About Carlos Condit
Many thought Carlos Condit, the 2007 WEC Lightweight Champion, had his work cut out for him against Brock Larson going into WEC 29. As the takedown occurred early and easily in round one, Larson’s strength and wrestling prowess were immediately apparent. But from that point on, we discovered just how lethal Condit’s submission techniques were.
Condit swiftly transitioned from half guard to full guard. The armbar was then applied. Larson pummeled him, but it was ineffective and only accelerated the inevitable conclusion.
Condit proved to the world with the win that he was a force to be reckoned with. This is his tale.
- Date of Birth: Carlos Condit was born on April 26, 1984, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
- Training Camp, Fighting Organization, Nickname: Condit trains at Jackson’s MMA under the tutelage of Greg Jackson. He fights for the UFC organization. Condit is well-known by his nickname, The Natural Born Killer.
Martial Arts Background
Condit stated in a JacksonsTV interview that he started wrestling at the age of nine and continued until high school. In actuality, it was his wrestling teachers who first exposed him to MMA. Condit claimed, “I wanted to be Jean Claude Van Damme or like a Ninja Turtle. “When I noticed that wrestlers, I became quite fascinated.
and grapplers performed exceptionally well, so I searched through the phone book until I located (Greg) Jackson’s Gaidojitsu Gym.”
Around age 15, Condit started MMA training with Jackson. He’s a purple belt right now in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
Initial MMA Career
On September 6, 2002, Condit defeated Nick Roscorla at Aztec Challenge 1 via rear naked choke to launch his MMA career. Before losing his debut fight to Carlo Prater by triangle choke, he actually won his first eight MMA battles, all by way of shutout. Condit would exact revenge for the defeat by guillotine choke at WEC 32, much later in his career.
reaching the WEC
Before starting his WEC career, Condit faced some very tough opposition, wrestling for events like Rumble on the Rock and Pancrase. Along the road, he defeated Tatsunori Tanaka (KO), Renato Verissimo (Triangle Armbar), and Frank Trigg (Rear Naked Choke), while losing to Pat Healy (Heel Hook), Satoru Kitaoka (Heel Hook), and Jake Shields (Heel Hook) (decision). However, the WEC awarded Pancrase a chance to face Kyle Jensen at WEC 25 when he won three matches in a row, including his victory over Kitaoka.
the WEC Welterweight Championship
Condit competed against John Alessio for the vacant WEC Welterweight Championship after defeating Jensen via rear naked choke. He prevailed by submission (rear naked choke). After that, Condit successfully defended the title three more times, each time by way of stoppage. At that point, the UFC called and the WEC folded. Condit also competed in the UFC for the first time on April 1, 2009, against Martin Kampmann, losing a contentious split decision.
Combative Style
Early in his career, Condit excelled at both striking and submission moves in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Off of his back, he had exceptionally powerful talents. But since then, he has developed into a highly skilled Muay Thai base striker. As a result, he is a highly well-rounded fighter who has started to trade in his early career submissions for knockouts these days.
With Condit, there are no safe havens.
Personal Life
Condit is a native of Mexico. It’s interesting to note that his father, Brian, served as Bill Richardson’s chief of staff when he was governor of New Mexico. According to Condit, his family is “really supportive,” of his professional endeavors.
In December 2010, Condit wed Seager Marie McCullah. Owen, their son, was conceived in March 2010.
