GSP: Silva fight ‘a mistake’ for Diaz
Although Nick Diaz has recently fought in the welterweight division, the fight will be at middleweight, a big mistake according to former champion Georges St-Pierre.
Nick Diaz recently decided to return to the UFC only when offered a super fight with former champion Anderson Silva. Although Diaz has recently fought in the welterweight division, the fight will be at middleweight, a big mistake according to former champion Georges St-Pierre:
To tell you the truth, I would maybe favor Diaz if the fight had been at a catchweight,” St-Pierre said on a recent edition of Chael Sonnen’s “You’re Welcome” podcast. “Because if it is a five-round, Diaz is a very durable fighter. I have seen him in a lot of trouble and he is very, very hard to finish.”
But GSP believes taking the fight at middleweight tips the scales against Diaz, a fighter who has competed as low as lightweight over the course of his career.
“Now it is different because it is in Anderson Silva’s weight class,” St-Pierre said. “Which I believe Diaz made a mistake at accepting that fight at 185 instead of, I think he should have made a catchweight would have been more fair.