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[Masscore]

Originally Posted by KevoOnTheRadio

Is this a serious question?

I am wondering the same thing. Diaz's style would be tailor made for Silva to pick apart and destroy. Hell, Diaz would be lucky to make it out of the first round.

[dan the man 67]

Originally Posted by KevoOnTheRadio

Is this a serious question?

Originally Posted by Masscore

I am wondering the same thing. Diaz's style would be tailor made for Silva to pick apart and destroy. Hell, Diaz would be lucky to make it out of the first round.

Absolutely, it's a serious question. Why wouldn't it be? Do you deny that Diaz is one of the best strikers in the WW division, if not the best? He has picked apart some other great strikers, like BJ, Paul Daley, Zaromskis, etc. His style is quite unique.

Silva, of course, is a phenomenal striker as well, however he is not G*d. I don't believe that it's an instant win if an opponent chooses to stand against Silva. He hasn't faced another striker with Diaz's style.

Diaz has fought at 185lbs before, so it's not completely foreign to him.

I think it would be an interesting matchup myself.

[Supe]

Diaz gets mauled and mopped up off the canvas. His pressing forward style and reach disadvantage would give Silva a chubby.

[Punk Ass]

Originally Posted by dan the man 67

Absolutely, it's a serious question. Why wouldn't it be? Do you deny that Diaz is one of the best strikers in the WW division, if not the best? He has picked apart some other great strikers, like BJ, Paul Daley, Zaromskis, etc. His style is quite unique.

Silva, of course, is a phenomenal striker as well, however he is not G*d. I don't believe that it's an instant win if an opponent chooses to stand against Silva. He hasn't faced another striker with Diaz's style.

Diaz has fought at 185lbs before, so it's not completely foreign to him.

I think it would be an interesting matchup myself.

Yeh, some are looking at this in black and white. Saying that Diaz's style is tailor made for Silva is kind of stupid because what other style wouldnt be tailor made for him? To beat Silva striking, you have to pressure him. Simply put, there just hasnt been anyone good enough overall to beat him.

It will be very hard for Silva to land a clean punch on Diaz. It would be a chess match that I think Silva would out point Diaz. It would look like 2 extremely high level Boxers trying to impose their will but Silva will get the better of the chest match because he has the height, reach, and strength advantage.

[Sniggles]

Silva would have a huge size, reach and skill advantage. Results would be the same as Leben v. Silva.

[CtGreat]

Originally Posted by Degenero

Silva would have a huge size, reach and skill advantage. Results would be the same as Leben v. Silva.

This^

Silva would obliterate Diaz within the first round. He is way too fast, way too strong/big, and way too skilled for Diaz.

[TBEAR]

Originally Posted by Fedorlei Gomipierre

I would pay 1 million dollars to see Nick Diaz throw up his arms and hands mid-round and jaw-jack Anderson.....

ME TOO

Originally Posted by KevoOnTheRadio

Is this a serious question?

^^^and this is my thoughts on this thread



Anderson destroys Nick all day, everyday

[Masscore]

Originally Posted by Harlem

Yeh, some are looking at this in black and white. Saying that Diaz's style is tailor made for Silva is kind of stupid because what other style wouldnt be tailor made for him? To beat Silva striking, you have to pressure him. Simply put, there just hasnt been anyone good enough overall to beat him.

It will be very hard for Silva to land a clean punch on Diaz. It would be a chess match that I think Silva would out point Diaz. It would look like 2 extremely high level Boxers trying to impose their will but Silva will get the better of the chest match because he has the height, reach, and strength advantage.

Diaz is really overrated or Silva is really underrated. Silva eats strikers for lunch and spits them out. He has already fought a guy who is arugably a better boxer then Diaz and that is Belfort. What happened in the fight? Silva made him look like a god damn fool.

Silva is probably the best counter striker in the history of MMA and Diaz would play right into that. Diaz would come forward, eat a number of jabs until Silva found the right moment to unleash a fight ending strike. Plus we are talking about a guy whose jabs have demolished the chins of Leben and Okami. Two guys who you have to hit with a sledgehammer to rock and Silva did it with well timed jabs.

Silva might have some weaknesses (takedown defense) but its not like Diaz would go all Chael Sonnen on Silva. So it would not be a matter of IF Diaz got finished it would be a matter of WHEN Silva got tired with him and decided to call it a day.

[FFFRpickup]

I can see diax throw his hands out and,just when he starts his taunting....he eats a front kick and goes to sleep. So I go with Silvia....griffin styles.

[Punk Ass]

Originally Posted by Degenero

Silva would have a huge size, reach and skill advantage. Results would be the same as Leben v. Silva.

Do you understand that Leban's striking is amatuerish compared to Diaz? you cant compare the 2. This is just crazy.

Originally Posted by Masscore

Diaz is really overrated or Silva is really underrated. Silva eats strikers for lunch and spits them out. He has already fought a guy who is arugably a better boxer then Diaz and that is Belfort. What happened in the fight? Silva made him look like a god damn fool.

Belfort has had problems with lesser strikers in Chuck liddell and Tito Ortiz. He is no Nick Diaz.

Also, Diaz is underated IMO. There is no one 170lbs and under who can go toe to toe with him. Condit tried once, said fuck that, and was on his bicycle the whole fight.

Diaz would not look like shit against Silva.

Silva is probably the best counter striker in the history of MMA and Diaz would play right into that. Diaz would come forward, eat a number of jabs until Silva found the right moment to unleash a fight ending strike. Plus we are talking about a guy whose jabs have demolished the chins of Leben and Okami. Two guys who you have to hit with a sledgehammer to rock and Silva did it with well timed jabs.

You dont really understand how good Diaz's striking is.

Silva might have some weaknesses (takedown defense) but its not like Diaz would go all Chael Sonnen on Silva. So it would not be a matter of IF Diaz got finished it would be a matter of WHEN Silva got tired with him and decided to call it a day.

non sense lol. It would be a very good fight.