Nick Diaz delivers a Record Setting performance against BJ Penn
Posted on October 31, 2011, 06:50 PM by Trent Reinsmith
Nick Diaz and BJ Penn went toe to toe for most of their 15-minute fight on Saturday night. The two hit the ground for a brief period during the first round, but other than that, the UFC 137 main event was all stand up.
When the horn sounded at the end of the second round both fighters’ faces were marked up, which is not a rarity for Diaz, but for Penn, it’s not something fans are accustomed to seeing. Diaz had so dominated the second round that at the post-fight press conference UFC President Dana White remarked that he was surprised that Penn came out for the third round.
Penn did come out and just like in the second round he absorbed a great number of strikes from the former Strikeforce Welterweight Champion. When the round ended, it was a foregone conclusion that Diaz would get the nod from the judges, which he did on all three cards.
When the numbers for the fight were released by FightMetric it was not a surprise to see that Diaz had outstruck Penn, but as a whole the numbers were shocking, with Diaz landing 257 total strikes to Penn’s 107. 178 of Diaz’s strikes were deemed to be significant, breaking the UFC record set by Nam Phan at UFC 136. For Penn, the 88 significant strikes he landed put him in second place all time in that category, behind only UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre.
Further Reading: UFC 137 Results Recap: Nick Diaz shines in Las Vegas, Nevada
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Don't sleep on Nick Diaz guys.....
but cowboy would whoop nam phan!! dnt blame me im jst a cowboy fan!!lol but big ups to diaz,condit and I guess, GSP!
Nick is a dude with bad atitudes but hes not scared of anyone and has a chance to become the new ufc ww champ!!!!!This guy also has sick cardio and the question in his next fight with gsp is can gsp go full strength for 5 rounds.....If he could It would be nick's biggest challenge yet!!!
Nick was breathing heavy at the end of that fight. GSP's been doing 5 rounders for several of his last fights, he can do it all day, everyday no problem.
Nick also spent more time on his back in first round of the the Penn fight than GSP has in his last five fights.
GSP's going to slap Diaz around and definitely finish the dude off with a hard overhand right, shutting everyone up.
When was the last time GSP fought someone that actually took the fight in his face and really fought him? It's been awhile I'd say. His last few opponents were fight crippled by respecting him too much in my opinion. It takes two to make a fight. Diaz will not have that problem. And if GSP just shoots a double and lays on top of Diaz for 5 rounds, well then he's a bitch.
Every fighters breath heavy after the third round you dumbass and diaz broke a record... whens the last time gsp broke a striking record? and watch sheilds vs pierre to see goerges out of breath after second round...
He only broke the record because Penn sat in his face the entire time. Diaz couldn't even finish a finished Penn. Georges beat that ass so much that his team felt he couldn't continue and he showed no signs of protest.
Penn was running away dumbass diaz just kept comimng forward!!!
youve claerly never done a hard workout in your life. it is physically impossible to fight the way diaz did for three rounds and not breathe heavy. breathing heavy doesnt mean he was tired or gassed, it means hes taking in the oxygen required to fuel his muscles. gsp has never fought that hard in his life. watch his fights and then watch diaz's and tell me im wrong. the people gsp has beat are not on the level of diaz or condit. if gsp beats diaz i will finally consider him a ligit top p4p fighter, until then i think hes a kind of overrated as #2 fighter in the world. and im canadian.
When was the last time GSP fought someone like BJ fought Diaz...that fight is really no indication of how the fight will go.
Uhh, because they know better? You do that you are going to get feinted and then put on your back. GSP and Diaz have the same reach, Diaz is not going to find his range and he's going to be on his back with a broken jaw.
So if GSp executes a gameplan that Diaz is unable to prevent GSP gets the blame? How about Diaz is a bitch for not being good enough to deal with GSP's game? Stop blaming GSP for being good at what he does and blame his opponents who aren;t good enough to counter. And btw, check out GSPs last few fights. See exactly how much lay and pray he does. NONE!!
What GSP does have is MIXED martial arts ability and he will try and control the fight where he wants be it standing or on the ground. he has demonstrated he is capable of both, a rare talent if there ever was one. Show me how many other fighters there are with that level of versatility and control. Haters are a sad aspect of MMA these days. Old school fans had respect for fighters but the new breed of fan have an unhealthy dose of wankers.
when has GSP KO'd anyone??? THINK BUDDY. THINK!!! GSP has been KTFO by Serra and wins mostly by decision, Diaz cannot be KO'd from the evidence we have. he's taken the best punches and recovered from it. harder hitters than GSP, not better overall fighters, but HARDER hitters no doubt about it. damn man, are you people delusional. your hero spends most the time apologizing, meanwhile Diaz is orders of magnitude tougher and meaner and is gonna hurt GSP no matter what.
yeah he loved taking Jake Shields down too, oh wait, he's was scared of being submitted. never mind. by the way, Penn wasn't "standing" against the cage, he was relentlessly stalked and put there the whole fight.
here you go wanker, copy paste for you.
you ARE a hater. and a nut hugger too.
Are you joking Trent, I personaly think he won the first round(Diaz that is), not by a lot but by a tadge. Then completely destroyed him from there on in. He really outclassed him big time in the last two rounds, and it was`nt a shock to see him break any records. Diaz put on a great performance!
It's no doubt Diaz is a beast and his boxing is on another level. If he can keep the fight standing he has a chance to outpoint GSP. However, he will get taken down and if he can't get back up it will be a long night of elbows and ground and pound. He should be working on his take down defense three days ago if he wants to win this fight
Nick Diaz > GSP
Nick Diaz > GSP = +1 don't project y'all selves....
This makes no sense. The article says that Diaz now holds the record for significant strikes at 178. However, then it says Penn's 88 is second highest, behind only GSP. However, Penn is obviously behind Diaz too. Not only that, but the article even says Nam Phan once had 136. So how is Penn number 2?
Specifically it says, "Diaz’s strikes were deemed to be significant, breaking the UFC record set by Nam Phan at UFC 136. For Penn, the 88 significant strikes he landed put him in second place all time in that category, behind only UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre."
Can anyone tell me what the author was trying to actually say?
Diaz set the record for in fight...Penn is second in all time significant strikes throughout a career
one fight, not in fight
Ah, I see. thanks.
even after the correction, the message still doesn't come across. what he say again??
Guarenteed nick will be the new champ.
He has a good chance but I wouldn't say it is "guaranteed". Nick clearly has better boxing and grappling than GSP but GSP is clearly the better wrestler and might be the better all around striker when kicks are factored in, making him possibly the more well rounded fighter. If Nick can keep the fight standing and create enough space on the ground to work his submissions then he will beat GSP. Otherwise I think Georges will control him on the ground and do just enough to get the decision.
Thanks to nick I won 7 grand on a bet hahaha
that's a lotta dough. nice odds.
Would have been 10 if he finished ...o well I'm glad he displayed his stand up skills. For all those mma bandwagon gsp nuthuggers
GSP WILL K.O. Nick Diaz......'nuff said!!!
Ko?????????? Like he koed...umm......well there was umm....wait , how about....ughh what's his name???....I think , maybe.......o yeah he hasn't koed anyone... at least predict something possible. Like "gsps gonna lay and pray the **** outta diaz"
when has GSP KO'd anyone??? THINK BUDDY. THINK!!! GSP has been KTFO by Serra and wins mostly by decision, Diaz cannot be KO'd from the evidence we have. he's taken the best punches and recovered from it. harder hitters than GSP, not better overall fighters, but HARDER hitters no doubt about it. damn man, are you people delusional. your hero spends most the time apologizing, meanwhile Diaz is orders of magnitude tougher and meaner and is gonna hurt GSP no matter what.
GSP has KOd/TKOd (due to strikes) Matt Hughes, Sean Sherk, Jay Hieron, Travis Galbrath, and Ivan Menjivar. Serra II was counted as a TKO but I call that a ref stoppage.
No way will GSP stand against the cage & get beat up like Penn did. He'd drop down & put Nick on his ass quick.
he would get submited by nick then!!
yeah he loved taking Jake Shields down too, oh wait, he's was scared of being submitted. never mind. by the way, Penn wasn't "standing" against the cage, he was relentlessly stalked and put there the whole fight.
Gracie and Diaz have a gameplan for george; both on the ground and standing. Gracie said that if he tries that "lay and Pray" with Nick, it's gonna backfire. Plus no-one is interested in seeing that kind of fight after the show that Diaz and Penn put on!! 5 rounds with Diaz is a hard thing to endure guys. Just ask KJ Noons. He was the only man in this game that could do it. And he looked worse than BJ after the fight.