Carlos Condit, excitement and Vancouver have a history that dates back to UFC 115, when he scored a stunning final round, fight of the night TKO victory over Rory MacDonald with only seven seconds left on the clock. 

Condit returns to the scene of his bonus winning performance to face Demian Maia in the main event of Fight Night Vancouver and he's planning to bring more of the same on August 27th at Rogers Arena.

"I'm going to beat him up, I'm going to make him fight," Condit told TSN.ca.  "The problem with Demian Maia, the reason he has so many wins in a row and he doesn't have any title fights, is because he gets in there and does a jiu-jitsu match and he's very talented at it, but he doesn't fight." 

"The key to victory in this fight for me is to get out there and make this a fight and if I can do that, I'm going to win in violent fashion."

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Violence and winning in violent fashion have been a hallmark of The Natural Born Killer's MMA resume, as he's built a 30-9 record and earned multiple performance bonuses along the way.  For Condit, it's a about focusing on an opponent's skills and zeroing in on how to beat them.

"Whether it's Demian Maia with his jiu-jitsu or Robbie Lawler with his striking, I tailor my camp to what my opponent's strengths are," said Condit.  "Maia's skill set is a bit lopsided, he's so, so good at jiu-jitsu, so we definitely are focusing a lot on that."

The fight between Condit and Maia was originally scheduled to take place at UFC 202, which goes down the week before the Vancouver event in Las Vegas and is headlined by the rematch between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz, but will instead take place as the marquee match of the second Canadian UFC event of the year.

The 32-year-old sees both challenges and opportunities in that change.

"We have to take into account that it's a five round fight, so adding a few rounds to the conditioning and the sparring will be necessary, but other than that we're just doing the same thing," said Condit.

"UFC 202 is high profile but the billing on the card for me and Demian's fight, we were three back and now moving to a main event is higher profile and more deserving of a fight like this fight."

Condit's last fight was a razor thin, split decision loss to welterweight champion Robbie Lawler at UFC 195, his second unsuccessful challenge for the title, and following the contest, he admitted to thinking about calling it a career. 

"It was never a question of if I wanted to keep fighting, I love this, I love what I do," said Condit.  "It was a question of, is this smart for me to continue to do financially and for my health, but I'm so close to another title fight, if I beat Demian Maia, I'm going to get that title shot and hopefully get that belt around my waist.  I've come too far to just quit now."

"To beat Demian Maia in spectacular fashion gets me a title shot, I have no doubt."

Before Condit gets the chance to enter the Octagon to earn his third UFC title match, the current champion Lawler will defend the belt at UFC 201 against Tyron Woodley. 

The Albuquerque, New Mexico native has fought both men and feels the champion has the upper hand in retaining his strap.

"I think that they both have a tendency to explode and rest, come on really strong in the first and then take periods of inactivity so we'll see how that works out," said Condit.  "I think Lawler has the edge, I think that he can keep the pressure on.  In some fights Woodley hasn't fought to the best of his ability, especially in big fights so we'll see how it turns out."

Asked which fighter he would rather take the belt from his answer was simple and to the point.

"Probably, Tyron Woodley."