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When EliteXC announced they had signed Nick Diaz to a new contract earlier this week, it was revealed that Diaz’s next fight would be for the EliteXC 160lb title. At the time no official opponent was named as a challenger.
Today, EliteXC announced via ProElite.com that Diaz will face Karl-James “KJ” Noons, a upcoming [...]

Word surfaced yesterday that Nick Diaz had agreed to a long-term contract extension with EliteXC.
Reports are that Diaz has signed an exclusive contract with EliteXC that will extend his current contract through 2009. Diaz will fight between three and five times a year over the length of the contract with his next fight coming [...]

By now, you may or may not have heard that all the fighters at UFC 76 passed their initial drug tests except for one: Kazuhiro Nakamura.
Nakamura tested positive for marijuana after his loss to Ryoto Machida by unanimous decision. Nakamura smokes weed? Really? I never would have guessed by his ring entrances from [...]

The dreaded staph infection has struck again, this time afflicting Nick Diaz.
GracieFighter.com is reporting that Nick contracted staph a few days before his past fight in EliteXC against Mike Aina. GracieFighter reports the infection to be “severe” and notes that Diaz was admitted to a Las Vegas hospital after arriving to watch his brother [...]

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As much as I hate to give the following news, the Nevada State Athletic Commission has revealed that Nick Diaz tested positive for a banned substance following Pride 33: The Second Coming last month. Diaz did not test positive for sterioids or diuretics, but rather marijuana.
Nick Diaz will have the opportunity to appear [...]