GSP vs Nick Diaz Fantasy Fight Breakdown
Posted on July 14, 2010, 12:41 AM by David SaucierMy Welterweight Fantasy Fight Georges Rush St.Pierre vs. Nick Diaz
Georges Rush St.Pierre (20-2) vs. Nick Diaz (22-7-1 NC)
The welterweight king Georges St.Pierre and UFC welterweight champion, and one of the world’s top p4p fighters seems unstoppable in his division dominating all challengers with his superior wrestling. It appears that no one in the UFC has the tools to beat GSP, but I believe that the man with the best shot with beating GSP resides in Strikeforce, and is the Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz. A matchup we may see in the future if Nick Diaz can get back into the UFC.
Georges St.Pierre born May 19, 1981 in Quebec, Canada started leaning Kyokushin karate to defend himself against bullies in school that would steal his clothes, and lunch money. Before devoting to fighting GSP worked as a bouncer, and a garbageman. Once GSP’s sensei died he took up wrestling, BJJ, and trained boxing. GSP trained under Renzo Gracie up to his brown belt in BJJ, and achieved his black belt under Bruno Fernandez. GSP now trains out of Greg Jacksons Submission Fighting Gaidojutso School in New Mexico.
GSP’s first amateur fight took place when he was only 16, he won by KO. He made his pro debut against Ivan Menjivan winning via TKO.
GSP has held the following titles TKO Canadian welterweight championship
UFC interim welterweight championship
UFC welterweight championship (2)
He holds notable wins over Thomas Denny, Pete Spratt, Karo Parisyan, Jay Hieron, Jason Miller, Frank Trigg, Sean Sherk, BJ Penn (2), Matt hughes, Josh Koscheck, Matt Serra, Jon Fitch, Thiago Alves, Dan Hardy.
Nick Diaz was born on August 2nd 1983 in Stockton, California. Nick also had a rough child hood involving bullies, gangs, and growing up without his biological father. He dropped out of high school as a freshman. Diaz began training under Cesar Gracie when he was a teenager, and holds a black belt under Cesar Gracie, and is very accomplished with gi, and non gi jiu-jitsu. Nick holds major titles in BJJ such as US purple belt open in 2004, American brown belt medium weight division title in 2005. Nick is well known for being one of the best to incorporate no gi BJJ into his mma performances. Nick is also a professional boxer who fights at super middleweight. He is being trained but former WBA, and WBC world champion Luisito Espinosa, and also Olympic Boxing Gold Medalist Andre Ward. Nick has competed in over 100 triathlons which he attributes for his high level of endurance.
Nick is a veteran of the UFC, Pride FC, Elite XC, WEC, and IFC
Nick has held the following titles
Current Strikeforce welter weight champion
WEC welterweight champion
IFC welterweight champion
Nick hold notable victories over Chris Lytle, Jeremy Jackson (2) Robbie Lawler, Drew Ficket, Josh Neer, Gleison Tibau, Mike Aina, Takanori Gomi via submission (fight was ruled no contest due to Diaz testing positive of marijuana), Thomas Denny, Frank Shamrock, Scott Smith, Marius Zaromskis, and Hayato Sakurai.
The Keys for George St.Pierre winning this fight will be to use his well renowned foot work to get in and out landing his combinations, and kicks to try to slow Diaz down, and keep Diaz out of range. Ideally GSP best strategy would be to take Nick Diaz down, and inflict as much damage on the ground as possible. He should be careful not to leave himself exposed for submission attempts. It is very unlikely that he will finish Nick being that Nick was only TKO once early in his mma career and Nick has also never been submitted. So going for a submission and possibly giving up a dominant position is not worth the risk. Keeping Nick down for all five rounds, and win via Decision.
The keys for Nick Diaz winning this fight will be to relax and not be worried about where the fight goes. On his feet the key will be punches in bunches and overwhelm GSP’s striking, not allowing GSP to get set and get comfortable on his feet. The punches should have a cumulative effect and working on a TKO. Diaz’s barrage of punches will also not allow GSP to gauge Diaz timing by throwing at an un-rhythmic pace. If Diaz gets taken down he will use his high caliber guard and look endlessly for submission attempts, and sweeps to gain a dominant position, or get to back to his feet. Diaz can win this fight via TKO, Submission, or Decision
This fight is a fight that a lot of fans would love to see, and I believe Diaz posses the unique combination of Striking, and BJJ that will trump GSP’s strengths, and take most of GSP advantages away that he usually enjoys in his other fights. Diaz will fight where ever the fight goes, if GSP chooses to stand Nick will overwhelm him and outpoint him every round. If GSP takes him to the ground there is a high risk of GSP being caught in a submission, which may make GSP reluctant to go to the ground. GSP will have to come in with an alien game plan from his normal style, and I believe will tip the scales in Diaz favor.
Prediction: in order of most likely Diaz via decision, submission, TKO.
Comments
Ya this would also be my fantasy WW bout but I disagree that Diaz can beat GSP via decision, I don't think anyone in the WW division can dominate GSP for 3 out of 5 rounds but I can see Diaz knocking him out or submitting him, also, my HW fantasy fight would be Cain and Fedor, LHW Shogun and Anderson, MW VItor and Wanderlei rematch and LW Penn and Aldo, I hope some of these come true
Yeah Cain and Fedor would be my dream HW fight
I understand why, but can you imagine how many super fights MMA fans could see if the UFC wasnt so UFC..
Oh well thats humans, gotta own everything and profit off everyone.
Humans have to drive to do very little unless money is attached to it.
great article man, ive been saying for ages diaz would school him
Ya I think most ppl now agree Diaz is St. Pierre's biggest threat he hasn't already fought but I don't think he can beat him. Yes on paper Diaz has more ways to win but GSP's ways to win are much stronger than all of Diaz'.
Yes Diaz COULD win on the feet but the key is. Punches in bunches. Diaz has little power but simply overwhelms his opponents with a flurry of punches. GSP could simply eat 3 or 4 of them on route to the take down with realistically no effect on St. Pierre. That being said GSP I actually think might very well be able to win that fight standing. He's not as good of boxer as Diaz but I think we could see him throw kicks a bit more freely without the risk of the big knockout blow. On the ground we've only seen GSP subbed once and that was to Hughes and I also think that had a similar effect to GSP as the Serra KO. He no longer seems as wreckless with the ground n'pound (sorta like Lesnar in the second mir fight but not as extreme). GSP may not be as good of grappler but he'd be able to survive on the ground with Diaz and I can`t honestly think of GSP ever being swept so if he stays on the ground in top position, even if Diaz throws up endless submission attempts, St. Pierre wins the decision because he is on top landing the ground n pound.
I agree with many of the points of the article but I draw a different conclusion from them.
your delusional !!!!!!!!!!!! Nick Diaz is a bum!
Good for you, we'll never find out thanks to the UFC and Dana.
To say you know one way or another shows how much you dont know.
I really think we`ll see Diaz back in the UFC eventually. Dana keeps saying once he learns to play the game he`s welcome back and I really think this is one guy White will bend for.
Diaz each fight got better,but GSP another level of fighter and don't under estimated GSP strike .imo
Nick Diaz would get destroyed by GSP. 0% chance for a Diaz win, he would be on his back the whole fight until the Ref stopped it due to strikes. GSP is the best overall fighter on the Planet Earth. Great striking, Great submissions and the best wrestling in MMA.
Yeah GSP has much better striking technique then Nick Diaz. and GSP is too cautious to be caught in a submission cuz he isnt reckless like Fedor is. He controls people while hes on top and Nick Diaz isnt very strong. GSP by lopsided decision....Also Fitch would beat Nick and so would Alves. I think Nick is overrated cuz he doesnt really fight the best of the WW division. I hope Dana signs him despite me hating the Diaz brothers with a passion just so he can lose
GSP does not have better technque then Diaz lets be serious. GSP has the wrestling style of striking, keeping your opponent off balance to get the take down.
Im not a big fan of GSP but his striking is pretty solid. Nick is fighting mid tier competition that have shit stand up (for example Scott Smith) so of course he looks like the best striker in comparison...If he ever mans up and comes back to the UFC then he will be one of the top contenders but never champion cuz good Jiu Jitsu can only get you so far, ask Demian Maia.
nick diaz would NEVER KO GSP. but submitting him is a very high possibility. diaz doesnt have the power to KO GSP but he can deff pick him apart with punches in bunches cause unfortuantly GSP doesnt have the most technicly sound striking(unfortuantly nut huggers its true)
IMO there is not a single welterweight that can deal with GSP
No one is a better wrestler
His stand-up isn't the best in the WW but sufficient to stand with anyone
He will probably never be put on his back. Off top, his BJJ and GnP are too much for anyone. Even Diaz.
I dont kno. If GSP comes into this fight trying to impress the fans and stand with Diaz he could be dropped. GSP doesnt have the best chin and we all kno Diaz's is solid. If Nick throws in those body shots I could see him winning the stand up. But time and time again its been proven that dominant wrestlers are the bane of the Diaz brothers.
diaz is a good fighter no doubt about it,but gsp always find a way to literally shutdown others fighters.So picking diaz, a fighter who fight with wreckless abandon,seems a bit to much to me.
this breakdown is retarded
this breakdown is retarded
its not the nicest way to put it but it is not the worst breakdown....probably some out there that have been worse