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Daley V Diaz, Strikeforce, April 9th 2011

  • 08-04-2011 12:35AM
    #1
    demolitionman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 168 ✭✭


    Am i the only one pumped for the fight of the year?
    This is the Mayweather Pacquaio of the MMA World!
    A genuine superfight at last!


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  • #2
    3hn2givr7mx1sc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,838 ✭✭✭✭3hn2givr7mx1sc


    Should be a good'un, but Mayweather v Pacquiao proportions?


  • #3
    Raze_them_all
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,477 ✭✭✭✭Raze_them_all


    Wouldn't call it a super fight tbh.


  • #4
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Its a case of the one of the best chins in mma versus the most powerful punch and I can't wait to see which one wins.

    I wonder will Daley make weight though?


  • #5
    Mellor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,567 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    There is already a thread, Mods merge?

    I also agree that callign it a super fight is a bit much


  • #6
    dave1982
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,604 ✭✭✭dave1982


    Diaz should win this provided he don't think he can exchange with Daly.

    Diaz will go for the single leg take Daly down frustrate him for a while and eventually submit him.If he can't get him down well night night Diaz


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  • #7
    That_Guy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,342 ✭✭✭✭That_Guy


    If this stays standing I don't see Diaz being able to withstand the punches.

    Diaz will have to take him down regularly.


  • #8
    fakearms123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,381 ✭✭✭fakearms123


    Diaz will handle himself fine on the feet, Diaz isn't Scott Smith we must remember, Diaz looked fantastic against a striker like KJ Noons, Diaz has this one in my opinion.


  • #9
    Pride Fighter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,729 ✭✭✭Pride Fighter


    fakearms123 wrote: »
    Diaz will handle himself fine on the feet, Diaz isn't Scott Smith we must remember, Diaz looked fantastic against a striker like KJ Noons, Diaz has this one in my opinion.

    I agree, Diaz is a better striker. But he has to stick and move. He cannot risk getting hit by Daley's superior power punches. I think Diaz will take him down and get a triangle or armbar.


  • #10
    Oh_Noes
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,512 ✭✭✭Oh_Noes


    dave1982 wrote: »
    Diaz should win this provided he don't think he can exchange with Daly.

    Diaz will go for the single leg take Daly down frustrate him for a while and eventually submit him.If he can't get him down well night night Diaz

    You should check out this interview with Nick Diaz. If you listen through his usual random endless ranting, he makes a good argument for no elbows on the ground(Strikeforce) versus elbows on the ground(UFC). He basically makes the point that he thought Koscheck won his fight against Daley due to being allowed to hold him on the ground because he could stay busy using short elbows that don't cause damage, rather than having to create space to punch which opens up the fight a bit more. It's a solid enough point really, you rarely see those type of fights in SF whereas they're rife in the UFC. On that basis I doubt Diaz wants to win by being a blanket and frustrating Daley on the ground and doing no actual damage.

    I'm very excited for this fight too, Daley can be a complete savage when he connects and is very underrated. They're both very technical strikers and it's a title fight so it could go five round, but I doubt it will. It's the first Diaz fight in a while that he's not automatically the overwhelming favorite.

    Excited for this fight, and the other three fights on the main card. Quite strange for Strikeforce to have a decent fight (on paper) in every slot.


  • #11
    themandan6611
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,630 ✭✭✭themandan6611


    Oh_Noes wrote: »
    You should check out this interview with Nick Diaz. If you listen through his usual random endless ranting


    diaz is :pac: as a brush


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  • #12
    scudzilla
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,009 ✭✭✭✭scudzilla


    They're both fcukin idiots IMO, is there any way they can both lose? :D:D


  • #13
    themandan6611
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,630 ✭✭✭themandan6611


    scudzilla wrote: »
    They're both fcukin idiots IMO, is there any way they can both lose? :D:D

    not really, but if this happened you might smile :D

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxApKBCUJkg


  • #14
    MonkeyBalls
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 437 ✭✭MonkeyBalls


    Looking forward to it. I see diaz winning by triangle - daly drops him with a punch, comes swarming in to finish, boom, subbed, fight over.

    Are there any countdown-like promos for this event?


  • #15
    Zero-Cool
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,520 ✭✭✭✭Zero-Cool


    Looking forward to this one, can't stand either of em but I think I can't stand Daley that bit more

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUPfQT4Dty0


  • #16
    jayteecork
    Site Banned Posts: 5,676 ✭✭✭jayteecork


    Really looking forward to seeing Daley and Jardine beaten badly.


  • #17
    jayteecork
    Site Banned Posts: 5,676 ✭✭✭jayteecork


    themandan6611 wrote: »
    not really, but if this happened you might smile :D

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxApKBCUJkg

    lol @ the ref's reaction.


  • #18
    HellsAngel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 713 ✭✭✭HellsAngel


    demolitionman wrote: »
    Am i the only one pumped for the fight of the year?
    This is the Mayweather Pacquaio of the MMA World!
    A genuine superfight at last!
    Mayweather v Pacquaio - you have to be joking or Daley's only fan on the forum.

    Now GSP v Anderson Silva, that's what I'd call Pacquaio v Mayweather :cool:


  • #19
    HellsAngel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 713 ✭✭✭HellsAngel


    sheehy83 wrote: »
    Looking forward to this one, can't stand either of em but I think I can't stand Daley that bit more

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUPfQT4Dty0
    I know it takes two to tango, but Daley even surpasses Bisping as a pr!ck.


  • #20
    Oh_Noes
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,512 ✭✭✭Oh_Noes


    What have people got against Daley? I love watching the guy fight, it's always exciting and he has a hell of a highlight reel. Even for those who are UFC fans rather than MMA fans, two of his three UFC fights were knockouts!

    Plus the fact that they're both hotheads, you're guaranteed an explosive fight.

    Can't wait for this one.


  • #21
    HellsAngel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 713 ✭✭✭HellsAngel


    Oh_Noes wrote: »
    What have people got against Daley? I love watching the guy fight, it's always exciting and he has a hell of a highlight reel. Even for those who are UFC fans rather than MMA fans, two of his three UFC fights were knockouts!

    Plus the fact that they're both hotheads, you're guaranteed an explosive fight.

    Can't wait for this one.
    What have people got against Daley? - Daley's swing at Koscheck after the fight. Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't he also in trouble for threatening to hit a referee or something ?

    As for his skills, he's got little else but a great left hook. Only won twice by submission, far from been the full package as an MMA fighter.


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  • #22
    seadnamac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,103 ✭✭✭seadnamac


    Oh_Noes wrote: »
    What have people got against Daley? I love watching the guy fight, it's always exciting and he has a hell of a highlight reel. Even for those who are UFC fans rather than MMA fans, two of his three UFC fights were knockouts!

    Plus the fact that they're both hotheads, you're guaranteed an explosive fight.

    Can't wait for this one.

    Are you serious?


  • #23
    scudzilla
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,009 ✭✭✭✭scudzilla


    scudzilla wrote: »
    They're both fcukin idiots IMO, is there any way they can both lose? :D:D

    I guess i must apologise for this.

    Diaz being involved in a huge fight after the bell and Daley suckerpunching Kos makes them respectable, decent and stand up guys. Once again i apologise for calling them idiots, they are far from it and are true role models for countless up and coming fighters out there


  • #24
    jayteecork
    Site Banned Posts: 5,676 ✭✭✭jayteecork


    why are people complaining about Diaz's standup?

    He kicked Frankie Sham's and KJ Noon's arses standing up.

    I really hope he hurts Daley bad.


  • #25
    ShagNastii
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,468 ✭✭✭ShagNastii


    Oh_Noes wrote: »
    What have people got against Daley? I love watching the guy fight, it's always exciting and he has a hell of a highlight reel. Even for those who are UFC fans rather than MMA fans, two of his three UFC fights were knockouts!

    Plus the fact that they're both hotheads, you're guaranteed an explosive fight.

    Can't wait for this one.

    I'm very much on par with your view of Daley and fighter akin to Daley. I watch UFC to see guys fight. Yeah Daley was an absolute idiot for giving Kos a slap( it was a childish punch, if Daley wanted to do severe damage like a total scumbag he could have demolished with a real punch)

    The way to look at it, all this talk of looking for role models and the instances of MMA talking from their high horses is at times laughable.

    Smack talkers, douchebags and fueds for me make fights one million times more entertaining and IMO it really doesn't take away from my appricatiation of the "sporting" part of MMA.

    Give me two hotheaded guys with no respect for each other over two guys hugging claiming they are going to get "fight of the night" any day.


  • #26
    Oh_Noes
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,512 ✭✭✭Oh_Noes


    More interested in what happens inside the ring tbh and it's usually exciting when either of these two are involved. Likeable/unlikable or being a good role model; meh. So long as they show up and put on a good fight I couldn't care less. It's not the rose of tralee we're watching.


  • #27
    bret69
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 348 ✭✭bret69


    Have to agree, have generally really enjoyed Daley's fights, am really looking forward to this one tonight!


  • #28
    bret69
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 348 ✭✭bret69


    seadnamac wrote: »
    Are you serious?

    What makes you think he's not serious? His points are all valid, I totally agree!


  • #29
    Daniel2oo9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 874 ✭✭✭Daniel2oo9


    Can someone please pm me a stream that they use,mine is gone thanks


  • #30
    seadnamac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,103 ✭✭✭seadnamac


    bret69 wrote: »
    What makes you think he's not serious? His points are all valid, I totally agree!

    How can anyone not be able to figure out for themselves what people may have against Paul Daley?


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  • #31
    Raze_them_all
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,477 ✭✭✭✭Raze_them_all


    seadnamac wrote: »
    How can anyone not be able to figure out for themselves what people may have against Paul Daley?
    RACIST!!!!!


    Seriously some people can look past what he did and see him as an exciting fighter that can end a fight with one punch, others think he's a scumbag for that hit on kos.

    Personal opinion


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