UFC 107 Analysis And Prediction For The BJ Penn Versus Diego Sanchez Fight

Without a doubt, BJ "The Prodigy" Penn is the better 155 pound on the globe. There isn't any one in the division that may touch him. Most 155 pound fighters can't even touch him BUT Diego "Nightmare" Sanchez is not a 155 pound fighter.

It could possibly be surprising to the majority of that you'd choose Diego Sanchez to beat BJ Penn but he has difficulties with bigger fighters and he's got difficulty with fighters that they like to press the action. That and the +220 online sports betting odds, leads me to get my cash on the underdog in this fight.

Diego is really a slightly better wrestling and he has better striking. The real determining element in why he will win this fight is pace. Diego Sanchez will push the pace with the fight anf the husband will pressure the fights. BJ Penn wants to control his mixed martial arts fights but when a fighter takes control in the pace usually they are capable to dictate and beat BJ.

Also BJ Penn has problems with fighters which can be bigger and stronger than him. Penn lost to Georges St Pierre twice because GSP was bigger and that he pushed the pace in the fight. Penn lost to Matt Hughes as he had not been healthy and near the end in the fight Hughes pushed the pace and he was obviously a bigger fighter.

Diego Sanchez is often a big 155 pound fighter. He is commonly a welterweight fighter and could even fight at middleweight if he wished to. He will cut a lot of weigh getting into this fight and after his weight cut, Sanchez will most likely be at 170 pounds fight day. He is going to be a much larger and more powerful fighter anf the husband will pose Penn some problems as a consequence of Diego's size.

Size can play big role within this fight, and Penn has not yet done this well with fighters which might be larger than him. BJ dominates same size fighters like he did with Kenny Florian and Sean Sherk. But remember Sanchez will be the bigger fighter and that is a major factor when fighting BJ Penn.

Diego is really a fighter that is always in shape and he will pressure Penn as soon as the fight starts. He will likely be able to back Penn on top of his aggressive pressure and confuse him with his strikes and kicks. After the first two rounds Penn will likely be exhausted attempting to keep with Diego's' pace. When Penn fought Matt Hughes the other time he was dominating him but by round 3 he was beyond gas and Hughes turned it up. His last fight with St Pierre he was getting thrown off his game and also by round 4 he cannot continue. If Diego can push the pace he will tire out Penn and take the fight in the latter rounds.

While many people have to have a decade or maybe more to become a black belt, Penn got his black belt with only three years to train. BJ Penn is recognized for his jiu-jitsu but if you look at his record in MMA he wins most of his fights by rear naked choke. Now if you break up his grappling game he dominates the grappling game as they is equal in weight. If Diego Sanchez were a similar weight and size he most likely would dominate your dream.

However, Diego isn't any slouch on the ground. His no gi game is excellent and contains even competed on the ADCC 2005 Absolute Division championships. The Abu Dhabi may be the most prestigious grapping tournament on the planet that is something BJ Penn never competed in before. Diego won his first fight in the ADCC and lost his second fight to Marcelo Garcia that is thought to be one of the best grapplers in the world. That was when Diego never even competed having a gi before. In 2005, sboarena Sanchez wrestled for his high school graduation in New Mexico before beginning training MMA with Greg Jackson at Jackson's Submission Fighting which can be regarded as being the most effective MMA trainer on earth. Despite never utilizing a gi in grappling Diego includes a very tight grappling game.

Striking wise you have to give a slight edge to Diego. Diego may have the reach and power advantage in the striking. He will be the greater fighter and that he can push off and jab his punches so BJ Penn won't to get in close. Technically BJ Penn can be a better striker with better fundamentals but he'll almost certainly be wrongly identified as the sheer amount of strikes as well as the reach.

Bottom Line: Remember Diego Sanchez was obviously a format member from the Greg Jackson team and Jackson was in the corner when GSP fought Penn so Sanchez will fight an identical fight that St Pierre fought. Sanchez will probably be prepared for this fight and the man will shock many.

I love the fact that Sanchez will be the bigger, stronger and much more aggressive fighter. These are the three factors that BJ Penn has troubles with in fighters. UFC sports betting wise the +220 betting likelihood is perfect and I would lay a smaller amount about the money line for Diego to win this fight. I don't think Diego has the power to knock out Penn or the grappling skill to sub him but he's got possess the power and strength to win the stand and obtain the take down points.

He even offers the skill in top position to have effective ground and pound. If he or she is in Penn's guard, he'll almost certainly perform similar thing GSP did and rehearse his size and capability to punish Penn. The Ribeiro brothers can have him the way to fight effectively in the guard. If Diego stays inside top position he can control the soil game. If Penn is on it will probably be over. However, Penn will have trouble getting top position or taking Diego's back since he will be the bigger stronger fighter.

I do believe Diego does not have the skills to beat Penn but she has the stamina and capability to hurt Penn and convey this fight late to the rounds. By the time Penn hits the forth round he will be gassed and that is when Sanchez is going to take over. The best bet is usually to bet about the UFC prop bet for Diego to win by decision. He will hurt and confuse Penn with his strikes and kicks. BJ will not likely be capable of close the distance because he is the smaller fighter. BJ Penn has a lot to look out for in this fight like strikes, kicks, takedowns and also the ground and pound while Sanchez has only to stress not stopping his back or just being for the bottom.

Look for Diego Sanchez to be the New UFC Lightweight Champion having a Split Decision

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