Former UFC interim welterweight champion Carlos Condit recently posted a training clip on his social network, captioned “one more.” Some fans took that to mean that he was coming back for one more fight. The Natural Born Killer has not fought since losing a split decision to division champion Robbie Lawler at UFC 195 on January 2, and has spoken about potentially being retired.
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Condit appeared Wednesday on The Luke Thomas Show on SiriusXM Rush and explained what “one more” meant, and whether he will have one more fight.
“It was actually, I had done a post right before I posted that one so it was like, ‘okay, one more post.’ So yeah, I guess you guys are looking deeper into that than was really there,” said Condit, as transcribed by Jed Meshew for MMA Fighting. “As far as whether I’m gonna do another fight or not I feel like it’s up in the air. I’m leaning towards yes, possibly but it has to be something that really piques my attention.”
“Really, honestly a rematch with Lawler without a doubt. Possibly a rematch with [Nick] Diaz. Two scenarios that I can think of that would interest me.”
“It’s not that I don’t want to keep going. I still love fighting. I still have a passion for it; I still have a lot of fire. The question is whether it’s the smartest thing for me to keep going. I’ve fought professionally – it’ll be 14 years now in the fall I guess and that’s a lot of wear and tear, that’s a lot of wars in the cage, in the ring, and in the gym. I’ve just got to start thinking about the future. I’m still undecided as far as what that entails but I’ve got to be smart for the long term.
“I think it’s common knowledge that getting punched in the head repeatedly for over a decade is probably not a good thing, probably not good for your health. “
“I don’t think it would be until next year. I’ve got some stuff going on between now, and the end of the year, that I probably won’t have time to be in a training camp. Early next year possibly, but I’m in shape. If Tyron Woodley or Robbie Lawler get hurt, I’m ready to jump in there and fight for the title again if need be. But as far as a scheduled fight it wouldn’t be until next year.”
