GLENDALE, Ariz. – When the offer to step in on short-notice to meet Carlos Condit at Saturday’s UFC on FOX 29 showed up, Alex Oliveira had one main concern. No, it wasn’t having less than two weeks to prepare for a well trained former WEC and interim UFC champion. It was the fact that Oliveira (18-4-1 MMA, 7-3-1 UFC) was on the heavier side before stepping in for the welterweight appointment with Condit (30-11 MMA, 7-7 UFC) at Gila River Arena in Glendale, Ariz. “That was my concern, I was at (approximately 203 pounds)” Oliveira told MMAjunkie ahead of the FOX-televised main-card bout.
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