Let's be honest, the title fight for UFC 158 is the only fight we really care about. Georges St. Pierre, the current Welterweight champ, is facing off against Nick Diaz. This fight has been in the works for the better part of two years and there is no shortage of bad blood between these two guys.
We all know about Diaz by now. He's a hothead, a trash talker, a guy who has been suspended for testing positive for marijuana, and a former Strikeforce, WEC, and IFC Welterweight champion. He's got great hands, probably some of the best in the division, but I don't see him doing a whole lot of damage to GSP. St. Pierre answered a lot of questions when he beat Condit and I don't see him having any trouble with Diaz. Sure Diaz has the potential to put him to sleep with one punch, that's undeniable. But GSP is too smart to just walk in and get caught.
This is a fight that will probably end up being boring compared to all the build up. I can see the majority of this fight taking place on the ground and GSP dominating. Diaz just doesn't have the ground game that GSP has, and I don't think he can defend himself against what GSP is so great at doing. I want to say I'll be surprised if it ends up being a submission, I think GSP would rather ground and pound him for 5 rounds, but if the opportunity presents itself GSP won't hesitate to choke him out.
Diaz has a puncher's chance in this fight, but that's about it. He doesn't have the ground game and GSP loves to fight on the mat. Game over if you ask me. It also won't surprise me if Diaz ends up getting cut from the UFC after this unless he has a great performance. Dana White has to be sick of dealing with him and his antics, maybe that'll serve as some extra inspiration for Diaz. Then again, I'm sure GSP would love to be the guy who gets Diaz cut. So it works both ways.
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