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Quoteworthy:
“We are stripping KJ of his championship belt for refusing to defend against Diaz. It’s a very unfortunate situation but we cannot have belt-holders who refuse to fight the top contenders. We want champions who will fight anyone, anytime, anyplace. That’s the mentality all champions should have…. I feel very bad for KJ because I like him a lot on a personal level and have always thought he could be a big star. He’s charismatic, has a very exciting fighting style and is a top level fighter. So I’m obviously disappointed that he has chosen to take this stance…. KJ has two more fights remaining on his contract, so we are still looking forward to having him fight for us again soon, but not as our world champion.’’
Elite XC Head of Fight Operations Jeremy Lappen announces that the promotion has had enough of the back-and-forth with its lightweight champion and has stripped him of his 160-pound belt. Noons defeated Nick Diaz to win the first-ever lightweight championship and then defended the belt just once against Yves Edwards. Diaz — who won several fights during that time to get back in contention — was then labeled the number contender. Noons and his management team didn’t agree, saying that a fighter like Eddie Alvarez was a more worthy opponent. So when Noons refused to fight Diaz at Elite XC: “Heat” on CBS “Saturday Night Fights” on October 4 the promotion apparently felt as if it had no other choice but to use the only ace left up its sleeve. Noons was not cut, but it’s hard to imagine that he would want to continue fighting for the promotion. In the past he’s expressed an interest to box on the professional circuit, which provides him with other opportunities if he so chooses.
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its about time
Yeah really though I hate the Diaz bothers but atleast Nick isnt a B*tch
he just plays one on tv
I can’t believe that someone would rather give up their belt than rematch the guy he fought for it. With balls that small there is no point in ever wearing a cup.
I am sure he will do great in boxing, since his hands were so much more effective than Krazy Horse.
If only Noons would have taken Nick Diaz’s advice all that time ago: “Don’t be scared homie!” he may not be in this situation. Noons, why don’t you go box with cushiony gloves on where you don’t have to worry about getting slammed and submitted? Noons, you might very well be the biggest p*ssy punk chump in the history of MMA. Here’s to hoping your face gets bashed in whether it be in p*ssy *ss boxing or MMA.
Funniest thing out of all of this is the fact that if (i mean when) elite goes under, UFC would never pick this douche up. His stand up isn’t that great to become a boxer, so he better go fill out those aps at wal mart and target! what a pussy…plain and simple!!
Agreed! Dana would never let this noodle in the UFC Octagon!
“Dont be mad, UPS is Hiring”! LMAO
Now they need to Book:
Eddie alvarez vs. Nick Diaz for the Vacant title! The winner of that fight actually gives EliteXC a respectable and credible lightweight champion!
First Smart thing Elite Has done. Probably the last
Funny thing is that they didn’t tell Noons about it according to mmanews.
Poor Noonie boy, just like taking candy from a whiner!
Noons is a fucking queer.
agreed.
Really? I guess him having a sexual preference for men does explain it…?
something has too.
hehe amen to all of the above
lol. man, ya’ll make me laugh
Good. How fast you go from hero to zero. Get lost scrub.
Dude, that was freaking gay.
noons is a douche… nick and nate were raised in the streets at least they turned there lives around to do something productive whether they talk alot of smack or not.
Exactly, Nick and Nate show that fighter’s spirit (maybe not good sportsmanship) that Noons could never understand. What’s worse, using performance enhancing drugs in preparation for a fight or not even being willing to fight? To me, they’re both reserved for p*ssies.
the Diaz brothers suffer from many ailments but you can’t say they suffer from bitchassness that for sure.
it is about damned time and too bad they couldnt find another opponent for nick. btw, your welcome MANIA.
Come on man. Don’t get all john on us.
HE.HE.
two johns… scary
Another American coward refusing a fight! British fighters are a diffrent stock i suppose.
I don’t think there has ever been a British champion? I guess they are a different breed.
Yeah, they all sound like butlers.
Tony, usually nobody responds to your posts simply b/c their *diotic. But that may be one of the single most unintelligent statements EVER made on Mania. The only person I view as a bigger douche than KJ…..would be YOU. Leave nationalities out of it. On the good side, this might also be the only post you have ever made that you didn’t drag Bisping’s name into.
I sort of agree. British fighters are the kind that don’t fight MMA with one exception. I hear there’re a lot of British boxers though so Noons will be in good company.
Yeah American champions are bound to screw up once in a while since there are so many of them. Is there any british champions? I don’t think there will be any in the foreseeable future either. Unless you believe Bisping is going to win a belt, sorry I dragged his name in.
Lennox Lewis anyone?
He’s Canadian. Don’t let his phony accent fool you.
The Faux Irish Hand Granade has made numerous British fighters tap.
Guys, this has nothing to do with British Champs, American champs, or whatever. It has to do with Tony’s st*pid f*cking @ss continually making comments like these. Tony, you do yourself NO favors sounding off in that manner. Cuz once again, I’d try to debate you on it, and you’d disappear and never respond. Even your own countrymen on here have NO use for you. Dumbest statement ever. F’in TROLL.
PREACH!!!!!! CHEF
Damn, chef. Damn. I’m pretty sure Tony’s changing his screen name after this.
Well played, sir.
IN this day and age…?
hey negation, sorry I didn’t get back to you sooner, I work swing shift (when product goes out) at sysco food (biggest food distributer in the country)
may be going on strike, we want a 10-15k a year raise (and we’re already way overpaid!!)
they’re right! if you’re a champion, you must be able to fight the top contender….anytime, anyplace. no matter who it may be. diaz definitely won several fights in order to put him back at the top as the “number one” contender spot, therefore, he deserves that title shot.
as for noons, he’s a bad-ass fighter. no-doubt, he’s an exciting/explosive fighter to begin with, and any organization will pick him up ONLY if he had his priorities straight. he should just take that match with diaz and prove he’s a champion.
overall, it’s understandable as to why he’s being stipped.
…moving on…………………
I think Tim Sylvia has more fans then Noons.
no doubt…at least Tim takes all commers
maybe even Lindland….no…KJ isn’t that bad
You guys obviously missed Noons’ response to Elite XC bashing him before this. He said its not about fighting Diaz, though he would rather Alverez, its about his pay. They refuse to give him more even though he has beaten two top fighters and Diaz would get triple his pay in a rematch. He doesn’t find that fair. Also he wants to box as was agreed in his contract but he isn’t being set up with matches. Don’t call fighters bit*ches unless you fight yourself.
But don’t get me wrong. I don’t like Noons or his crew and I LOVE the Diaz brothers.
Noons needs to fight more to prove hes worth the money IMO.
Diaz is a bigger name than Noons. Granted it was a no contest, but has Noons ever sub’d Gomi? And if Noons didn’t like the terms of his contract he shouldn’t have signed it.
sorry mex, i usually agree with you but i don’t think the contracts are fair, Because they give all the power to the companies and none to the fighters. they can cancel your contract if they are not happy with you, but if your not happy with what the company does for you your a bitch or a punk for not allowing them to treat you like their slave. we fighters need a union just like all the other sports leagues.
EazyElsmydayd I respectfully disagree with you and so doesn’t everyone else that has posted so far on this page. Right now Elite XC is 55 million in debt. He is getting paid enough. This isn’t the UFC where their making millions every paperview. Also, Elite XC gave him a fight for the title after crazy horse knocked him out so I think that they have been more than generous.
So he’s Pulling A Randy. Stupid He’ll Never Never Never Be as good as Randy
But Easy, why would he refuse to fight Diaz over pay, but would be willing to fight Alverez? He’d get the same pay either way. Diaz’s name sells fights and gets viewers, Noons’ doesn’t. If KJ stepped up and beat Diaz a second time, his draw would increase, as would his ability to bargain for a bigger paycheck. I’ve read every single thing posted on here and other sites over this subject, and his arguements are WEAK! Did you see Diaz’s rebutle to Noons statements? Am I a pro fighter? NO. But I feel very justified in calling KJ a b*tch. I have enormous respect for anyone who steps into the cage/ring, but he’s not stepping in. Or stepping up. Name one other time in fighting history where a champion refused to fight the #1 contender and still retained the belt. I’m not bashing you by the way, but I do strongly disagree.
If his pay isn’t fair, then he shouldn’t have signed the contract. If he wants a better pay, then finish your contract in style so that Elite HAS to up your money. I hate it when people want entitlements that they haven’t earned, or when they already agreed to something different. Look at Chuck’s losses to Rampage or Jardine! Jardine made a small fraction of what Liddel made after beating him. Same can be said of Rashad. Clearly he isn’t a true blooded fighter.
this is a guy who people only know who he is b/c he beat nick diaz… so now he thinks he should get as much money as him? that is funny.. So i guess Rashad Evans should hold out till they pay him Chuck type money
Chef although i do agree w u 80 percent of the time not on this one Diaz is not a huge name expecially now in the last 3 to 4 years his name does not bring crowds unless ur are a hard core fan even then he isnt that big of a draw, he does have a lot of talent just not a big draw
o and the rest of the post dead on.
I agree with you and lee maury. I’m just stating that this story isn’t telling all sides and Diaz isn’t the main reason Noons wont fight. He will fight Diaz but he doesn’t think, on principle, that someone he already beat should be making 3x as much as him. I think Diaz should make 5-10x as much as Noons. I don’t think Noons would have as much of an issue with fighting Alvarez for less because he has become a true top 5 lightweight. Also Noons listed a few other little issues he had but mostly they seemed like he was whining. I see him getting picked up by the UFC and fighting Nate Diaz.
That last sentence is a beautiful thought!
NOONS has already stated that he wants to fight nate in an interview. i could imagine dana would jump at the chance if he could do it legally.
if it happens, i feel sorry for kj.
Nate Diaz vs koons would be one of the top fights on a pay per view card.
Why would Dana jump at the chance to have one of his good young prospects eaten alive? Nick is lightyears ahead of Nate in striking yet was thoroughly outclassed in less than a round!
#1 Noons is fucken stupid if he had fought and beat diaz AGAIN, then he would have 1 fight left if he wins that they wouldve resigned him for $$$$$$ WHAT A DUMB ASS!
#2 In all likely-ness though they wouldve given him a new better contract if he wouldve beat diaz in the rematch and not waited for his contract to expire so he could bounce.
Either way #1 or #2 hes still a dumb ass.
i am a firm believer that once you sign a contract you should stick to it
fair enough try to negotiate a new longer contract on improved terms
but if one cant be agreed you live up to what your signature agreed upon
if you are the champion in any sport you shouldnt be allowed to decline legitimate challengers
if mma starts allowing champions to decide who they fight, then itll go the same way as boxing
these guys make plenty of cash through sponsorship and holding seminars and training people.
there are 2 reasons for ducking an opponent
1 YOU ARE A COWARD
2 your mind isnt right or you have agents and other money grabbers messing everything up (Kim coutoure and the hollywood agent)
noons looks like a coward
he knows diaz could beat him any day of the week and twice on sunday
nick would of clawed out a victory in the first match if there was a proper ufc ref and ufc doctors who actually understand the sport
HAHAHAHA! Yeah GREAT work Mark Dion. You proved all of us wrong! Stay stubborn and reap the benefits, huh? hahahaha losing your title, fanbase, and your respect is a great trade for holding out right? KJ, drop Mark Dion cuz he screwed you man!
So word out on the street is that Noons is going to pursue boxing now. If money is one of your major gripes- it sure seems like you’re moving backwards my friend.
noons isnt dumb and his dad knows promoters he obviously knows elite xc is done by 2009 is everyone blind???the belt wont mean shit if elite xc is in receivership now will it??elite xc has already cancelled a card this year ,so ,we have ,yamma,ifl,pride and soon to follow on the list elite xc
The belt won’t mean shit when EXC is gone, but they aren’t gone today are they? His rep has been damaged for having the belt stripped from him. It would have looked a lot better for KJ if he was the champ when EXC closes their doors as opposed to being the whiner kid who had his belt taken away for refusing to fight. If KJ were to fight for UFC would you care to see him fight anyone now? What if he was the guy who was the champ before they had to go out of business? Sounds a lot better the second way, right?
screw NICK, screw NATE, why should KJ fight NICK again after he already beat him once. Heres a little something about the ELITE XC. NICK shouldnt even be a top contender, everyone saw how he bitched out and flipped the cameras off when he was walking away after his loss to KJ. Dont we teach our athletes about respect and integrity. Does anyone realize how many kids were watching that looked up to NICK. And if you look it up, KJ is the champ for elite, right? Then why would they pay NICK twice as much money as KJ to fight in the rematch? I wouldn’t give him a fight either. NOW do you guys really beleive that KJ is whimping out. THINK AGAIN.. I know the facts. As far a NATE goes, hes a fag to. To BJ PENN, NATE would be considered a sparring partner at most. PENN would slap him around like the girl he is. And to all you 808 h8trs, bite me…..
Liddell and Couture fought three times. Liddell defended his title against Tito a second time after knocking him out the first time. Sylvia and Arlovski fought three times. Last season the Cowboys beat the Giants twice during the season but still had to play them a third time in the playoffs. Point is that just because someone holds one win over someone else doesn’t mean they have a lifetime free pass over that person. Your argument holds no water.
You’re right, BJ would handle Nate for sure. But about teaching fighters about respect, that’s done in the cage. If KJ wanted to teach the Diaz brothers respect, he should’ve fought them. Money aside. In the long run, win or lose, he would’ve made way more money on the rivalry. And if KJ lost he probably would’ve been granted a rubber match. All in all this was a bad decision by KJ. He’s tarnished his name in MMA. If he would’ve taken the high road and played the game he would’ve made out much better. Their is only room for one villain in this story, and that role was taken by Nick years ago.
At the end of the day it is the companies with the power and the fighter is forced to leverage any power they can gain through fights and outside of the ring. KJ should’ve learned from Nick’s past with the UFC, either play the game or you’re out.
808 h8ters? What’s that? Or are you one of those f*gs that talks about his area code?
I hate 808, even more than I hate 809…… my favorite series of numbers is 746,
Where the hell is the 808?? Or better yet, why should I care??
He posted it backwards. He meant to say 808. No wait, it was upside down. It was supposed to read 808.
Finally!
What kind of ‘Champion’ refuses to fight?
KJ Noons is the shittest champion in the history of mma.
They should fire him on top of that, fuckin pussy!
Everyone love Nick Diaz??
Let’s see…tested positive for drugs after the Gomi fight… Failed to make weight before other fights…almost always makes a jackass of himself after fights…made a jackass of himself at his brother’s post-fight interview.
How many watched the Gomi fight? If Gomi had not back off and begged the ref to end the fight because of what he was doing to Nick, it would have been over. Nick was almost at flash knockout point when he locked in the Gogoplata. The same people will bash some one for sand bagging looking for a lucky submission but then jump on Diaz’s jock.
That being said…I understand what EXC is trying to do and putting the title in the hand of one of your 3 (Diaz, Carano, Kmbo) most marketable fighters is a good move if you want to make money.
why do people care if he smokes weed its not like hes smoking crack and alcohol is worse then weed so if you drink i guess you do drugs so you really don’t have room to talk and at least i can have a conversation with someone when im higher then giraffe pussy but if someone is smashed they are slurring their words and they say the dumbest shit you could think of saying
‘higher then giraffe pussy’- I gotta save that one for later.
all good points kj is a b*tch hope he goes down the craper. i would have loved to see there first fight go like the gomi fight. that is one of the best fights i have ever watched. just when you thought nick was looking for the worse he pulled off that beautiful sub. he ate every puch gomi had. whos to say how long he would have stuck in there with kj the way he had him looking. i would have loved to see a rematch. thanks kj for being a p*$$y. that would have made the oct 4th card good. now i just mite watch the ufc 86 event. that we all probably have all ready watched.
usually you hear a fighter say i will fight anyone they put in front of me but i guess noons is a pussy and he knows diaz would kick his ass in the rematch
Diaz made weight in one out of his last three fights with Elite he doesnt deserve the title shot and maybe if Elite didnt have their heads up their a**es theyd think about that.
This just shows you the low class the Elite XC organization is. I would not fight Nick Diaz either because he has not earned it. The guy has fought crappy opponents and only finished Wildman Denny. It’s bull crap how they keep calling out KJ Noons because he wont fight Diaz. What has Diaz done to get a title shot? It has not even been 4 months since KJ fought and he is already stripped. I promise you that Nick Diaz does not fight and turns down a fight or two he would still be champion. Elite XC is garbage.
In all fairness, most of EliteXC’s roster are crappy opponents. Top of the line match making isn’t their thing. My feeling is that the other stuff Noons was upset about weighed alot heavier than what most people are giving it credit. Either way the organization isn’t going to be around much longer any way.
Shut up all you little beeotches….Fighters “FIGHT” thats what we do…..you want a title….fight everyone that comes your way…..KJ Noons is first on the “I’m too scared but wont admit it” plaque of shame…….
nick wouldnt turn down a fight.
NICK did turn down the fight with sakurai in dreams upcoming event, only because dream didnt pay him for his last fight there. cant say that i blame him.
Noons ought to just go box now. His reputation is shot as an MMA fighter. Elite XC did the right thing, and no promotion should be interested in this punk after pulling this dick-tuck. Good riddance to him.
Yeah he’s going to box alright, box groceries that is.
We all said the same about Couture… and he’s back.
who said that about couture????? I don’t even really like randy, but don’t remember anyone saying that!
got to make money so i dont blame him etiher for not fighting.
yeah, a fighter makes a ton of money when turning down fights!!
YES!!! Get that fool out of EliteXC, pompous a**hole.
awww kj, you was supposed to be the “bad guy”, the tito of elitexc. they’re the 2nd most mainstream org the fastest growing sport in the U.S. your face was on T.V. who cares if everybody is hating? that just means they know your name. when they stop talking about you, then thats when you gotta start worrying. why do you think Brock makes more than Big Nog? nobody’s talking about Big Nog.
cmon, give it another shot. stick around and just keep winning fights and then boom before you know it, big bucks will come. theres always dream and UFC looking for talent. no bus boy ever made 6 figures. look at all those guys on the reality show, strikeforce, shoxc. nobody knows them. its a good oppertunity but a dirty game. come back and fight Nick! and if theres a possiblity that you win, you can shut all the haters up and i told you so all day!
Hmmm…Wildman Denny or Yves Edwards? Yeah right! Eddie Alvarez just fought Hellboy and Kawajiri. Eddie and KJ is a much more exciting fight. I don’t need to see another rofl pwnage on Nick Diaz’s “scar tissue” or whatever as if he’s Ricky Hatton. All you Nick Diaz supporters are hilariously biased with absolutely nothing to say save for he kicked Gomi’s ass etc. KJ’s boxing is much better than Gomi’s. Smegmites>Nick Diaz supporters. Sakurai, Sakurai, Sakurai…