GSP: "I want Nick Diaz" & Dana White oblige's to the demand. Don't be scurred homies!

[jamez123]

You have just come back from a career threatening injury and had a 1 year layoff and 1 fight since returning. Now fight the guy billed as Pound for pound best in the world.

No.

might have been semi valid point.. if gsp hadn't been dodging the fight and scared years before he injured himself.

[Big Slim DaDDy]

might have been semi valid point.. if gsp hadn't been dodging the fight and scared years before he injured himself.

Noone in his shoes right now that had a brain in their head would jump into a fight with Anderson Silva. Whether it's been talked about for years or 5 minutes.

[ftwrestler]

he did it because of all the **** nick talked. i dont blame him. i would like to hendricks get another fight before gsp. just to see if he can flash ko another person

hendricks vs alves please

[LAWLER89]

hendricks vs alves please

It's a pretty sh*tty matchup, but he's already beat Fitch, and presumably Condit is gonna be rematching Rory Mac, so what do? I'd say maybe Ellenberger if he needs a fight to fill the void?

[1800_Cool_Guy]

At first i was like hell yeah but after watching the bendo fight i was like no thanks jeff. Lile bendo GSP is too bhff for Diaz. He will rag doll Diaz the whole match. But i can see a lot more striking in this fight since gsp is comfortable with his striking.

[kenfowler]

GSP will easily take a decision. It will actually be pretty entertaining watching Diaz bitch about it.

hahahaha indeed. Diaz is a beech!

[joshatfield]

the ufc needs more fighters like the diaz brothers who dont give a **** and just want to fight this chit sells tickets yya heard

[joshatfield]

But i can see a lot more striking in this fight since gsp is comfortable with his striking.

you cant be serious. gsp is not confortable with his striking. or he would quit taking people down. and use his striking abilities

[StreetSharks]

should fight rory

[RoccoTanno123]

you cant be serious. gsp is not confortable with his striking. or he would quit taking people down. and use his striking abilities

Did you miss the Koscheck and Shields fights??

[chucksmanhood]

Did you miss the Koscheck and Shields fights??

GSPs striking is excellent but against Kos and Jake his striking was abysmal (inb4 oh but Koschecks eye)

[joshatfield]

GSPs striking is excellent but against Kos and Jake his striking was abysmal (inb4 oh but Koschecks eye)

Kosh had a run like every other fighter where is he now? Shields?

[chucksmanhood]

Kosh had a run like every other fighter where is he now? Shields?

My point being against kos, GSP fought a guy with one eye for almost 25 mins and never upped the pressure with his strikes to look for the finish. Against K1 Jake, GSPs striking was truly pathetic, kept going for that ridiculous over hand right (a technique he doesnt usually throw) and for some reason he got his face a little busted by Jakes strikes.

U WOT MATE?

[DirtyWhiteGi]

you cant be serious. gsp is not confortable with his striking. or he would quit taking people down. and use his striking abilities

He uses both. He strikes with guys a lot actually. Probably the best guy at using strikes to set up his takedowns.
His striking game is diverse too while Diaz just boxes.

[BlakRandy]

So Hendriks KOs Jon ****ing Fitch who probably is the second best WW, beats Kos then KOs Kampmann and gets leapfrogged by Diaz coming off a loss, a good win over an undersized Penn and a bunch of guys in Strikeforce.

[liuzhoudragon]

Hendricks is geting shafted.

Hendricks is actually a bigger danger to GSP than diaz............GSP would still beat Hendricks..........but Hendrick has a chance at KOing GSP (dat H-bomb 2.0) and is at least a good wrestler.

Diaz has no where near the punching power......and no wrestling skill what so ever................and happens to be going against captian dry hump.

Diaz, Ceaser Gracie, Dana, GSP, UFC all get big paydays...........gsp keeps his title.............Hendricks gets shafted.

[MaximusPlatypus]

Hendricks is geting shafted.

Hendricks is actually a bigger danger to GSP than diaz............GSP would still beat Hendricks..........but Hendrick has a chance at KOing GSP (dat H-bomb 2.0) and is at least a good wrestler.

Diaz has no where near the punching power......and no wrestling skill what so ever................and happens to be going against captian dry hump.

Diaz, Ceaser Gracie, Dana, GSP, UFC all get big paydays...........gsp keeps his title.............Hendricks gets shafted.

Hendricks will not match GSP's wrestling

I think Diaz comes in with a real game plan if he accepts the fight, esp after seeing nate get Bendo'wned

[Clean]

Hendricks will not match GSP's wrestling

I think Diaz comes in with a real game plan if he accepts the fight, esp after seeing nate get Bendo'wned

Hendricks can't match GSP's wrestling, but he maybe able to keep the fighting standing long enough to get a flash KO on GSP. I'm sure Hendricks has a decent sprawl and would be able to defend some of the takedowns. Plus, his power comes from short punches which gives him an advantage when GSP goes for the takedown.

If you look at Hendricks, he is really one of the first "complete" fighters GSP would have actually fought besides Condit. Guys like Shields, Koscheck, Alves, or Hardy are all specialist who are really good in one area, and just decent in all the others. Hendricks is pretty good in all areas, we just need to see his scrambling abilities from his back.

[chucksmanhood]

Hendricks can't match GSP's wrestling, but he maybe able to keep the fighting standing long enough to get a flash KO on GSP. I'm sure Hendricks has a decent sprawl and would be able to defend some of the takedowns. Plus, his power comes from short punches which gives him an advantage when GSP goes for the takedown.

If you look at Hendricks, he is really one of the first "complete" fighters GSP would have actually fought besides Condit. Guys like Shields, Koscheck, Alves, or Hardy are all specialist who are really good in one area, and just decent in all the others. Hendricks is pretty good in all areas, we just need to see his scrambling abilities from his back.

Diaz specialises in more than one area as well. Ya feel me.

[Clean]

Diaz specialises in more than one area as well. Ya feel me.

But he's missing the key element you need to beat GSP with....wrestling.

[ftwrestler]

It's a pretty sh*tty matchup, but he's already beat Fitch, and presumably Condit is gonna be rematching Rory Mac, so what do? I'd say maybe Ellenberger if he needs a fight to fill the void?

how is it a ****ty match up?

it should be firework.......should who else would he fight while gsp has people lining up before hendricks

i feel hendricks got shafted, but ellenberger? he is further down the chain then alves

[battousai216]

Hendricks can't match GSP's wrestling, but he maybe able to keep the fighting standing long enough to get a flash KO on GSP. I'm sure Hendricks has a decent sprawl and would be able to defend some of the takedowns. Plus, his power comes from short punches which gives him an advantage when GSP goes for the takedown.

If you look at Hendricks, he is really one of the first "complete" fighters GSP would have actually fought besides Condit. Guys like Shields, Koscheck, Alves, or Hardy are all specialist who are really good in one area, and just decent in all the others. Hendricks is pretty good in all areas, we just need to see his scrambling abilities from his back.

I see what youre saying but I don't think hendricks is that complete of a fighter. Imo hes similar to kosh, both good wrestlers with ko ability on their strong side. I think kosh is a little better wrestler and hendricks has more power but from a technical stand point hendricks striking isnt all that.

[tudge]

how is it a ****ty match up?

it should be firework.......should who else would he fight while gsp has people lining up before hendricks

i feel hendricks got shafted, but ellenberger? he is further down the chain then alves

I know you've repped me a couple times so I'm sorry for chitting on you, but this is one of the dumbest things I've read in this section.

Alves who's 2-4 in his last 6 fights is higher up than Ellenberger who's 5-1 in his last 6? Ellenberger got shafted against Kampmann, it should have been Juggernaut-Hendricks for the next shot.


Edit: I realize that's unfair to Alves because all his losses came against top 5ish except for Rick Story. But no way IMO is he above Ellenberger.

[ftwrestler]

I know you've repped me a couple times so I'm sorry for chitting on you, but this is one of the dumbest things I've read in this section.

Alves who's 2-4 in his last 6 fights is higher up than Ellenberger who's 5-1 in his last 6? Ellenberger got shafted against Kampmann, it should have been Juggernaut-Hendricks for the next shot.


Edit: I realize that's unfair to Alves because all his losses came against top 5ish except for Rick Story. But no way IMO is he above Ellenberger.

martin kampmann beat him. and he has no fought anyone in the title picture except kampmann and he lost. how is he deserving?

im not saying alves is either. maybe they should fight each other