Paul "Semtex" Daley Signs with Strikeforce; Whom Should He Train with to Improve his Grappling Skills?

PAUL "SEMTEX'' DALEY 25-9-2 SIGNS WITH STRIKEFORCE!

It is great to see a fighter be able to continue to fight even after making a mistake by hitting an opponent after the match.  However, who doesn't want to hit trash talking Josh "Kos" Koscheck?  Just about everybody for his failure to win the Academy Award by faking an alleged knee strike to the eye by Daley.  Add in his recent accusations that George St. Pierre was "fake" and not a "squeaky clean Superman" and there will be a line waiting to hit him. 
 
Daley won a controversial win against Jorge Masvidal at Shark Fights 13 and responded to the crowd's displeasure thank you for paying my wages.  Daley has impressive striking skills but his take-down defense and ground skills are still lacking to be a belt-holder.  Whom Should He Train with to Improve his Grappling Skills? Did you think his match at Shark Fights 13 in Texas showed enough improvement when he did not make weight?  Shark Fights 13 was on September 11, 2010 at the Civic Center Coliseum in Amarillo, Texas and the commentators were legendary Dutch MMA fighter Bas Rutten and American legendary MMA fighter and wrestler Don Frye.










MONTREAL- MAY 8: Josh Koscheck (top) stands on Paul Daley in their welter weight bout at UFC 113 at Bell Centre on May 8, 2010 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Richard Wolowicz/Getty Images)

Paul Daley being restrained by the UFC referee after an illegal punch that landed on Koscheck's head immediately after the fight was over.  Daley lost this match and threw it while Koscheck was walking away.  This resulted in Zuffa's release of Daley from their competition.  Daley's defense was that Koscheck's trash talking in this submission angered him. The real submission win may go to this UFC ref.

NEW YORK (Sept. 15, 2010) - Top-10 world-ranked welterweight, Paul Daley, has signed a multi-fight deal with world championship Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) promotion STRIKEFORCE.



The 5-foot-9, 27-year-old native of London who fights out of Nottingham, England, has won two straight and six of his last seven. Overall, the cocky, brash seven-year pro is 25-9-2.



Nicknamed "Semtex" after an explosive that British armed forces use to demolish large structures, Daley is coming off a unanimous three-round decision over recent STRIKEFORCE signee, Jorge Masvidal, last Saturday, Sept. 11. It was the first time since July 1, 2006, that Daley had won a fight on points.



Daley is a freelance mixed martial artist whose style is an aggressive mix of striking, striking and more striking.

 "I am a striker - there is no secret about that,'' the exciting British bomber said. "I like to knock people out aggressively and quickly. That's my game and no opponent's going to change that. Almost all my fights are exciting and memorable with non-stop action.''

Daley specializes in Muay Thai (Dutch style). He utilizes lead leg kicks often and possesses devastating knees and quick, heavy hands.


"I'm looking forward to fighting for STRIKEFORCE and would really love to fight (current STRIKEFORCE welterweight champion) Nick Diaz,'' Daley said. "He's a big name and a great fighter. Diaz would bring out the best in me and would be a great test.''

Daley, who has compiled a highlight reel of impressive knockout victories, has competed against some of the best since turning professional in June 2003. Three of his most significant victories came against Masvidal, a 2:24, first-round KO (punches) over Dustin Hazelett on Jan. 2, 2010, and a 2:31, first-round TKO (punches) over Martin Kampmann on Sept. 19, 2009.


A former Cage Rage champion, Daley appeared on a STRIKEFORCE co-promoted card on June 22, 2007. On the undercard of Frank Shamrock vs. Phil Baroni in San Jose, Calif., he registered a second-round TKO (punches) over Duane "Bang''Ludwig.



Daley was introduced to martial arts when he began taking karate at the age of 7. Besides England, he also trains in Holland. For a time several years ago, Daley was involved in a project with Mothers Against Guns in London.



About STRIKEFORCE
STRIKEFORCE (www.strikeforce.com <http://www.strikeforce.com/> ) is a world-class mixed martial arts cage fight promotion which, on Friday, March 10, 2006, made history with its "Shamrock vs. Gracie" event, the first sanctioned mixed martial arts fight card in California state history.  The star-studded extravaganza, which pitted legendary champion Frank Shamrock against Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Cesar Gracie at San Jose's HP Pavilion, played host to a sold-out, record crowd of 18,265.  Since 1995, STRIKEFORCE, sanctioned by ISKA, has been the exclusive provider of martial arts programming for ESPN and, after 12 years of success as a leading, world championship kickboxing promotion, the company unveiled its mixed martial arts (MMA) series with "Shamrock vs. Gracie."  In May 2008, West Coast Productions, the parent company of STRIKEFORCE, partnered with Silicon Valley Sports & Entertainment (SVS&E), an entity created in 2000 to oversee all business operation aspects of the San Jose Sharks and HP Pavilion at San Jose.  In March 2009, STRIKEFORCE signed a multi-year agreement with SHOWTIME® to stage live events on the premium cable television network.  The promotion has since also produced two live, primetime events on the CBS Television Network.