Silva's style depends heavily on his reflexes and movement,he is old and coming off snapping his leg in half and getting dominated twice.The signs are already there and this is a guy who in his prime ran away from Damien Maia the last 3 rounds losing the last 2...like dead tired running away.He admitted I didn't do anything cause I was tired.He also coasted vs Leitas,a few others and looked like he was starting to coast with Cote.That was in his physical prime,what he's coming back from is crazy and we should all be questioning how he'll look even if he wasn't coming off a career threatening injury.Nick has the cardio,style,boxing and chin to frustrate Silva and Silva doesn't do great with slick guys coming after him.Half the guys he fought wouldn't even fight him and in turn he looked invincible.
Nick will fight him and it could backfire or he could wear down Silva and considering everything,if Silva doesn't look good and Diaz is in tip top condition,don't kid yourself we absolutely could have an upset and Silva go ko'd by Weidman twice (the 2nd fight was flash ko in the 1st but recovered) and weidman isn't exactly a power puncher.You know that term getting old in 1 fight?Where people's careers are never ever even close to where they were after that fight...Silva might have had that one already.You,me and every single person reading this is wrong on average 3-5 times per event and many of those endings aren't expected,it's impossible to say something is for sure and this particular fight isn't near the lock I see on many events.Of course I make about 500 picks a week but still,this is a winnable fight for Diaz,I certainly wouldn't pick him to win but he can and I wouldn't be shocked if he did.