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Blue CornerFans are still talking about Adrian Yanez stopping Cody Garbrandt with punches in the clinch. Now he faces Juan Diaz at Madison Square Garden on the UFC 334 card, and Diaz brings a slick rear naked choke over Malcolm Wellmaker from his first UFC win. Those are two very different ways to make people pay attention. Here's the thing: Yanez's road to that Garbrandt finish was anything but smooth.
- Yanez just stopped Garbrandt with punches in the clinch.
- Diaz's first UFC win ended with a rear naked choke.
- Yanez has the experience, but Diaz brings a real takedown threat.
The fight could open up during the first close exchanges, when Yanez's clinch punches and Diaz's takedown threat compete for the same space.
He drew with Ricky Simon by majority decision, lost a split decision to Daniel Marcos, and had an earlier fight stopped by Jonathan Martinez's leg kicks. Diaz has only the Wellmaker win in his listed UFC history, so this is a chance to see how he handles someone who has spent much more time in the Octagon. Both men stand orthodox and their reach is close, but the real question is where they meet. Yanez showed against Garbrandt that he can hurt someone in the clinch, and he finished Vinicius Salvador with punches on the ground.
Diaz's takedown numbers point to a threat of their own, while that choke against Wellmaker gives Yanez a reason to guard his neck whenever the distance closes. Yanez needs to keep his balance when Diaz changes levels; Diaz needs to enter without giving Yanez a clean shot. That's what makes the first few exchanges so interesting.
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Fans are still talking about Adrian Yanez stopping Cody Garbrandt with punches in the clinch. Now he faces Juan Diaz at Madison Square Garden on the UFC 334 card, and Diaz brings a slick rear naked choke over Malcolm Wellmaker from his first UFC win. Those are two very different ways to make people pay attention. Here's the thing: Yanez's road to that Garbrandt finish was anything but smooth.
- Yanez just stopped Garbrandt with punches in the clinch.
- Diaz's first UFC win ended with a rear naked choke.
- Yanez has the experience, but Diaz brings a real takedown threat.
The fight could open up during the first close exchanges, when Yanez's clinch punches and Diaz's takedown threat compete for the same space.
He drew with Ricky Simon by majority decision, lost a split decision to Daniel Marcos, and had an earlier fight stopped by Jonathan Martinez's leg kicks. Diaz has only the Wellmaker win in his listed UFC history, so this is a chance to see how he handles someone who has spent much more time in the Octagon. Both men stand orthodox and their reach is close, but the real question is where they meet. Yanez showed against Garbrandt that he can hurt someone in the clinch, and he finished Vinicius Salvador with punches on the ground.
Diaz's takedown numbers point to a threat of their own, while that choke against Wellmaker gives Yanez a reason to guard his neck whenever the distance closes. Yanez needs to keep his balance when Diaz changes levels; Diaz needs to enter without giving Yanez a clean shot. That's what makes the first few exchanges so interesting.
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