Filed under: Strikeforce, NewsNick Diaz has always done things his own way, so it should have come as no surprise to anyone when the Strikeforce welterweight champion no-showed a conference call to hype his upcoming title defense.
Nick Diaz has always done things his own way, so it should have come as no surprise to anyone when the Strikeforce welterweight champion no-showed a conference call to hype his upcoming title defense.
Yet it didn’t lessen the reaction of his Oct. 9 opponent, KJ Noons, who seemed so frustrated by Diaz’s absence that while discussing his issues with the champ, he ripped off a string of expletives that can’t be reprinted here.
“Pretty unprofessional,” was the most family-friendly description of Diaz provided by Noons when it came to his media obligations.
("I got your conference call for you right here, Coker.")Apparently Nick Diaz doesn’t like conference calls.
If Strikeforce would have read his "Things I don’t like," rider he sent along to them with his signed contract, they woul…
("I got your conference call for you right here, Coker.")
Apparently Nick Diaz doesn’t like conference calls.
If Strikeforce would have read his "Things I don’t like," rider he sent along to them with his signed contract, they would have realized that "conference calls" were on the list before "Mayhem Miller" and after "children" and they wouldn’t have scheduled him for a media call that he had no intention of participating in.
So instead of pulling the plug on today’s call completely when they realized Nick wasn’t interested in talking to reporters about his October 9 title defense against KJ Noons, they got the next best guest they could get on short notice for the call: Cesar Gracie. No, seriously, that’s the best they could do.
According to Diaz’s outspoken coach, it "isn’t in Nick’s psyche" to do conference calls with his upcoming opponents, but he didn’t have a problem pretending to know what Nick would say in response to reporters’ questions.
Here’s the transcript of the call, which seemed suspiciously more like a scripted infomercial than a conference call at times. I’m not surprised Nick took one look at his lines and said, "Fuck that; I’m out."
Filed under: Strikeforce, NewsEver since KJ Noons signed with Strikeforce, the plan all along was for him to at some point renew his rivalry with Nick Diaz.
“I told Scott [Coker] when I came to Strikeforce I want to fight the best guys,” Noons told re…
Ever since KJ Noons signed with Strikeforce, the plan all along was for him to at some point renew his rivalry with Nick Diaz.
“I told Scott [Coker] when I came to Strikeforce I want to fight the best guys,” Noons told reporters Tuesday in a media call. “And this was a match they wanted to make in the future, and 160 was hard to make back then, and this was a fight that we talked about in the beginning that we wanted to make. I just had to get back into the MMA scene and win some fights.”
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It’s not quite Nick Diaz vs. Jason Miller, but Strikeforce is going to do its very best to convince you that Nick Diaz vs. KJ Noons — who’s fighting for the title in his Strikeforce welterweight debut…
It’s not quite Nick Diaz vs. Jason Miller, but Strikeforce is going to do its very best to convince you that Nick Diaz vs. KJ Noons — who’s fighting for the title in his Strikeforce welterweight debut! — is the grudge match you’ve been begging for. And how do they plan on accomplishing that? By staying on message. As you’ll see, the famous phrase "Don’t be scared, homey" pops up twice in this one-minute hype clip for Strikeforce’s next event at San Jose’s HP Pavilion on October 9th. Which begs the question: If "DBS,H" is the theme of the night, why not hold the event in Stockton? What, too real for you guys? Violent crime rate too high? Pussies.
At this point, only two other fights have been booked for the Showtime broadcast of Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons II. After earning her employers’ respect with a slam-knockout of Roxanne Modafferi at the last Challengers card, 135-pound champion Sarah Kaufman will make her next title defense against Marloes Coenen, who was sacrificed to Cris Cyborg earlier this year at Strikeforce: Miami. Also, Matt Lindland will follow up his TKO win over Kevin Casey with a bout against hot middleweight prospect Luke Rockhold (7-1), who has ended all six of his Strikeforce appearances by first-round stoppage, including wins over Jesse Taylor and Cory Devela. Christ, good luck Matt.
Despite Jason “Mayhem” Miller’s recent trash talking efforts, which included throwing down some of his hard earned money on a “Don’t Be Scared Homie” t-shirt, the middleweight will not get a crack at Nick Diaz as his angry heart so desires. Instead, the promotion has announced today that Diaz will rematch KJ Noons, October 9th, in […]
Despite Jason “Mayhem” Miller’s recent trash talking efforts, which included throwing down some of his hard earned money on a “Don’t Be Scared Homie” t-shirt, the middleweight will not get a crack at Nick Diaz as his angry heart so desires. Instead, the promotion has announced today that Diaz will rematch KJ Noons, October 9th, in San Jose.
Now although Miller’s feud with Diaz may be more current, due to the ‘oh how barbarous’ post-fight brawl in April that involved Mayhem, Jake Shields, the Diaz brothers and crew, it wasn’t that long ago that the Diaz / Noons rivalry was the current feud of the month. Diaz never got over the stoppage loss due to cuts he incurred vs. KJ in November, 2007 (the last time Nick lost), and of course, if you need a little in the cage, post-fight brawl action to make a feud credible, there was this little ‘incident.’
Noons vs. Diaz II will be a great, great fight, and as we just noted, there’s a rather unhealthy history here to make it that much more interesting, but that said, it is somewhat surprising that Strikeforce didn’t roll with Miller on this one no? After all, Miller is a MTV star and can hype up a fight with the best of them. In a report earlier today from MMA Junkie, however, Diaz’s trainer Cesar Gracie said that a fight with Miller wouldn’t happen unless he agreed to a catch-weight. One would think this could have gotten worked out but…It’s going to be interesting to see how Noons looks at 170.
Filed under: Strikeforce, NewsStrikeforce 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 MMAFighti…
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.
Nick Diaz has always done things his own way, so it should have come as no surprise to anyone when the Strikeforce welterweight champion no-showed a conference call to hype his upcoming title defense.
Ever since 
Strikeforce welterweight champion