"I see no problem with either of the opponents, so for me it’s two belts. Beating Shirai means Diaz is already dead. His expiry date is up as soon as Shirai is out of the way (...) I think his boxing is phenomenal. He’s a great striker and he’s a guy that comes to fight. Although he’s fought a lot of guys standing up, he’s not fought me (...) I don’t believe there’s a middleweight fighter that can get hit by me and not be in serious trouble."
“Nick Diaz isn’t going to go toe to toe with me. More like my fist and his head landing at my toe, none of this toe to toe business - For more from Daley on Diaz and Shirai, visit MMAWeekly.com
Daley (26-9-2) made his Strikeforce debut this past December, knocking out Scott Smith in dramatic fashion just over two minutes into the opening round. Although the impressive victory earned him a shot at Welterweight Champion Nick Diaz, "Semtex" decided to delay the match-up in favor of fighting Yuya Shirai at BAMMA 5. Its a decision that, according to Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker (via Sherdog.com), could cost him the title shot.
"If (Paul Daley) loses, the deck’s going to get reshuffled, and if he wins, then he’ll be the first in line to get the title shot."
The British Association of Mixed Martial Arts' BAMMA 5 event is set for February 26th from the MEN Arena in Manchester, England. The promotion's vacant Welterweight title will be up for grabs as Paul Daley and Yuya Shirai go head to head in the main event..
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