Re: FOX 4 Diaz v Miller

Originally Posted by
Mattyhitman

Originally Posted by
VictorCharlie
Diaz has really upped his game. I hope he takes another fight b/c it will be a long time before he can get a title shot. A fight with Pettis would be fantastic. I actually was not that impressed with Hendricks or Kos. I would have been fine with the fight going either way or a draw. I thought Hendricks was a lot more aggressive but technically it was pretty sloppy. Kos looked to hesitant and obviously didn't want to mix it up too much. For two top notch wrestlers neither really looked for the takedown very much. I don't think Hendricks is even close to ready for GSP and Kos needs to seriously do some work on incorporating his wrestling better with his striking. He used to be too much of a wrestler and now he just looks too much for knockout.
I hear what ya saying, as a spectacle it wasnt much, what impressed me was Hendricks got the victory. Josh just didnt do enough for me to take it. This is a classic match of two top notch wrestler's against each other. Very little takedown attempts. Obviously both appreciate each others skills and dont want to risk that part of the fight, so both relied on their stand-up, which Hendricks had the better of.
Who would you match Hendricks up against now then, Is it too early for Rory Macdonald to go in against him? That would be a good match up of two up and coming fighters.
I think Diaz would have been a great fight for him but thats not going to happen. Ellenberger and Kampman are tied up at the moment but he could fight the winner so really that just leaves Rory unless BJ is coming back. Brian Ebersole or Siyar Bahadurzada would be a good matchup but not the "big" fight he is looking for. Diego would give him a name fighter but still a step down. With Shields leaving, Nick on the shelf and Condit/GSP/Kampman/Ellenberger in a holding pattern there just isn't a whole lot out there for him.
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