Coming off an utter annihilation at the hands of Michael Bisping, the last person Jason “Mayhem” Miller would want to throw it down with at this point is Nick Diaz.
Be that as it may, a drop down to 170 pounds might prove dividends for the former coach of TUF 14.
Diaz himself is more than one month removed from steamrolling B.J Penn.
The likelihood of these two combatants meeting in the Octagon in the future is distant at best—Diaz has a date with destiny and Miller needs to rebuild.
After last year’s Nashville brawl, Miller conveyed his intentions to fight Diaz, but the fight never came to fruition.
Due partly to the fact that both parties couldn’t agree on a suitable weight class—Diaz wanted the fight at 170 or 181 catchweight, while Miller wanted a catchweight of 183.
Nevertheless, a matchup between Diaz and Mayhem would be intriguing to say the least—they could settle that Nashville score once and for all.
Concerning the bout, both fighters possess extreme jiu-jitsu skills, with 22 submissions between them. Even though Mayhem has six more submissions than Diaz, I give Miller the edge in that department if the fight hits the ground.
Striking-wise, Mayhem isn’t known for his punching prowess whilst Diaz is.
Diaz has proven he has potent punching power—knocking out Paul Daley in an improbable come-from-behind victory and putting an absolute clinic on “The Prodigy” at UFC 137.
And even if Diaz was to make the jump to middleweight, his overall skill set will still overwhelm Miller.
Diaz wins this matchup at welterweight or 185 pounds all day, every day.
I’m not saying that Miller is a chump, but Diaz would be a top-tier fighter in most divisions.
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