Multiple sources are reporting that the upcoming welterweight title match between WEC champ Carlos "Natural Born Killer" Condit and top contender Brock Larson — scheduled for WEC 39 on March 1st — has been canceled, with Condit on the verge of moving to the UFC. Though Five Ounces of Pain first reported the news, their claim that the Condit/Larson bout was scrapped due to an injury sustained by Larson is being refuted by MMA Weekly, who says that Condit was the one who first dropped out of the Corpus Christi WEC show due to a sprained wrist.
At any rate, it seems the UFC has decided that this might be a good time to bring Condit up to the big leagues; Condit is on an eight-fight win streak and hasn’t lost since June 2006. The current rumor is that he’ll be facing Martin Kampmann at UFC Fight Night 18 (April 1st, Nashville), and it’s been speculated that this is the first step towards the elimination of the WEC’s welterweight division; the WEC discontinued its middleweight and light-heavyweight classes late last year, with the UFC signing standout fighters Brian Stann, Steve Cantwell, and Chael Sonnen.
In other UFC news…
— Replacing the injured Amir Sadollah against Nick Catone at UFC Fight Night 17 (February 7th, Tampa) will be UFC newbie Derek "The Gentleman" Downey, a Utah-based fighter who has built up a 10-3 record fighting in regional promotions. Nine of his 10 wins have come by first-round stoppage.
— Houston Alexander is getting another chance to prove himself after taking his third-straight first-round loss to Eric Schafer last September. The Assassin will be returning at UFC 98 (May 23rd, Las Vegas) against Andre Gusmao, the former IFL standout who dropped a decision to Jon Jones in his Octagon debut at UFC 87.
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Its about time that Condit came to the UFC. That guy is awesome. Just think of all of the awesome fights they could setup with his arrival.
JUDGING IRREGULARITIES
What do promotions do in instances of judges scoring a fight wrong? Obviously it’s an opinion, but the judge that had the scorecard 30-27 in favor of Rich Franklin over Dan Henderson was asinine. Was he a judge in the Matt Hamill vs. Michael Bisping fight in 2007?
Kyle Snow
The fights in the U.S. are held under the jurisdiction of the athletic commission of whatever state the card is in. Thus, the promoter would have no say in the selection and appointment of judges or in how they work. The only thing a promoter could do if he disagreed with the judging would be to put together a rematch. For UFC fights in the U.K., because the sport is not sanctioned by the British Boxing Board of Control, the UFC’s vice president, Marc Ratner, serves as the commission. He selects the judges and referees and they’re paid by the UFC. That creates an appearance of impropriety that has to change, even though Ratner’s integrity cannot be questioned. Ratner, for those who don’t know, is the long-time executive director of the Nevada Athletic Commission and is one of the most respected men in combat sports regulation. The judge who scored it 30-27 for Franklin was Chris Watts, the same man who scored it 30-27 for Matt Hamill over Michael Bisping.
Can the potato do an expose into the habits of one Chris Watts? What was that guy seeing??
Houston had better learn a ground game and fast, that or develop a chin.
So after this lose he will be gone..... right? I mean he has to be... right?
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