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Me and Robbie Lawler are gonna go in there
and try to [bleep] other up on January 2nd.
Joe Rogan:
is an epic, epic contest.
Two guys who are incredibly tough,
who are at the top of their game.
-Mike Goldberg:
Goldberg:
Announcer 1:
Announcer 2:
Robbie Lawler:
that I'm fighting Carlos Condit.
Am I ready for a title shot or what?
He comes and gets in your face and looks to finish.
Goldberg:
Rogan:
UFC welterweight champion of the world....
Robbie Lawler has evolved
in such a beautiful and spectacular way.
I come to fight, no matter what happens,
I keep coming, and I'm trying to knock people out.
I love fighting. I've been doing this for a long time
and it's finally showcasing
on the biggest stage in the world,
everything that I've done over the years.
Robbie was always wild and aggressive.
And he always had great knockout power.
The big right hand. It's over. It's over.
Now, he has added skills and experience and discipline
and maturity,
and that combination of ingredients has made him
one of the most impressive champions in the UFC today.
- Goldberg:
That's how you fight championship fights.
I'm very excited and happy with what I have accomplished.
But I'm definitely looking for more.
Announcer:
Robbie's getting better every fight. He gets in wars,
three days later he's back in the gym.
I expect him to make a run and be there for a long time.
Rogan:
brings to the Octagon.
Lawler:
plain and simple.
Fighting's who I am and...
I feel like that's the easiest part of my life.
Robbie is super dangerous. Incredible power.
One of the best strikers that's ever got in the Octagon.
Goldberg: And another shot. Trying to finish this fight.
Rogan:
He has a true champion's mindset.
As does Carlos Condit.
WEC welterweight champion of the world...
Bruce Buffer:
welterweight champion of the world...
Carlos Condit is a full and complete
mixed martial arts fighter.
He can do it all. He overcomes adversity.
He finishes guys on the ground.
He has spectacular knockout ability.
He has all eight Muay Thai weapons.
Announcer:
You never know what's coming next.
Carlos Condit:
Since the first time I punched somebody
or got punched, I was like, "Ooh, I kinda like this."
And it wasn't even like an anger thing.
I just enjoy physical combat.
Goldberg: MacDonald trying to get back to his feet.
Condit continuing to pressure.
There he goes. Setting the armbar up.
I think the fans like my style because I fight
like my life's on the line.
The best way to survive in the Octagon
is to put the other guy to sleep.
Beat him till the ref pulls you off of him.
And I guess people like watching that.
Goldberg:
Rogan and Goldberg:
Goldberg:
Rogan:
with Georges St-Pierre, who is arguably
the greatest welterweight champion of all time,
and came that close to wrestling away the world title.
I fell short against GSP. But I still went out there
and gave him a hell of a fight.
Rogan:
Credit to Carlos. He gave me my toughest fight.
He still talks about it, so I guess that's a good thing.
I believe right now in the mix,
Carlos Condit might be the most dangerous guy.
He has more weapons in his arsenal,
and you never know where it's coming from.
It's just a nightmare, fighting a guy like this.
Carlos has improved since then.
Announcer:
and a left hand to the liver! And that'll do it!
Condit:
I was like, "Oh, I'm a better fighter than this guy.
I don't really have to train that hard."
And then I lost a couple of times,
and that taught me a lesson, and...
training with other high-level athletes,
I've honed my preparation.
I prepare to the best of my ability,
and then when it's time to go I step in there
and I fight my ass off.
That's just what I've always done.
Carlos brings a lot of great things to the table,
but what I concentrate on is getting my skills sharp,
so that I can go out there and finish people.
-Rogan:
Condit:
heavily on his power.
I guess I'm a little bit more of a finesse fighter.
My striking style is a bit more creative.
But I match up well with him.
Goldberg:
With ten seconds left in the fight.
And I'm gonna show it. I'm gonna beat him.
I'm gonna take his belt.
Whatever. (laughs)
Rogan:
that Andrei Arlovski would soon be one of the top contenders
in the UFC's heavyweight division,
people would've looked at you sideways like you were drunk.
They would've never believed it.
The former champion, Andrei Arlovski,
who at one point in time was one of the most dangerous
and feared strikers in the sport,
has had a rollercoaster ride of a career
that recently has been just going up, up, and up.
Big knee by Arlovski!
Goldberg: Arlovski pushing forward!
Rogan: Oh, again with the left!
(both together)
Andrei has been reborn.
He's a lot smarter of a fighter than he used to be.
And I'm excited for his future.
Rogan: After beating Brendan Schaub...
Goldberg: Andrei Arlovski, victorious in his UFC return.
Rogan:
Announcer 1:
Announcer 2:
Announcer 1:
Rogan:
in one of the most epic first-round fights
in the history of the heavyweight division...
Goldberg: Pitbull looking to finish him!
Rogan: Beautiful uppercut!
That's it! Unbelievable!
...and then beating former champion Frank Mir
in his last fight,
Andrei Arlovski has fought himself into a top ten position,
and he is that close to another shot
at the UFC heavyweight title.
Most important thing for me right now
is to be the best fighter in the world
and be a champion in the UFC heavyweight division.
So if you want to be the best,
you have to fight the best fighters.
Now, I just focus on my upcoming match against Stipe Miocic
and it's gonna be another tough test for me.
Rogan: Andrei Arlovski has risen from the ashes like a phoenix.
And a victory over Stipe Miocic will put a cap on that
and move him into the number one contender position.
He will likely be the next person in line for the winner
versus Fabricio Werdum and Cain Velasquez.
But that is a big "if", because Stipe Miocic is an animal.
Nice left hook! Good right hand! Roy got rocked!
Rock 'em sock 'em robots here. Oh, my goodness!
He is a very tough fight for anyone in the division.
He went five hard rounds
with former champion Junior Dos Santos,
and pushed him to the brink.
-Rogan:
Rogan:
He beat down Mark Hunt in one of the most epic
and one-sided fights of Mark Hunt's career.
Announcer 1:
Announcer 2:
He has beaten very tough guys inside the Octagon,
and shown some really spectacular athleticism,
endurance, focus, and drive,
and he believes he is a man on a mission.
I work my butt off to, you know,
become one of the best.
That's what I'm gonna keep doing until I reach the top.
Rogan: He was campaigning to be the next guy
to fight for the title.
When the UFC decided to do a rematch versus Cain Velasquez
and Fabricio Werdum, he had a decision to make.
And his decision was to try to fight the toughest guy
that's up and coming in his division with him.
That guy is Andrei Arlovski.
So this is truly a number one contender fight
for the heavyweight division.
When they gave me that fight against Arlovski,
of course I'm gonna take it.
He's ranked fourth, I'm ranked third.
It's a top five guy. It's a great fight.
It's gonna help me to get what I need to get,
which is, you know, a shot at the title.
Jackson: Stipe has an iron jaw.
He's got great power in both hands.
I think it's gonna be the biggest test
of Andrei's career so far.
Stipe offers a lot of problems
that we're gonna have to have the answers to.
If we don't, it's gonna be a real war.
Goldberg: Man, they're firing away!
Miocic: I think I move better and hit harder than him,
and move faster than him.
I got better grappling and better wrestling.
Better cardio.
Arlovski:He likes to knock people out. So do I.
In my opinion, it's not going to a decision.
This is why I'm sure he trains hard.
I train my ass off, and it's gonna be a great fight.
Miocic: It doesn't matter who it is,
whoever steps in front of me,
I'm gonna have a great game plan.
I'll walk in there confident and know I'm going to win.
I'm definitely looking for a finish, no question.
Announcers:
I need to win all my fights.
And I want to be champion again,
and I promise I'll do everything possible to get the victory
over Stipe Miocic.
Miocic: Becoming the world heavyweight champ,
that's been since day one.
I wanted to make it to the UFC, I wanted to win the title.
I just try every day to do it, keep training,
and hopefully get my shot.
2016 is gonna be my year.