Diaz vs Condit: Seizing Opportunity for Greatness
by Mpa2010 on Feb 5, 2012 2:19 PM EST
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Diaz vs Condit is over and I've had a whole night to think about it and let the anger subside
What pisses me off the most about the fight last night was one the marketing and two, the missed opportunity for greatness. Touching on the first issue I had 4 new comers at my house and did my best to try to sell this fight as a potential fight of the decade. I took it upon myself to show Diaz and Condit's greatest hits. I spent days of last week online and using various other types of media to make this match shine. The marketing from the UFC showed two guys that were going to go out there and bleed for your money if you bought the pay per view. The lead in to this fight for me and my newbies was perfect.
Then the fight happened. Everyone take a minute and try to visualize this. You have a room with 3 regular UFC fans and 4 people watching a UFC for the first time. The regulars are stunned by the decision (all of us thought Diaz won) and the new people are sitting there confused, not really knowing what happened. The regulars started to get pissed, and the newbies started to get sad. That's the situation i was faced with last night my friends.
The second issue is one that really irks me. Diaz vs Condit should have been a fight for the ages. This could have been up there with Henderson vs Shogun and Garcia vs Chan Sung Jung. Two guys that, in the heat of the moment put it all on the line to give the world a fight that would be etched in the history of MMA forever. Everything was there, on paper.
Diaz was ready to take this opportunity, Condit was not. That is sad my friends. What could have been. This fight could have been great, this fight could have been one that we could have been telling our grandchildren about. It was not to be.
Lastly, I could care less about Condit vs GSP. Boring game plan A vs boring game plan B. I'm not gonna pay my hard earned money for that. I, like many others might catch it on fuel around christmas time and will try my hardest to stay awake till the end.
Go Giants!!!!
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by the way, i dont get why people got so mad or should i say infuriated, at Anderson Silva for running a little away from Maia after destroying his face, but when Condit runs 5 rounds, he wins the belt?!
by alibabarouge on Feb 5, 2012 4:40 PM EST via mobile reply actions
100% Agree
If Condit actually came to fight and not outpoint Diaz on the judges cards no one would complain. But Condits gameplan to win over the judges and not even attempt to take diaz out via TKO/Submission is what is killing MMA in general. People watch for real fighting not looked like I was winning right judge??? Complete BS.
First of all, the fight wasn't as bad as you make it out to be, I actually liked it.
Second, Condit won that fight. Also Condit didn’t promise that he would stand toe to toe with Diaz, all he was obliged to do was show up. And if Diaz was ready to “take this opportunity” he should have learned some proper footwork and cut off angles a long time ago. And why the fuck would Condit want to stay in front of Diaz, when doing so would play right into Diaz’s strengths? Lastly, and worst of all “could care less” doesn’t make any fucking sense.
Ahoy-hoy.
Last round pick of the Filipino Reccing Machines
No need to be mean
But you’re right about the other points. I don’t understand how in this sport everyone feels like they deserve barn storming entertaining fights every time. It was a good fight, it was great to see Condit deal so well with Diaz forward pressure and it was also great to see a fighter as intense and aggressive as Diaz. I had a lot of fun watching it, but if you didn’t, that’s just how sports go.
I Beg to Disagree
Condit was the one better prepared and willing to do what it took to win
Diaz was not
he was the one ready to stick to a game plan that could see him win
Diaz was not
Condit was the one ready to sacrifice a little PR with the fanboys babies and do what it took to win the fight
Diaz was not
Condit was ready to win this fight to set up a fight with GSP
Diaz was not
Condit was ready change his natural instincts to have a better chance at winning
Diaz was not
Condit used a technique that gave him the best chance to win maybe even stop Diaz
Diaz was not willing to change one iota or one thing
Condit went the extra mile to improve his chances of winning did what it took to win
Diaz did not step up the pace, did not alter his preconceived plan or alter his approach
Condit won the fight, the belt, the title shot
Diaz did not
Dry your tears babies, DW will make it all better
by kah on Feb 6, 2012 1:31 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
Agree on everything including the DW.
Like someone else had posted, watch as Nick fights another #1 contender fight for the title. Condit was willing to sacrifice excitement to get the and quite frankly those flaws in Diaz’s game have been there his whole, but no one either took advantage of them either because the never noticed them or wanted to be all macho and play into his strengths and brawl.
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