Can Joe "Diesel" Riggs make a Comeback!?

[Ogata]

I love this guy, he is one of the reasons I got in to boxing as well as fitness and healthy diet.

He truly is an inspiration going from this:

To this:

He is also an amazing boxer and has pro boxing experience though for some reason his matches were never registered on boxrec. But he is known for having good boxing as well as a decent grappling game with a background in wrestling.

In his fight with Phil Baroni he dominated phil with a great stand up game which we saw him through tons of kicks. His latest loss have been to Kendell Groves,Jordan Mein and Bryan Baker. Other than that he has defeated most people outside of ufc.

Can he make it back to the ufc?

 

[Megatronlee]

No. No he can't.

 

[schwe30]

No.

 

[Megatronlee]

I don't quite KNOW what it was but for some reason he never got over the hump

 

[Tankeray]

No.

 

[Cajun]

No. No he can't.

This.... no way. He peaked and wasn't superman before...

 

[Machida11]

I think the UFC still has a grudge against him for missing weight for his title fight with Hughes, and his best days are behind him.

 

[Psychojoe86]

Riggs was crazy in that he has some sick wins but would lose so easily at times. Perhaps the most inconsistent mma fighter of all time. He had tons of experience for his age as well with many fights over the years. It's too bad.

 

[Steve08]

No.

To put it one way, it's not the age of the car; it's the mileage on the engine.

 

[aModerateThreat]

wasnt his comeback winning the bellator reality show?

 

[The-AxeMurderer]

It was so dumb when he was on Bellators version of TUF.

It was so obvious he was going to win, a veteran like him shouldn't be on a show like that.

Hes well rounded and a good fighter, but seems like he doesnt excel in one area, he doesn't really stand out.

I dont think he will do much unfortunately.

 

[Azure]

No he cannot

 

[Psychojoe86]

Revisiting his record , it seemed he would easily destroy less experienced fighters but whenever facing a step up in competition, he often fell victim to guillotine chokes and sudden kos.

Still has a tko cut stoppage over lytle and the infamous decision over diaz

 

[Grimm911]

Negativo

 

[Dorkman]

I think the UFC still has a grudge against him for missing weight for his title fight with Hughes, and his best days are behind him.

I have a hard time believing they held a grudge, considering Riggs took the fight on short notice. Believe it was Karo Parisyan who was supposed to fight him that night.

 

[Allegory]

Please no. Diesel and Timmay can go ahead and stay in Mma past

 

[JayPettryMMA]

Nope. Not happening.

 

[Xplosives]

No. No he can't.

+1 its over

 

[Jorge Luis Borges]

Nothing against Diesel, but this seems extremely unlikely.

His best win was probably the hospital brawl versus Diaz.

 

[The Swirl]

I saw him last year on a Bellator card and wasn't impressed. His best days are behind him