Carlos Condit Plan B: Rematch with Kampman if GSP not ready

[RPD]

My heart certainly doesn't ache for the guy, or the position he in. I just think he ws treated like the 4th wheel in a zuffa love triangle with BJ/GSP/Diaz. I just don't begrudge the man feeling entitled to do things on his own terms this time.

Well going from BJ to GSP he should have felt like the prom queen.

I understand his reasoning from a money stand point, however as a fight fan I can't stand it. Reminds me too much of Rashad.

[Ash]

I always wonder whether someone not enjoying Diaz/Condit has to do with them being a Diaz fan... I like both guys and thought it was one of the best MMA fights ever.

[Tallica1981]

Well going from BJ to GSP he should have felt like the prom queen.

I understand his reasoning from a money stand point, however as a fight fan I can't stand it. Reminds me too much of Rashad.

Better to be Rashad than Karo

[Duncan]

It's really a what have you done for me lately mentality. The guy has had 1 fight that didn't appeal to most people (I liked it just fine, btw) and suddenly he needs to shake the stigma of being cautious. I think if he does fight GSP, caution won't do him much good. He's gonna have to make Georges uncomfortable.

Condit and Kampmann have the best chance of bringing a real fight to GSP right now. Maybe Rory, but it won't happen.

I understand the disappointment of fans who were promised a dogfight and didn't get it. Personally, I found the fight very interesting and I was impressed by Condit.

We all know that he can knock people out, but against an opponent like Diaz he had to employ a different strategy and he did it very well. Even though he couldn't back Diaz up, he didn't let himself get pushed against the cage as others have and he wasn't affected by Diaz' taunts. The fact that he can come into a fight with a specific strategy and execute it for five rounds gives me some hope that he'll give St-Pierre a real challenge.

[Best80smovieRAD]

Hendricks not happy now, asks that Condit now defend belt


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While UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre appears to be aiming for a November return to the octagon, interim welterweight champ Carlos Condit (28-5 MMA, 5-1 UFC) recently revealed he's got a backup plan.

On Monday's new edition of HDNet's "Inside MMA," Condit said he'd be happy to defend his belt against Martin Kampmann if St-Pierre's injured knee proves problematic.

That came as a shocking revelation to fellow top contender Johny Hendricks (13-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC), who has one simple question for Condit: What about me?

"Carlos Condit, he said he wanted to fight Kampmann," Hendricks told MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com/radio). "He called out Kampmann, and he's done a couple of interviews where he hasn't even mentioned my name as a top contender. I'm the No. 1 contender, and if he's going to be fighting anyone, I think it should be me."

Prior to Hendricks' May win over perennial contender Josh Koscheck, UFC president Dana White said a title shot hung in the balance for the Team Takedown fighter. Following the victory, Hendricks said he would be fine waiting for the winner of the planned November title-unification bout between St-Pierre and Condit.

But Kampmann's recent win over Jake Ellenberger has led some MMA pundits to suggest the "Hitman" could either face Hendricks in a future No. 1 contender bout or even leapfrog "Bigg Rigg" should Condit need a replacement opponent for St-Pierre.

Condit on Monday confirmed his interest in such a scenario, citing a desire to avenge the lone loss of his UFC career.

That doesn't sit well with Hendricks, who thinks Condit should be willing to defend his interim title against all challengers rather than sit idly by waiting for St-Pierre to heal or hand-picking his opponents.

"We have an interim belt, and interim belts are for one reason: for people to be able to still fight for a title," Hendricks said. "I feel like I've done everything I could to get that No. 1 spot, and somebody else is keeping it from me. I don't get upset about many things, but I feel like I've done what I could to put me where I'm at today.

"The good Lord has blessed me. The fans have been awesome, and I've gone out there and done everything I could to put me in a situation for the belt. Carlos Condit is in my way. He really is. If I can't fight him, and he won't fight other people, now who do I fight?"

Riggs current win streak boasts Koscheck, Jon Fitch, Mike Pierce and T.J. Waldburger, and he said he could be ready to fight Condit as early as September, which could potentially still allow for a December return by St-Pierre to face the winner and unify the titles.

With that in mind, Hendricks believes Condit should be willing to put his interim belt on the line.

"I think you have to earn respect, and I think I did," Hendricks said. "For someone to sit there and bypass me like that, it's like he's saying that I'm not even good enough to be in his realm, and I think I am.

"I think I have what it takes to get in there and to win. I want that chance."

[TheIcon]

Its backing things up that is for sure and looks like more and more people are ready to step up but can't.