Georges St. Pierre: Nick Diaz has fought very well, but I know I have his number

Easy domination by GSP imo.



GSP will finish this time via Ground and Pound in the second round; Diaz will force him to go for a finish and he will succeed in doing so.

I agree the GSP will most likely win even tho I'm hoping Diaz can pull it off but I dont think he will finish Diaz, Diaz is too tough to get finished by GSP's GnP, hes one of the toughest fighters in MMA and I cant imagine GSP finishing him when he couldnt finish Shields standing up, one eyed Kos or completely gassed Bj

lol.. Diaz got better jiu-jitsu , and standup....cardio is even ...so gsp's only advantage is wrestling!!!!All hes gonna do to nick is lay on top of him for five rounds to win!!!!!But diaz is gonna look for submissions so gsp aint finishing no one!!!!!

Cardio is not even. Diaz does ironman triathlons...you know, the ones where you run a marathon, swim a couple miles, and bike 100 miles. GSP is in phenomenal shape, and neither guy is likely to get tired, but it's still not even.



That said, GSP has an athletic advantage. He is more explosive, faster, and probably stronger. Diaz probably does have better BJJ, but he is likely to be fighting off his back. He probably has better boxing, but I wouldn't say he has better standup overall. GSP mixes up his strikes a lot more than Diaz does with a lot more kicks. With his Karate background and reach advantage, he could very well outstrike Diaz in this fight.

It couldn't say it better, cardio is one thing strength and athleticism is another. GSP showed that his cardio had limits, but not his muscles. Diaz has "endless" cardio but I don't see him wrist-controlling gsp from his back or just reversing him, don't forget, gsp has been practicing JJ for 17 years and he's very strong as well as having an outstanding balance.

I've run 3 full marathons and 12 half marathons. I train with and run with two full ironman triathletes. We will run the full Canadian Death Race (77 miles with 17,000 feet of elevation changes in the Canadian Rockies - 24 hour time limit). I say this just to back up what I am about to say.



It is a very different type of cardio to fight. I have 12 years of full contact martial arts / kick boxing. The cardio is much more intense in the martial arts. Even the hills of the Death Race relay this summer were not as utterly gut wrenching exhausting as a full contact fight.



Diaz's triathalons help him but not as much as sprints, Fartleks, tempo runs, plyometrics and sparring. Having said that he did not do the full Ironman - he only did a half ironman. To correct someone above this is only a 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike ride and a 13.1 mile run. His time was good at 5:00:05 but not spectacular. I run with people that have beat that running time (his was 1:49:32 for 13.1 miles) and I have come within 10 minutes of it. 10 minutes is a long time on a 13.1 mile course but then I'm 52 and he was 27 when he ran that.



Conclusion: Diaz has better cardio on a bike and swimming but in the octagon their fight cardio is equal.

he barely outstriked shields how is he going to do it to diaz!?!

EXCELLENT POINT!

there is no possible way that GSP will finish Diaz with his ground and pound... the only way GSP scores a TKO is by TKO doctor stoppage, or if Herb Dean is the referee and Diaz gets rocked for . 3218 seconds

OMG he said he was better than him?!?! So ****y and not (buzzword) humble at all!



Anyways, diaz better be working on his hugging defense or itll be the snoozer anyone with a memory is fearing.

I agree in the past he has caught heat on how the fight ended on the finish ..ECT..ECT.. but at the level they are at AND being for a belt it

can not be one fighter, when ppl complain on the fight there is TWO

GREAT fighters fighting GSP is Great at what he does cause he doesnt

do any unnecessary chances he has ability to finish when it is there but doesnt force it thats how ppl lose or get caught and now has a legacy

and like I was saying its TWO fighters both TOP of the game the other guy should have the skills to control the fight but doesnt GSP does most the time and ppl blame him cause they were scared to push the pace....the skill both have you cant say GSP had a boring fight u give to much credit cause the other fighter could of made him fight but was too scared.. bottom line but Daiz isnt he does control the ring when he fights which will make GSP be on his toes which use to where he was GREAT but its been so long it might be a weakness look at the

Hardy fight did what he needed to do ,Dan pushed the fight went to the ground and GSP was rusty and could secure an "armbar" that

should of finished the fight Daiz will push the fight and isnt scared

so will be a great fight regardless who wins but for those who say

GSP is a boring and doesnt finish fights......... at the lagacy is is at

ask any fighter why get crazy and make a mistake, at this level you cant.........at this level both fighters are great and GSP will never just be

making circles in the ring he will be throwing jabs the other guy just cant be scared its up to him to take the belt from him thats why he is there GSP has it all ready unless he wants to be able to say he was there.........

Before every big fight, fans and so called mma pandits engage in the same wrangling about who will win and the fight will end...We all remember how the Cain VS JDS ended and how all speculations and predictions fell down the drain...Nothing wrong with making fight predictions, but feeling so staunchly right is plain silly...

looks like gsp is faking again. has to make that 150 card. if he fights before it, he won't have the belt.

Remember people, GSP will get busted up in this fight, so don't panic when our untouchable fighter gets touched. If Diaz was knocking guys out with a single punch early on, I'd be a little more worried, so I feel GSP will eat a few, score the take down and use his grappling and strength to GNP with vicious elbows.



Nick cuts easy, so you will see brain matter early and maybe a doctor stoppage.

Georges' description is too nice and so for the blue collar red necks I have translated it into Sonnenese - a language few people speak but everybody understands.



""I truly believe (Nick Diaz) doesn't deserve the fight. He's an easy fight and everybody everybody wants to see only because they want to see me punch his orbital bone out the back of his head. You want to do it Diaz? Let's do it - I've got chunks of guys tougher than you in my stool. He's a very good talker, probably one of the best in mixed martial arts but it's a good thing talk is cheap because he doesn't get paid very much. They say he's very good at jiu-jitsu - well, I'm going to rip his arms off and shove one down his throat and one up....well, you get the idea. But I believe I'm better than him everywhere but in particular I'm going to double leg him till his femurs shatter. He's talked very well, but I know I have his number. In face, I have his girlfriend's number too. I will beat him up."

This one is better!

For starters Chael would not post something trashing Diaz like you did.

Chael was actually wearing one of Nick's dont be scared homie shirts not long ago and they know each other. Oh well if if makes you happy troll with someone else's name, by all means carry on.

I for one wont give you another reply.

I like the Champ GSP and his talented . But don't underestimated Diaz

striking skill and his groundgames .Daddy told him keep your hands up and never gives it up a fight just do or die .IMO

He doesn't know his daddy. He was raised by his mother.

Pwnt

What pressure exactly? Diaz knows going in, very well at that, he will be taken down. This will resonate in the back of his mind so he will think twice about pushing forward. I guarantee that. All these fighters talk about bringing the fight to GSP all have one thing in common: they failed.



Jab, leg kick take down, elbow, stand up. Repeat for 5 rounds and we will all watch Diaz struggle to put up any kind of offense. GSP wins by Decision, oh well, he wins. He neutralized a fighter who hyped himself up to be bigger than he is.

Serra...love typing that

THE TRUTH

Better everywhere means "I know he can hurt me so im just going to do what i do best, hug for points and keep him from fighting"

More heart? You never know. Better Jiu-jitsu? Who knows, GSP has been doing jiujitsu for 17 years and he trains with renzo gracie oftenly and roger graie helps him a lot. I believe if Diaz has a little edge in JJ technique gsp's strength will overcome it. Better cardio? Yes but even if gsp showed that his cardio was not the best, have seen him tired in any of his fights? the answer is simple: no. Better chin? Maybe but don't forget gsp is not a finisher so this doesn't really matter as long as gsp plays him game. And well I don't Diaz has a big advantage in boxing since georges trains with freddie roach, plus gsp's wrestling is way better, he's stronger, has a better balance and better TD/TDD.

Diaz doesn't have better cardio, jj and chin than GSP??? Explain then.

never was the same after Serra 1........

A quote for you.



"Better cardio? Yes but even if gsp showed that his cardio was not the best, have seen him tired in any of his fights? the answer is simple: no."



Another one:



"GSP has been doing jiujitsu for 17 years and he trains with renzo gracie oftenly and roger graie helps him a lot. I believe if Diaz has a little edge in JJ technique gsp's strength will overcome it."



And if you haven't understand yet that you shold have read my post before talking shit, here's the last one:



"Better chin? Maybe but don't forget gsp is not a finisher so this doesn't really matter as long as gsp plays him game'



Who cares if Diaz has a better chin, gsp will probably not knock him out however good is his chin. If gsp controls, gsp wins, simple as that.



Need more explanations?

I think he was the old GSP in Serra 2. But your premise is correct - he became scared to lose after he regained the title.

@BruceLee I agree about GSP becoming a more conscious fighter after regaining his title, which brings me to a few thoughts that make this fight interesting. 1) since regaining the title I think that Diaz is the most well rounded fighter he's faced. No disrespect to BJ but his cardio has always been lacking. 2) Diaz is the kind of guy who pushes a fight at a relentless pace and doesn't really allow for a "Game plan" to necessarily be set up immediately which would leave the GSP we know now to be a little more vulnerable. 3) last but not least I think GSP is taking this one a little more personal and thats when hes most dangerous. I think if anything could bring back the GSP that used to put fighters away its a fast paced fight and personal grudge. Other than that I could appreciate what GSP has accomplished but aside from Diaz and Condit, I dont really care to watch his fights anymore.

I'm afraid that ACL may be the end of GSP's reign for a long time.

I agree with all your points.

Georges safe-Pierre will get picked apart in the one.

Where are you arguments bro? When's the last time gsp spent more than a minute on his back or was knocked down? Can't remember it huh?

Well, Georges Safe-Pierre will have two options in this fight.



A) Get picked apart

B) Take a nap since he will try to LNP his way to a decision.

Get picked apart, how, exactly? By a guy with shorter reach? Sorry bud, but GSP is the master of timing. He can move in and punch you and be out before you can even think of getting a shot off.



Diaz fighters with his arms equally spread apart, leaving a huge gap down the middle. Plenty of room for GSP to launch his missile-jab down the middle.

Nobody knows till they get in there and fight. But I think Diaz is due for this fight with GSP. He deserves the shot regardless of what's happened. Now he's got the shot and we are gonna see what he does with it. IMO Diaz is the better boxer even though GSP can throw some blows as well. Diaz has the JJ thing going for him and is comfortable going on bottom. This is something that GSP is not acustomed to dealing with, because he likes taking the fight to the places his foes are weak. Diaz is to versatile to be smothered by GSP using this strategy; as it could very well backfire on the champ ending in a submission. GSP is good, but not better than Diaz in every area, not by a long shot.

@ Joey Santosus ...I knew that someone had to ask the champ about Diaz while he was promoting his Rush Fit thing. You da man Joey. Thanks. I was just wondering if there is any footage of that part of autograph-signing thing. I was wanting to see if there was a change in his composure when asked about Diaz. Regardless of what GSP says, I think that the thought of Nick makes him a little less than comfortable right about now.

As good as GSP is that's a pretty bold statement to make imo. I actually think Diaz has a few things in his favour in this fight. Diaz definately has the better jiu jitsu by far, both offensively and defensively. For example, in GSP's fight with Hardy, twice he had Hardy in position where he should have been able to finish the fight, the armbar and then the kimura. Both times he failed due to small technical mistakes, Diaz would have finished both moves for sure and snapped Hardys arm in each case if he had refused to tap. Also, Diaz never just lies in a closed guard, if GSP keeps taking him down Diaz will constantly be working for submissions off of his back. I am also confident Diaz can take more punishment than anyone else GSP has faced to date, Diaz has yet to be stopped or KO'd and i don't think GSP has the power to knock him out. Many times in Diaz's fights an opponent has landed a good shot and knocked him on his ass and then rushed in for the finish only to be quickly submitted. All this as well as his awesome boxing skills and his off the charts cardio give him a very good chance of winning the belt imo. I thought GSP was too smart to look past a fighter of Diaz's calibre, if he is looking past him it could be a short night for him, Diaz is dangerous everywhere and i don't think anyone has his number, GSP included.....

Well, he was TKO'd by Jackson due to punches. If GSP ended it by strikes that's how it would go.



As it is it will be GSP by decision.

C-mon Bruce!! That was way early in his career. Diaz is so much improved since then it's ridiculous to even bring that up. I mean GSP was submitted by Hughes early in his career, but I don't see GSP going down like that in this fight. But imo I think GSP would submit to a Diaz armbar before Diaz is stopped by TKO due to punches from GSP. Not to say that GSP is not capable of doing this; just saying that it only happened once with Diaz- early in his career, so I think it would be a long shot.

The Hardy argument doens't count, it's a rubber-made man.

Gsp… has No chance in this fight… Diaz by stoppage

Gsp has no chance? C'mon you've got to be a big hater to say this.

Even if you think that Diaz is better !!EVERYWHERE!!, you can't say gsp has no chance. Gsp's the best wrestler and the most powerful of them. His boxing improved so much and his grappling is very good. He also has wayyyyyyyyyy more experience than Diaz. I'm not talking about # of fights, i'm talking about the quality of opposition they had.

This statement is only nice-guy GSP's version of trash talk to 'ype' the fight and maybe get inside the head of Diaz.



Remember Rory MacDonald vs. Nate Diaz? Nate had boxing and ground skills, but he was just overpowered.



I think most fans are underestimating GSP and overestimating Diaz.



It's funny, but many fans seem to forget GSP's record of dominance against the best WW's in the world. I remember some saying Alvez was definitely the better striker than GSP and that Jon Fitch was the better wrestler, and that BJ Penn was the better boxer and BJJ practicioner.



I think GSP has actually gotten better--and the Shields fight did not display his improvement due to an early and blatant eye poke.



I am not sure how people think Diaz's MMA cardio is better than GSP's just because he competes in triathlons. Diaz has great cardio--but so does GSP. I cannot remember ever seeing GSP more tired than his opponent, and frequently I have seen him much more active--especially in late rounds.



All I can say is that I believe it will quickly become obvious in the fight who is the dominant champion.



I am willing to be surprised and I would not mind if Diaz defeats GSP--but I wouldn't bet on it.

i still think conduit was the more deserving fighter

GSP to win of course. Upsets can and do happen, but if you had to bet your life on this it would be GSP everytime.



That said, I am most intrigued with what gameplan GSP will bring to this. he is a master of fighting at his opponents weakest area and minimising their strnegths, but Diaz has strengths standing and on the ground, so we may get to see GSP for once, not bother too much with a gameplan and just go out there and use all of his ability and kick the crap out of Diaz wherever the fight goes.

If GSP wins it will be by points, cant see a finish here at all, unless its George. My brain says GSP, but my hope says Diaz, simply because the WW division needs a change.

The GSP train will be derailed.

He does not have the power to knock out Diaz. He does not throw as many punches as Diaz or have better cardio. His only chance is to grind out another (yawn) lay 'n pray win but my prediction.

HEART The most important weapon in an elite fighters arsenal and GSP's biggest weakness and Diaz's greatest strength.

GSP will win the early rounds but as we get to the championship rounds Diaz will grind him down, smash his face to a bloody pulp and win the TKO victory.

Forget that! GSPs has bottled it. GSP is SUPRISE! injured again. The fight is off.