Comments on: Diego Sanchez’s debut at lightweight could come against Joe Stevenson

By: BigDave

BigDave — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 19:51:16 +0000

Lets face it this is a make or break fight for both these dudes. either guy needs to win and be spectacular in doing so to stay in the ufc. 155 is just way to deep for these guys to do anything but be far improved over what they have done recently. All that being said I dont think Joe has the mental copacity to be able to win this fight, his head hasnt been in the game for over a year now. as for deigo he has definatly got the talent and lets not forget he is a young guy still. does his attitude need work? definatly, does he need to be more dedicated to improving the areas of his game that arent up to par? of course. If deigo is smart he will come out and end this fight quick cause lets face it this should be a cakewalk joe isnt a fighter anymore and needs to leave before he get hurt bad.

By: glock

glock — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 17:20:01 +0000

i used to think sanchez was the heir apparent @ ww and one of my favorites to watch. The fight with Nick Diaz was amazing technical action. But then he got too full of himself (always was, I’ve come to learn) and as freedomfighter mentioned got exposed by guys that kept improving or had styles and tools he had trouble with.

i would have liked to have seen him fight GSP when he was kinda peaking, now i kinda want him to go away. The 155′s are SOOO deep w/ talent,and guys that deserve their shot at their 15 minutes, who needs him? he needs a major attitude adjustment.

Though that being said, I’d REALLY like to see him in with melvin guillard……A guy that seems like his attitude adjustment is actually taking place.

By: Voridor

Voridor — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 15:25:27 +0000

Perfect time to get on Florian to fight Sherk. No other big time fighters in 155 lined up. We all know Kenny wants to avoid this fight against Sherk before his title fight. I think Kenny is the 2008 fighter of the year, but Sherk will pose many problems for him still. Florian dominated his three victories in 08. Lets put the pressure on people!

By: KTru

KTru — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 13:36:28 +0000

yeah Choi versus Cro Cop is way more appealing……

Great match up here
Joe “Daddy” is on his way down, eventually becoming another Pulver. A stepping stone for the middle-of-the-pack LWs to take that giant step to the elite.
I figured Diego would stay in WW, but with the potential BJ victory over GSP (I am not saying it will happen), the road to a title is much easier so I credit Diego looking at the big picture.

By: Robert

Robert — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 12:32:08 +0000

Could care less about this potential match up.

By: dpk

dpk — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 21:01:02 +0000

Diego will destroy Joe, unless the cut to 155 takes too much out of him. Why can’t we get Diego v Sherk, I think that is the fight that the majority of people want to see.

By: Rich S.

Rich S. — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 18:45:37 +0000

well,
this would be a nice fight, for sure..

but a loss here would simply CRUSH Joe..

and after losing to such a simple RNC from Florian, i’m sure he WOULD lose here..

and, although i’d like to see Diego sprung right into the top of the LW division, i just don’t want to see either of these guys lose right now, and would prefer a match like Sanchez/Bocek, or Sanchez/Tavares or something..

By: freedom fighter

freedom fighter — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 18:20:44 +0000

does not matter about either of them they are both afterthoughts,like i said time and time again your next lightweight champ will be ken-flow florian.as bj penn will lose to gsp then have to cut weight drop back down and fight florian where he will lose.and as for diego well he was overhyped in the first place koscheck and fitch exposed him.as will florian this time around.you either get better or worse there is no in between.

By: goodguy

goodguy — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:20:49 +0000

I feel bad for Joe. I don’t think that he will win this fight and I don’t want to see him lose his job in the UFC. I am not a fan of Joe but he does put on a great fight. How can loses to Ken-Flo and B.J. be looked down upon? Tough dudes…

By: CubanLinx

CubanLinx — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:58:03 +0000

interesting matchup

By: matt

matt — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:35:42 +0000

Joe needs to get his confidence back. He looked horrible against Gleison, lost to KenFlo, and got anhiliated by BJ. It seems the UFC is trying to kill him. I understand when you are a top tier fighter you don’t get easy fights but something to bounceback with a win would be great.

By: 45huddle

45huddle — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:35:49 +0000

Great fight. Stevenson seems on his way down, so this would be a good win for Diego to start off his Lightweight career.