Showtime re-airs first Nick Diaz vs. K.J. Noons fight on Friday

Showtime officials have plucked from their EliteXc video archives the first fight between Nick Diaz and K.J. Noons.

The fighters, of course, meet Oct. 9 when Diaz puts his Strikeforce welterweight title on the line against Noons at “Strikeforce: Diaz…

Showtime officials have plucked from their EliteXc video archives the first fight between Nick Diaz and K.J. Noons.

The fighters, of course, meet Oct. 9 when Diaz puts his Strikeforce welterweight title on the line against Noons at “Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons II.”

The first meeting, held in the now-defunct EliteXC promotion, airs as part of an hour-long special on Showtime 2 this Friday at 10 p.m. ET/PT.