Originally Posted by
ShadyJ
I love how everyone thinks Diaz is going to win. Most mma fighters think its going to be a Diaz W. This is laughable to me. Benson will manhandle Diaz like Rory did hes just too big for him. Diaz wont be able to stop the double leg and will have to hope to lock up a submission from his back. Its going to be a good fight, but I just dont see Diaz winning barring a fluke sub.
Not a good comparison at all. Diaz was a small guy at 170 and Rory was considerably bigger, coming in around 190 at fight time. This fight is at 155, and Ben will probably be around 175 fight time which can't be more than 5-6 pounds away from where Diaz will be, if that much. Way more even match up. I also have no idea what would constitute a fluke submission in a match like this, either. Nate's a no-foolin' black belt, shit don't just happen by mistake out there.
As far as pros picks go, those are breaking 50/50 down the middle as far as I can see.
http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles...-vs-Diaz-47885
Still haven't made up my mind completely on this fight, but its a lot closer than shadyJ thinks, that I'm pretty sure of. Should be an awesome night.