Willie Diggs strikes again

Fighter profile of Willie Diggs by Chris Karter

London, England - 6,397 fans crammed into the Camden Conference Centre in anticipation of the Main Event at RISE 121 that would see Welterweight Champion "Playoff" Willie Diggs take on former champion Moncontour Chevrolet. Despite Willie being the champion riding an 8-fight win streak, oddsmakers had Chevrolet as the -150 favorite heading into the bout. The contender was 7-1 in his last 8 fights, riding a 3 fight win streak since losing the title to Kane Thoupas back in June.

From the very start of the fight, Willie's right hand found it's range. The American send the challenger crashing to the mat with a big right hand shortly after the minute marker. Willie waved him up and Chevrolet obliged, firing off a head kick as soon as he did so, but Willie stayed on him and picked his shots.

A minute later Willie countered a leg kick with another crisp right hand that dropped Chevrolet for the second time, that big right hand, the Willie special, stinging the French fighter every time it landed. From there is didn't take Diggs long, he had found his range and knew he could hurt the challenger. Diggs came forward swinging punches, miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Chevrolet to the mat, unconscious. This fight is all over! Chevrolet just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches and Diggs' right hand finally turned off the lights.

Willie Diggs (12-3 MMA, 5-0 RISE) scores his third straight first round knockout victory and records his 3rd title fight victory. It's clear that Willie's blistering right hand and lethal high kicks pack some serious firepower behind them, firepower he obviously inherited from his grandfather Moses Diggs, who was also known for the dynamite he possessed.

MMA runs in Willie's DNA. He is the son of SYN' Hall of Famer Orlando Diggs, a decision machine whose fighting style was once considered the Floyd Mayweather of MMA, or a black Nate Diaz, for his resilence and ability to push forward, overwhelming opponents with volume and precision on his way to #1 P4P. Although his father and grandfather had polar opposite styles, both were able to capture the prestigeous SYN' belts; Moses at LHW, and Orlando at WW.

For Chevrolet (7-3 MMA, 7-2 RISE) he has his 3 fight win streak snapped and it's back to the drawing board. He's now 1-2 in title fights at RISE but despite the ups and downs, remains one of the most skilled fighters in the entire division. Action Jackson's camp was hanging their head low after the loss but we expect them to bounce back like before and make another run in due time.

For Willie, he tolds fans that he's overdue for a nice long vacation after accepting a short notice title defense to save this card for the RISE organization.

"I wasn't even suppose to fight today. I took this fight on short notice. So now I'm gonna take some time off, be with the kids, the fam, enjoy the beaches and cheap women in Tahiti. Once I'm done flaggin' I'll go back to the gym and get on the grind. I gotta get better if I want to win a SYN belt like my pops and grand-daddy. Every generation of Diggs has won a SYN belt, and I don't want to break that tradition. It won't be easy, but with a lot of hard work and a little luck, we'll make it happen. I believe that."

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