Johny Hendricks wants Condit/Diaz winner

"I've been telling everybody I really want the winner of
[Diaz/Condit]. You don't get this opportunity too often. Now that I've
done it in the ring, I've got to do it outside the ring. If I don't
promote myself outside the ring -- I mean, there are great fights going
on and now they're happening almost every week. You can be forgotten. So
if I don't say in the news that I want that interim title shot --
there's a fight this weekend in the 170 class, and [if Koscheck or
Pierce] does good, I might get bumped. So I always got to be out there
making my case. I want my goal. My goal is to be UFC champ some day, and
I know I'm right there. I just need that shot. Here's the thing. Unless
the UFC says, ‘Johny, you have to fight -- we want you to get a shot at
the title, but we have some questions, and you need another one first,'
then of course I'm not going to bite the hand that feeds me. I'm going
to do what they say. But if it's up to me, I'd much rather go for the
UFC interim belt. I've seen so many people who are right there, right
there to get that shot and something happens ... it never fails,
something happens, and they don't win. And then it takes them three or
four fights to get back, which is a year to a year-and-a-half back, and
that's if everything lines up perfectly."

Quote :

You don't get this opportunity too often. Now that I've
done it in the ring, I've got to do it outside the ring. If I don't
promote myself outside the ring

Farmer1906 wrote:

Gracie came out and said Diaz is waiting for GSP if he wins.

Hendricks needs another big win before he gets a title shot. I think a match versus Kos(if he beats Pierce) or the Ellenberger/Sanchez winner would be good.

Farmer1906 wrote:

Gracie came out and said Diaz is waiting for GSP if he wins.

Hendricks needs another big win before he gets a title shot. I think a match versus Kos(if he beats Pierce) or the Ellenberger/Sanchez winner would be good.

OU wrote:

Farmer1906 wrote:

Gracie came out and said Diaz is waiting for GSP if he wins.

Hendricks needs another big win before he gets a title shot. I think a match versus Kos(if he beats Pierce) or the Ellenberger/Sanchez winner would be good.

Both of those sound like good fights. I'm assuming whoever wins this fight will wait for GSP. So Hendricks will probably need 1 more win either way. Ellenberger(going to rape Diego) would be ideal IMO. Kos-Pierce winner should fight Alves-Kampmann winner.

OU wrote:

You hear all the time about fighters are "going to wait". Doesn't always play out like that. Depends on how things look after the fight and what GSP says his ETA is. Wasn't Rashad also going to wait for his title shot? Wasn't Fitch waiting on BJ or GSP or something like that? Things change, if the UFC wants Nick to fight, he will fight.

Farmer1906 wrote:

OU wrote:

Farmer1906 wrote:

Gracie came out and said Diaz is waiting for GSP if he wins.

Hendricks needs another big win before he gets a title shot. I think a match versus Kos(if he beats Pierce) or the Ellenberger/Sanchez winner would be good.

Both of those sound like good fights. I'm assuming whoever wins this fight will wait for GSP. So Hendricks will probably need 1 more win either way. Ellenberger(going to rape Diego) would be ideal IMO. Kos-Pierce winner should fight Alves-Kampmann winner.

Only problem with Kos-Pierce winner is that Pierce just fought Hendricks not too long ago. Kampmann v Kos looks very entertaining though. I wouldn't mind a Sanchez v kampmann rematch just to right that BS decision.

GDPofDRC wrote:

OU wrote:

You hear all the time about fighters are "going to wait". Doesn't always play out like that. Depends on how things look after the fight and what GSP says his ETA is. Wasn't Rashad also going to wait for his title shot? Wasn't Fitch waiting on BJ or GSP or something like that? Things change, if the UFC wants Nick to fight, he will fight.

You would be a better manager for Diaz.

bobbitt15 wrote:

The UFC is already planning on GSP fighting like early Fall. It wouldn't be a crazy wait if that's the case

Farmer1906 wrote:

Only problem with Kos-Pierce winner is that Pierce just fought Hendricks not too long ago. Kampmann v Kos looks very entertaining though. I wouldn't mind a Sanchez v kampmann rematch just to right that BS decision.



According to Stockton rules, Diego looks badly.

OU wrote:

I don't think GSP or his camp would buckle to any pressure to get in the cage before he is 100%. Especially if the opponent is going to be Nick Diaz. I think he has genuine dislike for Nick and wants to prove a point if that fight ever happens. But either way GSP is a smart athlete with smart people around him. He won't be back in action until he is ready to compete at the level he is use to. I can hate on GSP for a few things, but he is a true professional.

Ludo wrote:

Farmer1906 wrote:

Only problem with Kos-Pierce winner is that Pierce just fought Hendricks not too long ago. Kampmann v Kos looks very entertaining though. I wouldn't mind a Sanchez v kampmann rematch just to right that BS decision.



According to Stockton rules, Diego looks badly.

According to the ten point must system for MMA Diego wins rounds 2 and 3 because as usual Kampmann allowed himself to be dragged into a dogfight.

Farmer1906 wrote:

Ludo wrote:

Farmer1906 wrote:

Only problem with Kos-Pierce winner is that Pierce just fought Hendricks not too long ago. Kampmann v Kos looks very entertaining though. I wouldn't mind a Sanchez v kampmann rematch just to right that BS decision.



According to Stockton rules, Diego looks badly.

According to the ten point must system for MMA Diego wins rounds 2 and 3 because as usual Kampmann allowed himself to be dragged into a dogfight.

Kampmann outstruck him in 1st and 2nd. He also scored a knockdown int he first too(10-8?). He also defended all but one takedown the entire fight.

At worst it should have gone 29-29. At best Kampmann won 29-27.

Malki Kawa wrote:

Cesar Gracie wrote:

If we're fortunate and we win this fight, I would advise Nick to not take another fight before the GSP fight unless it was in different weight class. We want to wait for that 170-pound thing

At the end of the day, if people are writing Carlos Condit off, it's a big mistake, Carlos is coming to fight. The guy is in great shape. Remember, he was supposed to fight in October. He hasn't stopped training. He's coming to fight and this is going to be a real good fight. And if and when he wins this belt, if [the UFC] wants to put him back out to fight again, Carlos is going to fight again and defend his belt against anyone who challenges him. We're not going to sit around and wait for anyone, not Georges or anybody. If there's fights out there, Carlos wants them.