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Nick Diaz vs. Scott Smith Added to June 6th Strikeforce Event
Apr 27, 2009 - 11:07 pm ET | 13 Comments
Nick Diaz vs. Scott Smith Added to June 6th Strikeforce Event

Nick Diaz and Scott Smith will square off on Saturday, June 6, in a special 180-pound showdown during the live SHOWTIME telecast of Strikeforce: “Lawler vs. Shields” from the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo.

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Nick Diaz Passes Strikefoce Drug Test
Apr 20, 2009 - 12:40 pm ET | 10 Comments
Nick Diaz Passes Strikefoce Drug Test

Nick Diaz, who defeated Frank Shamrock via second-round TKO at Strikeforce's April 11th event in San Jose, California, has passed the drug test administered by the California State Athletic Commission following the contest.

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Shamrock Tops Strikeforce Payouts.
Apr 15, 2009 - 10:26 am ET | 27 Comments
Shamrock Tops Strikeforce Payouts.

Frank Shamrock took home more than half of the total disclosed salaries for Saturday night’s Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz, earning $369,790 for his TKO loss to Nick Diaz. While Diaz only acquired $39,950 (including a $10,000 win bonus) for the victory. The second highest earner on the evening was Scott Smith who took [...]

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Official Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz Photo Gallery
Apr 12, 2009 - 9:00 pm ET | No Comments
Official Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz Photo Gallery

Check out official photos after the jump of Nick Diaz, Gina Carano, Brett Rogers, Scott Smith, Gilbert Melendez, Cris Cyborg and more from Saturday's Strikeforce event at the HP Pavilion in San Jose.

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Strikeforce “Shamrock vs. Diaz” Results: Diaz Stops Shamrock, Melendez Knocks Out Damm
Apr 12, 2009 - 12:29 am ET | 26 Comments
Strikeforce “Shamrock vs. Diaz” Results: Diaz Stops Shamrock, Melendez Knocks Out Damm

Nick Diaz defeated Frank Shamrock via second-round TKO on Saturday in the main event of Strikeforce's event at the HP Pavilion in San Jose. Gilbert Melendez captured the promotion's interim lightweight title with a second-round knockout of Rodrigo Damm in the evening's co-main event.

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Strikeforce “Shamrock vs. Diaz” Live Results and Play-by-Play
Apr 11, 2009 - 6:33 pm ET | 8 Comments
Strikeforce “Shamrock vs. Diaz” Live Results and Play-by-Play

Welcome to MMAFrenzy.com's live coverage of Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz, which takes today at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. The event's preliminary card kicks off at 8pm ET with the Showtime-broadcast main card beginning at 10pm. Continue reading for live fight results and play-by-play...

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Strikeforce “Shamrock vs. Diaz” Weigh-In Results: Cyborg Misses Weight
Apr 10, 2009 - 6:57 pm ET | 9 Comments
Strikeforce “Shamrock vs. Diaz” Weigh-In Results: Cyborg Misses Weight

Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos weighed-in six pounds over the 146-pound limit for her scheduled bout against Hitomi Akano on Friday in San Jose, California, and must shed an additional 2.5 pounds by 8pm PT for the bout to remain on the Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz card. The remainder of the main card successfully made weight.

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Strikeforce News and Notes: Randleman Signs, Press Conference Quotes and Photos, and More
Mar 13, 2009 - 10:01 am ET | 15 Comments
Strikeforce News and Notes: Randleman Signs, Press Conference Quotes and Photos, and More

Kevin Randleman has signed with Strikeforce, Showtime has announced the Strikeforce broadcast team, Joe Riggs and Brett Rogers are under consideration to complete the April 11th main card, plus quotes and photos from Strikeforce's Thursday press conference.

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Nick Diaz and Gilbert Melendez Added to April 11th Strikeforce Card
Feb 9, 2009 - 5:37 pm ET | 54 Comments
Nick Diaz and Gilbert Melendez Added to April 11th Strikeforce Card

Nick Diaz and Gilbert Melendez have been added to the rumored lineup for Strikeforce’s April 11th event at the HP Pavilion in San Jose.
According to GracieFighter.com Diaz and Melendez will both return to action on the card, which is also slated to include Frank Shamrock, Strikeforce lightweight champion Josh Thomson, and Benji Radach vs. Scott [...]

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Dana White Likes Nick Diaz, Still Dislikes Hollywood Agents
Oct 29, 2008 - 12:51 pm ET | 25 Comments
Dana White Likes Nick Diaz, Still Dislikes Hollywood Agents

Ah, Dana White. Lover of all things controversial, hater of all things that could benefit a fighter.
Earlier in the week White appeared on a segment of Tapout Radio, where the UFC President all but confirmed his interest in former EliteXC lightweight champion and UFC veteran, Nick Diaz. Dana cited one minor issue [...]

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EliteXC Strips KJ Noons of Lightweight Title
Sep 20, 2008 - 1:35 pm ET | 100 Comments

KJ Noons has been stripped of the EliteXC lightweight title for refusing to defend the championship against top 160-pound contender Nick Diaz.
“We are stripping KJ of his championship belt for refusing to defend against Diaz,”EliteXC Head of Fight Operations Jeremy Lappen said. “It’s a very unfortunate situation but we cannot have belt-holders who refuse to [...]

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Nick Diaz’s Camp Issues Response To KJ Noons’ Statement
Aug 31, 2008 - 11:00 am ET | 53 Comments

The camp of EliteXC lightweight contender Nick Diaz on Saturday issued a public response through GracieFighter.com, the official website for the Cesar Gracie camp with whom Diaz trains, on the statement EliteXC lightweight champion KJ Noons issued on Friday about issues with EliteXC and declining a proposed title defense against Diaz.
“Elite XC creates a new [...]

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Villasenor, Rogers, Diaz, and Feijao Added To November 8th EliteXC Lineup
Aug 27, 2008 - 12:00 pm ET | 29 Comments

Joey Villasenor, Brett Rogers, Nick Diaz, and Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante have been added to the fight card for EliteXC’s November 8th event.
No location or venue have yet been announced for the event, which will air live on Showtime.
MMA Junkie reported the additions to the lineup on Tuesday.
Villasenor may take on EliteXC middleweight champion Robbie Lawler [...]

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Noons vs. Diaz “Definitely Not Happening” On October 4th
Aug 23, 2008 - 3:00 pm ET | 42 Comments

EliteXC vice president Jared Shaw has informed MMA Junkie that a rumored rematch between EliteXC lightweight champion KJ Noons and Nick Diaz is “definitely not happening” on October 4th, EliteXC’s next scheduled nationally-televised event on CBS.
EliteXC this week set a 24-hour deadline for Noons to accept the bout against Diaz but the deadline passed and [...]

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EliteXC Sets Deadline For Noons To Accept Diaz Fight
Aug 21, 2008 - 7:00 am ET | 24 Comments

EliteXC, the promotion that seems to be perpetually hanging by a thread, has reportedly been chomping at the bit to get lightweight champion KJ Noons back in the cage against everyone’s favorite challenger, Nick Diaz. EliteXC really needs to make a big ratings splash with their October show, and what better way to do [...]

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