Nick Diaz vs Cyborg Santos official for Strikeforce on January 29th

This ****ing sucks, no disrespect to cyborg, diaz can have a better opponent

Cyborg is going to win... it can happen!

not in this lifetime, lol

I think this fight is going to be similar to the Diaz/Zaromskis...Diaz is going to outstrike him n then most likely end it via sub on the ground

don't worry the fight between diaz and mayhem is inevitable if mayhem keeps runnin his mouth i dont think theres any way diaz is jus guna sit back and look like a b*tch, lets not forget this is the same guy who fought in a hospital while being treated for a previous fight with the same guy ha

how can anyone complain about the fight!

this is a great fight! Cyborg KO marious! and so did Diaz!

both like to stand and bang!



besides after this Diaz will still have Daley to fight next year, do you think strikeforce is going to make that fight in the beginning of the year ? the card is going to kick ass!

Miller or Daley are the obvious fights for me...

Ya how Santos can get the shot over Daley is ridiculous, Diaz vs Daley is actually an interesting fight,

Why do people want to see Daley vs Diaz so bad?



Just watch Daley vs Shields.



Daley has still done nothing to show any wrestling or ground game. He's not going to land the left hook on a smart fighter like Diaz. He'll get subbed within the first 2 minutes.

Diaz isnt even close to as good of a wrestler as shields or someone like koshcheck and I could see him stuffing Diaz' takedowns

Damn cant believe all the bitching in this thread, Im happy to see this fight and have thought about this match up already. It will be good and Santos can throw bombs.

okay now this is bullshit. what has santos even done to deserve a title shot? miller and diaz is the fight everyone wants to see. i think diaz must be scared homie... .com

His scary a** wife probably threatened to beat up Coker if he didn't give her hubby a title shot.

Idk why ppl r hating on this match up...true its not the best option but the fight is going to be really good and entertaining n thats wat I wnt to see everytime there is a fight

true but there has to be some structure and logic to the matchups. this isn't the wwe and just for entertainment. it's a sport and it diminishes the integrity of SF and looks very unprofessional when they make fights like this that are complete mismatches. the only welterweight that should be fighting diaz for the belt is daley.

many people said fedor fighting Werdum was a joke and a mismatch and look what happened.



Dana said the other day something whci I actually agreed with. you can't call a fight for sure until it's happened. No matter what you may think anything can happen. Most of us are guilty of predicting outcomes, but complaining about a fight is pointless, because you are still gonna watch it, and then maybe bitch a bit more after as well.

Yeah, agree with the posts above, Cyborg is 1-1, has a "crappy" MMA record and gets a tittle shot... Thats why Strikeforce tittles mean so little to everyone, thats no way to get a promotion in the top ranks of MMA, it only makes SF look like a small organization whos only interest is to put up fight shows.



For all of Scott Cookers rhetoric, he doesnt know much about MMA as sport, he may know about promotion of events but he knows little about ranks and thats what makes a sport respectable...

And just how good was Sonnens record?

Who else would have fought given that everyone else was out of commission? Not the same thing genius.

Just saying the UFC gives title shots to those with less than stellar records also. Strikeforce gets loads of hate from many quarters, but the same idiots will be glued to the TV or laptop to watch the fights they complain about. I do think Daley was the logical choice, but so what, their styles make for a good fight.

Coker & SF screw up with the match making yet again.

Don't be scared homie.

I would love to see you say anything to my face keyboard pugilist. Do you live anywhere near NE Mass? I live at 160 Tyngsborough Rd N. Chelmsford homie.

wow thats real gangster, get a life

Hey, if someone wants to talk shit, do it in person. The only thing I didn't give was my unit # because I don't want the mail. If you want to talk shit find me, if not shut your b^tch mouth.

I sit on my fat couch watching fight videos all night and I start thinking I know about fighting. Once in a while I see a still shot of a contorted face that just got smashed with a fist and then and I remember I don't know anything about fighting.

Man, Strikeforce just cannot put fights together. It's kind of amazing.

the last show went right at the same time as the ufc and what happend. you think steffan bonnar is a main event. the guy he fought, will we ever hear from him again. i think you got it wrong. the ufc has great fighters, but shitty matchups. strikeforce is about excitment. no bullshit striker vs. grappler hear. these two will beat on each other, not lay on the ground and wait for the clock to run out like the ufc.

Hey, dumbass: that was a quasi-UFC-event. That's a third-tier UFC event, not even a fight night and CERTAINLY not a numbered event. It was the season finale for TUF and basically just an advertising platform for the following weekend's epic card. Look at it as more of an extended preliminary portion.



Strikeforce pulled out all their big guns, put on possibly the most star-studded show in the promotion's history.... and still pulled less than a quarter of the viewers that third-teir UFC event did.



There's no defending this fight. It's a stupid matchup (it'll be a fun fight to watch, I'm not denying that) and Strikeforce makes a mockery of its titles by putting together stupid matchups like this. This is almost as bad as Rogers-Overeem.

don't watch it then asshole!

why not give diaz a brawler, with a suspect chin? OOH! we just did it.

I think it's strikeforce's Christmas gift for diaz.

I think Cyborgs wife would pose a bigger threat to Diaz...

i bet she has Cyborg so whipped coz she's probably choke him otherwise

Diaz by sub, no brainer.

Cyborg Santos, really? I think the wife would have a better shot.

this is stupid. they should of given daley to diaz. at least that would be a better fight. diaz is going to destroy cyborg. or do cyborg v. daley and let them fight for number 1 contender. SF matchups are just stupid.

I thought for sure they would do Daley vs Cyborg so Daley could get another vicious KO before he fought Diaz. Diaz could have gone up and fought mayhem then came back and defended the belt. No disrepect to Cybrog but this is why SF belts are a joke. They have a REALLY competitive roster, they just need to make the right matchups.

wow whats the point of having mayhem and diaz go thru all that if this crap was gonna happen....ugh strikeforce...

"The incredible Hershel Walker" LOL

you must all be ufc fans. strikeforce want exciting fights, not guys that are over ranked laying on each other. cyborg has had a long career and is a formidable opponent for anyone. no chute boxe fighter is easy and if you get caught slippin, they will give you the ass kickin of your life and embarass you. cyborg did knock out zaromski his last fight and has a strong resume of opponents. this will be a more exiting fight than that jabfest we saw gsp do. nick will show up to bang and so will cyborg. so you ufc fans can keep watching two guys humping each other. the real mma fans will definatly enjoy this. and i will be in the arena enjoying it. go nick diaz.

Yes anyone with almost as many losses as wins must be quite formidable and being in Chute Box automatically makes you awesome



I also think it's funny how you call ground game humping and call yourself a real MMA fan LOL

jizzle, your a jackoff. anybody in chute boxe will kick your ass including the girls. rabbitpuncher should be called dryhumper. or dana white ball licker. ichokepeople i can tell is a real mma fan cause looks at the positive of this fight which is going to be a standup brawl. oh yeah, i love grappling. i love jiu jitsu. i don't like stalling. finish the ****ing fight.

Not exactly stellar.



Real MMA fans? As in Mixed Martial Arts? As in Not Just Kick Boxing? That dry humping is called grappling, or did you not get the memo?



Yeah, I'm sure it will be an "exciting slug fest". But it's hardly title fight material.



I for one am starting to get annoyed with everyone bitching about wrestlers dominating the sport. Remember that Royce Gracie guy and his wacky Jiu Jitsu stuff? I dont remeber anyone complaining about BJJ dominating. Everyone just learned how to do it so they could counter it. It's called evolution. Sooner or later, the wrestlers will not be able to dominate so freely as more people will hone their grappling skills. Knock outs will never go out of fashion. If you honestly think that "real MMA fans" dont watch the UFC, then you're just completely out of touch. The UFC is still the top of the heap. Nobody dreams about being the Strikeforce champ, it's a consolation prize for those who havent made it all the way or wont play ball with Dana.



Nick Diaz is cleaning out his division at SF because he is a UFC caliber fighter. Same thing will prob happen with Daley. SF's roster is just not strong enough to put on consecutive quality cards.

You make some good points but records aren't everything. Randy Couture's record doesn't look much different. Also, I know MMAth insn't this clear cut but Cyborg made quicker work of Zaromskis than Diaz did. Nick is clearly the more accomplished and, in my opinion, better fighter but all Cyborg needs is one clean right and it is good night Nicky. All in all, my bet is on Nick winning too but you never know.

hey ball licker, gsp is already beating everybody for the second time. thats how much depth they have. oh yeah. whose the no. 1 contender in the ufc. former strikeforce champ jake shield. go dryhump someone elses leg. you get that memo pussy.

Diaz will smash on Santos

this is like ****er saying "**** you" to the s/f fans. i couldnt believe my eyes when i seen this

hahaha, it just censored his name, that says it all

Will be a good match

This is even a bad joke on April 1st... what the hack is wrong with this SF morons?

Good card but would have liked Mayham v Diaz

Honestly, I don't really care if this fight makes sense or not lol. I'd rather watch a fight I wanna see than to see a random fight for the belt. Business wise, it may not be the best decision by strikeforce, but hey its their organization so they can do whatever they want

plus, I think it will be an entertaining fight

This is only happening because Daley is afraid of Cyborg and wants to fight Noons SF had to come up with something but seriouly all this allowing fighters to pick opponents is bullsh!t

im so glad he isnt fighting mayhem, why dosent he call out someone in his own weight class if hes such a badass

This is a joke right? We only get to see our favourite figthers 2-3 times a year these days, and when they waste their fights on washed up bums.... aggravating.

How do you go from the last card to this? let down for sure.

Give me a break. Cyborg? He will lose to Diaz the same way Zaromskis did. His stand up isnt good enough for Diaz;s. This is embarassing come on strikeforce. Im in the middle of eating and this made me lose my appetite.

Why doesnt Diaz fight someone that is actually in contention for his belt?

Santos couldnt carry Nicks water bottle .. an 18-13 record and almost 35yrs old.



Wont be watching that Strikefarce event.

This has always been a problem with Strikeforce ..

the fighters decide who they want to fight .. instead of Strikeforce saying this is your opponent like fight or leave.

Very easy win for Nick Diaz...

This has to be a rumor. Cyborg has done nothing to earn a tittle shot. I dont give a flying ****ing if he beat Zaromskis. Cyborg SUCKS.