{"id":389593,"date":"2021-07-07T05:04:03","date_gmt":"2021-07-07T12:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=389593"},"modified":"2021-07-07T05:04:03","modified_gmt":"2021-07-07T12:04:03","slug":"max-griffin-issues-bold-claim-ahead-of-ufc-264-fight-with-carlos-condit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/max-griffin-issues-bold-claim-ahead-of-ufc-264-fight-with-carlos-condit\/","title":{"rendered":"Max Griffin issues bold claim ahead of UFC 264 fight with Carlos Condit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC welterweight Max Griffin has made a bold statement heading into his UFC 264 showdown with Carlos Condit.<\/p>\n<p>Griffin, who is riding a two-fight win streak, has been waiting a while to lock horns with Condit &#8211; and his big moment has finally arrived. The two men will square off in a highly anticipated prelim encounter that should, you would think, be one of the fights of the night in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p>During a recent interview, Griffin said that he&#8217;s planning on, in no uncertain terms, &#8220;taking&#8221; Condit&#8217;s fans.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CQ91F8wMCvA\/<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI called him out after\u00a0I beat Ramiz, took his ear. I thought it would be a good match-up, but they didn\u2019t like it,\u201d Griffin told\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mmamania.com\/?_ga=2.179555885.808319729.1625642731-991047959.1595413521\">MMAmania.com<\/a>. \u201cThey wanted him to fight Matt Brown. It was an old fogey kind of fight. An old legend kind of fight. Not that they\u2019re that old, but they seem old. They have a lot of mileage, ya know?<\/p>\n<p id=\"pLBWSM\">\u201cOnce they gave him Matt Brown, I thought it was over,\u201d he continued. \u201cLow and behold they call me and say, \u2018Do you want to fight Carlos Condit at UFC 264?\u2019 I said, f\u2014k ya.\u2019 I said yes on the phone and it took him two weeks to sign, and then another week for the bout agreement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"AnXLGP\">\u201cIt\u2019s interesting. It\u2019s a super big deal. It\u2019s a super big deal, right?\u201d he mulled. \u201cBut at the same time it\u2019s not a big deal. It\u2019s a fight. But I\u2019m glad they\u2019re letting me fight in front of all these people. It\u2019s going to be good for me and my stock. I\u2019m going to take all his fans when I beat him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Quotes courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/2021\/7\/6\/22565077\/max-griffin-carlos-condit-interview-ufc-264-dustin-poirier-conor-mcgregor-mma-news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMA Mania<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Will <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/podcasts\/just-scrap-radio-ep-43-with-stephen-thompson-max-griffin-and-phil-daru\/\">Max Griffin<\/a> be able to get his hand raised against Carlos Condit at UFC 264? Let us know your thoughts down in the comments, BJPENN Nation!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC welterweight Max Griffin has made a bold statement heading into his UFC 264 showdown with Carlos Condit. Griffin, who is riding a two-fight win streak, has been waiting a while to lock horns with Condit &#8211; and his big moment has finally arrived. 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