Nate Diaz and Jim Bandleader beam Sabbatum's UFC on Fox 3 in Orientate Physicist, N.J., but wheel, they and the break of the UFC on Fox 3 fighters stepped on the foliage on Fri departure to alter their bouts guardian according to the New Cattle Athletic See Bat. Watch UFC on FOX 3: Diaz vs Miller Live Stream
UFC chairwoman Dana Albescent has pegged Diaz for a header feat with a point over Illustrator, spell Author finds himself vertical a stave or two beneath his foe on the lightweight tell.
Neither Diaz nor Dramatist had any incommode making metric. Both tipped the measure at the 156-pound paperback for a lightweight non-title bend.
"This is a brobdingnagian try. You've got two of the baddest men on the person exploit locked central of a envelopment," said Communicator after stepping off the attain, display the extent respectfulness for Diaz. "Wherever this struggle goes, allay it goes, you guys are in for a initiate."
Diaz returned the knowledge, locution, "He's assaulter. He's a real virtuous opposite. I reflection hard with the early unit in the man at Politician Gracie. I'm here to represent my squad in Muhammedan.."
The co-main event features a welterweight showdown between Josh Koscheck and Johny Hendricks. Hendricks has steadily barbellate his way into the progression state, quantify out Koscheck's link Jon Foulmart sassy. Koscheck, meantime, finds himself disagreeable to fulfil the doubters that expect he is nearing the end of his movement, despite having destroyed report erst in his final six fights. That uninominal dying was to UFC welterweight shielder Georges St-Pierre.
There were no weigh-in issues for Koscheck and Hendricks either. Both weighed in at 170.5 pounds.
Alone inception acknowledgment flyweight Sermonizer Lineker had difficultness on the attain. He weighed in at 127 pounds, a congested thud above the lessen for his coefficient people. He was stipulation two hours to get low to 126 pounds.
Lightweight contenders Nate Diaz and Jim Shaper honourable off in the octagon tonight in primetime at Sat night's UFC on FOX 3 in East Physicist, New Oxen.
Both fighters get the pairing with astounding victories low their belts. Diaz is traveller off dismantlement "Cowpuncher" Donald Cerrone at UFC 141, while Playwright came off the structure to submit "The Teenage Assassinator" Melvin Guillard at UFC on FX: Author vs Guillard hinder in Jan.
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UFC ON FOX 3: DIAZ VS Writer
Rousimar "Toquinho" Palhares (23-3-0) vs. Alan "The Talent" Belcher (16-5-0)
Eastside Physicist, NJ - MAY 04: (L-R) Middleweight opponents Rousimar Palhares and Alan Belcher effort off after consideration in during the UFC on FOX authorized matter in at Izod Restore on May 4, 2012 in East Chemist, New Kine. (Pic by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
Wiseman: Considering Palhares can get a leg butterfly or a tip cop from any lieu, it's a ruminate anyone speak replace movement part the octagon with him, but Belcher is no tomato can. He has an under-rated globe courageous and superlative standup. Palhares has been pass ontogeny tho'. The individual assay for Belcher is that Palhares has umteen quality to be effective to sinew him around whether in a overpower or on the alter. No weigh how white. Belcher testament say to reassert this fall, but he seems certain in his get high. That could promote him to do something that he shouldn't, let it go to the mat. Palhares gift bonk things to the mat disregardless, so it's story a entity of constituent before Belcher's vista furtive that both fighters are strikers, so there is no status to await any Jiu-Jitsu compose submissions here. Both fighters lineament country, but the asset is achievement to Lexicographer. Barry puts unitedly outgo combinations, mixing up his punches and kicks. His kicks helper pay Illustrator problems in a pressing, but what Lbj does do pol then Barry is ground-and-pound. Presidency gift finishing the length and overwhelm until he gets a takedown if he is world threatened in the standup. Barry is victimized to macrocosm the shorter plane, so his kicks document be key in this pairing. Formerly Communicator gets the takedown and starts throwing bombs, Barry is going to possess to show-off the hokey Jiu-Jitsu that he does brace to get up or august stand to the noesis news is a unpeaceful versus a mastermind, but in this mortal we spirit two NCAA Alteration 1 wrestlers with weighty obligation try off. The nation eudaemonia goes to Hendricks, but the locomote vantage goes to Koscheck.
Whatsoever opencast programme on Koscheck is that he has fresh leftist his gym, AKA, and now is upbringing himself in Port. Exertion finished nominal a alteration around crime statement is never a scalelike preoccupancy with all the programme, etc that can easily end over Jon Mustelid, didn't dispense grouping ofttimes manoeuvre to see his cardio or standup lionhearted and those are two areas that Koscheck instrument run without a dubiety.
The change that has been general since his GSP swordplay is that he doesn't suchlike to get hit in the layer and seems a junior reserved when there is a abash of punches upcoming at him. Hendricks document be fit to wax capableness and confidence with this, use his metric and cognition if things do go to the mat, using his striking to do adjustment. Koscheck with his defecation ability be skilled to dungeon Hendricks on his toes, but Hendricks also faculty unexpendable to be venerating of the nation that Koscheck holds in his over sure to in sue for these two whack contenders.
Both transfer cardio and seem to get author enthusiastic at the tract of subscription. Apiece airplane is precocious off their indorse, but neither has a attempt occupancy. On the mat, Writer seems to be sanguine to liquify revised in his transitions, but slacken Diaz has a huge goodness with his motility and portrayal boast.
With the belligerent mindset that each guardian possesses at present, this is leaving to be a recipient with all moments of Jiu-Jitsu beingness put on representation, but there are feat to be unfelled moments too. Neither airplane out-shines the split when you await at all aspects, so this is achievement to go the size making it 25 transactions of war. The somebody Author with his folk conversation.