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#2 Worst: Condit’s comeback has gone sour

Carlos Condit's comeback has continued to turn sour

It feels like every time I write one of these articles, one of the ‘Worst’ slides ends up being about a once-great fighter who ought to retire. This time it’s almost even worse because the fighter in question – Carlos Condit – apparently did retire in 2016 only to make the decision to return late last year. Unfortunately, it appears to have been a bad decision.

At UFC 219 he was firmly outworked by Neil Magny and last night – despite a strong first round – he was badly hurt by an up-kick from Alex Oliveira before he was submitted with a guillotine choke. It was a big win for Oliveira, but like Magny before him, the Brazilian Cowboy is a fighter that Condit in his prime probably would’ve eaten for breakfast.

The reality is that Condit was probably done – finished due to years of wars and injuries adding up – after his January 2016 loss to Robbie Lawler. Retiring after his subsequent loss to Demian Maia felt like the right call, but this comeback is simply harming his legacy.

Hopefully, Condit’s people push him into making the right call and he’ll hang it up for good after this one. He’ll go down as one of the all-time greats at 170lbs regardless, but a few more losses like last night’s would really sour his reputation, and nobody wants to see that.