Carlos Condit was mere moments from capturing welterweight gold against Georges St. Pierre at UFC 154.
In the third round of their headlining clash in Montreal on Nov. 17, 2012, Condit dropped the reigning champion with a perfectly placed head kick and then pounced for the finish, battering his dazed foe with punches and elbows. However, St. Pierre managed to regain his senses, recover guard and ride out the storm. From there, “Rush” closed out a unanimous decision victory with a steady diet of takedowns and ground-and-pound.
While Condit nearly finished St. Pierre, the finally tally wasn’t all that close, as the Tristar Gym representative banked all but the third frame on most scorecards.