I am counting on statistics and numbers, and some “Maine-iacs” are counting on tattle-tales. Perhaps, they’re better suited for WWE. OR IS THAT FAN BASE MOVING TO WHAT IT ONCE WAS A SPORT FOR PEOPLE WITH TRUE LOVE FOR FIGHTING?

Go to sherdog.com and look up Diego’s record. You’ll only count 18 bouts with 17-1-0 record, whereas UFC [should] says his record is 19-1-0. The problem is that the UFC only documents his UFC fights, and show no record of fights previous to the UFC. I can recollect the actual event, but I am sure they have fought before. I am absolutely sure that this was actually mentioned when Diego and Koscheck fought in TUF 1.

Unless, there is conspiracy theory of trying to keep Koscheck down, I’m sticking with was mentioned in previously aired media venues.

Diego was poised to win with a 3 to 1 ratio. That translates to a 75% chance of winning. People believed that Diego would win. Why? … Well he has beaten Koscheck twice before (yes, the TUF is not the first time they had met, contrary with what Koscheck was leading people to believe). The “Kos” was avenging not one, but two loses in a row. Diego had, moreover, dominated a lot people with big names in this division. People that where once poised as number 1 contenders in the division, whereas Koscheck had been beaten long-ago-forgotten-has-beens. Although Koscheck made improvements, Diego had improved as fighter as well. People just expected Diego to keep winning.

WE JUST CAN’T TELL WHO’S GOING TO WIN ANYMORE … RIGHT?

WRONG.

The same night that Diego Sanchez lost, people were stunned by perhaps the biggest upset in MMA history. Matt Serra defeated GSP. Let me rephrase that: MATT SERRA DESTROYED GSP [OR ROLLED OVER HIM, STUMPED HIM, KICKED HIS ASS]. Do I dare say that I can predict, or anybody else for that matter, Serra defeating GSP twice in a row. I don’t think so. Then again, he might prove me wrong. In the end, we just don’t have enough information about how they match.

Diego did lose the fight. I wouldn’t call that a win for Koscheck but Diego did lose. Could we predict that Koscheck would beat Diego again? I wouldn’t think so. The score is 2 to 1 this far. Chuck Liddel lost once to Jeremy Horn, once to Randy Couture, once to “Rampage” Quinton Jackson. He has avenged his loses. I guess, it’s a little premature to say who is the better fighter. We need more data to actually run the numbers. With a 2 to 1 score between Diego and Koscheck, and the fact that Koscheck had everything to prove, I’ll give Diego the benefit of the doubt and say he had a bad night. Next time they meet, I will go with the stats and put my money on Diego. I think Koscheck has shown all that he could ever be. I think Diego has more still to show.