UFC 82: Diego Sanchez vs. Roan Carneiro

I hope to see Diego come back strong after his last two performances. I still think he’s a solid MMA fighter. I no longer have him ranked top 10 but he’s a few wins away.

nice diego will win

i still think he is top ten with wins over karo and diaz he is no mug

so who wins this one?

If Diego and Marcus Davis win their respective fights I would like to see them face each other in the cage (Perhaps UFC 74?)… It would be nice to see if Davis really can hang with the big boys…

Im taking Diego in this one. But Roan is huge for a WW. I just dont think he has fought anymone that is gonna push the pace like Sanchez will. Diego will eventually wear him down and break his spirit. Diego by GnP in the 3rd.

(Perhaps UFC 74?)

Ufc 84 you mean?

I would also like to see that fight. It would be a close fight i think

I think Diego would destroy Marcus Davis

If Diego and Marcus Davis win their respective fights I would like to see them face each other in the cage (Perhaps UFC 74?)… It would be nice to see if Davis really can hang with the big boys…

I think thats an excellent idea. If they win these fights it would be a great match up and it would be a great way to judge how far Marcus’s game has really come. Good Sh*t!

Im taking Diego in this one. But Roan is huge for a WW. I just dont think he has fought anymone that is gonna push the pace like Sanchez will. Diego will eventually wear him down and break his spirit. Diego by GnP in the 3rd.

This is a good but winnable fight for Diego. Roan is no can, but Diego should be able to get his career back on track with a win against Roan. There are a lot of questions that Diego needs to answer. He is coming off of back to back losses after being undefeated for like 19 fights, he recently got dumped by his hot ass fiance Ali Sonoma. Where’s Diego’s head at? Can he return to the NIGHTMARE that beat Diaz and Karo? Roan is a great oponent for Diego to answer these questions against!

The UFC is throwing Sanchez a bone by giving him a much easier fight to win with Roan Carneiro (compared to Marcus Davis or Jake Shields).

UFC has invested a lot of money hyping Sanchez, and needs to carefully nurse his record back to health.

The nightmare for Sanchez is that people now have his number (like Hughes, Liddel and others). Just like the key to a lock, folks see how to beat him.

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you got to give it to diego, he doesn’t fight any bums…this could be another dangerous match up for him if he didn’t add some size and strength since the fitch fight. carneiro is a big strong ww and he even gave fitch some trouble with that early in their fight, so diego better be prepared for that. i hate to think about what would happen if diego lost this fight, he needs a win here…

I would give that fight to Diego. Probably by ground and pound. He’s better off without that Ali Sonoma. She looks like she has an eating disorder anyway, seriously.

will this fight go in the place of the Fitch fight since Gono got injured??? lots of welterweights on this card. should be exciting. im wondering if they are going to remove the fitch fight and put that on the next card if Gono heals up in time. should help 83 out since its seems to be a lil weak at the moment.

I really think this will be a HUGE LOSS for Diego. No one thinks Fitch has fought top guys, but Carneiro was one of his toughest fights. Diego loses 3 in a row before dropping to 155, where he won’t be much more successful

I used to get excited when I would hear Diego was fighting, now I’m kind of “meh”. I hope we see the "old: Diego in this fight.

you got to give it to diego, he doesn’t fight any bums…this could be another dangerous match up for him if he didn’t add some size and strength since the fitch fight. carneiro is a big strong ww and he even gave fitch some trouble with that early in their fight, so diego better be prepared for that. i hate to think about what would happen if diego lost this fight, he needs a win here…

I agree with that. I really hope Diego packed on some size. Something tells me he probably did. In his post fight interview against Fitch he said he is contemplating moving down to 155 or do some more power lifting and get stronger. So my guess is he did get stronger.

I think that is all that was lacking against Fitch. And we all know Sanchez can add the size just look at him in TUF 1. I think the Nightmare bounces back with a huge win.

War Diego

I think Diego was actually holding his own fairly well against Fitch and can rebound with a big win. Getting himself back in the title hunt. A bout of him versus Davis would be a nice setup. Fitch versus the winner of Serra versus GSP. Hughes versus the loser Serra. Diego has to get a few quick victories then he should rematch with Kozchek.

The UFC is throwing Sanchez a bone by giving him a much easier fight to win with Roan Carneiro (compared to Marcus Davis or Jake Shields).

UFC has invested a lot of money hyping Sanchez, and needs to carefully nurse his record back to health.

The nightmare for Sanchez is that people now have his number (like Hughes, Liddel and others). Just like the key to a lock, folks see how to beat him.

Jake Shields isn’t even in the UFC, how would you expect Diego to fight him?

Diego just fought Karo, Koscheck and Fitch… almost consecutively… lets not sound any sirens about easy fights.

And don’t slight Carneiro, he’s a tough SOB with slick jiu-jitsu.

Any fight in MMA is always dangerous seems like dudes like Diego are loosing to unknowns only to put them on the map all of a sudden, wouldnt that be a shocker, Like Cro cop like the Dean of mean and extc.. we will see what happens

Diego is about to get worked

diego is gunna stomp a mudhole into Roan Carneiro knock out 2nd round diego sanchez

I wanted to see him at 155 i think he would do alot better at that weight class.

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Diego is a good fighter, but I think he needs to utilize some kicks more to strengthen his game.

diego is gunna stomp a mudhole into Roan Carneiro knock out 2nd round diego sanchez

Carneiro is tough, much respect to Diago for not taking a bitch fight like most guys in his position would, i see diago by dec

The UFC is throwing Sanchez a bone by giving him a much easier fight to win with Roan Carneiro (compared to Marcus Davis or Jake Shields).

How is he going to fight Jake Shields? Did the UFC sign him?

Anderson Silva, and the last man to hold the Pride FC welterweight title, Dan Henderson.

Dan had the Pride WW title too? Wow, he’s the man!

hope dirty sanchez loses

Sanchez is done! thats right I said it, he is DONE, Roan is gonna verify my comment

Diego Sanchez is the most exciting fighter in MMA

He’s never been stopped

His head was messed up in his last fights

He will be back and beat their heads in.

I hope Diego comes back strong. He is very well rounded, but he always seems to come in the with a very one dimensional mindset, like a boxer agaisnt riggs and Kos, and a BJJ specialist agsint Fitch. He needs to come in with all his tools, his gameplans are not very good.

What can I say about Diego? Gound & pound is not enough in mma, he needs to work on using kicks, Eelbows & enjoy the sport like before.

this coming fight will answer many question about size and power @ 170.

Roan gave Jon Fitch an ok fight but Diego did better then Roan vs Fitch.

All in all he can be a great fighter, i see him one day has the 170 champ or 155 champ.

He is still young~!