GLENDALE, Ariz. – Alex Oliveira knew opponent Carlos Condit was struggling in the waning moments of their fight, but he had no intentions of letting go of a choke that left his opponent fighting off unconsciousness. “Yeah, he went to sleep, and I changed grips on him, and he woke up, and I had to finish it, so I went and tightened it again,” Oliveira said through interpreter Alex Davis following Saturday’s UFC on FOX 29 co-main-event victory. “And then he tapped.” Oliveira (19-4-1 MMA, 8-3-1 UFC) picked up one of his biggest victories to date with the victory over former interim champion and longtime welterweight Condit (30-12 MMA, 7-8 UFC), which aired on FOX from Gila River Arena in Glendale, Ariz., near Phoenix. The victory came via second-round guillotine choke , but Condit fought it off – and went in and out of unconscious – before the submission ultimately forced a tap
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