Bloody Elbow

bought.... tickets to this music event with my lady...

tivo that shit.

Might have to.....

Or…..

cough illegal download cough

TheDreadedMarco - January 17, 2012 reply

report * report * report *

sumbody call da ambalance.

Rocejize - January 17, 2012 reply

Amber lamps

Mjub - January 17, 2012 reply

is this the dude that got pwned by the old white guy on the bus? hahahahaha

She can go see Beiber by herself.

Get some priorities man!

She's just a big as MMA fan as I am, I don't think this is going to go over well for her either...

Wait a minute.... Beiber..... !??!??

shoot…. I just caught that…..

LOL

WEC NEVER DIE!!!!!!!!!!!

Garbanzo - January 17, 2012 reply

I'm rooting for Condit

Garbanzo - January 17, 2012 reply

Same here

Nick Diaz is the first WEC welterweight champion

Which means that this fight is between the first and last WEC welterweight champions.

Maclovio Williams - January 17, 2012 reply

i didnt think i could love this anymore

until i saw her face and is clearly on the receiving end of tom foolery

Ha yeah just noticed that since you mentioned it, the ol’ head shake plus tongue curl on the inside of the cheek says it all lol.

What did he do to her?

She’s clearly going to hatefuck him later in the dressing room.

maybe thats what got him excited in the first place.

“And that’s whats going on in the Big Easy this weekend”

“Wasnt that your nick name in high school?”

“Why would by nick name be New Orle…..” ::shakes head::

Where is the video to this? I need to see it!

GreyedOut - January 17, 2012 reply

I really want to see the video this is from.

gzl5000 - January 17, 2012 reply

Is Nick ready for the beauty pageant? Has he practiced for the talent portion?

yes he is well prepared..he has been training for this for a long time

wtf is that?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vK4ztXVo9xA

nick and nate diaz having a sai fight

mahalo.

2 tarts 4 sai

RECE ROCK - January 17, 2012 via mobile reply

Anyone else see this playing out very similarly to cerrone diaz? If condit, or hell anyone plans on standing with Nick Diaz for 5 rounds, They will lose.

Hendo_One-Shot - January 17, 2012 reply

You don't think

Andy, Lyoto or Vitor could stand, trade and get the better of Diaz?

no but

bisping could.

I can see Bisping...

MAYBE, but to say no to Anderson and Vitor (I can see about Lyoto I guess) and include Bisping is odd to to me.

thats because youre not very intellegent.

youre only like, 80% intellegent.

TheDreadedMarco - January 17, 2012 reply

lol

you forgot about Bisping’s amazing footwork and his KO power.

cant fade 'im.

...

condis more power and hes more diverse

WAR NATURAL BORN KILLER!!!!

benten20 - January 17, 2012 via mobile reply

Agreed

Condit throws every strike he knows and takes this on the feet

TheDreadedMarco - January 17, 2012 reply

war condit!

I hope he doesn’t stand there in front of him getting hit over and over with that pitter pat bullshit looking confused as hell like Cerrone did vs Nate. That would really shit in my Cheerios.

Bah if that fucking happens I say sick Rory McDonald on him. He made Nate look like a rag doll. He also made Condit look pretty vulnerable until the 3rd round where Carlos flipped a switch and went apeshit on Rory.

YoungGun - January 17, 2012 reply

I love both guys

but Condit has not demonstrated that he has more power standing than Nick. Nick hits like a truck nowadays.

Dave Strummer - January 17, 2012 reply

mmath class is in session

Condit>RoryMac>Nick Diaz=Nate Diaz
Therefore Condit>Nate Diaz. Mmath is irrefutable!

benten20 - January 17, 2012 via mobile reply

god damn android autocorrect! i meant Condit>NATE Diaz

benten20 - January 17, 2012 via mobile reply

FUCKING ANDROID! CONDIT>NICK DIAZ

benten20 - January 17, 2012 via mobile reply

Do you have an MMA-specific phone?

does it really correct Nick to Nate?

Dave Strummer - January 17, 2012 reply

i commented alot when nate fought cerrone

So it automatically assumes I’m writing Nate

benten20 - January 17, 2012 via mobile reply

Good analogy Hendo. The only thing Condit and Cerrone can do better than Nick or Nate is throw kicks, and the Diaz brothers walk through kicks like the Prodigy walk through mindfields homie.

except condit has a better killer instinct and insane cardio to

And he’s a much smarter fighter to then cerrone.

benten20 - January 17, 2012 via mobile reply

What the hell is a mindfield?

A song by the Prodigy

KJ Gould - January 17, 2012 reply

And i thought he was talking BJ Penn. haha

Diaz is sporting a Bison stance/mug

This picture makes my toes wiggle.

God I can’t wait.

The greyscaling makes it look like Condit is going to fight Dr. Zaius

a new champion? whot? a new "interim" champion, thank u.

Rampage01 - January 17, 2012 reply

if diaz wins..

Do you think he will put this belt on?

Cause when he won the strikeforce belt he didn’t consider it the real deal.

And he isn’t the champ if he wins this interm garbage

An exciting champion, thank you.

Infinitely better than Georges Sylvia Pierre

KJ Gould - January 17, 2012 reply

You can’t criticize anything about GSP or his performances in the cage KJ, if you do it means you’re nothing more than a ‘just bleed’ type who understands nothing about the technical side of fighting and should stick to Toughman contests. In fact, it’s been proven that anyone who finds GSP anything less than thrilling is more prone to psychotic behaviour and various other personality disorders.

Ah, yes, the Canadian Homer defense :)

GSP is great. But he’s no Michael Bisping.

KJ Gould - January 17, 2012 reply

An I allowed to bitch about Poirier not being on the main card?

T.C. Engel - January 17, 2012 via mobile reply

bitch away

benten20 - January 17, 2012 via mobile reply

No.

Max Holloway is a nobody in the UFC. Ed Herman is probably a more recognizable name and just had two consecutive sick finishes.

Point taken.

Ed Herman is absolutely nowhere near a title shot, though, while I definitely support Poirier for getting the next shot at Aldo, or if he moves up, fighting Koch or KZ for the title.

T.C. Engel - January 17, 2012 reply

Have you ever seen Holloway fight?

This fight could easily take FOTN if Diaz and Condit weren’t fighting. Plus Poirier could easily be in line for a shot at the belt soon.

Finally an exciting welterweight championship bout

Meek Mill - January 17, 2012 reply

More like a competitive one

GSP’s last 3 fights have been against either undeserving challengers (Hardy) or one-dimensional fighters completely out of their depth standing with someone like GSP (Shields, Koscheck).

This fight cannot fail.

DONT SAY THAT LAST PART YOU JINX

Noooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!! delete delete delete

McKinley B. Noble - January 17, 2012 reply

the fight was already 5 round, so technically it's not a ww championship,plys it's an interim title, too bad for ur excitement.

Rampage01 - January 17, 2012 reply

God, I'm loving this fight.

So King Mo got busted for steroids

Damn.

http://www.mmafighting.com/2012/01/17/king-mo-lawal-tests-positive-for-steroid-drostanalone/

what??

benten20 - January 17, 2012 via mobile reply

Yep

its now on be to holy shit

benten20 - January 17, 2012 via mobile reply

wtf.......

I think I might be a Diaz hater and I love seeing those guys fail for no reason at all

But I honestly see nothing that convinces me that Condit could ever beat Diaz. Which makes me a bit sad.

blutspender - January 17, 2012 reply

Daley dropped Diaz a few times

so the idea that Nick definitely wins on the feet is kinda overblown. Condit’s striking is a thing of beauty as far as I’m concerned; the perfect mix of technical and aggressive, and FAR more diverse than Daley. I don’t think the idea of Condit rocking Diaz a few times is out of the question.

Carlos will have to fight a smart fight, which he is likely to do since he has Greg Jackson in his corner. I really think that more than any other fighter, he has the ability to fight a smart, patient fight until the time comes to swarm, at which point he flips a switch and turns into an aggressive, bloodthirsty beast. Fighting smart AND still retaining a killer instinct: it’s possible. Take notes GSP.

Additionally, his ground game is excellent. He has a few slick submissions on his record, and his fight with Kampmann showed some great, high level sub defense. I’m not saying that he’s better than Diaz, but his past, combined with the wrestling training he’s getting at Jackson’s makes me think that he’ll be able to hold his own on the ground.

I’m not saying that Carlos WILL win, but I think he has a pretty good shot.

Daley is a better striker than Carlos.

Carlos is a better fighter than Daley, but Daley is the better striker.

RolloTomasi - January 17, 2012 reply

I won't argue too hard against that

and I’ll agree wholeheartedly on just his hands, but I think that Carlos’ more well rounded striking game, as well as his ability to hold his own on the ground (and thus not fear the takedown as much) makes him the better overall striker in my book.

Not that he’s any slouch either, but BJ was outstriking Diaz before he gassed. I’m just making the piont that as effective as Diaz’ striking is, there are ways to beat it.

Based on KO's

Daley = 20 KO wins
Condit = 13 KO wins

RolloTomasi - January 17, 2012 reply

That's still a lot of KO's

and KO is Daley's only means of finishing

Carlos isn’t as reliant on them because his submission game is pretty slick. Doesn’t mean that he’s a worse striker; he just has more options.

Shaun32887 - January 17, 2012 via mobile reply

Condit might be the more technical striker

But he doesn’t have Daley’s power, which is what you need to put a Diaz on his back

Stiff Jab - January 17, 2012 reply

no way, daley has clearly the better technical muay thai

I said might

Daley is highly technical for the style of fighter he is, which is brawler and power puncher, but that style is inherently not really all that tightened up.

People confuse being “better technically” with being “better” a lot.

Stiff Jab - January 17, 2012 reply

I'm not sure I understand you

A brawler is, at least in my definition, a not very technical fighter, and regarding Daley I disagree with that, he has some clean technical muay thai and I believe him to be more technical than Daley, although Condit improved a lot in the last years

Brawlers can be technical

Watch an old George Foreman fight. The man knew what he was doing, but he was a brawler. Its someone who stays aggressive and likes to throw power shots.

Stiff Jab - January 17, 2012 reply

I guess it's a question of definition

nonetheless I wouldn’t classify Daley as a brawler, when his opponents are able to pressure him like Diaz could, he somewhat falls into brawler mode, but so do most people, if not I feel Daley to be very methodical with his striking and very technical sound, watch Daley vs Kampman, I think that fight displays it very well

i never hesitate

to put a diaz on his back.

Agreed Rollo, Condit wouldn’t go one round with Daley under boxing, muay thai or K1 rules. The way Diaz beat Daley earned him a life time of credits with me.

So you’re not surprised at whatever may happen? Come on Shaun, nail your colours to that mast man!

Carlos was the first fighter I ever got attached to in this sport

I learned about mma through watching him in WEC and listening to Frank Mir. I’ll always root for him and pick him to win every fight. I’m just acknowledging that it will be a good close fight

Shaun32887 - January 17, 2012 via mobile reply

just saying cerrone had jackson in his corner to

benten20 - January 17, 2012 via mobile reply

fair point

Shaun32887 - January 17, 2012 via mobile reply

Please god

I hope Condit destroys the Diaz hype train. Either way, GSP is going to truck the winner.

Fear the RUSH - January 17, 2012 reply

Hype train?

11 straight wins.
Not hype.

RolloTomasi - January 17, 2012 reply

Thomas Denny, KJ Noons at WW, Cyborg, Penn at WW, and the Whitemare?

Ya, hype train.

Fear the RUSH - January 17, 2012 reply

How about shut up with chirping the Penn win.

Denny, Noons, Cyborg, Whitemare, sure, not the strongest opposition, but there is absolutely no denying his skills. I’m a MASSIVE Condit fan and I think Diaz is going to slapbox Condit en route to a 50-45.

T.C. Engel - January 17, 2012 reply

have to disagree with u there cap

benten20 - January 17, 2012 via mobile reply

I pray you're right my man.

T.C. Engel - January 17, 2012 reply

me too

cant see this going the distance.

im going with condit 3rd round tko

benten20 - January 17, 2012 via mobile reply

Setting Fightmetric records for most punches landed against one of the greatest fighters ever

Total hype.

It's gonna be a dogfight!

Afghan Rampage on the left there

well played.

how the fuck is this not green?

Earl Montclair - January 17, 2012 reply

Better don't turn your back on Afghan Rampage!

Tell your kids, tell your wife!!!!!

to grind him for a photo?

Of course A - Ramp is Celebrity in his country

I think Diaz takes it

The Diaz brothers throw so many punches I think eventually Condit is going to get overwhelmed. Even if Nick goes down more than his brother, he recovers pretty quickly. The pure amount of offensive output should be enough to win him some 10-8 rounds late against almost anyone in the division who doesn’t have the wrestling skills to at least break up his rhythm (even if he does have some really mean sweeps).

Luckily Condit does have amazing heart and aggression, so we might see these guys stand in the middle of the cage and just slug it out until someone drops dead. Certainly the guy who starts to step back is the guy who is going to lose.

agreed. and recd.

i really dont see condit backing up

He’s never been finished by strikes in his career (KO or TKO) while Nick has and we’be seen Nick get dropped a lot while I don’t remember the last time condit was. Condit takes this imo 3rd round TKO

benten20 - January 17, 2012 via mobile reply

At the same time Condit has never faced someone with the pure offensive output of Diaz

Also, I’m pretty sure Rory Mac dropped Condit.

I just don’t see Condit finishing Diaz. I think he could win a decision, but if someone gets stopped I think it’s Condit. There is just something insane about a guy throwing hundreds of punches and landing so many of them cleanly.