ABU DHABI – Carlos Condit beat Court McGee with a unanimous decision Saturday to close out the preliminary card at UFC on ESPN 16 in Abu Dhabi.
Take a look inside the fight with Condit, who snapped a five-fight skid and won for the first time in nearly five and a half years.
Condit on the fight’s key moment
“Part of (the game plan) was to fight long southpaw. For whatever reason, Court didn’t shoot much. He’s got a really good wrestling game. He’s really good at pushing guys up against the fence and grinding them out. I think that threw him off. He wasn’t able to shoot very much. I just wanted to continue to push the pace. I saw that his nose looked like a boomerang. So I was going to try and target that more. Court stood up and I don’t think he knew exactly what happened. I think he thought the fight was over (after he got knocked down).”
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Condit on finally winning again
ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – OCTOBER 04: (L-R) Court McGee kicks Carlos Condit in their welterweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event inside Flash Forum on UFC Fight Island on October 04, 2020 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC)
“Competing at this level for a long period of time, you’re going to have wins and losses. I’m still about it. I still have fire in my gut. This fits right into the craziness of 2020 for me. It’s been a while since I’ve had a win. I haven’t fought in almost two years. It feels really good. I love this. I love what I do — win or lose. I’m a competitor. I come here to show up and get my hand raised. It’s been a while since I’ve got my hand raised. It feels amazing.”