Daniel Hooker +165
Diakiese got exposed by Drakkar Klose. Diakiese is ultra athletic and he's got a lot of potential but his last fight showed that he has massive holes in his game. He doesn't know how to set up his strikes and he just relies too much on his athleticism. It's the same with his grappling, he goes for all these untechnical power TD's that cost a lot of energy but he can pull it off because he's a great athlete.
Hooker seems so much better physically at 155, his tall frame is much better suited for the division. I was impressed with his performance vs Pearson, so much better than the Knight fight, gotta attribute most of that to the new weight class. At 155, Daniel Hooker is a going to be a much better fighter.
Diakiese has never fought a striker on the level of Hooker. One of the big reasons I like this match up for Hooker stylistically is because of the leg kicks. Hooker has good leg kicks and he throws a lot of them, Diakiese got his lead leg compromised badly in his last last and didn't seem to have an answer.
I think Hooker out strikes and out classes Diakiese on the feet. Diakiese will try to wrestle and he might have success early but I think Hooker takes over later in the fight.
