I was thinking of what the UFC has up next for Roger Huerta and I came across a pretty sick idea. Have him fight fellow latino Diego Sanchez in Diego's LW debut! How sick would this fight be. I think this would be an action packed FOTY candidate for sure. Does anyone else love this matchup and think it could happen??
Ill throw in a poll, cuz Im curious who you guys think would win.
I agree but do you think the UFC would do it?? its not like they are gonna give Diego a can. Hes a proven WW. He may need only 1 fight b4 hes ready for a title shot. So who better for him to fight than Huerta. I suppose he could kick Kenflo's ass again.
If the UFC ever goes to Mexico live, this oughta be on the card. I think its a great idea, but I'm not sure it'll happen. It'd be a great fight though. I think Huerta could hold his own early and Diego would overwhelm him late for the win.
Thats what I was thinking. Even a Socal location would be great. There is a huge Latino fanbase there and would get alot of hype. Not to mention these guys styles make for a salivating fight!!
Yea I think Diego would eventually catch Huerta in soemthing. Diego is a sick sick grappler, I dont think alot of people realize how good he really is on the gorund.
I think if they went to mexico this is VERY likely to happen, otherwise its a possibility but theres so many different fights that are possible i dont know if it'd happen otherwise.
Diego is a real underrated fighter who just can't deal with very good wrestlers. Huerta isn't a very good wrestler so he should handle him. In fact I think Diego would have success against everyone in the LW divison but Edgar, Sherk, and Penn and he has a shot to beat those guys.
Sanchez would probably brutalize Huerta. He's bigger and probably stronger, even at 155. He was overpowered at 170 only by the likes of Fitch, a guy who is barely able to make the class.
I see this being a fun fight, with lots of nice scrambling, but Sanchez will probably overpower Roger eventually, take a mount and pound for a stoppage.
I think Diego has the abilty to beat anyone at 155 including BJ and Sherk. He is a cardio monster that never stops. If Sherk has Diego on his back for 5 rounds, there is a good chance Diego will come close if not submit Sherk. And a fight with Penn would be just as interesting. With both fighters on opposite ends of the spectrum when it comes to cardio, anything could happen.
I thought Huerta looked like shit for 99% of that fight so I cant see any reason to think he would pose a threat to Diego.
I know lots of people are saying now you have to give him his props but to me his performance brought up more questions than answers, clay is a good fighter and he beat him Ill give him that but I dont see clay as being one of the top dogs in the class. I think any of the top five guys is going to eat Huerta alive if he doesn’t get back in the gym and put some real work in, just my opinion.
Would they make this fight? I don’t think they want to make it now because whoever take a loss is in serious trouble career wise especially if its Diego. Maybe down the road for a title shot this could happen.
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