UFC 137

Philip P

WF Premium Member
Apr 30, 2010
1,042
16
38
B.J. Penn (16-7-2) vs. Nick Diaz (25-7)
Cheick Kongo (16-6-2) vs. Matt Mitrione (5-0)
Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic (27-9-2) vs. Roy Nelson (15-6)

Who are your picks? I've got:

BJ
Mitrione
Nelson
 


diaz
meathead
fat country

bj-penn-nick-diaz.JPG
 
lol 2 people retiring tonight.

Cro cop, sad to see him go but like fedor hes past his prime. Roy nelson gaining more respect every time he fights. He has the skills I just think he needs to get 100% in shape and he could be a decent heavy weight.

kongo fight was boring as shit.

diaz vs bj was a fucking awesome fight. BJ gassed out again. He was kicking Diaz ass in the first then gassed in the 2nd and 3rd. Hats off to diaz hes an awesome boxer. Even though I hate his attitude, Diaz definitely is a great fighter. Can't wait to see diaz vs GSP.
 
I really beleive that Diaz holds the skill set to beat GSP.

The whole laying on your opponent for 5 rounds from GSP isn't going to cut it.
 
Diaz via Cardio
Kongo via strikes
Nelson via Smothering

Should've gambled. Oh well.

BJ's only chance coming into the fight was to finish Nick early, and he almost did when he got his back but Nick Diaz is also a high level grappler, therefore he was negated. And then from there BJ does what he usually does. Gas.

Got one outcome wrong I guess, I said Kongo by strikes. Turns out he wants to be a collegiate wrestler, I thought Mitrione was the superior stand-up fighter.

Nelson got the belly smother on, but Cro Cop looked pretty competitive. (at times) He got a barrage of punches in...to Nelson's forearms. Good effort by Mirko, but can't stop the belly.

As for Nelson calling out the winner of Cain/JDS, he's dreaming. There's a little matchup called Brock vs Overeem he's forgetting about.

Pretty good card top to bottom though. Main event lived up though which is good.

Edit: Oh, and GSP WILL wrestlefuck Diaz. Even though they were old fights, Diaz was outwrestled by Sean Sherk and Diego Sanchez, both can make lightweight. BJ (also a natural lightweight) got Diaz to the floor. GSP will do it with ease and control him for 5. This is a lock IMO and you should get a bet in if you find some good lines.
 
i honestly had faith and thought BJ could do it, and i would have bet money on bj as well.

but it is basically a guarantee that GSP beats diaz, i agree. GSP will get inside and control nick....game over. i just hope we see some new legit challengers emerging soon at 170, as the division could go stale within a year. i could see gsp beating diaz by close decision even, and then they setup a rematch. this is assuming gsp beats condit i guess

170 is basically gsp, fitch, diaz, condit, and shields at this point...is shields still at 170 though?
 
I enjoy watching Diaz fight but I can't see him beating GSP, it's a bad match-up for him.