“The Pure Born Killer” is again.
At present (Mon., Oct. 7, 2024), Ariel Helwani introduced Michael “Venom” Web page (MVP) will tackle former Final Preventing Championship (UFC) interim champion Carlos Condit at Polaris 30 on Nov. 2 inside Fairfield Halls in London, England. Condit competed at Polaris 22, shedding to Ashley Williams.
Polaris Professional Grappling is Europe’s largest grappling promotion and has welcomed a number of UFC fighters to compete, comparable to former Bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling and Gerald Meerschaert, who received strangled by Craig Jones (watch highlights).
Condit, 40, introduced his retirement from combined martial arts (MMA) in 2022, a couple of months after his final struggle at UFC 264 towards Max Griffin, shedding a unanimous resolution. “The Pure Born Killer” had a legendary profession during which he racked up 5 Combat of the Evening bonuses, two Knockout of the Evening checks, and two Combat of the 12 months candidates towards Robbie Lawler and Johny Hendricks. He received the Welterweight interim championship at UFC 143 towards Nick Diaz however misplaced the unification struggle towards Georges Saint-Pierre.
MVP is coming off his first UFC loss. He misplaced a intently contested unanimous resolution to Ian Garry earlier this yr throughout Worldwide Combat Week, UFC 303.
Whereas this matchup is a little bit unusual as a result of it options two elite, enjoyable strikers, that’s what makes it fascinating. Helwani talked about MVP has been “engaged on his grappling,” and this matchup made sense as a take a look at.
Final week, Abu Dhabi Excessive Championship (ADXC) introduced Umar Nurmagomedov will grapple Eduardo “Dudu” Dantas.
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