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Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz will put his belt on the line for the first time in a rematch against KJ Noons at Strikeforce: San Jose on Oct. 9 at the HP Pavilion, Strikeforce confirmed Wednesday to MMAFighting.com.
Noons, who defeated Jorge Gurgel last Saturday, will move up to welterweight for this championship bout with Diaz. Noons has been competing mostly at lightweight or around 160 pounds and this past weekend missed weight for the Gurgel fight scheduled for 155 pounds, stepping off the scale at 156.25 pounds.
Noons and Diaz met four years ago in a Showtime-televised fight also with title stakes for EliteXC in Corpus Christi, Texas. Noons emerged the 160-pound champion after stopping Diaz after one round due to cuts. Diaz has since undergone surgery to remove scar tissue in an effort to reduce the chances of cuts on his face during a fight.