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by Stoker StokerSenior Writer


Senior Writer Written on January 19, 2010 Vote Now! - Author Poll
will Diaz have sucees at 170?

yes the added weight will help no he is a punk..with no punching power. vote to see results The Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., will be rockin' on March 27, as the big boys of the Ultimate Fighting Championship roll into town for an interim title match to settle once and for all who could be the next heir to the UFC heavyweight throne.

Depending on a much anticipated announcement from current title holder Brock Lesnar and his camp, which could come as early as tomorrow, Frank Mir or Shane Carwin could be destined for a title shot at the mammoth former wrestler sometime later this year.

The other match on the card—also a great one, and one that could be seen as Canada versus the UK—unfortunately seems more like a no-brainer, though...at least on paper.

The current UFC welterweight champion and elite French-Canadian pound-for-pound fighter Georges St-Pierre will be looking to get past a man who, with a win here, could become the future pride of UK prize fighters.

That man is UFC 170-pound No. 1 contender Dan Hardy.

The surprise announcement today doesn't come from those stories, but from AHN Sports reporter Matthew Harvey, found here.

The article states that recent bad boy/sore loser Nate Diaz will be moving upward to welterweight in order to challenge Rory Markham in a fight that will reportedly also take place in Jersey, at UFC 111.

Diaz, who recently lost a decision to top '55 contender Gray Maynard, has gone on record to adamantly complain about the unfortunate loss.

A loss which he feels was a corrupt decision by the ringside UFC judges and the PPV on-air commentators.

Diaz firmly stated (on a recent YouTube.com video which has since been removed) that he feels he had the majority decision in his pocket, if the fight had been ruled fairly.

In any case, the mean-looking younger of the two fighting Diaz brothers has now decided to pack on some much-needed beef and will be moving from 155 pounds to 170.

In the well-written AHN Sports article, Mr. Harvey suggests the reasoning behind the Diaz voyage into the shark-infested waters of 170 are simple.

At 155 pounds, the young Diaz resembles the proverbial human laboratory skeleton—he's got to be tired of starving himself to remain at that debilitating fighting weight.

Also, Harvey says, the move upward in weight would be accompanied by more strength—and some much-needed knockout power.

I tend to agree.

UFC 111 News: GSP, Frank Mir, and Nate Diaz Have Starring Roles | Bleacher Report


Well the UFC has got some huge PPV's coming up and im ready..

[dbader08]

I agree with the article about how Nate's move up in weight will help him, just like it helped his older bro when he moved up.

[Badluck33]

i heard nate naturally walks around at close to 180.

and...

This card is gonna be the best card the UFC had in like 6 months....

[rivethead]

I'm disappointed in the terminology used. Bleacherreport doesn't have very good writers, but referring to half the fighters in a given set of bouts as having "starring roles" is inadvertently indicative of how far the entertainment aspect has infiltrated the fight industry.

I'm sure Mir will get more attention than Carwin--though he's done precious little do deserve it besides running his mouth--and GSP is a justifiably bigger name than Hardy...but this kind of thing is why I generally watch MMA with the sound off and music playing.

I think the UFC marketing machine is going to try to make Nate a more dramatic star with their chosen demographic, but I think it's going to be more difficult than they imagine...he can't give a coherent soundbyte to save his life, and he doesn't have the KO power that casual fans are drawn to. I like Nate, but I see him turned into an even bigger caricature of his mean-mugging self to try to hype fights.

I hope I'm wrong.

rh

[Donny77]

Originally Posted by Badluck_33

i heard nate naturally walks around at close to 180.

and...

This card is gonna be the best card the UFC had in like 6 months....

He is big in person atleast when not cutting weight. Couldnt believe he could make 155

[Y2JUBAE]

I agree w/ RH.

Starring roles? LOL. WWE doesn't even use that terminology and they are scripted.

It makes it sound as if mma is fake.

[willpunisher]

so much for all the lately sucky cards...
and out of all places.. nj sucks.
but god this card is fucking sick.

[MixtapeCeaser204]

Yeah whats with the "starring roles." My first thought was that theres another shitty mma movie comin out. So many better ways of putting it. But ya this is gonna be a sick card.

[subman]

So losing 3 of your last 4 fights gets you a spot on the UFC PPV main card now? Diaz should shut his mouth and be happy he isn't undercard at best.

[pdx_boxer503]

Nate Diaz will be moving back down to 155 after this fight most likely