Thursday, September 8, 2011

"UFC 137 Went From Exciting To Interesting To Exciting."

UFC 137 main event card went from exciting in can't wait for it to interesting can't wait for it, and now it is exciting, and interesting in can't wait for it.

The original main event for UFC 137 was GSP vs Nick Diaz for the welterweight title, and co-main event was B.J.Penn vs Carlos Condit. Cause of Nick Diaz no show at press conference that changed the main event card, and looking at it now it looks like someone flip flop it. You now have GSP vs Carlos Condit for welterweight title that does not build up as exciting, but interesting. Cause of Nick Diaz not showing at the press conference it cost him his shot against GSP for welterweight title, and now will be facing B.J. Penn. That fight has build up to excitement, and could be fight of the night.

GSP vs Condit will be interesting for two reasons, and first one is that this is the first opponent GSP will be facing that's from the same camp of Greg Jackson. Another reason for this to be interesting is that this is the first time during GSP's title reign that an opponent was changed him. Those are the two reasons that makes this fight interesting, and will those reasons be factors in the fight. Them facing each other has changed a lot of things for them as well. Both of them are coached by Greg Jackson, and he's already told them he will not be coaching them. So not only both fighters have coaches change, but also strategy changes for them as well. With all these changes happening which fighter will be affected by it the most, and those reason and factors make this fight interesting.

B.J. Penn vs Strikeforce Welterweight Nick Diaz could be exciting, and has potential to be fight of the night. Both fighters are scrappers, and will both not be afraid in pressing the action. Both of these fighters have great boxing hands, and excellent jiu jitsu. They both like to fight, and those things are what gives this fight potential to be fight of the night. To me Nick Diaz's best strategy to win this fight is take it to the distance, because he's got great cardio. Penn's cardio is one area of his game that people question, but Penn putting Strikeforce Welterweight champion early could propel Penn in the top 3 welterweight if not getting the next title shot. Out of all this UFC 134 shakeup Penn could be the potential winner, and that's what makes UFC 137 still excited to see on Saturday October 29th.

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