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CHULA VISTA, Calif. — MMA Fighting spoke to Tatsuya Kawajiri about his lightweight title fight against Gilbert Melendez at Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley, how last month’s tragedy in Japan affected him, why he chose to not train in a cage and why Japanese MMA fighters haven’t found success in America.
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CHULA VISTA, Calif. — MMA Fighting spoke to Tatsuya Kawajiri about his lightweight title fight against Gilbert Melendez at Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley, how last month’s tragedy in Japan affected him, why he chose to not train in a cage and why Japanese MMA fighters haven’t found success in America.
Main Card Welterweight Championship bout: Nick Diaz (c) vs Paul Daley Its no secret, I’ve made it known on this blog, that the Diaz brothers are in my favorite fighters of all time list. Nick Diaz can take punches and Paul Daley can deliver them. Diaz also a puncher, but he is the kind that […]
Its no secret, I’ve made it known on this blog, that the Diaz brothers are in my favorite fighters of all time list. Nick Diaz can take punches and Paul Daley can deliver them. Diaz also a puncher, but he is the kind that wears you down with a relentless pace. Frank Shamrock has said the punches hurt even though they don’t look like there is anything on them. When Jake Shields fought Paul Daley he quickly took him down and submitted him via armbar. I expect the same scenario from Nick Diaz. However, Diaz won’t take him down so quickly. The reason is because he wants to put on a show, like he always does and show Daley who the champ is.
Pretty much the only way Daley stops Diaz is by KO. Daley doesn’t have a good record going the distance and his takedown defense better have improved because imo, as good as Jake Shields is on the ground, Nick Diaz is right there with him. They train together so maybe that’s why?!
Nick Diaz can win this in the first round if he wants to, so I’m taking Diaz easily.
Both of these guys are straight wrestlers from the beginning of their careers. However, Melendez has a better all around game. Kawajiri hasn’t fought well on US soil and I’m thinking Melendez wins this one via decision. Kawajiri is very tough and can absorb punishment and I think he will be a sponge and absorb all Gilbert Melendez puts on him.
I’m going with the upset here and taking Jardine. The reasons are Mousasi hasn’t fought a guy like Jardine and he doesn’t fight guys as big as Jardine regularly. However, Jardine has fought bigger guys before and has excellent cardio. I think Jardine has enough striking and ground game to give Mousasi problems. More particularly is that this is a 3 round fight. This is important because when Mo Lawal fought Mousasi, Lawal was very aggressive and Gegard was fighting backwards and had trouble. Jardine is a very aggressive fighter and i think in 3 rounds, Gegard may not have enough time to turn the fight around.
Shinya Aoki is a submission specialist and I’m not sure that term is enough to describe him because that is pretty much all he does. He has weak kicks and crappy punches, but his submission game is top notch. He is an expert at getting his opponents in completely vulnerable positions where he can either pound out a win or submit the guy. Lyle Beerbohm on the other hand is a wrestling specialist and a grinder. He is excellent at escaping submissions and reversals. His striking is better than Aoki’s as well.
I don’t see Aoki winning this fight and am going with the underdog Beerbohm.
Takaya
Pass
Taking the UFC vet, Duarte.
Pass
Pass
Pass
Filed under: UFC, StrikeforceCHULA VISTA, Calif. – If there was any doubt that change was in the air, it vanished the moment two UFC PR reps walked into Wednesday’s open workouts both drinking giant cans of Rockstar – the official energy drink of Strik…
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CHULA VISTA, Calif. – If there was any doubt that change was in the air, it vanished the moment two UFC PR reps walked into Wednesday’s open workouts both drinking giant cans of Rockstar – the official energy drink of Strikeforce.
Two months ago this would have been an unthinkable incursion into enemy territory for a Zuffa employee, and one fueled by heresy in a can. Now it’s the new normal.
It seems minor at first, but sometimes it’s the little things that signal the start of a big change. As Strikeforce counts down the final days until its first major event under the ownership of Zuffa — the UFC’s parent company — change is evident in dozens of small ways. If you think the subtle differences are lost on the fighters, think again.
CHULA VISTA, Calif. – It’s hard enough to get in a cage and fight another man for money on live TV when everything back home is nice and safe and boring.
But this weekend Shinya Aoki and Tatsuya Kawajiri will have to do it while their homeland is in …
CHULA VISTA, Calif. – It’s hard enough to get in a cage and fight another man for money on live TV when everything back home is nice and safe and boring.
But this weekend Shinya Aoki and Tatsuya Kawajiri will have to do it while their homeland is in a state of disarray and the future of MMA in Japan looks increasingly grim.
The two Japanese fighters on Saturday night’s Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley fight card left a country still suffering from the effects of massive earthquake and tsunami damage, but their reactions to the situation back home – at least while in the public eye – have so far proved to be as wildly different as their personalities.
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CHULA VISTA, Calif. — MMA Fighting spoke to Gilbert Melendez about Saturday night’s lightweight title defense against Tatsuya Kawajiri at Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley, his new facial hair, fighting for Zuffa, his take on Kawajiri not training in a cage,why Japanese fighters haven’t found success in America and and his year away from fighting.
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CHULA VISTA, Calif. — MMA Fighting spoke to Gilbert Melendez about Saturday night’s lightweight title defense against Tatsuya Kawajiri at Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley, his new facial hair, fighting for Zuffa, his take on Kawajiri not training in a cage,why Japanese fighters haven’t found success in America and and his year away from fighting.
Filed under: StrikeforceIn what promises to be a highly entertaining fight card, Strikeforce is back in action Saturday night with its welterweight and lightweight titles on the line, and two more live fights that promise to be exciting. We’ve got the …
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In what promises to be a highly entertaining fight card, Strikeforce is back in action Saturday night with its welterweight and lightweight titles on the line, and two more live fights that promise to be exciting. We’ve got the full preview right here.
What: Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley
Where: San Diego
When: Saturday, the Showtime televised card starts at 10 PM ET.
Predictions on the four televised fights below.