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09/12/09 - Semtex Daley: "Condit is a pussy" for pulling out of UFC 108 fight
Carlos Condit has withdrawn from his UFC 108 fight with Paul ‘Semtex’ Daley after suffering an injury in training. The fight was removed from the UFC website in the early hours of Wednesday morning and Daley confirmed the news in a post on The Underground.
“I'd [accept] any fight.. I just wanna fight. Condit is a big pussy IMO, I have inside information on that dude....it's all good as long as I fight,” he wrote, a comment that is sure to enrage former WEC welterweight champion Condit.
A source close to Daley said the British welterweight is under the impression Condit had not begun a proper training camp, and is questioning how long Condit had known he would not be fighting. “Paul has spent a shitload of money on this training camp out of his own pocket, and his team have bought non-refundable tickets to go out to the US for the fight so hopefully Paul gets another opponent for this card, he is really pissed off,” the source said.
In his post on The Underground, Daley went on to appeal to UFC matchmaker Joe Silva for a new opponent, suggesting a couple of names he would like to fight. “Koshcheck...is a tough motherf*cker, but I accept the challenge. Hazellet has sick subs, and is dangerous, but I accept that fight too. Any top level fighter in 170lbs with a winning record. Joe make it happen.”
Daley is currently in Amsterdam working on his kickboxing with the team from Mike’s Gym, a tradition he has followed for some time. Among his training partners for the camp was Melvin Manhoef, the feared K-1 striker.
It would have been Daley’s second fight in the UFC after making his debut in explosive fashion with a first-round stoppage of Martin Kampmann - himself a Muay Thai champion in his native Denmark - at UFC 103. Condit’s withdrawal is the latest pull-out to affect 108, which is fast becoming the most cursed card in the company’s history.
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