Condit: "WEC is my home."

Fighters.com caught-up with WEC Welterweight Champion “Natural Born Killer” Carlos Condit (22-4) and his long-time coach and manager “TV” Tom Vaughn.

They are preparing for what could be Carlos’s hardest challenger yet versus Japanese welterweight Hiromitsu Miura (9-4) who disposed of Blas Avena (2-2) dramatically last March.

Fighters.com: Compared to all of the tough opponents you’ve already fought, what have you done different to train for Miura?

Carlos Condit: Well, I know he is a pretty well-versed striker and I have been working quite a bit on just sharpening up all my tools and stand-up game.  I’m looking forward to displaying some of my stand-up abilities and working to improve all aspects of my game.

Fighters.com: Being the complete fighter that you are, in your opinion, what gives you the edge in this fight other than having a more dominant style than Miura?

Carlos Condit: I feel I can finish this fight no matter where it goes. If we are standing, I feel I can hurt him and get the knockout.  If I am on my back, I can finish him like I’ve shown in the past; and, if I get on top of him, he is in big trouble.  I know I can finish this fight in a lot of different scenarios.

Fighters.com: How does “TV”, your long time coach and corner man, play a big role in your fight and fight preparation?

Carlos Condit:  Tom helps me go in to each fight with a cerebral approach, thinking about things on a tactical level and thinking of all possibilities.  Plus, really coming up with great game plans and air tight strategies for my fights; and, it has shown that his influence is what carries me through.

Fighters.com: Since you have dominated the WEC welterweight division, will you be looking to move the UFC to challenge the other top welterweights in the world?

Carlos Condit: No.  The WEC is my home they have been great to me.  I think that they are gonna try to get other tough challengers for my belt in the future.

Condit’s coach, “TV”, is right there to look around every corner to keep his champion at the top of his game.  Vaughn ensures Fighters.com that ”Carlos is aggressive by nature and he be throwing a lot of kicks and a lot of punches for 25 minutes if he has to.”

Vaugh added, “There are questions surrounding Carlos Condit, the top ten, and the UFC.  I want to make it clear that WEC is our home and the entire WEC staff has been a dream to work with.  The only fighter in the world right now is Hiromitsu Miura and we are taking him serious. As Carlos Condit continues to rise he will eventually fight the toughest in the division.  I am sure of that.  It is inevitable.”