Carlos Condit Out of UFC 108 Fight With Paul Daley, Dustin Hazelett In
by Brent Brookhouse on Dec 9, 2009 6:04 PM EST
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MMAUnltd is reporting that the fight between Carlos Condit and Paul Daley is off:
Carlos Condit has suffered an injury and has been forced to withdraw from his UFC 108 contest against hard-hitting Brit Paul Daley, MMAUnltd.com has learned from a source close to the contest.
We were told that a replacement is being sought for the event on January 2nd.
This was a highly anticipated fight and it continues the trend of injuries across UFC cards, 108 has been especially hard hit.
Rather than find a replacement it almost seems like 108 could stand to be canceled. With Rampage Jackson saying he is going to come back to finish out his contract they could scratch the event and its main event of Thiago Silva v. Rashad Evans and free up Evans for the grudge match with Jackson.
Something has to give though as it is very clear that a card with Gilbert Yvel in the featured undercard bout is in a considerable amount of trouble.
[UPDATE] - Paul Daley has commented on the situation to Fighters Only:
“I'd [accept] any fight.. I just wanna fight. Condit is a big pussy IMO, I have inside information on that dude....it's all good as long as I fight,” he wrote, a comment that is sure to enrage former WEC welterweight champion Condit.
A source close to Daley said the British welterweight is under the impression Condit had not begun a proper training camp, and is questioning how long Condit had known he would not be fighting. “Paul has spent a shitload of money on this training camp out of his own pocket, and his team have bought non-refundable tickets to go out to the US for the fight so hopefully Paul gets another opponent for this card, he is really pissed off,” the source said.
In his post on The Underground, Daley went on to appeal to UFC matchmaker Joe Silva for a new opponent, suggesting a couple of names he would like to fight. “Koshcheck...is a tough motherf*cker, but I accept the challenge. Hazellet has sick subs, and is dangerous, but I accept that fight too. Any top level fighter in 170lbs with a winning record. Joe make it happen.”
[UPDATE] - Dustin Hazelett steps in:
Multiple sources informed MMAWeekly.com on Tuesday that Hazelett will step in for an injured Carlos Condit to face Paul Daley in the co-main event of UFC 108, which takes place Jan. 2 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.UFC 108: Evans vs. Silva coverage
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Something has to give though as it is very clear that a card with Gilbert Yvel in the featured undercard bout is in a considerable amount of trouble.
The UFC better be careful, the last time this happened the entire fucking promotion went under.
The only thing Jon Jones does better than Matt Hamill is hear.
(And smash faces)
I think the UFC has to be more concerned about what cancelling a card would look like...
rather than what it would actually mean.
I think he was being pretty /sarcastic.
But I agree – the optics wouldn’t look so good.
Rather than find a replacement it almost seems like 108 could stand to be canceled.
Either that or be put on free TV somehow and renamed UFC 108 CURSED
A move to TV makes sense also...
This is not a PPV caliber event
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by Brent Brookhouse on Dec 9, 2009 9:56 AM EST up reply actions
Headliner
Kimbo Slice vs. wait for it…… DOUG “THE RHINO” MARSHALL!
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by Leland Roling on Dec 9, 2009 9:57 AM EST up reply actions
Oh man…The Rhino is exactly what they’re looking for…
by Kwisatz Haderach on Dec 9, 2009 10:01 AM EST up reply actions
Honestly, I think he’s perfect, although he has a good shot to win. He’s very aggressive and could bomb Kimbo.
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by Leland Roling on Dec 9, 2009 10:05 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I thought he was looking to be or is already a middleweight now
Not that I condone facism or any ism for that matter. Isms are in my opinion, not good. A person shouldn't believe in an ism, he should believe in himself.
I quote John Lennon, "I don't believe in Beatles, I just believe in me". Good point there, after all he was the walrus. I could be the walrus. Wouldn't change the fact I have to bum rides off of people.
It’s possible. Money can always change that though.
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by Leland Roling on Dec 9, 2009 10:08 AM EST up reply actions
lol insert vicious Kharitonov destroying Ninja gif here.
Not that I condone facism or any ism for that matter. Isms are in my opinion, not good. A person shouldn't believe in an ism, he should believe in himself.
I quote John Lennon, "I don't believe in Beatles, I just believe in me". Good point there, after all he was the walrus. I could be the walrus. Wouldn't change the fact I have to bum rides off of people.
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by Damon O. on Dec 9, 2009 10:34 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah… was as brutal as I remember.
Cheers.
Not that I condone facism or any ism for that matter. Isms are in my opinion, not good. A person shouldn't believe in an ism, he should believe in himself.
I quote John Lennon, "I don't believe in Beatles, I just believe in me". Good point there, after all he was the walrus. I could be the walrus. Wouldn't change the fact I have to bum rides off of people.
That`s is the best suggestion yet! rec`d
(But I could still live with Kimbo fighting Stann)
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by BlueberryMuffin on Dec 9, 2009 10:08 AM EST up reply actions
I agree. He’s basically a small LHW like Houston, but a better kickboxer. I haven’t seen him on the ground much, but presumably he’s better than Houston. I think he’d give Kimbo a very rough time.
by Kwisatz Haderach on Dec 9, 2009 10:13 AM EST up reply actions
It’s gonna be Meathead I think.
Not that I condone facism or any ism for that matter. Isms are in my opinion, not good. A person shouldn't believe in an ism, he should believe in himself.
I quote John Lennon, "I don't believe in Beatles, I just believe in me". Good point there, after all he was the walrus. I could be the walrus. Wouldn't change the fact I have to bum rides off of people.
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by Leland Roling on Dec 9, 2009 11:59 AM EST up reply actions
Isn’t Kos looking to fight every 4th day or something. hrow him in there.
by PM23 on Dec 9, 2009 9:58 AM EST reply actions 2 recs
Agreed...
I could totally use more Josh Koscheck.
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by Leland Roling on Dec 9, 2009 9:59 AM EST up reply actions
if kos takes this fight
That’ll definitely cement him as the single most “game” fighter in the sport today.
Why not Hazelett?
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by BlueberryMuffin on Dec 9, 2009 10:06 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Hazelett vs. Daley wouldn’t be a bad move.
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by Leland Roling on Dec 9, 2009 10:08 AM EST up reply actions
Hazelett should be ready too. Just had a camp.(Unless he went on a drinking-binge payed for by his show/win money against Karo)
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by BlueberryMuffin on Dec 9, 2009 10:10 AM EST up reply actions
Koscheck/Daley and Hazelett/P Thiago
It would make 109 a bit weaker, but I think both fights make a lot more sense.
Without pain, without sacrifice, we would have nothing.
by lowellthehammer on Dec 9, 2009 10:31 AM EST up reply actions 4 recs
I like where your head's at.
We're just a million little gods causin' rain storms, turning every good thing to rust.
Oh yeah...
That’s a great suggestion!
Daley/Kos and Hazelett/Thiago would be stellar.
by timetosaygoodbye on Dec 9, 2009 7:55 PM EST up reply actions
A Bellatorian now I do believe.
Not that I condone facism or any ism for that matter. Isms are in my opinion, not good. A person shouldn't believe in an ism, he should believe in himself.
I quote John Lennon, "I don't believe in Beatles, I just believe in me". Good point there, after all he was the walrus. I could be the walrus. Wouldn't change the fact I have to bum rides off of people.
Paging Dr. Swick to the cursedPPV ward.
Not that I condone facism or any ism for that matter. Isms are in my opinion, not good. A person shouldn't believe in an ism, he should believe in himself.
I quote John Lennon, "I don't believe in Beatles, I just believe in me". Good point there, after all he was the walrus. I could be the walrus. Wouldn't change the fact I have to bum rides off of people.
Paul daley already comments...
"I’d [accept] any fight.. I just wanna fight. Condit is a big pussy IMO, I have inside information on that dude….it’s all good as long as I fight," he wrote, a comment that is sure to enrage former WEC welterweight champion Condit.
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Daley = banned for fighter bashing
The only thing Jon Jones does better than Matt Hamill is hear.
(And smash faces)
Paul Daley is fuckin awesome.
We're just a million little gods causin' rain storms, turning every good thing to rust.
I always thought he was (big fan of Semtex), but a ton of people sadly clowned him after Shields beat him in EliteXC. A thing of beauty when he beat Kampy.
But really now, this fight was meant to be the co-main event of this card. It was a good fight and one I was looking forward to watching but a co-main event it was not. Now with a last minute replacement needed, god damn.
Might have to put it on Spike. Doesn’t make a lick of difference to me though, as I’ll still have to pay for it.
Not that I condone facism or any ism for that matter. Isms are in my opinion, not good. A person shouldn't believe in an ism, he should believe in himself.
I quote John Lennon, "I don't believe in Beatles, I just believe in me". Good point there, after all he was the walrus. I could be the walrus. Wouldn't change the fact I have to bum rides off of people.
Honestly, this was the fight I was most looking forward to on the card.
Really disappointed right now. A move to free TV is the only good call IMO.
Without pain, without sacrifice, we would have nothing.
by lowellthehammer on Dec 9, 2009 10:06 AM EST reply actions
Let's play the what could of been game...
UFC 106
Lesnar vs. Carwin
Tito vs. Coleman
Fitch vs. Almeida
Parisyan vs. Hazelett
UFC 107
Rampage vs. Rashad
Fitch vs. Alves
Duffee vs. Buentello
UFC 108
Lesnar vs. Carwin
Velasquez vs. Nogueira
Silva vs. Belfort
Gonzaga vs. Dos Santos
Condit vs. Daley
If there are more feel free to add.
Not that I condone facism or any ism for that matter. Isms are in my opinion, not good. A person shouldn't believe in an ism, he should believe in himself.
I quote John Lennon, "I don't believe in Beatles, I just believe in me". Good point there, after all he was the walrus. I could be the walrus. Wouldn't change the fact I have to bum rides off of people.
Also Fitch vs Almeida
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by SouthAlaBamaRampage on Dec 9, 2009 10:12 AM EST up reply actions
You mean Fitch vs Alves
The only thing Jon Jones does better than Matt Hamill is hear.
(And smash faces)
It was Fitch/Almeida at UFC 106, and then Almeida became injured so they nixed Thiago/Thiago and put Fitch against Alves at 107. Alves got injured so Fitch got Pierce.
Both fights are in there by the by except for Thiago/Thiago which wasn’t really a loss.
Not that I condone facism or any ism for that matter. Isms are in my opinion, not good. A person shouldn't believe in an ism, he should believe in himself.
I quote John Lennon, "I don't believe in Beatles, I just believe in me". Good point there, after all he was the walrus. I could be the walrus. Wouldn't change the fact I have to bum rides off of people.
Rumble and Daley would be a war
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by SouthAlaBamaRampage on Dec 9, 2009 10:17 AM EST up reply actions
Swick was suspended 60 days
from the date of ’105… earliest he could fight again would be sometime in January… but more likely it would be March.
by VikingPhotography on Dec 9, 2009 7:06 PM EST up reply actions
Damn, the odds opened up as +150 Daley and then dropped below even, won’t be seeing that again for a little while….
What a fucking disaster.
This is 100% hearsay…but I did hear similar things to what Daley said about Condit’s camp. I think that was causing the lines to move.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Dec 9, 2009 10:29 AM EST up reply actions
Daley vs. Baroni would be glee inspiring.
Not that I condone facism or any ism for that matter. Isms are in my opinion, not good. A person shouldn't believe in an ism, he should believe in himself.
I quote John Lennon, "I don't believe in Beatles, I just believe in me". Good point there, after all he was the walrus. I could be the walrus. Wouldn't change the fact I have to bum rides off of people.
Any top level fighter in 170lbs with a winning record.
Better make this happen now, if Baroni loses his next fight he’ll no longer have a winning record.
The only thing Jon Jones does better than Matt Hamill is hear.
(And smash faces)
Haha, which is probably the reason that he qualified it. Daley/Baroni would be a murder scene.
Without pain, without sacrifice, we would have nothing.
by lowellthehammer on Dec 9, 2009 10:32 AM EST up reply actions
lol I’m not saying it wouldnt. Just that it would be fun while it lasted.
Not that I condone facism or any ism for that matter. Isms are in my opinion, not good. A person shouldn't believe in an ism, he should believe in himself.
I quote John Lennon, "I don't believe in Beatles, I just believe in me". Good point there, after all he was the walrus. I could be the walrus. Wouldn't change the fact I have to bum rides off of people.
Alves vs. Daley would fuckin nutty as hell.
Not that I condone facism or any ism for that matter. Isms are in my opinion, not good. A person shouldn't believe in an ism, he should believe in himself.
I quote John Lennon, "I don't believe in Beatles, I just believe in me". Good point there, after all he was the walrus. I could be the walrus. Wouldn't change the fact I have to bum rides off of people.
Daley is a fun fighter to watch for sure, and beating Kampmann is a big victory under his belt. I have to wonder that if Daley fights Koscheck, and Koscheck wins, that Daley should really consider the move down to Lightweight. Daley is definitely game against some of the top Welterweights, but I feel that most Welterweights will just try to take Daley down now.
I'm looking at my UFC 108 tickets
And I want to stab myself in the eye with it. 6 months ago, the thought of spending the new year in Vegas and watching Ultimate 2009 sounded like a great idea.
Not to mention
Your friend/partner will hate you as well for dragging him/her along for the ride. Best give them away immediately.
Nah, I had fun at Strikeforce with enough booze. This one is just a Strikeforce show that cost twice as much with crappier seats. The 4 of us will still have fun. The girls don’t really know anyone not named GSP, Anderson Silva, or Brock Lesnar anyway so it wouldn’t faze them.
Yeah...
my wife just can’t understand why I want to be built like him
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by Brent Brookhouse on Dec 9, 2009 2:43 PM EST up reply actions
Mostly though...
i just say it because it creeps her out
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by Brent Brookhouse on Dec 9, 2009 2:44 PM EST up reply actions
Have you explained to her that he’s built like a black man? Maybe then she wouldn’t mind as much.
The only thing Jon Jones does better than Matt Hamill is hear.
(And smash faces)
by ufc4 on Dec 9, 2009 6:58 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
As a condit fan
I must say….Whew! that was a close one
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by Hendo_One-Shot on Dec 9, 2009 11:57 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
Yeah man.
The UFC has so much depth in every division that they can handle injuries and still put on stacked cards like this. This is what makes them the big leagues. Strikeforce would have to cancel an event if Josh Thompson, Nick Diaz, Joe Riggs, and Erin Toughill all called off the same card!
by pdl on Dec 9, 2009 1:36 PM EST up reply actions
I see what you did
but I’m not going anywhere near a Strikeforce-UFC comparison today.
LOL
I guess you missed the joke. Oh, and August 15th was plagued with injuries just the same, and they still pulled off a good event.
I guess you missed the sarcasm.
That was a direct reference to Carano vs. Cyborg, all the names mentioned were the ones that pulled off that card for one reason or another. I thought it was still a sick event.
I was pointing out the ridiculous criticism of Strikeforce’s roster saying “Oh, well if anything happens to ONE guy on the card they’re fucked!” or “Yeah, all their names are on this card and they won’t have anything else for 4 months!” and people claiming that the UFC is immune to that problem. This card is about as bad as it will or should ever get in terms of injuries fucking things up and I certainly don’t think it’s indicative of any trend, I just felt the need to point this event out for haters later.
by pdl on Dec 9, 2009 6:44 PM EST up reply actions
Rather than find a replacement it almost seems like 108 could stand to be canceled.
This is possbly the dumbest thing i’ve heard all week, I honestly don’t know what has gotten into mma fans lately. They love to bitch about everything and even when you get a quality mma card like UFC 108, they are too busy being starfuckers to enjoy it. Luckily for the UFC they have plenty of WW’s that can step in like Saunders or Hazelett to make up for Condit being out something no other promotion would even be capable of if 1 or 2 of their so called stars got hurt.
by Raker on Dec 9, 2009 2:34 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Rashad Evans vs. Thiago Silva
Junior Dos Santos vs. Gilbert Yvel
Joe Lauzon vs. Sam Stout
Tyson Griffin vs. Jim Miller
…
Paul Daley vs. Dustin Hazelett?
Dude, you can’t throw around phrases like “starfuckers” like starpower has no credence. That dog won’t fetch. This PPV will cost $55 in some places, people want bang for their buck. All these fights can be FotY candidates, won’t matter when Rashad Evans is the only “star” on the card.
We're just a million little gods causin' rain storms, turning every good thing to rust.
by Anthony Pace on Dec 9, 2009 2:52 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Hey no one is forcing you to pay for any UFC ppv, but to deny that there are many good matchups and there could be several great fights on this card is wrong. I honestly don’t know what mma fans want now adays i’ve seen several meh cards this past year get hyped up to no yet somehow UFC 108 isn’t good enough.
That is a bunch of crap i’ll gladly pay 50 bucks for a card stacked with great fights and lesser name fighters because in the end MMA isn’t about names it’s about fights. And if you can’t get excited about seeing some of this fights maybe you need to go watch another sport, because mma isn’t doing it for you and never will.
What they want is some bang for their buck, which is what is supposed to separate mma from boxing. If this card is legitimately worth $50 than Machida vs. Rua can start charging $200. But I think my complaints will fall on death ears, because I would wager to guess that you would argue that a main title match between Stephan Bonnar and Jake O’Brien would be worth $50 as long as the UFC logo was in the middle of the octagon.
lol @ "death ears"
you referring to Forrest?
We're just a million little gods causin' rain storms, turning every good thing to rust.
You’re right, no one forces me to shill out my money. But PPV really isn’t about great fights as much as it is starpower. Hell, UFNs and TUF Finales have produced plenty of great fights this year, but you don’t see the UFC charging for them. It’s my general thinking that the UFC will be consumed in general because of great fights, but the $50 is for the great spectacles.
We're just a million little gods causin' rain storms, turning every good thing to rust.
I find your post tasteless
…but Starfucker (aka Star Star) by the Rolling Stones was a great song.
I love the Stones
Cocksucker Blues is my holy grail
We're just a million little gods causin' rain storms, turning every good thing to rust.
Don’t you two get me started on the Stones or we’ll be here all night. Was there ever a band with a better string of albums: Beggars Banquet, Let It Bleed, Sticky Finger, and Exile on Main St. back to back, and all within a 4-year span. Amazing. if you want to check out a great film on the Stones at their best, see One Plus One.
I will be buried with my vinyl of Let it Bleed
but we mustn’t forget 12×5, Aftermath, etc…
I thought Shine a Light was great too, would’ve loved for Scorcese to have filmed it in ’72 at the height of their powers (whilst teleporting Jack White back in time, and grabbing Buddy Guy again)
We're just a million little gods causin' rain storms, turning every good thing to rust.
That would have been great but the only movie of Scorsese’s that had been released in 1972 was Boxcar Bertha, so he really wasn’t at the height of his powers. How about we make a compromise and have him film the 1978 Some Girls tour, between the filming of Taxi Driver and Raging Bull. That way we can skip New York, New York and it could have been released on a double bill with the Last Waltz.
And who needs Jack White when we could have had Johnny Thunder and Iggy Pop on the stage?
I like daley
but if this goes to the ground its over
Stephen Quadros: Where do you see yourself in three years.
Quinton Jackson: Let's see, I'm 22 right now. In three years I see myself being 25.
I'm excited to see Daley-Haze
But it should not be the co-main event for a UFC PPV.
Giving Shogun his props. I had the fight 48-47 Machida but Shogun put up a monumental performance and I am honored to have seen it in person.
These are the kind of moments that allow fighters to make great strides.
If Hazlett can pull off a crazy sub, people will really be taking notice.
Inverted Gogoplata using Daley's Legs
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