Dang, the battle between two guys named James in Spanish and Portuguese.
This is a damn good fight. Diego's gonna have to win this fight on the ground by keeping Thiago on his back and just pounding the shit out of him every chance he gets, constant activity with the ground and pound. To me, part of the reason Hughes lost was because he was relatively inactive when he got Thiago to the mat. It's hard to bull your way up to your feet if your constantly defending against nonstop ground and pound. Thiago's a much better striker and unless Diego can get it to the ground, then Thiago can knock him out. I think their submission games are a wash. Thiago may train with 17 black belts, but that doesn't necessarily mean he's a submission master or anything. But I do think that Thiago has enough BJJ to stop himself from getting submitted by Diego, and vice versa.
Thiago would have to be the betting favorite, but Diego is a live dog.
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Israel Vazquez....Super Bantamweight Champ....Super Heavyweight Heart
This man is my hero.
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