i think it will be a good fight, im a huge daley fan, hope he kos diaz who win the fight, and how Nick Diaz it appears your next opponent in Strikeforce is set. After missing weight on Friday, British bomber Paul Semtex Daley promised to make up for his transgression with a first round knockout on Saturday. Daley is apparently a man of his word. The former UFC welterweight crushed DEEP champion Yuya Shirai just minutes into their bout at BAMMA 5 on Saturday in the U.K. Daley attacked with aggression and seemed to show little respect for his opponents ability to do much damage to him, or attempt to get the fight to the ground. An early jab popped Shirai in the mush, sending him to the mat, but the Japanese fighter was able to recover quick enough, only to get blasted with another stiff jab just a few moments later. As Shirai tried to get his footing under him, Daley was having none of it and he slammed the DEEP champion with an uppercut followed by a left hook. Shirai crashed to the canvas and the fight was stopped, with Daley declared the winner by knockout. Now it appears the stage is set for Daley to take his spot as the top contender in the Strikeforce welterweight division, and a showdown with champion Nick Diaz that could take place as early as April 9. mmaweekly.com
If Diaz takes a disciplined approach to this fight and does what he needs to do, he'll win by submission. If his ego forces him to stand with Daley, he's getting stopped by strikes.
Diaz is a very effective striker and takes a hell of a punch but IMO if he choses to stand this fight will end up similar to the Daley-Kampmann fight and Diaz may get stoppd on his feet. Diaz takes punches to cleanly and Daley is just too explosive with his hand combos. Diaz IMO needs to use his jab, back up Daley, and look for takedowns. Obviously when it goes to the ground Diaz is one of the best in the divison.
Striking is an interesting fight. Diaz will take some bombs. On the ground, its a mismatch as it appears Daley isn't concentrating on it enough.
Diaz will make easy work out of Daley if he fights smart & takes this to the ground... if he stands then he will give Daley his only chance by KO, I have a feeling Diaz is gonna try box which I feel will be a big mistake, he has good hands but he gets tagged & that is a big no no vs a puncher like Daley. I like Nick Diaz & think he is as good as any WW in the world outside of GSP but I hope he is smart enough to take Daley to ground asap. WAR Diaz :good
