Daley vs. Diaz -- Call it!!

[JoeO'Laughlin]

robbie could have hurt him but he was blinded by his rage

[Nate Hollyfield]

Wow. He made a lot of great points. And pretty much punked AH.

[Gary Burton]

Im rooting for Daley, he's our only hope to bring a belt to England at the moment! Plus Diaz likes to bang which will probably be his downfall against Daley. Its going to be such a good fight! Two of my favourite fighters

[prowess]

I have to say, before this thread goes to the archives, nick diaz has always been one of my favorite fighters. He's immensely exciting to watch. I also like him personally. I think he's got a good head on his shoulders and his outlook on his personal life is pretty evolved... His attitude towards other fighters is completely unprofessional, tho. He's too arrogant for his own good. I'd like to see Daley shock the world, but I really don't see him as a threat to nick diaz.

BJ PENN vs NICK DIAZ. that would be a dream matchup.

[Andrew Maxwell]

There is no substitute for talent and preparation. Nick trains under Luisito Espinosa, former WBA and WBC world champion. Nick also trains with Andre Ward, an Olympic gold medalist as a sparring and training partner. The best way to improve at anything is to train with people who are world class at that thing. Who does Daley work with again? What skills has he showed other then raw natural power?

Standing with his hands so far in front of him costs Nick some power, do to a lack of distance for his fist to travel, but even though he sacrifices the power that would have been created over this distance, he also costs his opponent an equal amount of reaction time. Nick uses his proximity to his advantage, effectively measuring the distance with one hand, then tagging you with the other. Scott Smith showed everyone how difficult it can be to get out of the way in such a small amount of time, before another shot lands.

It isn't just the short distance that thows fighters off it's his timing, too. Nick isn't in a hurry to finish you, he loves being in the fight and is in no hurry for it to end. He'll drag it out exhausting an opponent because, very few fighters have half of his cardio ability. The man does triathalons for Christ sake!! While other fighters burn there arms up throwing power shots and giving away their timing, Nick's arms never slow or stop coming. Diaz has figured out a way to stay on the offensive, score points with the judges and keep his opponent guessing and confused.

Hate the man all you want for his attitude and personality but Nick is a true fighter with alot of real talent. What makes his fights exciting is exactly what people say is his flaw, he isn't affraid to show the fans he has a chin, and he's not affraid to mix it up and get a little bloody or beat up. I as a fan of exciting fights, appreciate his attitude and spirit and am glad there are fighters like him to keep this sport exciting and fun. It counter balances all of the fighters who either dance around, lay on top of their opponent dry humping them, or those who rarely get the finish.

[Helge Båtstad]

Diaz trains his boxing with Andre Ward. Andre Ward = elite striker. Andre Ward > Paul Daley. Paul Daley has nothing in his tool box that can hurt Diaz, he's awful on the ground and the guy Diaz trains with hits harder, throws faster, has better tecnique, and better foot work. Diaz wins this fight everywhere and finishes by choking Daley's head off.

The guys Diaz trains with doesn't hit him with 100% force with a piece of skin over their knuckles tho

Tho I do agree that Daley doesn't seem the biggest threat

[Daniel Valdez]

EVERYONE loves nick diaz professionally. Problem is, he doesn't have a professional bone in his body :-/
the shit talking, the assaults, the attitude in general... he'll never come back to the UFC because top-rated fighters don't want anything to do with him. It doesn't matter how good you are, if you can't act like a professional, you don't belong in the sport.
I don't know whether or not he's changed or grown-up or whatever but I think he's definitely realized that he's one shenanigan or one loss from the end of his career... because if he wasn't at the top of the division in strikeforce, no one would sign a contract to fight him except no-names (like myself... i've wanted to fight nick diaz since the first time i saw him) and Mayhem.

Every "Professional" sport is full "professionals" like Nick Diaz. Take a look at football, hockey, baseball. They have what "fans" call their bad boys. The fact is, if you have been around any professional athletes, there aren't very many "Professionals" around. People think that because kids are taught to act "PROFESSIONAL" that they grow up to be model citizens like GSP. It isn't true. In fact its silly.
You don't think he'd have a career if he wasn't at the top except for small shows against no-names??? DUH, what MMA fighters have careers because they suck and can't win fights but are pleasant people? Come on people, a football players goes to jail for dog fighting and then gets signed to play football after he gets out. See my point.?
The term professional should be kept at a distinguishing between getting paid on not.

[Daniel Valdez]

sure I can bring it up. Do you know that he also jumped Riggs in the hospital in the bathroom when dude had an IV in his arm. Diaz has multiple levels of bitch-dom...don't get me wrong...I think the Daley punch/push was a bitch mood but it had some logic...although flawed to it. He turned into a bitch because Kosheck talked shit leading up to the fight about how he was going to knock him out then he took him down and humped his leg all fight producing a 15 minute gay porn flick that everyone hated. After that...the fake as hell knee and kosheck talking shit while he was humping his leg...he punch/pushed him after the bell.

Nick Diaz lost a fight...went to the hospital..started talking shit at the hospital...jumped the guy that just beat him at the hospital, while the guy still had an IV in him and still got his lip split. And as usual his brother was with him. Diaz has a reputation of starting shit with his brother and his boys there. Paul Daley has one incident of him being a lil bitch because he wasn't happy with his performance. I think the odds of Diaz starting some shit is much higher than Daley's.

But I admit..they are both douche's...maybe I'm doing an exercize in futility trying to say who is more of a douche..

And stop calling me Mr. Davis!!

1) Whether or not he jumped basically who you believe. here is the story from both parties. http://ninjashoes.net/forum/showthre...EEN-DIAZ-RIGGS
Niether of them say it was in a bathroom though. Whatever two dudes, 2 different stories. I like Joe Riggs but I have a hard time believing that he didn't instigate that at all.
2) I think Diaz only gets a bad wrap for having no head movement because he cuts easy. Look at his recent fights when he completely dodging punches with his hands down. With like Smith and shamrock. He does tend to stand straight up sometimes, but that he the difference between when he is counter punching and when he is being the aggressor. With as many punches as he throws it makes it difficult to have a swivel for a head unless your naturally very quick.
3) I think that this is either going to be a highlight reel clip for Daley with a powerful left hook knockout or it is going to be a disappointment for the fans when Diaz dominates the fight and subs him. Daley will want a rematch just like he did with Jake Sheilds after he arm bared him in the first round.

[Bill Keeling]

"arm bared him in the first round" Would love to see him hit that same set up

[James Davis]

well it will be a fight of the year regardless.....daley made weight so it is absolute game on!

And as I said earlier in the thread...Diaz got more respect from me from being the only guy talking about guys like kosheck's incessant leg humping. Laying on guys not trying to improve his position or submit...just stalling and holding position. It's absolutely unthinkable...change the rules or force refs to stand them up. It's not GOOD WRESTLING...it's sucks...this isn't point sparring it's MMA!

I don't really have a problem with nick...I have a problem with people (not here) thinking that dude has no flaws in his game...he does...and some big ones. But the really big problem is his lack of competition. Daley would be in the UFC right now if he didn't have a tampex moment...so this is a legit guy. If Diaz beats him the conversation is over. Sure we can say he needs to fight a legit wrestler...but whatever. I will respect him as being one of the top WW. I already thinks he has major game but his last couple of fights really didn't impress me in that the level of competition was so very low. No disrespect