CSAC explains Nick Diaz situation

The upcoming bout between Nick Diaz and Jay Hieron on the main portion of the “Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg” event scheduled for August 15 is currently in extreme turmoil. FiveOuncesOfPain.com recently had the opportunity to get the latest details on this unfolding story from California State Athletic Commission Assistant Executive Officer Bill Douglas. According to him this bout is not... [Read More...]

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CSAC confirms that Nick Diaz vs. Jay Hieron bout is in severe jeopardy

On Friday evening Nick Diaz no-showed for a pre-fight drug screening with the California State Athletic Commission in order to clear himself for action in the upcoming bout between himself and Jay Hieron at “Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg” on August 15. No problem, explained CSAC Assistant Executive Officer Bill Douglas, he’d go out of his way to make the fight happen. Douglas re-scheduled... [Read More...]

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Nick Diaz vs. Jay Hieron set for Strikeforce Welterweight Championship

A welterweight title fight between Nick Diaz and Jay Hieron will be one of the live televised bouts on the upcoming “Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg” card. The news comes courtesy of a recent report from MMAFanhouse.com who confirmed the match-up through Hieron’s manager, Ken Pavia. The unlikely championship bout came to fruition after Joe Riggs was pulled from fight with Diaz due... [Read More...]

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Nick Diaz vs. Jay Hieron likely for Aug. 15 “Strkefore: Carano vs. Cyborg” (UPDATED)

It appears as though a match-up between Nick Diaz and Jay Hieron is currently being pieced together by Strikeforce for the companies August 15 show. Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg is set to take place in San Jose, California from the HP Pavilion and will air live on Showtime. The unlikely bout between the two is now looking very likely according to a recent report from GracieFighter.com. Unlikely because... [Read More...]

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Nick Diaz vs. Joe Riggs II will be for Strikeforce welterweight championship

A previously announced rematch bout between Joe Riggs (30-10 MMA, 3-2 Strikeforce) and Nick Diaz (20-7 MMA, 2-0 Strikeforce) has now taken on a new meaning: it will be for the first ever Strikeforce welterweight title.  The news of the recently created welterweight title came in a report on MMAWeekly.com and FiveOuncesofPain.com has recently confirmed the championship match-up with sources close... [Read More...]

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Nick Diaz vs. Joe Riggs II set for “Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg”

Nick Diaz is expected to face off with an old rival in Joe Riggs on August 15 on the main card of Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg. The event is scheduled to take place at the HP Pavillion in San Jose, California. Sources within Strikeforce recently confirmed the bout according to a recent report on Carson’s Corner. This bout between the two will be the second professional mixed martial arts match-up... [Read More...]

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Nick Diaz vs. Scott Smith to be added to June 6 Strikeforce event

Fresh off their dramatic victories during Strikeforce’s “Shamrock vs. Diaz” event on April 11 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif., Nick Diaz and Scott Smith will both be press into action again with less than two months recovery time in order to compete during the promotion’s next big event on Saturday, June  6 in St. Louis, MO. As far as their opponents are concerned, Diaz... [Read More...]

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Up in Smoke: Circumventing CSAC’s Anti-Marijuana Policy

In pre-fight interviews, Nick Diaz, the highly-skilled Gracie jiu-jitsu black belt, and charismatic MMA athlete and personality, made it very clear he enjoyed smoking marijuana and, notwithstanding the California State Athletic Commission’s (”CSAC”) rules to the contrary, he planned to continue smoking in the weeks leading up to his main event bout with MMA legend Frank Shamrock. Of... [Read More...]

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What’s next for Nick Diaz?

I will be the first one to admit that I am not a big fan of Nick Diaz. Some people say he is good for the sport and that he brings in many fans that normally would not be interested in mixed martial arts. I don’t believe a guy who is an admitted pot smoker and who tends to stir up as much trouble as possible is good for the sport. I found him to be very disrespectful and I could not stand his antics... [Read More...]

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Frank Shamrock: “Odds are, I’m probably going to knock Nick Diaz out”

Frank Shamrock has nothing left to prove in mixed martial arts. The UFC’s first ever light heavyweight champion (at the time referred to as middleweight championship), Shamrock went on to defend the the title four times from 1998 through 1999, cementing his place as one of the organizations most dominant champions of all time. Having retired from MMA as a UFC champion, Shamrock returned to this... [Read More...]

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5 Oz. Video Interview with Frank Shamrock: “Nick’s an easy opponent to pick on”

FiveOuncesOfPain.com’s Jay Tan was on location in Los Angeles, Calif. on Thursday for a press conference hosted by Showtime and Strikeforce in anticipation of April 11’s “Shamrock vs. Diaz” event. Below is video of Tan interviewing Frank Shamrock regarding his game plan for Nick Diaz, thoughts on his adoptive brother Ken Shamrock’s suspension for steroids, how his contract status was... [Read More...]

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5 Oz. Video Interview with Nick Diaz: “There’s no such thing as bad for the sport”

FiveOuncesOfPain.com’s Jay Tan was on location in Los Angeles, Calif. on Thursday for a press conference hosted by Showtime and Strikeforce in anticipation of April 11’s “Shamrock vs. Diaz” event. After the press conference, Tan was able to catch up for Nick Diaz for an exclusive interview. During the interview Diaz responded to statements made by Frank Shamrock claiming that... [Read More...]

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Shamrock vs. Diaz: An unconventional matchup that makes sense

A lot of people are excited about Strikeforce’s freshly confirmed April 11 main event between Frank Shamrock and Nick Diaz matchup. However, not everyone is a fan. After all, you’re talking about a fight between two competitors, who, in recent times have been separated by an entire weight class. Yet in spite of the unconventional matchmaking involved with Shamrock vs. Diaz, it’s a... [Read More...]

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Frank Shamrock vs. Nick Diaz set for Strikeforce’s April 11 show

Former Strikeforce middleweight champion Frank Shamrock will make his return to competitive fighting after a one year layoff when he takes on Nick Diaz during Strikeforce’s next event on April 11 at the HP Pavilion and San Jose, Calif. The matchup had been rumored for the past several days but FiveOuncesOfPain.com was able to confirm early Tuesday morning that the fight has been finalized. An... [Read More...]

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Nick Diaz expected to fight for Strikeforce; April debut possible

Former EliteXC lightweight title challenger Nick Diaz appears set to join several of the promotion’s top fighters in transitioning to Strikeforce following the latter’s recent acquisition of select assets from ProElite. “Nick Diaz will most likely be fighting in late March or early April for Strikeforce,” reads a statement on GracieFighter.com, a website owned and operated by... [Read More...]

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Cesar Gracie says Nick Diaz to fight next in Japan

Ever since the collapse of ProElite and EliteXC, managers such as Monte Cox have reviewed their fighters’ contracts and contacted EliteXC officials about a possible breach of contract with ProElite closing its doors. The contract for EliteXC’s fighters basically states that if EliteXC is unable to fulfill its payment obligations that the fighters can seek to terminate their contract with... [Read More...]

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K.J. Noons says he’s a free agent, EliteXC says otherwise

K.J. Noons was stripped of the EliteXC lightweight title almost a month ago after not coming to terms with EliteXC on a possible title defense against Nick Diaz. The promotion wanted to schedule Noons vs. Diaz for their October 4 EliteXC “Heat” show on CBS. Noons refused to defend the title against Nick Diaz and cited several reasons, including the fact that he felt Diaz wasn’t the... [Read More...]

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K.J. Noons given until today to make decision about future with EliteXC

MMA Junkie spoke with K.J. Noons on Sunday to get his reaction to being stripped of EliteXC’s 160 lbs. title. Noons indicated that he’d been given a deadline of today, the 22nd of September, to make a decision whether or not he wants to fight again under the EliteXC banner. “We were given until Monday, and we’re figuring it all out today. I’ll make a statement tomorrow... [Read More...]

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Alvarez and Diaz could vie for vacant EliteXC lightweight title

While EliteXC officials declined to offer specifics regarding a possible fight to determine a new lightweight champion for the promotion, sources informed FiveOuncesOfPain.com earlier in the week that the company had been considering an option that would involve Nick Diaz and Eddie Alvarez competing for the newly vacant title in a featured bout during a tentative Nov. 8 card. The title became vacant... [Read More...]

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UFN 15: UFC awards $30,000 bonuses to four fighters

The UFC issued its standard set of awards following last night’s UFC Fight Night 15 show in Omaha, Nebraska at the Omaha Civic Center. The amount of the bonuses for the Spike TV event was $30,000 per award with Nate Diaz, Josh Neer, Alessio Sakara, and Wilson Gouveia. Diaz won a split decision over Neer in the main event of the show but both fighters were winners after their bout was declared... [Read More...]

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