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.”
Filed under: Strikeforce, FanHouse ExclusiveIt was just four months ago that Paul Daley’s MMA career suddenly unraveled. In the span of about one hour on a May night in Montreal, he lost a No. 1 contenders fight that cost him a chance to fight for the …
It was just four months ago that Paul Daley‘s MMA career suddenly unraveled. In the span of about one hour on a May night in Montreal, he lost a No. 1 contenders fight that cost him a chance to fight for the UFC championship, intentionally punched opponent Josh Koscheck after the bell, and was cut from his UFC contract for his unsportsmanlike action.
The fallout, though, was hardly as bad as it seemed it would be at the time. In the months since, Daley has fought twice, defeating Daniel Acacio in Australia in July before beating Jorge Masvidal at the recent Shark Fights event in Amarillo, Texas. Earlier this week, Daley sealed his quick return to major league MMA when when he inked a six-fight contract with Strikeforce.
“I’m obviously very excited,” Daley told MMA Fighting in an email. “Strikeforce is a great promotion and there are some real good fights for me there.”
(The moral of the story? When Gina Carano does it, it’s awesome. When Paulo Filho does it, it’s terrible. / Photo courtesy of CombatLifestyle.com)
Anybody can be forgiven for missing weight by a half-pound — as long as it doesn’t become a …
(The moral of the story? When Gina Carano does it, it’s awesome. When Paulo Filho does it, it’s terrible. / Photo courtesy of CombatLifestyle.com)
Anybody can be forgiven for missing weight by a half-pound — as long as it doesn’t become a habit. But when an MMA fighter comes in a full four pounds heavy, as Efrain Escudero did this week for his doomed UFC Fight Night 22 bout against Charles Oliveira, it tends to raise some eyebrows. As we’ve done previously with steroid busts, we decided to catalog the worst scale-fails in MMA history, arranged by number of pounds over the limit. When the information was available, we also listed the punishments the fighters were given, along with their excuses for missing weight, which range from injuries to salt water to the dreaded "menstrual period." This is by no means a definitive list — but we’d like it be, eventually. So if you know of any other occasions where fighters missed weight by four pounds or more, or missed weight for multiple fights, please let us know in the comments section.
Nick Diaz @ EliteXC: Return of the King Weigh-in date: 6/13/08 Weight: 169.5, 9.5 over limit Punishment: Diaz forfeited a portion of his fight purse to his opponent, Muhsin Corbbrey. Fight result: Diaz by third-round TKO Excuse: After arriving in Hawaii, Diaz said he "went in the salt water and absorbed a lot of sodium or something." In Cesar Gracie’s version of the tale, Diaz got sick after accidentally ingesting the water. Nick reached out to Corbbrey when the weight-cut was looking grim, and made a deal to hold the bout at a catchweight.
Dale Hartt @ Ringside 7: No Escape Weigh-in date: 6/17/10 Weight: 163.4 pounds, 8.4 over limit Fight result: Hartt lost to Guillaume DeLorenzi by second-round TKO (shoulder injury)
(Hipster, please. PicProps: GBRing)
Nick Diaz, it seems, is the new Tapout. Perhaps taking his cue from Jason “Mayhem” Miller’s iron-on awesomeness, Shinya Aoki showed up for a Dream.16 prefight press conference in Tokyo over the week…
Nick Diaz, it seems, is the new Tapout. Perhaps taking his cue from Jason “Mayhem” Miller’s iron-on awesomeness, Shinya Aoki showed up for a Dream.16 prefight press conference in Tokyo over the weekend sporting his own Diaz T-shirt. Where Miller’s shirt was straightforward and to-the-point, Aoki’s – which is manufactured by the TwoThree clothing company – was a bit more verbose. Seriously, this has to be considered the most unlikely MMA fashion trend since Jesus Didn’t Tap and a muddled attempt to figure out what it all means is after the jump.
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 
It was just four months ago that 
