He said he'll fight Noons, Melendez, Le or Cyborg in order to take the step towards the title, and they're all potentially awesome fights. We have a look at them here: http://www.yourmma.tv/news/details.asp/id/1455/what-next-for-paul-daley-for-strikeforce-2011.htm Who do you think he should fight? Of them ones, I actually think it should go Noons and then Diaz, if he can get the win in impressive fashion.
Melendez vs. Daley would be a horrible size mismatch, so I hope it doesn't happen. KJ Noons would be a much better fight.
I think KJ Noons is a good fist fight for both of them. I agree with Daley that it sets up the fight nicely. Diaz seems to be avoiding Miller, which is a shame. In that case make Diaz vs Daley now. Cyborg vs Noons is good. I don't like the Melendez fight. He should be fighting Alvarez. SF have so many good fighters that they put in good fights late or not at all. They need to sort it out as it is also affecting their marketing. Look at the Jan 29 card - it's not finalised and it is not being marketed. It's a joke really. Almost like SF success is coming from snapping up non UFC fighters.
I love Melendez, but that is a bad matchup. He needs to stick to lightweight. Tyron Woodley would be a good competitive fight for Daley. I don't want to see gimme fights.
Woodley is an good fight, but it doesn't really get him where he wants to be. Looks like Noons now I reckon, with Cyborg vs, Diaz on the cards.
