Comments on: Alvarez and Diaz could vie for vacant EliteXC lightweight title

By: KJ Noons given until today to make decision about future with EliteXC | Five Ounces of Pain

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 23:43:45 +0000

[...] or whether he’ll have to fight his way back into a title shot. Here at FiveOuncesOfPain.com we reported that EliteXC is considering a fight between Eddie Alvarez and Nick Diaz for the vacant title on a [...]

By: Rich S.

Rich S. — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:27:29 +0000

agreed.
i mean, i like Diaz’s style, and he DOES still manage to get KO’s.. somehow.. lol.. but, like you, i’d like to see more power punches..

i’d also like to see his BJJ again.. sheesh, i can’t even remember the last time i saw it.. maybe the corbbrey fight? but before that.. it was like.. the Gomi fight.. i mean, i’m elated every time i see Diaz get a TKO or KO, but i think he could really finish people off alot faster if he just took them to the ground.. i mean, once it hits the ground, he can do whatever he wants with most opponents..

look at it this way.. Nate’s over here getting Submission after Submission.. every time he fights he ends up with the “sub of the night” bonus.. NICK’S THE FREAKIN’ BLACK BELT, AND HE’S OVER HERE KNOCKIN’ FOOLS OUT..

i love this sport..

By: Sergio Hernandez

Sergio Hernandez — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:51:27 +0000

Rich, you do have a point. But besides the Lawler fight, Diaz hasn’t really shown explosive one-punch KO power. Like I said, his striking is very crisp and can eventually catch up with his opponent earning Diaz a TKO but if he threw with more power without sacrificing technique, we’d see a lot more Lawler-esque KOs from Diaz.

By: Rich S.

Rich S. — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:07:40 +0000

Sergio,
His KO over Lawler isn’t his only KO..
He had Gomi on the fence..
He just Knocked Denny Senseless..
He caught Corbbrey a few times..
He beat Inoue SO BAD that his corner had to step in and stop it..
And in his fight with Aina, he ended up getting the better of the standup [despite getting dropped once, which might have just been him trying to get it to the ground] and Aina was the SUPERIOR STRIKER..

His punches are weak, and annoying, he basically just uses them to get him opponents off their game, but somehow, they generally end up knocking people out..
i’ll never be able to understand that..
but i love it..

By: Sergio Hernandez

Sergio Hernandez — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:23:39 +0000

I just wish Diaz would start putting some power behind his punches. His stand-up is crisp but he doesn’t seem to have knockout power. The actual KO punch he landed on Lawler seemed to have been a one-time thing.

And yeah, that scene is awesome considering it’s all done in one shot. Oldboy is definitely a top 3 of mine.

By: Rich S.

Rich S. — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 07:38:56 +0000

Diaz never siezes to shock the hell out of me..
so, i’m starting to think Diaz would win..
my initial thought was, Eddie’s going Nick’s love of striking/ego to destroy him..

idk..

how awesome would it be if Nick won by standing tko/ko.. when that kid wants to, he works miracles..

By: JollyDV

JollyDV — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 07:29:21 +0000

I really hope this fight comes to fruition. I can’t wait to see it. I just hope the right NIck Diaz shows up.

By: HexRei

HexRei — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 04:25:10 +0000

Sergio, I agree, if it stays on the feet we’ll see a beat-up Diaz lose a decision. You never know tho. BTW, love the Oh-Daesu avatar that cross-section shot of the hallway is in my top 3 awesome brawl scenes.

By: 45 Huddle

45 Huddle — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 04:19:13 +0000

This only proves KJ Noons right. Diaz was no the #1 Contender. Eddie Alvarez should have been.

By: Sergio Hernandez

Sergio Hernandez — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 02:59:15 +0000

Hex, I see this fight going along the same lines as Noons/Diaz, albeit with a less controversial ending. Alvarez will keep it on their feet where he holds a distinct advantage.

Diaz won’t get stopped and barring a doctor stoppage, Alvarez will easily take this decision.

By: HexRei

HexRei — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 01:57:17 +0000

I could see a decision going Alvarez’ way but I do think Nick’s subs are better and if the fight gets finished, it will be via sub for Nick.

By: Rich S.

Rich S. — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 01:20:58 +0000

there’s one thing i see comin’..
i would LOVE for Diaz to win this fight..
but..
i just don’t see it happening..
you know how he always throws those short, weak shots, yet he still knocks people out every time..
i don’t know how the hell he does it..
i just know that’s not going to work with Alvarez..
and lately Diaz has been kind of slow/sluggish..
and if he’s slow/sluggish on the ground with Alvarez he’ll have no chance of submitting him..

if this happens, i’m rootin’ for nick.. but, Alvarez is an absolute monster..

By: egad81

egad81 — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 23:23:46 +0000

Eddie by TKO

Sorry Nick…. I still want to see you beat up KJ though

By: rob

rob — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 07:15:50 +0000

man- guys – haven’t we been crankin’ for a diaz/alvarez fight anyways???

By: Robert

Robert — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 02:02:14 +0000

Sabotage your right i misunderstood your position on a potential Alvarez vs. Diaz fight as far as why you think Nick would win,but needless to say your wrong it does not matter if the fights in a cage or ring Alvarez wins.People have a inflated opinion of Diaz because of Gomi’s worst performance of his career he was totally gassed and fell into Diaz’s submission .

By: Batman

Batman — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 01:47:36 +0000

i think Nick Diaz looks real sharp these days and I think that he would have gotten his revenge on Noons. I bet Noons is kicking himself in the butt after being stripped of the title. The UFC doesn’t want a sissy that wont defend his title so i am not sure what noons is thinking. To me he looks like an idiot, although i do like watching him fight. KJ dissapointed me and i am one of his fans, I respect Nick Diaz a lot more even though he acts like a thug most of the time. I don’t know much about Alvarez except that he is considered a great fighter. I would like to see Diaz finish off alvarez and make noons look even more like an idiot.

By: modogg

modogg — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 01:16:19 +0000

Who knows the future of EliteXC, but this fight should bring popularity to any card. Alvarez looked practically unbeatable in his fights. Besides I would take Kensington over the “203″ any day of the week.

By: Sabotage

Sabotage — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 22:48:23 +0000

Robert – I am serious. I agree Alvarez would pick Nick apart on the feet. Next time, read the entire post before making a comment.

“Alvarez does have the ability to pick apart Nick and open up his face much like KJ did since Nick’s ego always gets in the way.”

By: Robert

Robert — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 22:38:21 +0000

Sabotage are you serious.Eddie Alvarez has some of the best hands in MMA the guy has boxed professionally if Diaz stands up with him like he did KJ this fight ends in round 1 by KO!

By: RUSH

RUSH — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 21:13:10 +0000

I’m down with the Diaz brothers even with all their post-fight antics and hijinx I think there’s never a dull moment with either fighter. That being said, I fully expect Alvarez to KO Diaz if they’re to fight. This is a fight that you’d think would be able to anchor a CBS card