“People hear my dad is involved in politics, and all of a sudden I went to private school and had a nanny. There's a misconception that my dad, that our family is some kind blue-blood family... If people knew my friends, talked to anybody I grew up with, knew anybody from my old neighborhood, they'd know that's really, really far from the truth.”

American former professional mixed martial artist

Carlos Joseph Condit is an American former professional mixed martial artist. He competed mainly at welterweight and is known for his time in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he became Interim UFC Welterweight Champion, and for his earlier run in World Extreme Cagefighting, where he was the final Welterweight Champion. Condit also competed in Japan for Shootboxing and Pancrase, adding to a career that moved between major promotions. His public profile comes from elite-level mixed martial arts competition, especially in a division where pace, toughness, and finishing ability matter.