UFC 132 Fight Card: Carlos Condit Deserves Title Shot with Win at UFC 132

Carlos Condit has been getting the short end of the stick in UFC because he has yet to receive a welterweight title shot since joining the organization, posting a 3-1 record, which follows a successful stint in WEC as welterweight champion.

Apparently Condit’s been feeling the same way because he told MMAJunkie.com that he is going to ask for a title shot if he defeats Dong-Hyun Kim at UFC 132.

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Condit feels he still has the momentum to warrant a big fight, even though he was forced to withdraw from a fight with a then-surging Chris Lytle at UFC 127 that might have put him within striking distance of the belt. If he stops Kim, his case only gets better.

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Sometimes the easiest way to get what you want is simply to ask for it, and Condit has certainly done more than enough to earn his shot at the welterweight champion.

To me, Condit has just as much of a case for a shot at the welterweight title as Jake Shields did. Condit is the kind of fighter that UFC loves because he puts on exciting fights and he is successful when he steps in the ring. Shield, on the other hand, was a guy who won a lot, but he was as dry as toast inside the cage.

I know that Shields had won 15 consecutive fights prior to getting that title shot, but his first win in UFC was a controversial decision win over Martin Kampmann, who was also the only man to defeat Condit in UFC.

Condit is a better all-around fighter than Shields, yet Shields got the shot because his name is slightly more high profile than Condit's.

That doesn't mean that Condit hasn't made an impression on the UFC decision makers, though.

He was WEC welterweight champion from March 2007 until August 2008 when he left that organization to join UFC. He is 3-1 in his UFC career with three straight victories, including a Fight of the Night and Knockout of the Night bonus.

I know Condit may not be a glamorous name, but he has done enough in his career to earn this shot against the winner of the Georges St-Pierre-Nick Diaz fight at UFC 137.

More fighters should do this if they feel that they have done enough to warrant title consideration. Even if it doesn’t work out for Condit right away, he will at least be on the radar with a win. And the welterweight division isn't exactly flush with challengers right now, which is why UFC had to raid Strikeforce's champion to get a challenger for St-Pierre.

Condit, with a win over Kim at UFC 132, deserves to get his 15 minutes of fame against the best welterweight fighter in the world.