WEC 35: Carlos Condit vs Hiromitsu Miura | August 3, 2008

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Making his 3rd title defense, WEC welterweight champion 'The Natural Born Killer' Carlos Condit was on a 7 fight win/stoppage streak and was set to clash with former undefeated boxer Hiromitsu Miura, who scored back-to-back wins via punches in the WEC.Access WEC Events! Sign Up Now: ufc.ac/3AofDIW
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[@straightarrow8090]

Ref says "Advance your position" as Miuros pounding away. That was strange.

[@brettwainscott1165]

That ref is farked! He stood them up when it favoured the champ and did not end the fight when the champ was not defending, only when the challenger was not.

[@daviddespain9774]

Are you kidding me? Carlos Condit. A giant man among men. Look at the complete monsters he has beaten. This guy has just beaten a monster. Complete respect as a warrior and fighter to this opponent and somehow Carlos Condit and his unbelievable warrior heart and skill seams to always beat the best. Much respect to Mr. Miura, a complete soldier and warrior as well. God bless you both and thank you for the amazing entertainment of watching true warriors.

[@thatsaprettygoodfish6342]

I met Carlos Condit many years ago at a UFC Expo in Boston. Of all of the fighters there meeting fans, he was the most willing to share his time with them. He was great. One of my all time favorite fighters.

[@davidpineda9160]

Condit just seems like the coolest guy. I hope he does well in life.

[@projetnoon1108]

He did respect him, he fought him with all he got.

[@br549junior]

carlos always came ready to fight. his toughness & those long arms got him some big money fights. favorite of mine

[@nonya8966]

Me too! One of the greatest !

[@PonchoCuervo]

Watched a Carlos fight on public broadcasting waaaaaay back in the day, motivated me to train. Always loved his striking.

[@Philip-dy3ww]

It’s better than many ufc fights !

[@Casteeyo...]

WEC was top level early '00s .. ufc bought all their fighters

[@ManMountainMetals]

Mir was a great commentator.❤

[@bluefm7370]

Absolutely a conflict by this ref..shameful

[@artikulation854]

What a strange referee.

[@alansmith2203]

One of the hardest fought fights ever. My hat is off to both you gentlemen. Absolutely gutty performance. That knee to the chin finished him off. Neither guy had anything left in the tank. Wow!!!

[@garylam6233]

Every time Japanese guy got on top the ref would break em up That bastard was a bit to obvious who he wanted to have success

[@midouban1094]

Because he wasnt doing on top. Just lay and pray while condit was active on the back

[@malikmcdowellswreckedatv5100]

Carlos was one of the more intriguing fighters. Very creative and well rounded. He setup shots well and had a good ground game. He had a chill personality to go with it all. Really miss seeing fighters like him these days. He kind of reminds me of that dude who would collect all the cool looking knives from a gas station in the ghetto 😂.

[@keithwaters3439]

Easy to see who the referee had his money on😅

[@saltspringdesign]

One of the best MMA fights ever. Both men fought admirably. Quite the battle and could have gone either way. Both fighters have so much heart and skill, really impressive.

[@armedchef]

Why does the red only call for position advancement when Miura is on top? Why didn’t he tell condit to defend himself when he was almost knocked out 4 times? Why was it stopped early? It was favoritism. That’s why.

[@ericeitemiller5573]

That fight should not have been stopped.

[@Daniel_Antonio_Arellano782]

He was not effectively defending himself.

[@lisawhalen5099]

Great battle of will, power and control

[@olliefoxx7165]

Carlos Condit is one of the legit legends of mma. Always brings top level skills and a fighting attitude.

[@OgsteveD1]

That Was A Battle, congratulations to both fighters, fantastic Work to the Champ 🏆🥇..

[@OgsteveD1]

This Fight Was 2 Gladiators, None Stop Action , very impressive lot's of Techniques, 2 Warrior's Give It All... Congratulations To The Champion 🏆🥇😁...

[@davidjas2378]

That ref keeps making them stand up only when Miura is on top. The whole fight blatantly looked favored by the ref. Also, should have not been stopped. Even after the fight clearly see signs Condit was favored.

[@percyfaith11]

Miura was not stood up when he was doing something, only when he was laying there.

[@syafrimbasa4288]

@@percyfaith11 ..

[@percyfaith11]

@@syafrimbasa4288 "

[@sukhdevr3489]

@@percyfaith11 Yep

[@Josbornevonosborne]

I didn't see Condit being favored

[@Daniel_Antonio_Arellano782]

Condit went 5 rounds with the likes of Robbie Lawler. He could take a punch.

[@davidmojonnier1034]

Always nice to hear Frank Mir.

[@michaelmead676]

assist to the ref

[@jamespseaman4136]

That’s bullcrap! This fight was fixed!

[@dsbelanger]

Thank you for this.

[@ChernobieffPiano]

Personally, I was beginning to sense that the ref was favoring Condit a little.

[@poorman7526]

During this point in time in MMA, american MMA was still extremely racist towards Asian fighters

[@HonkeyKong54]

@@poorman7526 yawn

[@johnmar1622]

100%, white helped white.

[@percyfaith11]

@@poorman7526 Bullshit

[@percyfaith11]

@@johnmar1622 BS

[@danstevens5782]

What a fight..... everybody WON

[@nonya8966]

Forgot about this one. What an absolute war! Kudos to both these warriors!

[@trashgimdunisha1938]

😊i

[@Faize]

This man knows his judo. Early stoppage. Paid for referring

[@LilKenJr0055]

yup!

[@donhinojosa9044]

Carlos Condit my main man always great to see him at work.

[@ministryoftruth8523]

Wow! What a fight.

[@SilverMania65]

Ref was favoring Condit, sad.

[@senukham4866]

Referee is on Carlos side n in actual hiromitsu wins

[@libertypastor1307]

That's certainly questionable, seeing as how he stood them up twice when Carlos was on the bottom. Hiromitsu had more power in his punches. Carlos was really worn out, but he won the first three rounds, so Hirohito would have needed a finish to win. Stoppage was a little early, given the tiredness and therefore lack of damage being done by Carlos at the end.

[@williamburdon6993]

Condit is one of those underrated guys, Looks like average Joe , but an absolute warrior. Never a dull fight when he was in there.

[@ziggyschumann5284]

It was only a glancing knee but was enough to take down the totally exhausted Miura. Condits' facial expressions as they declare the winner says it all. He can barely stand. It must be a great feeling when one gives their all in all like these 2 warriors did.

[@user-gc1gl4tq6g]

Carlos Condit is a wonderful fighter! 3:18-3:23 kick, 5:46 kick, 5:53 🔥, 6:39, 6:54, 8:38, 9:08, 9:47 kick, 11:16, 11:35, 14:28, 19:18-19:23, 21:06-21:20 FINISH 🔥🔥🔥. 23:01.

[@joa5739]

Holy Batman. What a great fight. Those guys are warriors for sure. Thank You UFC Fight Pass for one of the best fights I've seen. Also Thank You KZbin for the Best Online Media Platform in my little opinion.

[@drmontreal6165]

A classic battle and full marks to the spirited Japanese fighter. It would have been nice if Condit had shown him some respect afterwards...

[@jackkim2708]

fr

[@Daniel_Antonio_Arellano782]

What do you mean? He probably respects him as a fighter and a warrior. Carlos Condit is a respectful guy.

[@drmontreal6165]

@@Daniel_Antonio_Arellano782 Fair enough and that is good to hear, if it happened. I was reacting to how the video did not feel it needed to show Condit with Miura after it was over... which is what one would expect after such an epic fight. Did he in fact? Is my question.

[@larry6795]

Excellent match up 👏🏽

[@dscanlan36509]

What a warrior . Best fight I've watched in a while

[@unitedstatesofarabia22]

The ref is a cheater . Every time the champ was on the bottom the ref stands them up .

[@kellyguzman6163]

Carlos Condit is a Fucking Legend

[@fantomghost6213]

What a classic fight. One of the best ever!! Cudos to both men. I thought the ref could have let it go the a 5th though

[@jeffreagan2001]

WEC on Verses cable channel. The good old days....

[@johnmar1622]

biased judge as you can hear in the background, when miura is on top, judge breaks up...

[@jasonuerkvitz3756]

Carlos Condit will always be one of my most favorite fighters. What a legend. And regardless of the results here, Hiromitsu Miura is just the sort of guy to defeat legends. Deepest respects for that warrior. What an amazing fight.

[@williamcarroll8601]

Hell of a fight. Mitsu is a tuff dude.

[@Q-vo]

Both guys are bad asses.... My respect to both those warriors

[@poorman7526]

Sick ass judo throw

[@ericdemeo5249]

Epic battle

[@namikkulenovic225]

two spiders, they were even until one got lucky with that knee, amazing

[@richardbanville6664]

What a good fight wow

[@mikec6733]

Both guys great

[@billmurray1431]

Why the UFC never used Frank Mir to call their fights. He was great at it.

[@vinnyvan8851]

always going to appreciate NBK Condit.

[@matheusbarbosa099]

Absolute War, Condit in grappling mode

[@alejandrofalig7143]

The ref is not fair. He makes them stand up very quickly when the challenger is on top. Not when the champ is on top.

[@marlon1171]

In essence judo is wrestling and vice versa. Sports specific elements such as wearing a gi and rules are what makes them different.

[@novrinkov0053]

Judo is very different because it has more submission There is a throw that leads to submission, so it is very different There are many joint submission techniques to deal with heavy armed samurai in jujutsu and judo

[@nitto24]

Back in the day, I was rooting for Carlos for the win. I felt a little sickening seeing the referee not allowing Miura to catch a breath being on the top position after a reverse. Not only once but twice... Those hammering fist towards the stoppage was more towards the back of the head. Glad Carlos won but a little dissapointed.

[@kudanyats4195]

I agree the ref was biased.

[@leekelley4701]

And those punches were nothing that ended the fight, thought that stoppage was bull.

[@isaacbadpad]

Great fight.

[@mmaconnected2466]

Amazing fight!

[@sylviopreiss8256]

Crazy Stuff

[@badseedzontop5687]

That referee is bias.

[@LilKenJr0055]

i think so.that was not stop point.He could still fight.

[@toddbertram6556]

The legendary days of the natural born killer

[@black1880]

BS this is not fair fight

[@MightyChange22]

Carlos does not have fast fibre twitches but he has some serious pop if that makes sense

[@quentinnailsare.2024]

My eyes the ref was not no good.

[@peterellis4262]

Left it ALL in the ring

[@user-mp4ln2vn1u]

와우 대단한 경기다~~!!!

[@omarjason1255]

"Samurai Sword" in the locu? 🤔

[@Theemilioyap]

Condit was one of the best but GSP's wrestling and control was P4P best.

[@ashleyhockenberry2187]

A+

[@thelastaustralian7583]

Spartan level

[@zegumazim6107]

nutt'in but action

[@jaynareynolds3684]

One more Bud Light commercial and I'll start talking with a lisp.

[@josereinaldo450]

brasileiro bom de pancadaria

[@novrinkov0053]

If the floor is concrete, the first throw is over

[@t.nguyen5234]

ref got money on Condit

[@dennisbeckner3589]

Should of stopped it earlier after the kick he wasn't defending himself amen

[@scottthoma5817]

Carlos could’ve been a navy seal the man never gives up. Great fight for both.

[@SenorGrandePP]

He gave up on his marriage after his wife came forward of allegations of abuse

[@daviddelarosa5188]

@@SenorGrandePP wtf bro .. stay outta his personal life we don’t know both sides .

[@machinegun9039]

I think it would be harder to accomplish what Carlos has accomplished than to get through Navy seals.

[@ElJefe33362]

@@SenorGrandePP source?

[@SenorGrandePP]

@@ElJefe33362 you’re boyfriend

[@FredPoissonPainter]

Bad call to stop it

[@laitokumailu7918]

Not fair

[@HNIN1973]

Dayum

[@enkaishyu]

Иногда интересно посмотреть бой двух слабых бойцов, которые в стойке ничего не умеют, а в партере вообще не знают, что делать.

[@arla61]

WTF at 9:40? Condit was humping Miura to no available for 2+ mins in round one. Miura finally gets on top in round 2 and works into ground and pound, ref stands them up? Cheap shit. Ref made some money in this fight. Geez, every round. The second Miura lands anything, ref has something to say. Gross.

[@bobbymartinez2165]

Wtf that is the worse referee ever dude l fill so bad for asian dude. First look everytime he stood them up everytime asian dude was on top twice tire asf. Then we got knocked out by that knee and no stoppage? Then got socked like twenty time we was knocked out sheesh. I hope asian dudes fine and has a speedy recovery.

[@goldielocks420]

I thought it was good reffing

[@matthewjasper5346]

This is a good stoppage. This is a title fight remember, these men earned the right to keep fighting. As you saw, the ref warned to fight back and only stopped when he was no longer able to fight any longer.

[@clediomaroliveira8032]

É campeão , venceu na rapa hem !?

[@josefalcaodemelofalcao1337]

🎉da mata leao

[@Multisumedia]

Referee cheated when Mira was on top

[@jamesmatthews2966]

It could have went either way there at the end

[@scottbutler5421]

Judo rocks

[@user-cn3nr1zd3c]

booing?

[@Jujitard69420]

Miserable ref but god i love me some carlos natural born killer condit

[@sunnyboyinghogsr4091]

100" persent favor i agrree

[@josefalcaodemelofalcao1337]

Matão Leao

[@shadyganley8877]

Condit lookin good these days fittin to make a run at that title again

[@Daniel_Antonio_Arellano782]

Is he? Haven't heard from him in a while. Good fighter.

[@shadyganley8877]

@@Daniel_Antonio_Arellano782 nah bro I was just kidding one of my favorite fighters of all time though but his days of getting a title work long over

[@nicholascriss876]

That knee got em! The ref should have stopped it way sooner, that guy was blasting dude in the face and not even trying to block them punches.

[@harukickvlog2923]

膝が効いたね。