Kos would beat Diego in their Nest fight. Diego would never kick his ass.

I disagree Chase. I think that’s too definitive a statement to realistically make, as if that’s the only way a rematch could go. It’s not like Diego hasn’t already kicked Kos’ ass and put him in the hospital. Conversely, Koscheck couldn’t put Diego away when he was sick!

I can see someone believing Kos would win agian, but I can’t see saying that Diego would never kick his ass. I’m assuming your not counting the TUF fight where Diego won since Kos is a different fighter today. I’m curious why you’d say that.

Becuase the Tuf fight was when Koscheck was ONLY A WRESTLER……… Lets me chnage my words…. Sanchez WIll Never BEAT HIM AGIAN………. He was Only a wrestler, and sanches already had a good MMA record, and was UNDEFEATED AT THE TIME. And I’m sick of this He was “sick” excuse to why he lost the 2nd fight, if he felt like he was sick, he shouldn’t have fought. Quit saying thats why Forrest Beat Shogun also…. it’s getting old. Give them The Props that they Deserve.

There you go again Chase.Cheering for your number 1 fighter again. I respect Koscheck’s game, but I most certainly would not be rooting for him on his next fight, hehehe!!!

I hope Not, I like being the only one hah, Like how everyone thought Lytle’s goofy self would Knock him out, but he god Man handled and Cutt up, he did land some good shots though. and TheNegation, I’ll always support my boy hah, anyway, who’s your favorite fighter?
Ohh and….. WAR KOSCHECK!!!!!!!!!

CHASE. diego was diagnosed with hep-c and thought he was gonna have to retire 1 DAY before the fight. dana white even stated that he thought that they were gonnaa have to announce diego’s retirment. the day after the fight, diego found a huge hole in his leg and found out he had staph. he WAS sick, no thinking about it. doesnt mean that diego will win a 3rd fight between the 2, but that was not the real diego that night.

B.W., WELL DIEGO STILL TOOK THE FIGHT, WHEN FE FELT BAD, SO IT CAN’T BE USED AS AN EXCUSE, IT’S HIS FAULT HE DECIDED TO FIGHT FEELING BAD, NOT KOSCHECKS, THEN HE GOES AND LOSSES TO FITCH, IM GUESSING IT WASN’T THE REAL DIEGO IN THAT FIGHT EITHER THEN.

CHASE. you dont have to yell and im not blind, so turn the caps off. fitch beat diego fair and square, why bring his name into it? i dont hate koscheck, but i doubt he could beat fitch either let alone gsp. what? you think kos is gonna outwrestle gsp, beat him in the stand up? fitch is aka’s best fighter and he got handled by georges. the only guy that has a chance against gsp is penn.

B.W. I forgot to turn off caps and was to lazy to go back and turn it off, Koscheck fought GSP, and didn’t get beat as bad as fitch did. And Koscheck is a better wrestler then fitch. And in the fight with GSP, Koscheck didn;t attept to use much of his wrestling, he wanted to keep it standing, I think in their 2nd fight, he knows whats to expect, and might be able to use more of his wrestling, And I do think Kos would beat Fitch. Im just saying Koscheck is a great fighter, and GSP couldn’t even finish fitch, after he Manhandled and rocked him so many time, witch is also a compliment to fitch, BUT GSP should still have finished it, I think is Koscheck Keeps improving like he has, then he as a good chance of Beating Fitch. Anything can happen, Serra is a horrible fighter who wouldn;t beat most people in the WW division, But he got lucky. GSP’s not invinsible. i think if anyone has a chance, as of right now, it’s Koscheck, But some up and commers might tear though the ranking, and that could change.

CHASE. well, at least you came up with a pretty good strategy for koscheck and some ways for koscheck to beat gsp. i still dont think it will happpen, but we’ll see. peace!

B.W., alright hah, I just don’t think he used his strength at all, he just tried to keep it standing like he did with Sanchez, and GSP was more of the wrestler in that fight, I hope I get to see a rematch, and thats if GSP can get past Penn hah, but yeah Peace.

Chase: i cant wait till they book Diego vs. Kos 3 to shut you up! I dont like either fighter but I am going to keep it real. When they fight again, kos will get THRASHED!

Right now, Diego’s stand up is so much supperior then Koschek’s and we all know that Kos is Frieghtened of going to the ground with Diego….so how and were would Kos win this fight?

The answer is that he wouldn’t and he wont!

Chase: I cant wait to see the day, where you dont Ramble away about Koschek. Just 1 day! I ramble away about Fedor but thats OK because he is a GOD and I bow down to him for religious purposes. Kos is just a tool who hides behind the AKA banner to avoid Fitch! Yeah there I said it!

Diego fought sick because that is his job. Much like I have to be responsible and go to work unless I am dying. He should be cheered for going into that fight with a massive staph infection rather then jeered. He showed because that is how he pays the bills, and he still had a decent fight overall. I had staph once and it is horrible how it breaks you down physically. I could not imagine have to perform on that level, while having a stpah infection against a solid fighter like Kos, and still going the distance. If anything you should be questioning Kos, since he is the more then just a wrestler Koscheck and his inabilty to finish a severely staph infected Diego Sanchez. If you have only 3 or 4 opportunites a year to make your money to live, you do not pass on the opportunity. Diego is well paid but nowhere near the top of the scale, so yes of course he is going to fight sick or not. At this level these guys are doing this for a living, pro fighters, they do not have pt jobs to supplement their income unless their teaching.

Da Monkey: I totally agree! It was pathetic the way Koschek fought that fight. Much props to Diego for still stepping in the octagon. Especially when you have guys like Karo who pul out of a fight the day before an event.
Staph infections are NO JOKE, and whie I am not really a fan of Diego’s, I applaud him for stepping into the Octagon on his death bed! That is a very gutsy thing to do.

Shame on Koschek, for fighting the way he did against Diego. He was scared t death of Diego. Kos refused to engage, refused to try and take Diego down. Just a Bi*ch ass performance out of Koschek!

I’m all for giving a fighter props, Chase. In the case of Forrest/Shogun, I thought Rua was gonna kill him, but regardless of Mauricio’s physical condition coming into the fight(and I remember hearing somewhere Forrest walked into that fight banged up too), Griffin did what he had to do and subbed him out.

If Kos had put up a better fight against Diego, I’d gladly give him props for beating him, but that was a pretty sub-par effort he put in, just doing enough to squeak out a decision. That’s why I don’t think Kos could handle a healthier Diego, and wouldn’t feel very confident in Kos’ chances in a rematch.

Okay, my inside scoop: My friends here in Albuquerque who know Diego said he was getting out hand. They were drunk and Diego tried to jump a barbed wire fence and got mangled. That was only week or so before the fight. I don’t know how that played into things, but I thought it was funny b/c it seemed out of character.

On the “excuse” front, I’m actually getting tired of the zero tolerance policy on excuses. Someone would be stupid not to consider contributing factors when placing a bet so I don’t understand why it’s so taboo to mention influential facts after a fight. People really get sick and injured. It’s a fact of life. Our culture doesn’t like consistent whining. I get it, but we’ve gone too far. Hell, even when it’s someone I dislike, I want my guy to beat them when they are close to 100%. In a Diego vs Kos rematch, I hope to see Kos a 100% then get killed. However, if Kos has some serious problem inhibiting his performance, I will acknowlege it even from his retarded afro-puffed mug.

Great post Punch u in the Ovaries. We have to take injuries into consideration. its not excuses its just a fact of life like you said. Anyone with a clue, knew that that wasnt the true Shogun we got to see against Forrest, so I still dont think forrest can handle the real shogun rua. Forrest beat the man standing in front of him that night, so props to him but I dont feel that he can beat The shogun that i have become accostumed to watching these past years.

Injuries must me taken into consideration. These guys have no other income, therefore some fighters cant afford to pu out of fights. injuris arent excuses but need to be taken into consideration

Why does everyone act like Kos was afraid for not wanting to wrestle around with a staph-ridden Diego? Nobody in their right mind would want to engage with someone who “might” have a serious staph infection or Hep-C! I think it was incredibly negligent of the UFC to even put Diego in the octagon if he was really that sick.

what r u talking about? Kos wanted no pRTSA OF THE GROUND GAME cause of Diego’s superior jits game. His game plan was to take Diego down at the very end of the round. THat tells me that Kos was:

A) Not worried about your BS theory of going to the ground with a diseased Diego

B) Not fighting to end the fight, he was content on a boring decision. When a fighter doesnt even try to utilize his best asset (wrestling) how can he or anyone else tell me that he was fighting to finish diego? He clearly wasnt and was content on trying to squeek out a decision win!

Dammit! who got chase started on Koscheck!…anyways i personallyt hink the fight can go either way easily…Koscheck has gotten so much better now…but Diego has as well. both their stand up game has been elevated…some of you look down on luigi…but hes a huge 170! good hands and power and a good chin..and diego out huslted him in the stand up…Koshceck as well, fought a game hazlett..it look like hazlett was baout to get the TKO in the first few second of round 1 but KOs turn it arousn with his own TKO. i like all the 3 fighters they are all always fun to watch..they have matured a whole lot since TUF. if anything both of those guy cant KO each other their attirubute in stand up are way too close and both their ground skill would cancel each other out..KOS wrestling vs diego Jits and scrambles. it would be another decision fight..but a good one..Leben i would like to see him fight silva again…the only other MW in my mind who has enough wins and skill set to be any sort of problem to the spyder! leben got out classed but it also could be attributed to his wild style and he didnt know anythign about Silva!…who did you know? we all have heard his name but we never really payed any real attention till he left Cage Rage and KO’d leben.

Well here’s an excpetion chase. If Kos fights War Machine, I’d be rooting for Koscheck because I just hate War Machine more. Can’t stand that guys guts!! I don’t like the attitude he was showing when he started out in TUF. Naming himself War MAchine doesn’t make him cooler, if that’s what he thinks!

I love both of them hah, IDk why, I just like thier attitudes. War Machine is the man hah, He’s so all about himself, and How he’s an AlfaMale, I just find it funny, He’s a nutt, But It’s entertaining. I’d be rooting for Koscheck though of course,I just think it would be a great fight. He should have only changed His Middle Name to WarMachine, but he has Primate brain came into play.

Koscheck is the only fighter I truly dislike, he was an asshole on TUF and he is an even bigger one now. He got a hollow descision victory over a 50% Diego which he seems to be content with. If he had any balls, he would have asked for a third fight to really settle it, but he knows that Diego would beat the blonde out of him no doubt when fighting at a 100%. You definately have a hard on (my apologies if you are not a dude) for Kos,but he is an arrogant wanker, and I cannot wait for Diego to give him a serious beatdown.

WAR…..WAR MACHINE!!!! That kid is a mess emotionally, but I have to admit to being a fan

I’d rather see Kos fight a more competitive matchup than against War Machine. Could be exciting, though.

Given Kos’ track record, it’s hard to predict him winning a fight via stoppage, but War Machine would not survive a round with Kos. He’s terrible. And there is a world of difference between calling yourself an alpha male and actually being one.

who said anything about a war machine vs. Koschek match up? I hate Kos and I am a fan of War Machine, but that doesnt cloud my judgement into thinking that War Machine is ready for a match up against Kos

Chase and The Negation mentioned it a few posts up.

Exactly Jase, the best can’t be the best every time.

gsp is younger than koscheck. so the 10 years theory dont work.

I was just saying though B.W……… GSP won’t last long on top, I see Penn and Silva Dominating thier Divisions for a long time, I just don’t see GSP doing it at WW.

Chase, GSP is like 27 yrs old and KOS and Fitch are 30, not that it makes them old, it’s just GSP is so far ahead of the game with his skills and fighting maturity. I see GSP dominating for the next 5 yrs, and yeah, he could get KO’d again, but I think he will bounce back to reclaim his title at least one other time in the next 5 yrs if he does lose.

Koschek wont ever be a UFC champion! I bet anything on it!

My thoughts exactly john. And as far as comparing the GSP that fought Kos to the GSP that fought Fitch, I think GSP looked EXTREMELY not only improved but more comfortable when he fought Fitch.

And I think Fitch would beat up on Kos.

Actually I would have to disagree. I am a big time Alves fan as most of you know and I have followed his UFC career closely. In his debut against Spencer Fisher he was small, but since then he has gradually gotten Bigger with each fight. He was young when he made his UFC debut, so we had to expect that his body would fill out and it has. Dont make excuses already for why Alves will MELT Diego’s Mexican Jaw. The UFC has strict steroid testing and I do not feel that fighters will be able to hide steroid use while fighting in the UFC, so stop accusing fighters who work hard of cheating by using roids, especially with out any proof!

Steroids or not, he was busted once for using a banned substance, came in way over weight for his Hughes fight and barely made weight in at least one or two others. The UFC would be remiss in its duties if it wasn’t all over Thiago with random testing.

On an unrelated note, Diego is going to beat him down and choke him out.

I dont mind them testing Alves heavily because I dont think Alves is cheating. Bring on the tests but untill he tests positive I dont think we should bash him. TO each his own

Just look at the guys he trains with john. Cant remember his name but hes at LW. That guy looks just like Thiago (Gleison Tibau) thats his name I think? But anyway its just a thought with no proof I guess. But he’ll get caught sooner or later if he is.

untl then, lets not toss around false accusations and just enjoy what wil be his destruction of Dirty Diego!

after Alves knocks him out, I would like to see Diego drop down to 155. there are some match ups I WOULD LIKE TO SEE INVOLVING DIEGO. Diego vs:

Huerta
Sherk
florian rematch
stevenson

possibilities are endless at 155 for Diego

I agree that Diego should drop to 155. He is too small for 170. He would rip through the 155 lb class, no doubt. His moniker, Nightmare, would become a reality at 155.

good point.

I think it has to do more with Alves being young when he entered the UFC and his body was still growing, and now he has filled out.