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  • Takanori Gomi

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***OFFICIAL*** Takanori Gomi vs. Diego Sanchez Thread

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#1 ·
Lightweight bout: 155 pounds

 
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#7 ·
Sanchez by cardio if nothing else. Skillwise they are pretty equal from the start but since Gomi has been looking like crap since he joined the UFC, I'll just say Sanchez takes it however he wants. Sanchez is also bigger & has better cardio.
I give Gomi very little chance in this.
 
#10 ·
Not a fan of either. Well, old Gomi was cool, but they are still trying to push him like he is good, he is near the bottom of the division in my opinion. He gets wrecked by anyone even decent. And Diego is just a spaz that lands none of his 1000 punches.

Diego by spaz attack on crusty Gomi.
 
#12 ·
Sanchez should take this fight with his pace and cardio but he also has to use his well rounded all MMA skills. If he does that then I cannot see Gomi having a chance.
If Sanchez decides to brawl with Gomi then it could be bad. Sanchez has a great chin and heart but if Gomi lands one of his power hooks then Sanchez will get his lights turned off.

I want Gomi to win, he is one of my favourite MMA fighters of all time. Come on you underdog!!
 
#14 ·
i know BJ dropped Sanchez and completely dominateded him from that point on, but BJ has the kind of power that most LHWs don't even poses.. Gomi may have similar power but is no where near as good as BJ..

Gomi also doesn't have the cardio to hang with the pace that Sanchez will bring.. Diego has a hard chin too so even if Gomi lands a bomb he is gonna have a hard time actually finishing Sanchez.

I predict Gomi winning the first via landing some hard shots especially since he is the better striker.. but after that he wont be able to stop Diego's pace and he will get overwhelmed. So Diego wins a solid UD or even a mid-late third round stoppage..
 
#15 ·
Penn and Ellenberger failed to knock Sanchez out, so I don't see Gomi doing it. I'm not saying Gomi couldn't knock Sanchez out, but I just see it as being unlikely.

I'd be upset if Diego lost this fight. It's a great match up for him. Gomi has a punchers chance if Diego gets too aggressive, but Diego's granite chin should hold up. I just wonder when that chin will begin to weaken. He seems to take a lot of damage, and we've seen the toll that has taken in other fighters.

I hope Diego gets the finish. He seems to be better almost everywhere at this point in my opinion, and his conditioning and pace is the icing. I see him breaking Gomi down and finishing him in the later rounds. Looking forward to this one.
 
#18 ·
Just a question stun gun, this isn't intended to knock on you at all, but do you always pick the Asian to win if one is fighting by default? I know you've stated you believe in them, which is cool and all. I'd like to see a hungry Gomi fight Sanchez, it would be a crazy fight. It's just hard to know if Gomi will come in hungry. If you got some inside information on that, I'd like to hear it. I'd kinda feel "meh" if Diego beat on an unmotivated Gomi, despite being a Sanchez fan. I like seeing legit wins.
 
#19 ·
No I don't always go for the Asians by default. Though I am a bi fan of the Asian fighters.

In all honesty this a tough fight for Gomi because of Sanchez has good cardio. But I see it this way, Gomi has looked better and better for his last two fights. Yeah Sanchez is better than both. But this fight is in Japan, Gomi has a fire under him right now, he wouldn't be talking the way he is if he wasn't He believes he can make a run at the title again. He's motivated. If he worked his Cardio then I think he will be able to stop Sanchez. Gomi has had issues in the past with his grappling but those losses were all unmotivated Gomi.
 
#22 ·
I disagree that they're overrated. THe current forms of Gomi and Sanchez are both a bit past prime. But tthey both offer something good for every fighter.

Sanchez is not the most skilled fighter in the world (he tends to throw out the gameplan and brawl) he's a high intensity fighter who gives guys troubles, he's got a great chin, he's got underrated grappling (top game, not bottom) his striking to my knowledge has never been said to be great. He's an okay striker.

Gomi is past prime for sure, but he's been looking good last few fights. His cardio needs work. But to say Gomi is overrated in the striking department is horse shit. He hits harder than any other LW, and puts a lot of pressure on you, and throws big body shots. He strugles with guys who are more technical because he's a bit wild with his punches, and throws wide often times. His grappling is a bit underrated too, he hasn't looked good in the UFC but back in pride he showed great submission skills. Not the best, but more than most give him credit for. He has good TDD as well.
 
#25 ·
Meh i think both of their striking games suck. Which may make for a good fight.

Gomi has basically 1 strike. He is crouched over like a hunchback and his power hand usually comes up a foot short. Sure he has Ko power and a chin, but he isn't a good striker. There is little shame in it at this point, but this was obviously when he fought Nate Diaz. On the ground Nate schooled him and everyone realized he would. So that left Gomi with 1 chance, striking. And Nate made him look like a rookie in that department. Vs. any disciplined, solid technical striker, Gomi will look like crap standing these days.

Sanchez has never been a good striker. His volume and aggression do him well vs. other average to below average strikers. But he usually gets beat up pretty bad on the feet. His strikes have little rhyme or reason, it is just a cluster fock of nothing.
 
#27 ·
Diego seems to be having trouble making weight. This just got a little more interesting..

I hope this doesn't effect his performance against Gomi. Sanchez is one of my favorite fighters. I wouldn't want to imagine him losing a fight because of cardio issues. He's always seemed to be above that sort of thing.
 
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