UFC: Carlos Condit calls Court McGee a ‘gangster’ after setting horribly broken nose back into place mid-fight
- Veteran Condit says he ‘forgot’ to take advantage of McGee’s nose because ‘it wasn’t crooked any more’
- McGee recalls setting his disfigured nose back after picking himself up off the canvas at end of first round
Former UFC interim welterweight champion Carlos Condit called his opponent Court McGee a “[expletive] savage” after he snapped his disfigured nose back into place mid-fight.
The 36-year-old Condit (31-13), who was on a five-fight losing streak since 2016, secured a unanimous decision over McGee (19-10) at UFC Fight Island 4 in Abu Dhabi on Sunday.
Condit landed a flush hook at the end of the first round, dropping the 35-year-old McGee to the canvas and evidently breaking his nose in the process.
“I set it moments after this in the [second round]. I felt that it was crooked after I stood up,” McGee tweeted soon after his loss. “The Crusher” is now on a three-fight losing streak of his own.
At the post-fight press conference, “The Natural Born Killer” Condit showed respect for his veteran counterpart before turning his attention to potential fights against retired pair Mike Brown and Nick Diaz.