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Condit reveals gameplan for wiping out Hardy

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Carlos Condit has revealed his gameplan to ESPN ahead of his clash with Dan Hardy at UFC 120: Win at all costs.

Condit had to sit and keep relatively quiet during Thursday's press conference as co-main event opponent Hardy combined with Michael Bisping to taunt the American. When Condit suggested home advantage could help Hardy if the fight goes to a decision, Bisping butted in to state: "The judges are American. The crowd aren't judging the fight Carlos."

The media side of things is not of great concern to Condit, who is purely focused on chalking up his third straight win, which he plans to do no matter how much Hardy's jiu-jitsu has improved. News of a link-up between Hardy and Victor Estima, a world class BJJ practitioner, does not worry Condit, who is adamant he is better than the Briton.

"There's a lot of expectations for this fight, and rightfully so. Scrapping is my gameplan and my style is getting in there and mixing it up, but I always have a gameplan. Win at all costs, that's my gameplan," he told ESPN.

"Whether it's standing, whether it's on the ground, I've got well-rounded abilities and that's really going to make the difference in this fight.

"No matter how much he's improved, I feel like I'm better than him. My jiu-jitsu has absolutely improved [since the last fight]. I'm tapping out guys that I wasn't tapping out before. I didn't take any time off after my last fight, so there's no backslide fitness wise, and my technique just continues to improve."

Responding to Hardy's recent taunts, when The Outlaw said he could close his eyes and still find Condit's chin, the American rejected any suggestion that his defence is a weakness.

"Maybe he's looking at one fight of mine. In my last fight [against Rory MacDonald], I didn't get touched by a pretty technical stand-up guy. Literally he didn't touch me, I didn't get hurt in that fight at all. There's one fight where I took some big shots, but that's probably the only one in my whole career.

"I don't think I've fought to the best of my ability in my last couple of fights. I've been switching camps. I was at a new camp when I fought [Martin] Kampmann and [Jake] Ellenberger, but when I fought MacDonald I had switched back to Greg Jackson's gym.

"There's a lot of adjustment that comes with that. I feel I've made that adjustment and I will be at my best."

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