» Fighter: Carlos Condit

Welterweight “Natural Born Killer” Carlos Condit (23-5) won an exciting split decision over Jake Ellenberger (20-4) by judges’ scores of 29-28 twice for Condit and 29-28 once for Ellenberger at UFC Fight Night 19 in Oklahoma City Wednesday night.

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Omaha welterweight Jake Ellenberger (20-4) was drafted by the UFC Wednesday to replace “Lights Out” Chris Lytle (27-17-5) versus “Natural Born Killer” Carlos Condit (23-5) at Fight Night 19 in Oklahoma City 16 September, Fighters.com has confirmed.

Ellenberger told Fighters.com, “I’m stoked. It’s my time!” He called the former WEC champ Condit a “great opponent.”

Ellenberger knocked out Brazilian Top Team’s Marcelo Alfaia (6-5) in 42 seconds at Bellator 11 in Uncasville 12 June.

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WEC Welterweight Champion “Natural Born Killer” Carlos Condit (23-4) has joined Arizona Combat Sports, MMA Junkie reported Sunday.

Condit will be training with WEC Lightweight Champion “Worm” Jamie Varner (15-3), the UFC’s “Doberman” CB Dollaway (7-1), and TUF 8’s “Darth” Ryan Bader (5-0).

Owner Trevor Lally said, “Carlos is a champion at heart.  He spars and trains like a champion, and we think Varner and Condit together will only help each fighter get better.”

Condit last fought at WEC 35 in August, successfully defending his belt by TKO’ing “Last Samurai” Hiromitsu Miura (6-5) in round four and extending his win streak to eight.

“Natural Born Killer” Carlos Condit (23-4) can take his WEC welterweight title defense over Hiromitsu Miura (9-5) in Las Vegas Sunday night one of two ways.

At 4:43 of round four, Condit touched – and, maybe that’s all too literal of a description – Miura with a knee to the noggin.

Miura’s body and heart gave in to a brutal back-and-forth battle.  He dove for Condit’s ankle, and that was it.  He had nothing left.

Several times, Condit could’ve similarly surrendered on the receiving end of clean punches from the one-time middleweight, but didn’t.

That’s why Condit is a champion and Miura isn’t, both tonight and in general.

However, before the fight Condit made clear that he didn’t feel like Miura should be on the other side of the cage from him.

Isn’t that always the preface to a brutal back-and-forth battle?

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Fighters.com was at Body English inside the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas Saturday for the WEC weigh-ins.

Everyone made weight, except for WEC lightweight title challenger “Wrecking Ball” Marcus Hicks (8-0), who needed an hour to drop one pound before stepping into the cage across from Champ “Worm” Jamie Varner (14-2).

Curiously, WEC Light Heavyweight Champion Brian Stann (6-0) weighed 201 1/2 pounds, causing “Version 2.5″ Rory Singer (11-8) to shout from the crowd, “201!  What!?”

Stann’s opponent, Steve Cantwell (5-1), weighed-in at the 205-pound limit.

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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?

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Fighters.com’s fourth-ranked lightweight “Prodigy” BJ Penn (13-4-1), “The Count” Michael Bisping (16-1), “California Kid” Urijah Faber (21-1), and Carlos Condit (22-4) are among the fighters who will travel to Afghanistan this month to visit the members of the U.S. Military stationed there.  The tour, 14-23 June, will cover six military bases.

UFC President Dana White said, “We are honored to send UFC and WEC fighters to visit the men and women of the United States Military. We are pleased to be giving back to such a great cause; many of our fighters have served in the military and understand what a great contribution our troops are making overseas.”

Among those who have previously visited the military are second-ranked heavyweight “The Natural” Randy Couture (16-8), second-ranked middleweight “Ace” Rich Franklin (23-3), “Huntington Beach Bad Boy” Tito Ortiz (15-6-1), and fifth-ranked welterweight Matt Hughes (42-7).

Along with sending fighters to visit various bases across the US and overseas, the UFC also staged an event, UFC: Fight Night 7, at the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, that was open only to troops.

World Extreme Cagefighting announced Wednesday that welterweight champion Carlos Condit (22-4) will defend 3 August versus Japan’s Hiromitsu Miura (9-4).

Condit has obliterated the 170-pound field since joining the WEC from Pancrase, winning four-straight, all by stoppage, three of the four in the first round.

In February, it took Condit just 3:48 to vanquish Brazilian Carlo Prater (22-6-1) in a guillotine choke before Condit’s hometown crowd in Albuquerque.

Miura has won two straight since losing his WEC debut by UD to Fighters.com’s ninth-ranked middleweight “Mayhem” Jason Miller (21-5).

In March, Miura knocked out Blas Avena (2-2) at 2:35 of round one.

The WEC also officially announced light heavyweight champion “All American” Brian Stann (6-0) will defend his title from Steve Cantwell (5-1) and lightweight champion “Worm” Jamie Varner (14-2) will be challenged by “Wrecking Ball” Marcus Hicks (8-0); but, Fighters.com readers already knew that…