main" because the UFC star said he had demons in his head, just like Diaz. When he tried to explain those demons, he said he's OCD. Not exactly the scariest "demons" out there.

    Condit knows the deal. He's the guy in the way of the big show.

    "I feel like they're planning that fight before this one has even happened," Condit said (0:49 mark). "That's fine because I have the opportunity to get in there and spoils those plans."

    It's just not Condit's nature to lash out or be rude about being overlooked, so he'll have to make everyone pay for disrespecting him through his actions in the Octagon. If that happens, Graney may be hanging his head.

    It's nothing personal, but I think most would rather see Rain Man finally fight the crazy guy who talks in tongues.

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    4 comments

    • Sbigshaun
      Sbigshaun  •  3 months ago
      Gonna be a great fight. Could go either way. Wouldn't mind seeing Condit give Diaz his first KO, but the guy is incredibly tough and can take some shots. But I think if Daley can daze Diaz, then I think Condit can do the same. Either way, gonna be fun to watch.
    • Locnott
      Locnott  •  Richardson, United States  •  3 months ago
      I hope carlos KILLS dickazz..
    • zeedog
      zeedog  •  Irvine, United States  •  3 months ago
      The thing is, Diaz usually takes a great amount of punishment before his wins. I think Condit can take that punishment to new heights and give Diaz a run for his money. But seeing how Diaz never gets KO'ed or subbed, it's a toss up. On another note, today my friend asked me if I was going to watch the SuperBowl. I said, what's SuperBowl?
    • OGNutcracker
      OGNutcracker  •  3 months ago
      Cofield trying to hype a 'replacement' card that is a PPV. Wow, is that any surprise? Dana shi$ts on the floor and there is Cofield yelling, 'PICASSO'.. No one cares about this fight or card and it will continue the trend of falling PPV numbers since 2010. Cofield, when will your Journalistic balls drop??
      • jmonteithottawa
        jmonteithottawa 3 months ago
        When will nutlicker stop being stupid? Probably never, and he proves it by not realizing that Condit-Diaz was one of the most anticipated fights in MMA in some time. But instead of either realizing it or not commenting on an MMA blog since he doesn`t care, he continues to prove his idiocy by using 3rd grade insults on Cofield. Let`s all laugh at how dumb nut is.
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