UFC 87 Video: Roger Huerta is hungry for a title shot
Report: Huerta and UFC “far apart” on contract negotiations
Dave Meltzer, in the latest edition of The Wrestling Observer, says that the UFC and Roger Huerta are “far apart” regarding contract negotiations. Huerta has one fight left on his contract after the upcoming fight with Kenny Florian this weekend. If he doesn’t renegotiate soon then there’s a very real possibility of missing out on a title shot should he win on Saturday. MMA... [Read More...]
UFC 87 Video: Kenny Florian plans to pressure Roger Huerta
Report: Nick Diaz vs. Thomas Denny booked for July 26
That’s right, ladies and gentlemen. Noons vs. Diaz appears to be definitely not happening according to Sherdog. Instead, Thomas “Wildman” Denny has been booked to fight Nick Diaz in Stockton, CA. on July 26: The former King of the Cage champion has agreed to face resident troublemaker Nick Diaz in his hometown of Stockton, Calif. on EliteXC’s second CBS-televised card at the... [Read More...]
Report: Noons vs. Diaz not happening on July 26
MMA Mania is reporting that a rumored bout between Nick Diaz and K.J. Noons for the EliteXC lightweight title is not happening on the July 26 “Unfinished Business” card, which is rumored to take place in Stockton, California, Diaz’s hometown. Diaz is still expected to compete on the card but it’s not clear who he will face off against come July 26. Could EliteXC be saving this... [Read More...]
Nick Diaz: “This is (expletive) gangster (expletive) warfare”
Nick Diaz is on the warpath, ladies and gentlemen. From Carlos Arias’ Keep Punching blog at the OC Register: “I’m trying to fight (Hayato) Sakurai, I’m trying to fight K.J. Noons, I’m trying to fight Anderson Silva, I’m trying to fight everybody. I’m trying to fight Georges (expletive) St. (expletive) Pierre. I’m trying to fight … I didn’t mean to call Georges a (expletive),... [Read More...]
Nick Diaz: “This is war to me…”
The ever-controversial Nick Diaz had some words to say to his rival K.J. Noons regarding what happened inside of the cage after Noons’ impressive title defense against Yves Edwards. From Yahoo! Sports: “I’m not a punk and I don’t start (expletive),” Diaz said. “They brought me to the cage to do an interview about the rematch. I was doing my job. I didn’t go in there like some crazy... [Read More...]
EliteXC: Return of the King Thoughts & Commentary
K.J. Noons could be the real deal. I’m not 100% sold on Noons being the real deal just yet but he is certainly making a case for himself with some high-profile victories. This win over Edwards was really jaw dropping and Noons showed the ability to take a hard shot, recover with power, and go for the kill when he smelled blood. There are things that we haven’t yet seen from Noons, though,... [Read More...]
EliteXC: Return of the King fight card
What: Elite XC: Return of the King When: June 14th @ 10pm ET Where: Blaisdell Arena; Honolulu, Hawaii Here’s the latest on the EXC: Return of the King event: Main Card KJ Noons vs. Yves Edwards (EXC Lightweight Title) Nick Diaz vs. Muhsin Corbbrey Murilo “Ninja” Rua vs. Tony Bonello Dave “Pee Wee” Herman vs. Ron “H2O” Waterman Rafael Feijao vs. Wayne Cole Undercard (televised on... [Read More...]
EliteXC: “Return of the King” Promo (video)
This summer is really heating up as far as MMA action goes. We’ve had almost a month now where every weekend there has been at least one event. This weekend is no different as there’s three MMA events (EliteXC: Return of the King, Adrenaline MMA, and DREAM 4). EliteXC: Return of the King is featuring some pretty bangin’ fights like Nick Diaz vs. Muhsin Corbbrey, heavyweight prospect... [Read More...]
KJ Noons: Nick Diaz is “a big crybaby”
KJ Noons had some choice words for the man that he beat to win EliteXC’s 160 lbs. title late last year at EliteXC: Renegade after a reporter asked him about the notion that he’s been dodging Diaz: “But I don’t dodge anybody. As a champion, you can’t duck anyone. You only have one option. You fight the best. Whoever that is, that’s who I fight. Unfortunately, Nick’s not the best... [Read More...]
Report: Fickett out due to injury; 5 other bouts announced for EliteXC’s June 14th show
MMA Weekly is reporting that Drew Fickett has had to pull out of his June 14 welterweight title fight with Jake Shields due to a knee injury. The news comes from EliteXC Vice President Jared Shaw who was a recent guest on MMA Weekly radio. From MMA Weekly: “Obviously the back injury happened (to Shields) and the easiest thing to do was move him to Hawaii to fight Drew,” said Shaw in the... [Read More...]
Report: Yves Edwards vs. K.J. Noons postponed until June 14
The Fight Network is reporting today that an EliteXC lightweight title fight between Yves Edwards and K.J. Noons has been postponed to June 14th: Yves Edwards will have to wait a little longer for his shot at K.J. Noons and the EliteXC lightweight championship. On a three-fighting winning streak, the rejuvenated Edwards will challenge Noons for the 160-pound belt on Saturday, June 14 – not April... [Read More...]
Noons issues explosive response to Diaz’s camp and reveals title match vs. Edwards is in the works during new exclusive interview
In an exclusive interview with ProElite.com (SamCaplan.ProElite.com) on Wednesday afternoon, EliteXC lightweight champion K.J. Noons fired back at the camp of Nick Diaz following a post on the web site GracieFighter.com that accuses Noons of turning down a proposed rematch against Niaz on April 26 in Honolulu, Hawaii. GracieFighter.com, which is operated by Diaz’s long-time trainer, Cesar Gracie,... [Read More...]
Yves Edwards to face K.J. Noons for EliteXC lightweight title on April 26th
According to the website of American Top Team, new EliteXC fighter and former number one lightweight in the world, Yves Edwards, will face EliteXC’s current 160 lbs. champion, K.J. Noons for the EliteXC lightweight title on April 26th in Hawaii. Edwards is coming off of a brutal knockout victory over Edson Berto at EliteXC: Street Certified and seems to have rejuvenated his career since making... [Read More...]
Noons says he’s open to rematches with Diaz and Bennett
I was able to catch up with new EliteXC lightweight champion K.J. Noons on Tuesday afternoon. Iasked Noons about Saturday’s controversial ending against in his fight against Nick Diaz and what’s next for the newly crowned champion: Sam Caplan: After you beat Nick Diaz, how did you celebrate? K.J. Noons: I showered up and we went out to a Fudrucker’s that my buddy owns in Corpus Christi.... [Read More...]
New interview with K.J. Noons now available
For those of you who haven’t gotten into the habit of checking out my blog on ProElite.com in addition to this blog, you can check out an interview I recently conducted with K.J. Noons by clicking here. I asked Noons about his thoughts on possibly fighting Nick Diaz on Nov. 10 and if he intends to continue to pursue pro fighting careers in both MMA and boxing. Read More →
K.J. Noons confirms broken left hand
EliteXC lightweight fighter K.J. Noons has confirmed that recent X-rays revealed a fracture to his left hand. According to Noons, the injury took place during the first round of his victory over Edson Berto and he’ll be sidelined 6-8 weeks as a result. He hopes to resume training in some capacity within six weeks. With the injury, any chance of a bout with Nick Diaz on September 15 in Hawaii... [Read More...]
Updates on Noons vs. Diaz and Trigg vs. Shields
A source close to EliteXC informed me today that plans are in the works to make a match between K.J. Noons and Nick Diaz for September 15 in Hawaii. There is some internal concern about reports stating Noons may have suffered a hand injury vs. Edson Berto last Friday night and the match likely won’t become official until they know for sure that he’s 100 percent healthy. In regard to an... [Read More...]
Noons could be Diaz’s first opponent in EliteXC
I was a guest on Fight Network Radio with Mauro Ranallo today. Mauro and I discussed a number of topics and Mauro revealed that K.J. Noons has been discussed as a possible opponent for Nick Diaz on EliteXC’s next card slated for September 15 in Honolulu. I want to stress that Mauro didn’t say the match was signed, only that Noons is receiving consideration for the bout. He did mention that... [Read More...]
