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Carlos Condit received the opportunity of his career due to a screw up by Nick Diaz this month, as he gets to take on Georges St-Pierre for the UFC Welterweight Championship next month at UFC 137. The former WEC Welterweight Champion has plenty of confidence in himself heading into the fight, and in an interview with BuddhaSports.com (transcribed by BJPenn.com), he talked about his thoughts heading into the fight.
"I've always been a big fan of Georges, I've admired his style and kinda of the way he carries himself and I'm honored to get in their and challenge him for the belt and step in the cage with him. With all that aside I think that I'm the best welterweight in the world and I've been trying to prove that every single time I get in their and this fight is going to be no different. It's a great opportunity for me, but I think whether Nick did what he did or he didn't, I still think I deserve the title shot. I didn't get it by default or anything like that. With that being said it's unfortunate for him. At this stage of the game it's not just fighting. It's selling the fights, you got to show up and do the P.R. It's not always fun but it's part of it. So it is unfortunate for Nick, he kind of blew his opportunity and I think he would have been a tough challenge for Georges. But you got to do the footwork and sell the fight."
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