Former WEC champion Carlos Condit returns to New Mexico, training at Jackson’s MMA
Still fresh off of his split-decision victory over Jake Ellenberger at UFC Fight Night 19, Carlos Condit recently confirmed with…
Still fresh off of his split-decision victory over Jake Ellenberger at UFC Fight Night 19, Carlos Condit recently confirmed with MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) that he has made the move back to Albuquerque, N.M., and is the newest addition to the world-famous team at Greg Jackson’s Mixed Martial Arts.
Condit, who began his fighting career in Albuquerque, moved to Arizona in 2008 to join forces with Arizona Combat Sports and train with the likes of C.B. Dollaway and Jamie Varner.
But the former WEC champ said he was forced to move back to New Mexico this past week for personal reasons.
“I had some family stuff going on back in Albuquerque, and the move back home was the best thing for me and my family right now,” Condit said.
Condit says that he is taking a lot away from his experience in Arizona and still sees potential in making visits back to Tempe, Ariz., to train.
“I learned a lot while training at Arizona Combat Sports,” Condit said. “I feel that my wrestling definitely improved out there. There were a lot of great guys to train with, and it helped me step up my game.
“But as I said before, my personal circumstances have changed, and I needed to come back home to Albuquerque. It’s just lucky for me that one of the best camps in the world is out here.”
The addition of Condit to the Jackson’s Mixed Martial Arts team lineup brings another potential title contender to Albuquerque, but it also adds to the potential problem of an intra-camp match up for UFC gold.
Light heavyweight contenders Keith Jardine and Rashad Evans, who also both train at Jackson’s Mixed Martial Arts and have both been in line for the UFC’s 205-pound title in recent months (Evans actually holding the title earlier this year), made headlines when they stated that they would not fight each other for the belt. The same problem may now occur in the New Mexico camp for the UFC’s welterweight title.