It has begun. The salvos have opened and the verbal nukes have been dropped upon northern California by way of Nottingham, England. It's no surprise, we all saw this coming. The only question is where did the planes refuel? I'm sure Nick Diaz wants answers to these logistical questions as soon as possible so a counterattack can be organized. While the 209 regroups in a Dr. Strangelove-esque war room, read what Paul Daley had to say about the Strikeforce Welterweight champ via MMAhq.com. Read on, brave soldier.

Do you think you’ve got enough time to prepare for someone as dangerous as Nick Diaz?

Well first I wasn’t going to take it because I wanted some downtime after this training camp but my team spoke about it and we’re confident that we’ve got a good game for this fight and this is the right decision for us.
I’m going to smash him, take his belt then I can take all the time off I want.

There were situations outside of your control that contributed to the weigh in situation at BAMMA but are you confident that you can hit the 170 mark at Strikeforce?

Yeah the BAMMA situation was pretty messed up because the hotel had locked the Sauna off and that situation made it pretty impossible. In the end I only missed it by 0.4lbs and with a sauna that would have come off pretty easily.

There’s no downtime so I don’t have to do as big a cut so I’m very confident that Strikeforce won’t be a problem.

Do you honestly think that Nick Diaz will stand up with you?

There’s no way he’ll stand up with me. He might think he wants to but his coaches won’t allow it; Cesar Gracie’s a great coach and he won’t want him trading punches.

What holes do you see in Nick Diaz’s game that you can exploit?

His boxing and his lack of wrestling. I’m a better athlete than he is. He’s a really dangerous grappler but he’s got to get in close enough to make it work and I’m not going to give him the chance.

I think Paul Daley is the only guy who thinks Nick isn't going to stand with him. I could be wrong, I usually am.

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+3 # Guest 2011-03-07 17:22

I think Daleys going to knock him into next year. Diaz will have trouble when he tries to get close for the clinch or takedown.

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+5 # FreeLeeMurray 2011-03-07 17:25

He's out of Nottingham, not Manchester.

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+6 # Jay 2011-03-07 18:12

why do i always assume everyone from the UK comes from Manchester?
fixed.

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+12 # Gary LaPlante 2011-03-07 17:25

Just thinking about this fight makes blood slowly drip out of my ear with excitement.

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+1 # JBonesJones 2011-03-07 17:31

The anticipation of this fight makes my girlhood quiver.

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-2 # 1251 2011-03-07 17:33

I bEt money Nick stands with him and rocks him-- may not KO him, but it'll lead to the grappling Pauly doesn't expect to happen.

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+2 # Guest 2011-03-07 17:33

im picking noob saibot, MK style fatality for the pothead, lets go Daley!!!

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+14 # Beefheart 2011-03-07 17:40

i don't give a fuck what anyone says, diaz spars with andre ward, diaz is the better striker, diaz will stand with daley, and diaz is more than capable of knocking daley out just as ruthlessly as daley can knock out the last few cans he's tangled with

daley hits hard, he's got a lot of power, he's knocked a lot of dudes out, and he's a decent technical striker with a couple dangerous combos/strikes, but the same could be said of lawler, zaromskis, gomi, kj noons, and sakurai. they all fell, daley will fall too

he's got a puncher's chance against a guy with a granite chin and better boxing, so unless daley detonated a nuclear bomb directly on the button (which is possible, but not probable), i don't see how anyone can doubt that diaz has this

so, uh, you know, war diaz, 209 motherfucker... .

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+10 # Guest 2011-03-07 18:00

He might spar with Andre Ward, but get back to us when he finishes Andre Ward.

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-7 # chiggs 2011-03-07 18:27

Quoting Beefheart:

i don't give a fuck what anyone says, diaz spars with andre ward, diaz is the better striker, diaz will stand with daley, and diaz is more than capable of knocking daley out just as ruthlessly as daley can knock out the last few cans he's tangled with

^^ What Beefy said. And who the fuck knows if he's finished Ward or not? What the fuck does that have to do with Sparring an Ward saying how slick Diaz's boxing is? Not sure why people dont think Diaz or believe Diaz has some of the best boxing in MMA, and definetly has KO power despite the pitta patta shots he doles out(in insane Numbs. to boot) Shit, as Lawler or Shamrock if he has any power or accuracy behind em. Not the biggest Diaz fan, but yer nuts to think he cant smoke Daley and 90% of WW's on their feet..

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+3 # Parkinglotstabbing 2011-03-07 17:46

I want ringside tickets for the hope that i be able get some tigerblood for my training!!

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-4 # Dr. Satan 2011-03-07 17:49

I don't necessarily like the 209, but I absolutely, without a doubt, despise people from Manchester and Nottingham. But i'll give it to Diaz though. The dude drives a busted ass Honda around, takes bong rips during conference calls, and breaks off body parts from people named "Cyborg".

Besides...aside from the special forces there across the pond, Brits still don't know how to fight...or talk shit for that matter.

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-4 # analXstaphXinfection 2011-03-07 18:30

who the fuck is paul daley

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+8 # 23Xtreme 2011-03-07 22:10

IDK, but I know Paul Faily

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+6 # Guest 2011-03-07 19:08

Whoever's saying Nick Diaz is a better striker than Paul Daley is mad, or blind with nuthuggery.

I love Diaz, he's a better overall fighter than Daley is, but he is NOT a better striker.

Diaz is a boxer, he rarely throws kicks. He's a good boxer by MMA's standards, but wouldn't actually cut it in the upper echelons of boxing.

Paul Daley is a Muay Thai wrecking machine (King of The Ring Muay Thai World Champion). He has a list as long as his arm with names of people he has KO'd.

Diaz has a good chin, but once he tastes Daley's nasty power he'll be shooting (wisely) for a double leg takedown.

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-1 # Guest 2011-03-07 19:51

exactly, its like comparing aldo with penn, bj is clearly a more technical boxer, but aldo is much better striker overall in mma.no matter how big a chin you got, if you get hit by guys like daley and hendo, there's no coming back from that, the best ive seen is kampmann, i think he took daley's shot really good, that guy doesnt get the credit he deserves, that said nick diaz needs to take it to the ground if he wants to stay the champ.

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+1 # Guest 2011-03-08 09:49

diaz is a better boxer than daley. daley may throw harder punches, but skill-wise, diaz is better.

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-2 # Guest 2011-03-07 19:43

Diaz WILL stand with him and destroy him.

Daley thinks to highly of himself.

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+2 # Guest 2011-03-07 19:52

lolz, delusions of grandeur.

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+6 # Guest 2011-03-07 20:05

Look.... Im a die hard Diaz fan but im not an idiot (hard to believe right).

Diaz can box, but he also lets himself get tagged way to much by decent strikers.

I know Diaz has a chin unlike any in the sport, but Daley has stupid KO power. STUPID i say!!!!

If he allows Semtex to land just a few of those grenades I have to believe we'll be witnessing a first with Nick face down on the ground.

But then again, Nick has taken big shots from big strikers and made them all look foolish in the end.

So who really knows.

Nick Diaz by 2nd rd triangle

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0 # LayzieTheSavage 2011-03-08 10:42

Quoting Joesumo26:

Look.... Im a die hard Diaz fan but im not an idiot (hard to believe right).

Diaz can box, but he also lets himself get tagged way to much by decent strikers.

I know Diaz has a chin unlike any in the sport, but Daley has stupid KO power. STUPID i say!!!!

If he allows Semtex to land just a few of those grenades I have to believe we'll be witnessing a first with Nick face down on the ground.

But then again, Nick has taken big shots from big strikers and made them all look foolish in the end.

So who really knows.

Nick Diaz by 2nd rd triangle

I applaud this response. Well said. :)
Zeus, get this man a Diaz Metal Mulisha shirt.

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+3 # Tobikan Judan 2011-03-07 22:27

I'm a huge Diaz fan, but I'ma say that this fight will only end with one of two outcomes: Diaz by sub or Daley by brutal KO.

And the more Diaz stands with Daley, the more the fight swings in favor of Daley.

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+2 # bloodandmetal 2011-03-08 01:52

daley says that hes a better athlete than diaz..really..d iaz does triathlons..dal ey can barely make weight wtf...whats gonna happen when daley cant knock diaz out..diaz can beat him any way he wants but daley is only trying to do one thing..and diaz has one of the best chins in mma period..diaz has never been knocked out..and hes had this fight before against dudes that everyone was saying ahh hes gonna get knocked the fuck out..nope..moth erfuckers just dont understand..

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0 # Knive 2011-03-08 01:53

Really? That's 'smack talk'? Where have you been? Did you miss the Bisping/Rivera saga?

I think you should retitle the article 'Paul Daley makes some sensible and realistic comments on his upcoming fight with Nick Diaz'.

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-3 # Guest 2011-03-08 04:18

Daley is a idiot, wannabe gangster

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+7 # Guest 2011-03-08 05:11

Quoting quadzilla3:

Daley is a idiot, wannabe gangster

oh the irony (and no that does not mean iron-like)

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0 # Guest 2011-03-08 07:59

Daley's Left Hook vs Diaz's Iron Chin

Daley trains with alot of good strikers, but he definitely has to be in shape for this fight. Diaz makes puts a unreal pace on his opponents, should be a hell of a fight.

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-1 # wrestle_fuck 2011-03-08 09:17

I want Diaz to stand with him, but the wise thing to do would be to just dive for the low single and ride it all day. Daley is ass on the ground and hella free.

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-1 # snootch72 2011-03-08 09:58

Is Daley talking about the same Nick Diaz?

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+1 # Guest 2011-03-08 10:37

It's Diaz's fight to dictate. If he doesn't like it standing he can take Daley down and sub him.

Daley hasn't changed all that much since Shields fought him so I actually don't see this as anything other than a win for Diaz.

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+1 # Guest 2011-03-08 10:53

I think Daley's assessment is spot on! he is a better athlete and a better striker. However, it's a five round fight, Diaz almost certainly has the better cardio, and if he gets it goes to the ground at some stage Diaz will definitely mess him up.

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0 # Guest 2011-03-08 11:10

Diaz is going to KO that fool!

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0 # Guest 2011-03-11 08:41

Diaz and Daley are my favourite two fighters. My instinct tells me Diaz will win cause he just fights and doesnt give a shit on what the other guy wants to do.

Daley is a very good striker but Diaz does something different from the usual MT guys. He doesn't step backwards! He doesn't move in and out as much. He doesn't let you regroup between combos. He's a master of utilizing range and in this fight he has the advantage of surprising daley with takedowns. (not cause he's scared but because he can!)

That being said, if he doesn't keep his chin down or the planets allign in a wrong way that night, he's dead!

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