I'm stoked...it's going DOWN on April 9th!!!
http://mmajunkie.com/news/22660/stri...-for-apr-9.mma
I'm stoked...it's going DOWN on April 9th!!!
http://mmajunkie.com/news/22660/stri...-for-apr-9.mma
Thats going to be such a good fight!!!
Super Pumped!
A British black guy and a white thug. Fucking madness.
I'm stoked as well! Diaz should be able to grapple and sub Daley easily enough unless he gets into a brawl with him, then Daley has that chance of landing some heavy shots, but we've seen Diaz walk through some heavy shots before. Cyborg landed some bombs that Diaz did't even blink for. Most likely Daley won't make weight and it will be made a non-title fight, just like at BAMMA last weekend. I mean who the fuck doesn't make weight for a title fight, besides Travis Lutter? Kawajiri is a tough match up for Gilbert IMO. Kawajiri is one of the few Japaneese fighters with excellent wrestling and take down defence. He used it to dominate Josh Tompson in his last outing and he could make it a very tough fight for Gilbert.Quote:
Originally Posted by James Davis
Here's the card as of now;
•Champ Nick Diaz vs. Paul Daley (for welterweight title)
•Champ Gilbert Melendez vs. Tatsuya Kawajiri (for lightweight title)
•Mike Kyle vs. Gegard Mousasi
•K.J. Noons vs. TBA
not making weight for a title fight is definitely lacking intensity.
Daley hits a lot harder than Cyborg at 170. I think if Diaz stands there letting him hit him he's going to sleep. Diaz gets crap for being careless and kind of a thug...but he's a smart fighter. I'm sure he is training to get Daley on the ground. Standing and slugging with Daley is ill advised at any level. Daley hit's like a truck. Diaz should move counter, get him on the ground and submit him. Daley, allegedly, has been working on his takedown defense...but I always considered him a mini rampage jackson. However, his roots are muay thai and Nick didn't do real well with cyborg in that regard. It seemed odd that he appeared unprepared for cyborg trying to chop him down.
I think this will be a great test for both fighters to see if they are truly world class. If semtex beats diaz, he will be back in the UFC (I don't care what dana says). If Nick beats him easily you gotta consider Nick in a top 5 conversation at 170.
We need to monitor the smack talk heavily. If they go at it and diaz's manhood gets called into question he will try to bang with semtex. If he does, I am putting all my money on the brit. Nick takes way too many dome punches and noons and cyborg got pillow fists compared to semtex. If nick plays his own game he submits daley in the 2nd round via kimura.
Daley has had a couple good KO's since his decision win over Jorge Masvidal (Ko'd Smith and Shirai) but that Masvidal fight made me question the hype behind his punches a little bit. He caught Jorge with some hard shots but still couldn't finish him or stop his takedown attempts. He knocks guys out but never anyone who is of a high level of tallent. His TKO of Kampmann was his biggest win, I think. If he can knock out Diaz I might buy into the hype that he spreads about "hitting harder then any other welterweight" but until he can finish some top tallent I'm not buying into that.Quote:
Originally Posted by James Davis
I Think My View is Shown Well By this
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I think in a lot of ways one can question Diaz as well. That's why I like the fight. Diaz has not fought any elite guy either. I mean his big wins are over KJ Noons...dude got knocked out by crazy horse. I think that might be both of there problems...they can't beat the elites...so let's see what they do against each other. I don't doubt Semtex's power at welterweight....you can have power and not knock folks out. I doubt his discipline and all around game
Are you a armchair athlete/ critic ? Diaz hasn't faught someone elite ! he knocked Robby Lawler out in the UFC. Daily has one punch, thats not elite. a plethera of stricking options is being elite. Daily is lawler revisited.Quote:
Originally Posted by James Davis
please do not go on the "you don't like my fighter so I will attack you ad hominem" thing. I have an opinion...you obviously disagree. Do I have to be able to beat up Nick Diaz or someone else you pick for me to be able to voice my opinion? Now...he fought robby lawler...7 years ago...7! sorry....rampage got knocked out by wanderlei silva twice before he knocked him out in the UFC...years ago. I did not say Semtex was elite...I said that neither has stepped up to beat anyone considered elite, so maybe fighting each other and one decisively beating the other would be considered a pivotal win. I have no interest in what someone did eons ago, we are talking about now in the past couple years.Quote:
Originally Posted by derrick ikwueme
As far as daley's punching...fine...he has one punch..but he keeps hitting people with it..so whatever works. People said joe frazier only had a left hook..ali only had a jab. Well, diaz has terrible striking mechanics from a boxing and muay thai standpoint..but it damn sure is effective. So although I cringe when a lot of you guys call him a great striker I accept that if it works it works.
Daley has KO power but Diaz has a granite chin. Diaz has more tools and is the smarter fighter. I like that Paul Daley has been picking his shots more than he used to but Diaz is going to out box him. I see Diaz tagging him from the outside, with the occasional flurry and clinch. If Diaz ever feels hes in trouble, he'll take Paul down. Daley is going to gas. I'm thinking Diaz by 4th Rd KO but would not be surprised if he submits Daley by RNC.
well the one thing I saw in the cyborg fight is that diaz quite literally waited for cyborg to gas. You literally saw his posture say: NOW! And he started pressing the pace. Nick Diaz doesn't do himself any favors by his outside the ring attitude. Well, actually he does. People think he's an idiot. In fact, he is one of the most prepared and smart fighters out there. I saw it in the noons and cyborg fight. I do not think he will be silly enough to drop his arms on daley. I do not think he will try to test his chin with daley. I think he will fight his fight and win it. However, if he underestimates Daley's stand up he's going to get hurt....bad. I don't think he's been hit with that type of power. The thing is...if he takes that left hook. He's going to be a damn demon after that. Nothing like taking a dude's best shot and still standing there.
I saw his interview when he was talking about not being impressed with daley knocking out scott smith and it actually was some great points and let you get into how good nick diaz really is and how hard he trains. He let go of that thuggin and buggin wankster schtick and started letting his fighting intelligence show. I told a friend the other day that Nick Diaz was a BJJ black belt...dudes a purple belt and he didn't believe me. Not because he lacked skill but because of his attitude. Could you picture diaz teaching a beginner jiu jitz class? Well the guy that started analyzing Daley's opponents could.
It's going to be a hell of a fight. I think we're going to know in about 3 minutes who is going to win that fight.
yo james, check Diaz record before you say he hasn't faught someone elite, diego sanchez could have went either way, karo, robby, drew ficket, many in the ufc, & everyone in his strickforce division, you can't put Diaz & Daily in the same ocean, not to mention all the ass Diaz kicks in japan, & joe stevenson said he take his sons to the Diaz academy, & i'd train with them any day, you can have a opinion but if it lacks reason & has a sideline pencil pushing feel to it, then i'll always diagree. sorry, but i hate, sports journalists who couldn't make a dogeball team, but always have some shit to say. example, sherdog journalists, & that fat asshole who's always at the ufc press conference pissing fighters off. on 126 he pissed forest off by saying his fight with rich has no meaning. sorry but as an athlete i can't ever respect those type of dudes.
Diaz hasn't had top compatition in Strikeforce because their talent pool sucks in some of their weight divisions, but prior to that Diaz beat Gomi, Lawler, Neer, Tibau. Robbie Lawler hits pretty damn hard and Diaz took what he had and then got the KO. Diaz also trains with Andre Ward who is the current WBA World Super Middleweight champion and as an amateur Ward won Gold at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the light heavyweight division, the first American boxing gold in 8 years. I am positive Ward definately hits harder then Daley.Quote:
Originally Posted by James Davis
Shinya Aoki has been confirmed for the card!
http://mmajunkie.com/news/22768/lyle...z-vs-daley.mma
Daley didn't make weight for his BAMMA fight because the official fight hotel refused the fighters entry to the saunas/steam rooms half way through their weight cut so that other customers of the hotel could use it. Ricco Rodriguez and many other fighters on the card failed to make weight. Thought it was worth mentioning...