“When I was 20, 21, 22 years old, I was making really good money for a 22-year-old, but it wasn't a huge pot. And of course I made a lot of mistakes. I'm glad I got to make those mistakes with a smaller pool of money and learn from it as opposed to learning the hard way with bigger amounts of money when there would be more consequences.”

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.