Paul “Semtex” Daley believes Nick Diaz will want to stand with him but he’ll be instructed to take him to the ground

Strikeforce welterweight number one contender, Paul “Semtex” Daley has been speaking about his upcoming fight with Nick Diaz on April 9^th in San Diego, California, explaining in his mind the man from Stockton will want to try and stand with him but his instructor, Cesar Gracie, will instruct his man to take it to the ground as often as possible.
Speaking via MMADigest.com, Daley said:

“I think (our) stare down will be very interesting. But I think Nick (Diaz), he knows that this is the hardest fight for a long time. I truly believe that. And if he doesn’t believe that, I think Cesar Gracie, his coach and trainer, and his teammates, (Gilbert) Melendez and (Jake) Shields, know this is his hardest fight for a long time. So, I think either way he’s training his ass off just the same as I’m doing.”

“Yeah I’ve always had a strong left and I’ve been developing it through training and conditioning. It just seems to be paying off for me really well. You know, it’s my killer move, it’s my go-to move.”

“Most definitely. Diaz will come at me and take me down. Not because he wants to but because I believe Cesar Gracie will instruct him too. I think they know how good my standup is and when something so big is on the line, I think the sensible thing for Diaz is to do is try and take me down. (Josh) Koscheck said he was going to stand with me, didn’t end up happening because of the risk of The Ultiamte Fighter show, and it’s pretty much the same here, this is the welterweight title. So I think his management will tell him to try and take me down.”

“I’m going to knock him out within three rounds. I think he’s going to have difficulty clinching me, going to have difficulty taking me down, shooting from the outside. And he’s going to have difficulty dealing with my power and speed, whether it be punches, or kicks or elbows or whatever.”

Daley is coming off a series of impressive wins which included a first round TKO win over former middleweight, Scott Smith in his last fight which resulted in the veteran falling face first to the canvas after getting caught by one of Daley’s big shots. Stay tuned to MMABay for more build-up to this one as we get it.