Sometime in the Fall.

No worries at all. Thanks for the heads up!

I would probably prefer the Werdum bout, but Strikeforce should do the Rogers bout. It would appeal more to the casual fans and would get Overeem’s hypetrain some steam.

He’s only been KO’d when he gassed. Gassed against Sergei, got punched HARD in the back of the head, flew through the ropes. Gassed against Shogun, got taken down and controlled on the ground, and got flying superman punched from the guard right on the button. Gassed against Chuck, got rocked by one of the most picture perfect OHR’s in the history of MMA, and then got drilled with right hands. Gassed against Lil Nog, and got beat down by a savage flurry.

He’s taken some good shots in the past, it’s just that he get’s KO’d when he puts his hands down and breaths through his mouth.

1) As I said in a previous post, Overeem has a fine chin. He’s really only been knocked out by huge punches, thrown when he was gassed. That said, Rogers does have a punching chance, especially if he comes in great shape, and Overeem doesn’t. I’m expecting Alistair to bully Rogers in the clinch, take him down occasionally, and work some mean GnP, for a 2’nd round (T)KO, after a pretty one- sided first round.

2) Diaz doesn’t have very good takedowns, and Smith has decent wrestling, so Nick might not have the chance to use his Jits. Also, Smith and Diaz are the same height, but i’d say that Scott has a good deal more muscle than our friend from Stockton. Smith cuts to MW, and Nick didn’t cut an ounce to make 180. Without steroids, it’ll be nearly impossible for Diaz to make up for that weight disadvantage in lean mass.

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3) I expect the winner of Riggs v. Baroni to face Diaz next, even if Nick loses. I’m hoping it’s at 170.

1) Overeem has faced K-1 fighters and is considered one of the better kickboxers in the sport. Rogers is real green and word on the street is that his chin ain’t anything special.

Shields is trying to figure out whether he can fight at 185lbs. If he loses or does badly, he will go back to 170. If he does well, he will stay. Diaz will most likely go to the class were Shields is not in. Also, there is no way Diaz can make 155 anymore (strikeforce LW’s are not at 160), so he will never fight Melendez.

Diaz is better suited for 170. Shields has a better frame for 185, plain and simple.

If Jake beats Lawler, then it would make complete sense for him to stay at Middleweight. Otherwise, he could go back to Welter, while Nick tries his hand at ’85.

Either way, I think it works out better for them if they’re in different Orgs. Seems like the only real way to make their similarity in size a non- issue.

Diaz and Smith are pretty much the same height.

Nick is too small for 180 (and MW, for that matter). Smith is the perfect size for 180. IMO, Diaz might pepper him with a few shots, but Scott will get in some good kicks in the meantime, and I think it’s just a matter of time before Smith catches him with a big shot.

ND’s best shot in this fight is to play it safe in the standup, pepper Scott with his unorthodox (but effective) boxing, and then take him down once Smith tries to close the distance. From there, he’ll be able to work his ground game, and should either sub Smith or grind out a decision. However, Smith has pretty good wrestling, and Diaz, well… doesn’t.

I can sit here and play paddycake for 25 minutes, too.

for a growing promotion they can’t have any potential stars or legit fights not televised.

Added an update for this post.

GSP vs Penn was a title fight.