So if Gilbert Melendez turned Japan into an American colony by defeating Shinya Aoki and Nick Diaz’s submission win over Mach Sakurai gave us all complimentary time shares off the coast of Osaka, if Diaz defeats Paul Daley this April 9th, by default the UK would turn to an American colony. Ah, a twist of irony early in the morning. At one point in history, the Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy held three of the five championship belts that were available in the men’s division in early 2010. Jake Shields left the organization in an attempt to be the first person in MMA to have possessed the Strikeforce and UFC titles in a single division. In this brief interview with Cesar Gracie, he predicts with high certainty that Nick Diaz will grab a knockout over Paul Daley this weekend in San Diego.
