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K.J. Noons doesn’t have to search very hard for an answer when you ask whether he regards his win over Nick Diaz as a true victory.
“Of course,” he snorts, as if he’s never even considered any other way of looking at it.
As if Diaz hasn’t been making the opposing case ever since they first met with the EliteXC lightweight title on the line almost three years ago, when a doctor stoppage due to cuts after round one sent Diaz into a rage as Noons celebrated in the cage.
“That’s his opinion,” Noons says, shrugging off Diaz’s complaints. “And his opinion on how I celebrated the win, it had nothing to do with him. I didn’t give a sh-t about him. It had to do with being a martial artist and coming from a family where I’ve been at it for 20 years, and then winning a world title. That’s a huge accomplishment.”