SAN JOSE, Calif. – Perhaps there’s something to be said for good ol’ MMA grudge matches.
A rematch three years in the making largely lived up to the grand expectations, and Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz avenged the only loss of his past 13 fights with a unanimous-decision victory over title challenger K.J. Noons.
The fight, which saw a total of 1,054 strike attempts, headlined the
Showtime-televised portion of “Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons 2,” which
took place Saturday at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif.