Nick Diaz tired of fighting "these chumps," ready to challenge Georges St. Pierre

these german guys scored some pretty cool interviews. clay guida one was a little akward. :)

This one defined awkward. They gotta start interviewing Nick in a bathroom so he'll quite looking around when he talks. Muffhugga's scared Mayhem is gonna jump out I guess.

...now that, was funny.

HAHAHA !

Nick Diaz was getting a good fight from Cyborg...those legs were gonna give up on Diaz pretty soon. Then Paul Daley dropped him twice, but was smart and turtled up knowing Daley wouldnt want to go to the ground out of fear. Oh and he beat a LW in KJ Noons. Nick's opponents were not chumps, they just fell a little short. Havent seen a wrestler fight Diaz in a while, and most forget what they do to him. GSP most likely will decision him because Nick is so resilient. But he might win via doctor stoppage because Nick cuts open big

It doesn't say much for the belt you are holding if your refer to your competition as chumps. I am not saying that they are chumps... but Diaz did.



I would be more convinced of Diaz's chances against GSP he was not dropped in the fight against Daley, who apparently is just a chump.

good too see nick say yes too gsp fight . white you know this sport is getting bigger real quick . and you dont have enough big name fighters like you really wish you had . just give nick a good six figure contract and lets get on with this .

sorry to say that Daley looked good against him and if he would of been given the 2 secs he might of went to his corner came back and pulled

a Edgar cause he was doing good I think he should fight Kos or Fitch

but since he has a belt for Strike Force makes him a shoe in for a

super fight and after watching the Daley fight think GSP would dominate crush him it would look just like his brothers last fight him

waving his hands like the other guy is some bitch but mean while getting his ass kicked

Nick is a sick fighter....one of the best for sure and I would love to see this match but Nick has always had trouble with wrestlers so idk if he'll do well against GSP that being said I will be pulling for Diaz in this fight mainly cause hes one of my favorite fighters

yeah i agree, i think shields is probably the strongest fighter in the cesar gracie camp and he looked a little shaken when he realised he was in for a looong night in terms of taking down gsp. gsp would take diaz down with ease, and his stand up is crisp enough to trade with relative success against diaz. diaz boxing is exceptional in terms of mma but gsp can mix it up better than diaz can in terms of mma

nick is a great fighter and looks good with his last 3 fights. try kosheck or fitch first before gsp

I totally agree. Nick had to prove his worth and mettle against some of the best fighters at the UFC--Kostchek or Fitch would be great candidates. However, given the UFC's desperate need for a credible and, esp marketable, contender to GSP's belt, a novelty of sorts, they will surely offer Nick a shot at a title in his first fight in the UFC.

I'VE GOT NO DOUBT THAT GSP WILL CRUSH DIAZ. THOSE WHO HOPING FOR A SETBACK TO THE BEST P4P WELTERWEIGHT IN THE WORLD WILL BE SORELY DISAPPOINTED. GSP IS IN A DIFFERENT LEAGUE...A SUPER-FORCE WHO WILL BE INVINCIBLE FOR A LONG TIME...

@ ogo



How about offering him Rory MacDonald? A fight of revenge.

@wc thats a good idea and a nice match up they can also hype it up coming recent loss of nate from rory but to think you know diaz i doubt he will ake the fight considering he wants more money at stake.

give him bj penn and if he gets through him then he definatly deserves a title shot, and fighting a legend like bj will surly get him more money. plus that would just be an amazing fight, both similar style wise, both come to scrap!

people are always in the acute state of godness or invulnerablity especially when you are coming from a nice ko/tko fight but when you just came off from a decision or some boring fight people always tend to mark you down and to that many fighters can beat you up lala etc...

in my eyes he is the only man right now who can beat GSP. If it stays on the feet nick will attack unlike a lot of his other opponents and if he gets taken down Nick will use his world class BJJ. Diaz will force GSP to fight and in the end i see a KO victory for Nick

Well said.



After the Jake Shields fight, I really believe that Nick Diaz will beat GSP with ease. Also, if he takes Jake Diaz down, he will get submitted.

LOL...GSP WILL DESTROY DIAZ...JUST LIKE RORY DESTROYED HIS BROTHER...NO CHANCE!!!

after he couldnt see out of his left eye...ya i wouldnt bet my money on that

those who said serra would KO him must have been out of their mind too. Face the facts, his stand up is better, his BJJ is better nick diaz is his biggest threat

lol edub

IT WAS A LUCKY PUNCH. ANYONE CAN WIN ANY GIVEN TIME...YET, THE CHANCES AT BEATING GSP ARE SLIM...HE'S FROM ANOTHER PLANET...

not really i think nicks hands are much better but his defense is severly lacking he ate way to many leg kicks against cyborg both marius and daley dropped him. i think gsp being the intelligent fighter that he is would just leg kick diaz into oblivion or take him down and control him diaz wasnt able to even come close to submitting sanchez, riggs, sherk or pariysian so i doubt he can sub gsp who is a far superior grappler than any of those mentioned.

Nick can KO GSP with ease, the Daley fight is a testament of what he can do to anyone, if you look closely Diaz does not put everything on his punches he throws them in a way that will hurt but people but still they would think they can handle them, then in the Daley fight he threw a couple punches where he put his weight on them and look at what happened he does not throw over right hands because he has technique and does not look for big shoot to land, he picks you apart, he has a great chin, he had problem with wrestlers in the past but that was when he was a brown belt in bjj, to win this fight GSP will need more than one dimension display at the time he will have to be ready for anything because if the fight stays on their feet he will loose for sure and if he takes it to the ground he could get submitted...

his overral BJJ is better in competition and MMA. He submitted Cyborg a fellow black belt as soon as it hit the floor while GSP couldnt even finish Hardy after holding an armbar for 2 minutes.



As for the BJ fights Penn was clearly gassed after the first round, Diaz never gets gassed and if you look at the first fight between GSP and penn you will see exactly what happens when a great striker starts to put pressure on him. All of GSPs last opponents have been afraid to attempt any offence for fear of a TD. Diaz is not that type of fighter, he will attack and we will see how GSP crumbles under pressure



Lets also not forget how he tapped due to strikes against Serra and also Diaz has more KO victories than Serra and GSP combined

I usually agree with you Edub but I have to disagree. I think Gsp shows a little Lesnar syndrome. He forgot what being pressured is like. He is a great athlete and the second best p4p in the world.



However he hasn t faced a striker as good as Diaz in a long while. The other bad match up for Gsp is nicks ground game. He list other people having better but I have to disagree completly. Nick has one of the best mma ground games there is. By far. You can talk about Mai or Roger but they don't posses even close to the same striking. Diaz is a master at rolling into leg locks and triangles. If you watch his matches you see how good he is at rolling.



Gsp will have to keep nick down (which he can) but he can only win that way by a decision which to me sucks. I think nick will het in gsp's head and again do what everyone says is impossible. Look at every Diaz post on here. He is always underestimated and everytime people say "he has never faced someone like so and so".



The factor you have not taken into account is how hard he would train for a fight minimum six months away. You can guarantee he will bring chael in to help him and this kid for all his faults can focus as hard as gsp.



His standup is better his bjj is way better. Gsp is more well rounded but I think it's time for him to fall. The hype around this fight may get into gsp's mind. I know he has focus but Diaz finds away to scramble peoples plans.



As far as the chumps meh,.. The ones you listed are fine. Mostly wrestlers that could squeeze out a decision. To me it's a ridiculous way to win in professional mma but that's the scoring we have.



I think Diaz poses a significant risk to GSP and he will train very very hard accordingly. All he needs is takedown defense and he can beat him.



But sure gsp is a favorite just don't think he would blow it out like you said.

I completly respect your approach to mma critique. You use very good logic.



I just disagree. I have never seen George bloody up a good stand up fighter. Koshcheck is way over rated IMO. His stand up is pathetic. He may have power and can punch but we both know stand up is about a lot more than punching.



Alves would be beat by Diaz. I think Daley is a better striker.



Gsp will not box with Diaz so what could he do? He could kick from the outside or take him down.



What would gsp do after a takedown? Change positions? Prob not. He would most likey lay as long as possible and do short strikes. Basically a point fighters tactic.



The problem with that is controllig your adreaniline while Diaz taunts you and Gsp will not engage on the feet. Diaz boxing is way above Gsp in stand up. He studied karate too.



I don't know I don't see it easy. Gsp submissions never impressed me he beat gassed guys never have I seen him roll into an amazing sub.

Yeah I think that the double blast is a problem. If gsp can pass guard.



Sera and bj are not known for cardio. Nick is a far more technical striker than sera or bj. Penn is a natural and a good boxer with more power. But nick has put in the hours and is on another level. Penn Diaz would be awesome.



Nick is very smart despite what others believe. If he wants Gsp I think he is working takedown defense. All he needs is a lidell sprawl. I think if he can train with chael he can learn takedown defense. He doesn't have to be a good wrestler.



The difference with nick vs koshcheck is he can box. So gap may find himself engaging to shut the punk up. He won't jab nick to orbital disaster. He would have to just stick to the gameplan with the crowd getting impatient. Something is off with gsp not just his eye. It is possible to train too much.



If nick had ward and sonnen in his camp I think he has a chance. For some reason I think he should train with Aldo. I think Aldo could teach him how to use striking for takedowns. Bit right now he needs takedown defense. If he focuses on it he could do well with gsp

I am biased I don't like gsp style (or lack of). I am in awe of his incredible athletic ability and composure. He has great technique in almost everything bit he just seems so stiff. I don't know why I don't like him he has everything I normally like in a fighter and a great demeanor but I just don't like his style. It's almost like it's so diverse it's generic (to me).



But I think a mini chuck lidell like character would give Gsp problems. I striker whocan stuff takedowns. I can't imagine what would happen if Diaz stuffed his takedowns(unlikely unless major work is done) and his plan gets thrown off. I have a feeling he could adapt bit I want to see. And I want nick to learn to sprawl. He would be scary if he could.

you lost me at "Jason Miller has better BJJ than Nick diaz" miller just got his Black belt unlike diaz who has had it for some time now and recieved it under one of the hardest men to get a black belt from



and Gsps does need to be questioned. The guy tapped to strikes and couldnt wait to go to the hospital after the shields fight for some swelling and temperary loss of sight.........Mark Hominick wanted a 6th round and his shit was way more ****ed up

Hahahaha, Mayhem better BJJ than Diaz you are high on something, Diaz the same fighter, hahahaha, his all around game is way better, most of those fights were controversial decisions anyways, I do not know if you hate Diaz, or just do not want to see GSP being challenged, I love both fighters and I think that Diaz is the only one who will represent a challenge for him...

So....I could not comprehend that interview. With that said I do hope that the Diaz v Gsp fight does happen.

Hardy had no ground game before that fight and was able to get out of the sub attempts, BJ penn is too small for GSP but Nick Diaz is a whole other beast, I like GSP he is one of my favorites I like the way he controls each fight but lately he has fight one dimension guys like Alves, Hardy (stand up fighters) or Fitch and Koscheck (Wrestlers), with Diaz he will be in trouble standing and on the ground, the fight will not go so easy for him this time if there is someone that can defeat GSP at 170 is Diaz...

I agree with alot of stuff you have been saying about Diaz, but as a big fan of his, I reserve part of my judgment until after he faces a high level wrestler. It's been 5 years since he lost in the UFC and since then he hasn't really proved much of anything about his wrestling beause of the quality of guys he has faced and the favourable style matchups. The reasonable conclusion to draw is that he will struggle against good wrestlers (obviously), but he has shown great improvements in other aspects of his game over that time, so maybe his wrestling defense has come along enough.

So who do you want to see him fight next then, I mean GSP has been dominating guys that are good at one dimension but not above average in another, Koscheck wrestling is great but his stand up was overhyped for a couple over right hands he threw, Hardy had great stand up but no ground game what so ever, Alves great striking but not so much ground game, Fitch great wrestling but no stand up, and Shields had the worst stand up of them all... I want GSP to have challenge, if you think that the guy who Ko Lawler, Daley, Shanrock, Marius and Smith is not challenge for him who also pull a gogo plata on Gomi after puting a beating on him standing and an armbar on Cyborg withing 10 seconds of the fight being on the ground, then I do not know who can challenge GSP...

Yea I wrote in response to another one of your comments on a different Diaz thread that as a fan, I want to be assured that Nick will give GSP a tough fight, before the match is made. As of now I can't say that, so I hope he gets matched with a high level wrestler before he fights GSP. And your idea of Condit-Diaz in a 5-rounder would be a fight I'd get extremely excited for. My gut says Diaz gets the next shot though...



As for other guys in the mix, I'm a HUGE Thiago Alves fan and I co-sign with your high opinion of him. I would love to see him fight either BJ, Condit, Shields or Diaz after Story. The Story fight is a pretty tough fight for him, which is a good thing. There are alot of good matchups to be made right not at WW...

So you want to see the same guys fighting GSP or guys that had no real tolls outside their background, Condit has great takedown defense against other wrestlers but yet Shields puting on his back, Alves was on his back in both fights so why would you rather see a fight like that knowing that he will dominate yet again instead of see him fighting someone that actually has the tolls to give him a good fight no matter where the fight goes. you really do not make sense at least to me...

Ok buddy if your best arguments are going to be personal insults you should not even comment at all. but let me tell you why I want this fight to be the next GSP fight.



As I said before I am huge fan of both fighters I actually think that GSP is P4P the best right now. But I had enough of seing GSP having to worried about one dimension only in his fights, in every fight he knows that if he can shut down his opponents strenght he will have the W for sure, Diaz strenght was supossed to be his BJJ and he is just as dangerous on his back as he is standing up, Diaz is not afraid of dealing with other fighters strenght, he does not have safe plans he goes out and fights and he could bring the fight to GSP.



Also it takes forever for GSP to get in the cage to defend his tittle so I know that if they do not give Diaz the next fight we will have to wait for over year to see the fight, Diaz has fight 7 times in the same period of time that GSP has fought only 4, I do not care if they give Diaz a fight before GSP but I think they should give the next GSP fight to Diaz.

you are a complete ass, ass was not the only insult and you keeping throwing insults, Kos and Fitch are far away from being well rounded, Kos did not have an answer for the most basic boxing punch, the jab, that is how much he sucks, you are the one believing the hype thinking that his stand up got better because he learned to throw an over right hand, which equals a hail mary punch and that in MMA boxing skills sucks so much that it gets frequently landed. Fitch stand up sucks, Matt hughes stand up sucks and as I say GSP knew that if he could nulified their wrestling the fight would be his, Alves wrestling sucks did not he get put on the mat for the whole fight by Fitch.



I do not know if you noticed but GSP did not take the fight to the ground with Shields too much knowing that he could loose there and knowing shields stand up sucks, but what is he going to do if he has to choose between going to the ground with a highly skilled BJJ black belt or trying his luck aginst the same guy on his feet knowing that his boxing is top notch.



Gomi was top level at the time of their fight and actually was the heavily favorite in that match. Diaz is the guy who will have a good shoot at GSP and that will make a good fight there is no reason for GSP to gain weight and go against Silva, he has nothing to prove there but instead he can take the Diaz fight and be part of a superfight that will actually have everyone excited.



Anyways I know you are not going to change your mind and I am not changing mine, I want to see this fight, this is the best fight for GSP right now since the BJ Penn fight IMO.

Dude in what world Fitch, Kos and Hughes are well versed at striking, as I said before, Kos ould not stop being jab the whole night, as said a over roght hand is not a technical strike, you try throwing an over right hand to decent boxer and see how you get KFTO. They were hyped as well rounded fighters, so Alves can sprawl big deal he should have tried doing that more often against GSP and Fitch, the day he dominates a wrestler on the ground I will say he is a good wrestler, he does not have good BJJ, so his ground game is average at the most, Serra is well rounded I have never said anything about that, he has heavy hands but that is about, and when in hell was Hughes a good striker did not he got KFTO in like 20 seconds by BJ Penn, BJ is really well rounded he is top 10 P4P but to small for GSP that was his only problem...

So Fitch outstroke all this nobody´s and he is decent?, when did he outstroke BJ Penn by the way, Ricardo Almeida and Renzo don´t even have a clue of what striking is so that proves nothing on Hughes favor. Kos outstroke yoshiyuki yoshida who is a judo guy you moron, Diego Sanchez is wild and crazy not a verse striker, Paulo thiago KO him standing, I don´t know what you mean by he was picking him apart.



GSP was a Karate guy who learned wrestling, he has improved in all aspects but also Diaz, Diaz has come a long way since his loses in the UFC, he was a brown belt in BJJ no he is a black belt under Cesar Gracie if you what that means, I am not saying he will have a walk in the park against GSP not even that he will win for sure what I sy is that his style will give GSP more troubles than anyone else, the problem with all the guys GSP has fought is that he outclassed them in every aspect and on top of that he shut them down at their strenght, with Diaz he has not an edge standing up so he will try to put him down and that is where he did not want to take Shields who´s BJJ is prolly lower than Diaz´s...

Diaz is good but there is no way i see GSP losing stand up or on the ground.

nick has lost to every decent wrestler he has fought . its tough to say if he has got any better in that area because he hasnt fought any good wrestlers or even a single well rounded opponent since. nicks boxing has looked good when he was fighting limited opponents but he does have the tendency to take needles damage resulting in him getting dropped

Nick should hire a stunt-double to do interviews for him.

Yeah, GSP would outclass him. I love Nick, despite him lacking the ability to hold a true conversation without veering off track. But Nick is an A to B striker. Moves in a straight line. George would simply have to move to his right and left when he strikes and he has done this time and time again.



Intriguing matchup.



People are criticizing GSP now because he got busted up in a fight with Jake. Well, it's a fight...GSP has been so dominant people expect him to be unscathed all the time. Jake had some height on GSP and kept a high stance, which gave GSP some trouble, but its something you learn from.

I'd really love to see Nick Diaz challenge GSP for the Welterweight title.

Now there's a fight where GSP will finally get the finish he's looking for. Unlike Jake on Saturday, I think Nick will lay it all on the line. GSP will finish him though..and it will actually be an entertaining fight. He SHOULD have to work his way through an opponent or 2 in the UFC..but let's face it..there's nobody left for GSP to face unless it's a sequel or trilogy(drawn out beatdown part 2 or 3). They'll probably make this happen.

Nick would be the most well-rounded fighter GSP has ever fought.

am sorry but sergio martinez would beat the shit out of diaz

By 'chumps' I assume he means not wrestlers



And by 'ready' I assume he means 'not ready'



Seriously though I think Nick here is acknowledging that the guys he's run through have not been that good. I'm sure Diaz vs GSP makes business sense (especially as it means we might finally see GSP finish someone) but seriously he doesn't deserve a shot until he gets through Fitch/BJ Penn/Koscheck/Kampman. I mean if Jake Sheilds had to come out of SF and prove himself why doesn't Nick? His last fight was a shaky win (and it was Shaky, It was an incredible display of boxing but he was dropped twice) against a fighter I think would be brushed aside by the UFC top 5 guys.



Come on Dana you know GSP vs Silva is the only fight that makes sense!

@ en



"I mean if Jake Shields had to come out of SF and prove himself why doesn't Nick?"



...I had the same thought.

Did this fool just say that he doesn't talk shit??? All he does is talk shit!!!

Hahaha why is he cursing?!

i love his interviews

First - ..put him in there with my partner and you saw what happened..what do you think will happen when you put him in there with me?



Translation - I'm better than Jake Shields. Personally, I'd take Shields in that fight.



He's not much for size - who cares and what does that have to do with GSP's obvious explosiveness and power? To me, this is part of the problem with the Diaz brothers and Nate demonstrated it on Saturday night, they show up to every fight thinking they are going to walk through people - Saturday, that did not happen.



Here's my honest call on Chumps, at least in The UFC 170 - if Rory MacDonald could beat on Nate Diaz in the manner in which he did, then my guess he could do it to Nick; they are virtually the same fighter. My point here, is that there are other people in this division that would give Nick a lot of trouble; this is not the StrikeForce 170 crew. I am for the fight with Diaz, but it is my opinion that GSP will kill him and that Shields was and is, a tougher challenge to The Champ.



Finally - I have long grown tired of the...woe, is me - act. Nick is doing what he loves and he makes a lot of money doing it; certainly relative to most other MMA fighters and the general public; MMA fans or otherwise. He is the master of his own fate. For years, Dana has told him and let it be know...he's his own worst enemy; learn to play the game a little.



To Nick on this issue I say - be the change you want and stop bitching about it, because I really do not care.

War Diaz...

Nick talked like a kid so funny. But i like him as an exciting fighter and let him fight not chump someone as BJ Pen ....hell yah GSP

lol he so high he said you know atleast 50 times in a 7 min inview lol and sh!t like 20 times lol

Diaz would get owned by GSP and a few others in the UFC IMO. He is a great WW no doubt about it, but i don't think he is as good as some other WWs about. But I do like his style very much and his fights are exciting so whoever he fights I will be watching.

maybe it's just me, but I'd like to see gsp vs diaz more than gsp vs anderson...diaz has a big fanbase, he's the face of strikeforce, let the champion vs champion superfight happen!

Diaz interviews are the best. He needs his own podcast or radio show. I could listen to his incoherence all day.

Diaz most likely would give GSP a better fight than any other W.W. right now. I'm not sure he would beat him, but who else at W.W. is better than Diaz? No-one.

Shields, Kampman, Fitch, Penn, Koscheck



Koscheck and Fitch would likely destroy Nick with their wrestling

List of fighters in the Welterweight division capable of defeating GSP (listed from most to least threatening):



1.) Jon Fitch

Fitch should be viewed as the #1 contender without a doubt. In his UFC career, he has only lost once at the hands of GSP, and dominated the competition/opposition. How people over look Jon is beyond me. Now while Fitch does match up horribly with GSP, Jon definitely has the wrestling and will to provide the best opportunity to beat GSP in the division. If Fitch is able to increase his stand up, he might cause GSP to re-evaluate his strategy in handling him -- but that is yet to be seen.



2.) Thiago Alves

Another fighter that has dominated and terrorized the welterweight division is the Muay Thai Wrecking Machine known simply as 'The Pitbull'. Alves has shown outstanding stand up skills (the best striker in the WW division) and takedown defense. A deadly combination for any ground based opponent. Although losing to Fitch twice (and once to GSP) does not instill confidence, Thaigo was able to stuff an elite wrestler like Koscheck several times and leave the octagon with the win. With a new weight shedding regimen that will not disturb Alves' endurance, his stock can only rise. Another fight with Koscheck is in order.



3.) Josh Koscheck

Koscheck has already lost to GSP twice. And yet, his wrestling is still improving everyday (showing his improvements against GSP in their rematch -- GSP failing to takedown Josh at will). Along with having world class wrestling, Josh has huge power in his left hand. More than enough to put GSP to sleep. Yet, his stand up is light years behind GSP... nevertheless, a solid #3 spot for Koscheck.





Honorable mentions

4.) Martin Kampmann

5.) Carlos Condit

Nice post. IMO Kos has the best chance/potential to beat GSP. Amazing athlete, outstanding wrestling and power in his hands. And to be honest he is the only guy who showed any signs of promise against GSP, taking him down a few times and stuffing GSP's takedowns. If he was more aggressive, threw more combinations, and even tried to turn it into a wrestling match I think it would have been a more competitive fight. I'm sure that was his plan, but something about GSPs footwork, ability to create and cover distance, and reach, throws people off.

I'd reverse the order you have there btw. Fitch lacks the necessary athleticism. Thiago is young, improving and well rounded. If he looks impressive against Story I'd probably chance him to my #1 threat.

I agree with you on Koscheck and Alves, but until they both get past Fitch -- he's the top dog for title contention. Alves has lost to him twice and Koscheck has been bullied around by Fitch at AKA from what I've heard.



While Fitch lacks athleticism, his wrestling and ground game is still a notch above Koscheck's and Alves'.