Is Nate Diaz Vs. George St Pierre The Right Fight?
If rumours are to be believed, then we’ll see Nate Diaz fight George St Pierre in the octagon and to be honest, the fight would be entertaining and go down as a a classic between the MMA veterans. When people heard about the fight, Some hated it and some liked it -I’m in the latter. Don’t get me wrong, I like the idea of the fight and would like to see it but is it the right fight?
The fight is rumoured to go down at UFC 227 where the two fighters would battle it out in the lightweight divison. Yes that’s right, St Pierre (who weighs just under 200 pounds) is going to fight the 169 pounder in the 155 pound weight class which makes as much sense as Chuck Liddell fighting Cris Cyborg at Bellator 211 for the UFC interim flyweight title!
The fight wouldn’t bother me if it took place at middleweight or even welterweight but the fact how lightweight is the plan makes no sense whatsoever. It’s not like the lightweight division is lacking talent! Out of all the divisions, the lightweight is arguably the most stacked with the featherweight, welterweight or heavyweight just coming short. The fight would be great and I’d like to see it at welterweight but I think going all the way down to lightweight is dumb.
Anyway, is this the right fight? No. If you want to get Nate Diaz a good opponent, then I’d choose Stephen Thompson. Wonderboy would be a great fight for Diaz and a brilliant match up. The welterweight fight could headline any PPV or fight night.
But who should George St Pierre fight? Easy. Kelvin Gastelum would be a good fight for George St Pierre after Gastelum got a victory over Souza this last Saturday. This would be a good fight and bring good publicity for the middleweights.
But what do you think? Do you agree with the fights I picked, who would you like to see them fight or should would you like to see them fight each other? I’ve been Josh from All Things Combat and I’ll be back soon.
The fight is rumoured to go down at UFC 227 where the two fighters would battle it out in the lightweight divison. Yes that’s right, St Pierre (who weighs just under 200 pounds) is going to fight the 169 pounder in the 155 pound weight class which makes as much sense as Chuck Liddell fighting Cris Cyborg at Bellator 211 for the UFC interim flyweight title!
The fight wouldn’t bother me if it took place at middleweight or even welterweight but the fact how lightweight is the plan makes no sense whatsoever. It’s not like the lightweight division is lacking talent! Out of all the divisions, the lightweight is arguably the most stacked with the featherweight, welterweight or heavyweight just coming short. The fight would be great and I’d like to see it at welterweight but I think going all the way down to lightweight is dumb.
Anyway, is this the right fight? No. If you want to get Nate Diaz a good opponent, then I’d choose Stephen Thompson. Wonderboy would be a great fight for Diaz and a brilliant match up. The welterweight fight could headline any PPV or fight night.
But who should George St Pierre fight? Easy. Kelvin Gastelum would be a good fight for George St Pierre after Gastelum got a victory over Souza this last Saturday. This would be a good fight and bring good publicity for the middleweights.
But what do you think? Do you agree with the fights I picked, who would you like to see them fight or should would you like to see them fight each other? I’ve been Josh from All Things Combat and I’ll be back soon.
