The EliteXC June 14 show in Honolulu, Hawaii, got a little sweeter today with the addition of Nick Diaz and Muhsin Corbbrey, according to FiveOuncesOfPain.com.
The two were originally scheduled to fight in April at a show in Hawaii, but the show ended up being canceled. Diaz was then switched to the March 29 EliteXC/Strikeforce co-promoted event in San Jose where he was given a different opponent (Jae Suk Lin).
That fight, however, also never went through for Diaz, which may or may not have had something to do with his medical marijuana card in California. Either way, he’s now back to fighting Corbbrey in Hawaii, only this time it’s on a much bigger show with a much better card.
Corbbrey is a fiery competitor and a well rounded fighter. He’s won both fights for the organization and has an impressive overall record (7-2), but he’s not a huge named opponent for Diaz.
“Diablo” should — on paper — win this one if he plays his cards right, putting him in position to fight the winner of the lightweight title fight taking place that same night between division champion, KJ Noons, and Yves Edwards.
Noons won the vacant title back in November by defeating Diaz with a technical knockout (cuts). Diaz has since had surgery to repair the scar tissue that caused those cuts and is salivating for a rematch.
He’ll have to take care of business first against Corbbrey. Not to mention Noons has a tough out himself that night with Edwards — he seems reborn after a terrible stretch during which he lost five of six fights.
Drew Fickett and Jake Shields are also slated to square off in the main event that night to determine the first welterweight champion in EliteXC history.
Two title bouts and a Nick Diaz fight … count me in.
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lookin to be a pretty decent card. it will be good to see diaz back in action.
Can’t wait to see Diaz in the cage again.
Im Dyin To See Nick Fight. Hes A Really Good Fighter And Hes A Guy I Can Relate to. puff puff .. cough cough.
Jake Sheilds Fight Should Be Really Good To. Alot Of Good Fighters From Cesar Gracie Camp. Diaz Bros , Shields , Melendez .
How can anyone not love Diaz? He has had so many memorable fights. Win or loose it usually always awesome.
Hopefully that surgery he has had on the scar tissue on his face has helped him out because the only knock on him is that he bleeds to easily which causes fights to get stopped prematurely and probably impairs his vision.
If that surgery stops him from bleeding as easily, I expect Nick to start making some serious noise again. KJ Noons can’t run forever, eventually he is going to ave to fight Nick again, in a fight I doubt Nick would loose.
WAR DIAZ!!!!
If anyone knows anything about his opponent beside his 7-2 record please share!
The only thing negative I can say about Nick is that I do not feel that his management has done a good job of getting him the right fights since stuinning the world and defeating Gomi last Febuary. After a performance like that, Nick could have command much better opponents and i think his manager did him a big diservice by not capitalizing on the biggest win of his career.
Corbbrey’s style is Muay Thai / BJJ. He finished 5 of his 7 wins by submission so this fight looks to be taylor made for Diaz.
good info. i was just wondering the same thing about corbbrey?. this is a must win for nick on live t.v. or else he will be just known as nate the greats big brother. ive always respected nickas a fighter, but i didnt like it when he wouldn’t give diego his props after their fight. i just dont see nate as being this way. he has the same energy as nick, but seems to be more humble. i guess i’m trying to explain why im sucha big fan of nates but not so much nicks.
wanna see him back in the octagon =/
I would love to see him back in the UFC! Him, Jake shields and Gil…But right now Diaz needs to get his shit together before he goes back..He needs to start fighting how we know he can..I see Nick getting back to his old ways with a couple wins in EliteXC..Diaz is still really young and could use Elite to get him back to his old self…War Diaz!
But Jake on the otherhand. He is ready now! I think he could make some serious noise in the UFC WW division..
But like Diaz, Jake is young and could use being a champ in Elite for a couple years before making the big step..
Melendez is ready now too…Im sure we will see all 3 in the UFC at some point in the future, just not with in the next year or so..except Gil. He might go UFC sooner then we think.
i think gilbert and shields have it too good at exc. there is not much competition and they get paid alot. I also like seeing gilbert fight in japan which he would not be able to do in the ufc
Yeah, its tricky. I would LOVE to have all three in the UFC.
Imagine if the UFC does something to piss Nate off? I bet he’d go running right over to Gary Shaw to sign and get PAID.
We will find out when the UFC wants to re-sign Nate and if Dana can match what Gary Shaw WILL offer Nate…It will be interesting, but I hope Nate stays UFC, and keeps clmbing the ladder.
Fickett vs Shields is gonna be great.
DEATH BY RNC!!! NIGHTRIDER!!!!
fickett is funny.
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I mean Jesse
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Should be real good, hope diaz can comeback love watching em fight straight warrior.
That doesn’t look like Nick Diaz, but I know he was going to have some plastic surgery done for his cuts… is that’s what’s going on? Or is it just the photo making him look unfamiliar?
It’s just the photo.
I’ll give Shaw credit, he has enough good fighters to make his company one day be a real UFC Rival. Remember the UFC in its early days? EliteXC has a lot of potential and if they keep putting on quality shows they will be here for a long time to come. One way to do that is have a Nick Diaz fight. One of my favorites. I’d love to see him fight Jon Fitch. I think that would be an awesome fight.
I am glad they got Diaz on a card that is coming up.
Diaz got robbed of fighting in the last event. I hope he gets his shit together and strings up some wins to get a title shot. Nick Diaz is one of my favorite fighters, but I have to admit that he has not fought like the Diaz I know since his fight with Gomi…
Im sure he will be back to his old self, kicking ass in no time..
I cant wait until Sheilds/Fickett fight…I felt robbed when that fight got canceled. Just like Diaz, Jake Sheilds is also one of my favorite fighters. I have watched him for a long time now, and I liked him from the get go….For those that dont know, Jake used to have BIG problems finishing his fights..While he was still showing alot of skill winning alot of fights by decision, people questioned his strength and heart..Well he proved he belongs in any WW devision by finishing his last 5 fights, and not letting his last 4 get out of the 1st round..He has been on a terror, and I see it continuing on with Fickett…This is going to be a great fight..
This is a Jake Shields .vs. Yushin Okami..
It was when Jake was having problems finishing fights..
This was the last night jake went to decision. It was late/06, and since then, he has dominated all his last 5 opponants. I think this was the fight when Jake’s heart and strength were tested for the last time. It was a very close fight(imo) and maybe a wrong call on judges…(imo) the decision should have been split..
what do you think?
http://www.myvideofight.com/video/other-rings/rotr-9-jake-shields-vs.-yushin-okami/index.html
Stagger-Lee, you should post the video of the other fight he had that night. Rumble on the Rock held a tournament and Jake Shields defeated Yushin Okami AND Carlos Condit in the same night.
The video is on myvideofight.com
I was going to but I thought the newer fans would recgonize Okami over Condit…I was also going to post how he(Jake) went on to win the finals by beating Condit in the same night, But no one responded to my first post…I guess there is not that many Jake Shields fans on this site??…Which I think is crazy because on an overall WW ranking, I would definetly have him Top10, maybe evn a few win near top5,..
Always looking forward to a Nick Diaz fight. Too bad I dont know anything about his opponent
When you guys get the chance, check out this art6icle about Joe Rogan leaving the UFC… It speculation right now, but its a very good read and it gives some incite on behind the scenes UFC:
http://www.sherdog.net/forums/showthread.php?threadid=768066
yeah I saw that youtube video when it aired, and aside from that I was already thinking Joe is talking a little out of bounds lately..I started to think he was trying to get fired or something? and when the said Joe was not doing UFC83 I started to think it more..
John did you notice that when Joe was asked about Randy, his eyes looked off at someone behind the camera?
He then smiled and proceeded to answer the question as complete as he could.
I wonder if Cuban, or Shaw are throwing cash at him??
Something is going on..only time will tell.
One thing for sure’ Joe is not just a fan of UFC he is a HUGE fan of MMa, and supports fighters to the fullest..Maybe he has something agianst Dana?
Stagger Lee: I think something fishy is going on for sure. Hopefully it blows over because the UFC loosing Rogan would be bad. They wont be able to land Bas Rutten because he is a high level executive with the IFL so there is no one out there that will do a better job than Rogan. The problem is that I think Joe is always doing something to piss Dana off. For example: The last UFN event when Rogan was talking about the best lightweights in the world he included Shinya Akoi, JZ Calvancante on the air duringthe live Broadcast. Knowing Dana he cant be happy about stuff like that.
Like I said, hopefully this is just overblown and Rogan will be back commentating with the UFC because although at times I think he is biased towards certain fighters, I dont know any other (non Fighter) commentators that will do a better job than Rogan with the exception of Bas who is not even an option as a replacement.
John; That example you gave is one of the exact things I was thinking when first responding to you first post..
Joe not only mentioned JZ and Shinya, he said that “you couldn’t even say which MMa promotion has the best LW division” and stuff like that..I was thinking the same shit.”somethings fishy”…
I was also thinking if the UFC lost Joe, they could always try Bas, but I totally forgot about his commitments with IFL..Damn’ I really do think Joe is on his way out..(hope im wrong)..
I wonder what his contract is like, because if he was offered money to go elsewere, he would have just quit…Thats why I was thinking maybe he is trying to get fired or something..Do you know what his contrct is like??cause I have no clue.
Stagger Lee: I have no clue whatsoever about anything regarding Rogan’s contract. Like you, I am worried as well. he would be a big loss to the UFC’s production. I cant think of a better non fighter replacement considering that Bas is out of the question.
Hopefully it all works out. loosing Rogan would be BAD!
Rogan isn’t going anywhere!! He’s a comedian first and a commentator second. It’s 420 weekend and thats huge for Joe and his comedy.. He is a great commentator and good friend of Dana (who actually gives him the chance to say what he feels), just shows maybe Dana isn’t that bad!!
YES!!! Nick Diaz (while a moron) is one of my favorite fighters. Even when he loses, the fights are exciting!!
FIGHT WONT HAPPEN… DIAZ WILL PROBABLY PULL OUT
Muhsin will win this fight. He is a talented fighter who has beaten everyone elite xc has put in fornt of him.