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Arguably the face of the Strikeforce promotion, welterweight champion Nick Diaz was extremely close to not even being part of the company. Prior to signing with Elite XC in 2007, and subsequently finding his current home in Strikeforce, Diaz was in deep negotiations with Bellator FC, the same promotion that has recently been making serious moves [...] KJ Noons is officially back on the radar screen. The former EliteXC lightweight champion recently inked a contract with Strikeforce and will return to MMA after nearly a two year absence. He will do battle against Andre Amade on March 22 at the DREAM 13 event in Japan. Noons is probably best known for his November 2007 [...] Props: Fighter’s Only Quoteworthy: “[Struve] is a great kid with a great record, 22-3 and he is 3-1 in the UFC. But I think our paths may have crossed a little early for him. He is a young kid, 21, I know he has a lot to look forward to … I think its definitely going to [...] Octagon pioneers and longtime rivals Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz should finally see the conclusion of their fight trilogy at UFC 115 in Vancouver, as “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy” maintains their fight is still set for June 12 following their duties as coaches on the upcoming eleventh season of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF). Ortiz confirmed [...] “It’s not signed yet, but we’ve been working Randy now for a while. We’ve talked June, then we talked August and now we’re talking June again. I think we’re having problems with Randy’s scheduling. So I really don’t know what the plan is at this point. I’m at a point now where I’ve fought enough [...] Props: MMAWeekly (via Yahoo Sports) Quoteworthy: “He has enough fights to know what it’s all about. He’s a little bit younger, but he’s not too young. He’s a black belt in jiu-jitsu and I think it will be a good match. The cage is not that big, so it is hard to move around me. He has [...] |
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