UFN19 Tonight: Nate Diaz Needs a Win
Posted by Dave Walsh on September 16th, 2009
When push comes to shove, we never tire of the Diaz boys. Tonight will be no exception as Nate Diaz will square off with cocaine-abuser Melvin Guillard. Coke vs. Weed will happen tonight.
After being a it over last night, Nate Diaz made weight on his second try, so all is prepared for tonight. Heavy.com has a preview (by some dashingly handsome writer) for the main event.
The Diaz brothers are known for being brash, arrogant, loud-mouthed and talented enough to back up everything they say, but somehow Nate Diaz finds himself with two losses in a row in a company that generally issues a pink slip to fighters after they suffer three losses in a row. The challenge that faces Nate Diaz is Melvin’s wrestling (Nick and Nate are not exactly known for takedown defense) and hard-hitting muay thai skills. Nate, like his brother, has a hard time turning down an invite to a firefight standing up and prides himself on his boxing skills. After the tough loss to Joe Stevenson, whose wrestling made a fool of Nate last time around, Nate needs to not lose faith in his jiu-jitsu. Especially against Guillard.Melvin Guillard has a wrestling background to go with his crushing muay thai, but it seems like his wrestling has only led him into deeper waters that he was not yet ready for, as 6 out of his 7 losses were to submissions. Clearly both men are going to need completely different gameplans for this fight; Guillard looks to keep Nate standing up and knock him out, and Diaz to take this to the ground and gain another Submission of the Night honor and ensure some job security. The real test is to see if Nate can stick to his guns and use his superior jiu-jitsu against Guillard.