RIO RANCHO, N.M. – Carlo Prater didn’t stand with champion and Sinister sponsored fighter Carlos Condit for long in their battle for the WEC welterweight title. Unfortunately for him, taking Condit to the ground, even having him on his back, did little to sway the fight in his favor.
Despite Prater’s attempts to ground and pound Condit, it was the hometown favorite that out-hustled his opponent, attacking with point of elbow strikes, and various submissions before locking on a second guillotine choke combined with a body triangle that kept the belt around his waist.
Coming into the bout, many people felt that Condit might struggle if he hit the ground with his Brazilian opponent, but he proved otherwise, saying, “I’m pretty comfortable off my back.”
Caught up in the emotion of fighting before his hometown, Condit said of avenging his earlier loss to Prater, “It feels great. More than that, I’m just speechless right now, it feels great to fight in front of my hometown.”
With every fight he takes, Condit only seems to grow in confidence and prove his place among the top welterweight fighters in the world. WEC pictures courtesy of MMAWeekly.com by April Pishna.
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