Initial injury diagnosis confirmed for Carlos Condit, who needs knee surgery

Carlos Condit‘s preliminary diagnosis of a partially torn meniscus and possible torn ACL was recently confirmed by a follow-up exam, according to a rep from his camp.

Greg Jackson today confirmed to MMAjunkie that the onetime welterweight title challenger will need surgery, but hasn’t decided when and where he’ll complete the procedure.

MMAjunkie first reported Condit’s preliminary diagnosis following his injury TKO loss to Tyron Woodley (13-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) at this past Saturday’s UFC 171 in Dallas. Condit (29-8 MMA, 6-4 UFC) was in the second round of the fight when he planted awkwardly on his right knee after taking a leg kick and dropped to the mat in pain.

The fight was waved off at the 2:00 mark of the fight, which served on the event’s pay-per-view main card. The loss was Condit’s third in four appearances and sapped a potential title shot against newly minted welterweight champ Johny Hendricks. He has yet to publicly comment since the fight.

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