Filed under: Strikeforce
Over the last five years, few fighters competing at the major organization level have been as successful as Nick Diaz, who has been beaten just once in 15 fights over that span. Diaz though, remains as well known for controversy as he does for his considerable skills in the cage. Though he’s had a few spectacular wins, he remains a bit under the radar, partially due to his customary unwillingness to deal with the media, and partially due to spending most of his recent years in promotions that could not command the attention that the UFC could.
With serious fans, though, Diaz’s style has always resonated. Once primarily a submission artist, Diaz has worked his hands to a level that he has considered a try at high-level boxing. He’s never shown an unwillingness to trade with anyone, and he has an assassin’s instinct, finishing 20 of his 24 wins.
In Paul Daley (27-9-2), he is facing the most dangerous striker he’s fought. Given Diaz’s propensity to go strike-for-strike with anyone (in reality, it’s more like two-strikes-for-one-strike since no one can keep his pace), it’s very likely that Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley closes with a crowd-pleasing main event. For all Diaz’s complaints about how little he gets paid to put himself in danger, it seems he just can’t resist the lure of a good fight, and there is little question Daley will bring one to him.
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.