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Nick Diaz
BornNicholas Robert Diaz
(1983-08-02) August 2, 1983 (age 41)
Stockton, California, United States
NationalityUnited States American
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight169.5 lb (76.9 kg; 12.11 st)
Division170
Reach74.0 in (188 cm)
StyleBrazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Boxing
StanceSouthpaw
Fighting out ofStockton, California
TeamCesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu[1]
Rank  black belt in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu
Professional boxing record
Total1
Wins1
Losses0
Mixed martial arts record
Total31
Wins23
By knockout12
By submission7
By decision4
Losses7
By knockout2
By decision5
No contests1
Other information
Notable relativesNate Diaz, brother
Boxing record from BoxRec
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Nicholas Robert Diaz (born August 2, 1983) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He is the older brother of UFC fighter Nate Diaz. He is the current Strikeforce Welterweight Champion and a former WEC and IFC Welterweight champion. He has also competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Pride Fighting Championships, and Elite Xtreme Combat before it ceased operations. Diaz was promoted to black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu by Cesar Gracie on May 8, 2007.

Diaz is affiliated with the Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Pleasant Hill, California, where he trains under Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Julius Cesar Gracie.

Mixed martial arts career

Becoming a star

Diaz returned to the Octagon at UFC 47, set to take on highly-touted Welterweight Robbie Lawler. Lawler was a heavy favorite coming into the fight but it was Diaz who took the offensive, taunting and chasing Lawler around the cage for the majority of the bout. In the second round, after a series of exchanges, Lawler swung wildly and missed, allowing Diaz to connect with a short right hook that knocked him out.[2]

Things went to another level in the locker room before the fight when Diaz taunted Lawler and threw a shoe at him.[3] Diaz was fined 35,000 dollars for the incident.

Fighting inside and outside the octagon

Diaz's next fight was against Joe Riggs at UFC 57. Similar to his treatment of Sanchez, Diaz made sure that he taunted his opponent plenty before their fight starting at the official press conference at the event in which Diaz confronted Riggs and the two exchanged words.[4] They continued their conversation at the official weigh-ins in which both fighters had to be separated by UFC president Dana White and other officials present.[4]

Return to the UFC

Diaz returned to his hometown of Stockton and participated in the International Cage Fighting Organization's inaugural event, defeating Ray Steinbeiss by split decision. Diaz was slated to fight in his hometown again against John Alessio when he received an unexpected call the night before the fight from the UFC asking to fill in for an ill Thiago Alves at UFC 62.

After Alessio pulled out, Diaz took advantage of the opportunity, submitting Josh Neer in the third round. Seemingly back in the UFC, Diaz stopped newcomer Gleison Tibau with strikes in his next fight at UFC 65. However, even after the win and the reassurance that the UFC would give him another fight, Diaz decided to sign with the Gracie Fighting Championships and leave the UFC.[5] GFC had Diaz scheduled to fight Thomas Denny in January 2007, but due to poor ticket sales the event was ultimately scrapped.[5]

Pride FC

Diaz was signed to a two-fight deal with Pride Fighting Championships with the first scheduled to be against current Lightweight champion Takanori Gomi in a non-title fight on February 24 in Las Vegas. Pride 33 was Diaz's first fight in the Pride organization and at the weight of 160 lb. While Gomi started the fight strong, once knocking Diaz to the ground, and twice ending up in his guard, the Californian dominated the standup battle with his unorthodox style, picking his opponent apart with quick and accurate jabs and looping punches.[6] At the end of the first round, apparently due to poor cardio on Gomi's part, the Japanese fighter was clearly stunned, throwing much wilder punches and barely maintaining his defense. At one point though, the fight was stopped to check a cut suffered under Diaz' eye. The second stanza saw a continuation of wild punches by Gomi, then eventually taking the fight to the ground and leaving himself open to a Gogoplata submission by Diaz and tapping at 1:46 of the round.[6] This was the second successful Gogoplata attempt in Pride's history (the first performed by Shinya Aoki on Joachim Hansen less than two months earlier at Pride's New Year's event).

On April 10, 2007, the Nevada State Athletic Commission announced that Diaz failed the drug test that was taken shortly before his win over Takanori Gomi, testing positive for marijuana. The NSAC declared the fight a "No Contest" and suspended him for 6 months with a fine of 20% of his earnings ($3,000) won from the fight against Gomi. The Commission felt that the result of Diaz's THC test, an enormous 175, was a contributing factor in his performance during the fight. Commission Chairman Dr. Tony Alamo said that while a result of 15 is considered positive, the NSAC has a threshold of 50 for athletes. He also believes they "feel very comfortable that everyone that tests positive in Nevada is truly positive."

Dr. Alamo went on to say, "Mr. Diaz was 145. This creates a unique situation. I was there at this fight and believe that you were intoxicated and... that it made you numb to the pain. Did it help you win? I think it did." Despite Diaz being surrounded by other athletes and video cameras for several hours before the fight, Alamo gave no explanation for why he believed Diaz had used marijuana in the hours preceding the event. Diaz himself dismissed the accusation.[7][8][9]

EliteXC

Diaz made his debut for EliteXC in Hawaii on September 15, 2007 on Showtime. He won a hard fought split decision over his opponent Mike Aina.[10]

MMA Weekly reported that Nick Diaz signed a two year deal with EliteXC and in his next fight, fought KJ Noons for the vacant 160 pound title. Once the fight began, the two exchanged rather evenly on the feet until Noons dropped Diaz with a well timed right counterpunch. Diaz attempted several takedowns, all of which were stuffed by Noons, on one occasion with a swift right knee which opened up a notable gash on Diaz's face, eventually resulting in a loss via doctor stoppage due to multiple cuts on his forehead. A disappointed Diaz left the arena immediately and on his way out he flipped off the doctor from the arena entrance and shoved the camera out of his face.[11] Interestingly, he stated in pre-fight interviews that the only way he was going to lose this fight was from a cut above his eye.[12]

After losing the Noons fight via-doc stoppage due to a cut, Diaz had surgery and had the bone filed down on his eyebrows to prevent any bad cuts in future bouts.

Following a tough win over opponent Muhsin Corbbrey at EliteXC's "Return of the KING" event in Honolulu, Hawaii, an altercation between Nick and his brother Nate broke out with KJ Noons and his corner. EliteXC executives asked Diaz to come to the ring and make a statement about a possible title rematch with Noons. Noons, a Native of Hawaii, asked the crowd their opinion, resulting in an echo of boos for Diaz.[13] After Nick spoke over the microphone to Noons, saying, "don't be scared homey,"[14] Carl Noons, KJ's father, lunged at him prompting Nate Diaz to throw a water bottle at the elder Noons.[15] The Diaz brothers were quickly escorted out of the cage by a group of security staff. During interviews the next day Nick claimed Carl was intoxicated and overreacting. Meanwhile Carl claimed his incident was prompted by the thrown bottle. Video replay of the event showed Nate throwing the bottle after Carl jumped at Nick. No one was injured as the Diaz brothers left the arena entrance "throwing the bird" to the fans and Noons' corner.[16]

Nick went on to face well-traveled veteran Thomas "Wildman" Denny at the EliteXC Event "Unfinished Business" in Nick's hometown of Stockton, California. After a sluggish start to the fight, Diaz found his range and punished Denny during the latter half of the First Round.[17] Diaz continued to keep the fight standing and maintained a high-paced tempo for the remainder of the fight, earning an impressive TKO victory over the veteran Denny 0:30 into Round Two.[17]

Diaz was rumoured to have a rematch against the current EliteXC Lightweight Champion KJ Noons, airing on CBS October 4, 2008. However, KJ Noons and his camp refused to accept the match. Mark Dion, KJ's manager was quoted as saying "As far as Nick Diaz, he's not the No. 1 contender out there.".[18]

Diaz was scheduled to face Eddie Alvarez for the EliteXC 160 pound title on November 8, 2008 before the company ceased operations.[19]

Strikeforce & DREAM

Diaz was victorious in Dream 3, defeating Katsuya Inoue by corner stoppage (TKO) in the first round.[20]

With Strikeforce's acquisition of ProElite's assets, CEO Scott Coker had announced that Nick will face off against MMA legend Frank Shamrock at a catchweight of 179 lb, at their upcoming event Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz in Shamrock's hometown of San Jose on April 11 at the HP Pavilion.[21] Nick was successful in the fight, defeating Shamrock via TKO, due to strikes in the second round. Throughout the fight, Diaz was dominant in all areas using effective positioning on the ground, once mounting Frank in the end of the first round and then finally finishing in the second round due to a body shot crumpling Frank to the mat and then following up with punches before referee John McCarthy called a halt to the bout. It was noted that Shamrock came into the bout with a rib injury which was sustained through training and greatly affected his abilities throughout the fight. In the interview he stated "It's hard to hate the guy, he's been doing what I've been wanting to do and saying what I've wanted to say for a long time".

At Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields Diaz met Scott Smith at a catchweight of 180 pounds. Although Smith took Diaz down once in the first round, Diaz controlled the majority of the bout with his superior boxing, utilizing his reach, stalking jabs and repeatedly punishing Smith with hooks to the body, twice dropping him in the second and third round. Upon landing the body shot that dropped Smith in the third round, Smith assumed a turtle position and Diaz took his back until securing a rear naked choke to finish the bout at 1:41 of the final round.

It was announced that Diaz would be fighting Joe Riggs [22] at Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg taking place on August 15, in which would have been a rematch of their first fight that took place at UFC 57: Couture vs Liddell 3, in which both fighters fought in the cage and then again at the local hospital later in the evening.[23] The fight would have been for the Strikeforce Welterweight Championship but, Joe Riggs had to pull out of the bout due to an adverse reaction to a drug. Diaz was then scheduled to instead face Jay Hieron for the Welterweight Championship.[24] This fight has since been canceled due to Diaz's failure to attain his license after not attending a pre-fight drug test.[25] Jesse Taylor replaced Diaz and the title was no longer on the line, Hieron defeated Taylor by unanimous decision.

Diaz faced Strikeforce newcomer Marius Žaromskis to crown the first Strikeforce Welterweight Champion on January 30, 2010 at Strikeforce: Miami.[26] Žaromskis came out aggressively and the two men exchanged on the feet until Diaz tied his opponent up in the clinch and landed numerous knees to Žaromskis' right leg. Diaz then scored a takedown and looked for a guillotine choke - quickly shrugged off by his opponent. The two men continued to exchange, with Diaz utilizing his unorthodox boxing skills, until rocked by a Žaromskis left hook and falling to his back. Žaromskis landed few effective shots while Diaz was turtled on the floor, allowing him to recover and stand back up. In the few remaining minutes, Diaz opened up with his boxing range, tagging Žaromskis cleanly several times with combos composed of jabs, hooks and seamless bodyshots; forcing him against the side of the cage where he landed a solid uppercut and continued to punish his opponent leading to the referee to stop the contest at 4:38 of the first round. Diaz was then crowned the inaugural Strikeforce Welterweight Champion.

Diaz defeated Hayato Sakurai by submission (armbar) in a non-title bout at DREAM.14.[27]

Diaz defeated KJ Noons in a rematch of their 2007 bout for the Strikeforce Welterweight Championship. Diaz won via Unanimous Decision (48-47, 49-47, 49-46).

Diaz is expected to face Evangelista Santos on January 29, 2011 at Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Cyborg.[28]

Strikeforce: Nashville Brawl and Feud with Jason Miller

During the post fight interview after Jake Shields victory over Dan Henderson, Jason Miller got access into the cage during the post-fight interviews and asked Shields, asking "Where's my rematch, buddy?". Both Gilbert Melendez and Jake Shields pushed Miller away, which was followed by Diaz throwing the punch to start the brawl. Diaz, his brother Nate Diaz and Gilbert Melendez would then attack Miller while Miller was being restrained to the canvas. The fight was then broken up by referees, members of Dan Henderson's corner and security. Miller, Diaz and four others were given three-month suspensions and fines of $5,000-$7,500.[29]

Jason Miller has gone on record that he wants to fight Nick Diaz at 183 pounds, two pounds under his usual fighting weight of 185 and 13 pounds above Diaz's normal fighting weight of 170. Miller has also stated that he will only agree to the bout if it occurs at a catchweight between the two fighting weights at 178. Diaz has refused to fight at the 178 pound catchweight.

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Diaz is currently a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt under Cesar Gracie whom he has been training with since he was a teenager. He is accomplished in both gi and no-gi jiu-jitsu. Some of the major titles he has won include the US Purple Belt Open in 2004 and a Pan American Brown Belt Medium Weight Division title in 2005.[30] He also owns a victory over renowned grappler Jorge Patino in competition via kneebar.

He is known for having a very modified sport BJJ style that suits his MMA career very well. Diaz lists his favorite submission as the kimura.[31] He is widely known for his impressive closed guard which he frequently uses in his fights. Diaz currently teaches jiu-jitsu at his and brother Nathan's school in Lodi, CA.

Boxing

Diaz is also a professional boxer and fights in the Super Middleweight weight class. He made his professional debut in April 2005 against Alfonso Rocha at the Radisson Hotel in Sacramento, California.[32] Diaz was victorious, winning by unanimous decision after four rounds. He has not fought since.

To add to Nick and his brother Nathan's striking skills, they are now being trained by former WBA and WBC World Champion, Luisito Espinosa. Nick has also recently been training with Olympic Boxing Gold Medalist Andre Ward.[33]

Championships and accomplishments

  • IFC
    • IFC United States Welterweight Championship (1 Time)
  • FIGHT! Magazine
    • Submission of the Year (2007) [34]
  • Inside Fights
    • MMA Fight of the Year (2007)- vs. Takanori Gomi on February 24 [34]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
31 matches 23 wins 7 losses
By knockout 12 2
By submission 7 0
By decision 4 5
Draws 0
No contests 1
Record Result Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Brazil Evangelista Santos Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Cyborg 2011-1-29 United States San Jose, California For Strikeforce Welterweight Championship
23–7(1) Win United States K.J. Noons Decision (Unanimous) Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons II 2010-10-09 5 5:00 United States San Jose, California Defended Strikeforce Welterweight Championship
22–7(1) Win Japan Hayato Sakurai Submission (Armbar) DREAM.14 2010-05-29 1 3:54 Japan Saitama, Japan Non-title bout
21–7(1) Win Lithuania Marius Žaromskis TKO (Punches) Strikeforce: Miami 2010-01-30 1 4:38 United States Sunrise, Florida, U.S. Became the first Strikeforce Welterweight Champion
20–7(1) Win United States Scott Smith Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields 2009-06-06 3 1:41 United States St. Louis, Missouri, US Fighting @ catchweight of 179 lb
19–7(1) Win United States Frank Shamrock TKO (Punches) Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz 2009-04-11 2 3:57 United States San Jose, California, US Fighting @ catchweight of 180 lb
18–7(1) Win United States Thomas Denny TKO (Punches) EliteXC: Unfinished Business 2008-07-26 2 0:30 United States Stockton, California, US
17–7(1) Win United States Muhsin Corbbrey TKO (Punches) EliteXC: Return of the King 2008-06-14 3 3:59 United States Honolulu, Hawaii, US Weighed in at 9.5 lbs over the 160 lb limit.
16–7(1) Win Japan Katsuya Inoue TKO (Corner Stoppage) DREAM.3 2008-05-11 1 6:45 Japan Saitama, Japan Fought at 170 lbs.
15–7(1) Loss United States K.J. Noons TKO (Cuts) EliteXC: Renegade 2007-11-10 1 5:00 United States Corpus Christi, Texas, US For Vacant Elite XC Lightweight Championship
15–6(1) Win United States Mike Aina Decision (Split) EliteXC: Uprising 2007-09-15 3 5:00 United States Honolulu, Hawaii, US
14–6(1) No Contest Japan Takanori Gomi No Contest Pride 33: Second Coming 2007-02-24 2 1:46 United States Las Vegas, Nevada, US Original win by submission (gogoplata); overturned after Diaz tests positive for marijuana in post-fight drug test.
14–6 Win Brazil Gleison Tibau TKO (Strikes) UFC 65: Bad Intentions 2006-11-18 2 2:27 United States Sacramento, California, US
13–6 Win United States Josh Neer Submission (Kimura) UFC 62: Liddell vs. Sobral 2006-08-26 3 1:42 United States Las Vegas, Nevada, US
12–6 Win United States Ray Steinbeiss Decision (Unanimous) ICFO 1: Stockton 2006-05-13 3 3:00 United States Stockton, California, US
11–6 Loss United States Sean Sherk Decision (Unanimous) UFC 59: Reality Check 2006-04-15 3 5:00 United States Anaheim, California, US
11–5 Loss United States Joe Riggs Decision (Unanimous) UFC 57: Liddell vs. Couture 3 2006-02-04 3 5:00 United States Las Vegas, Nevada, US
11–4 Loss United States Diego Sanchez Decision (Unanimous) The Ultimate Fighter 2 Finale 2005-11-05 3 5:00 United States Las Vegas, Nevada, US
11–3 Win Japan Koji Oishi TKO (Punches) UFC 53: Heavy Hitters 2005-06-04 1 1:24 United States Atlantic City, New Jersey, US
10–3 Win United States Drew Fickett TKO (Punches) UFC 51: Super Saturday 2005-02-05 1 4:54 United States Las Vegas, Nevada, US
9–3 Loss Armenia Karo Parisyan Decision (Split) UFC 49: Unfinished Business 2004-08-21 3 5:00 United States Las Vegas, Nevada, US
9–2 Win United States Robbie Lawler KO (Punch) UFC 47: It's On 2004-04-02 2 1:31 United States Las Vegas, Nevada, US
8–2 Win United States Jeremy Jackson Submission (Arm bar) UFC 44: Undisputed 2003-09-26 3 2:04 United States Las Vegas, Nevada, US UFC Debut
7–2 Win United States Jeremy Jackson TKO (Punches) IFC WC 18: Big Valley Brawl 2003-07-19 1 4:17 United States Lakeport, California, US Defended IFC United States welterweight title
6–2 Win United States Joe Hurley Submission (Kimura) WEC 6: Return of a Legend 2003-03-27 1 1:55 United States Lemoore, California, US Became First WEC Welterweight Champion
5–2 Loss JapanKuniyoshi Hironaka Decision (Split) Shooto – 2002 Year-End Show 2002-12-14 3 5:00 Japan Chiba, Japan
5–1 Win United States Harris Sarmiento TKO (Towel) Warriors Quest 8: Young Guns 2002-10-24 2 1:47 United States Honolulu, Hawaii, US
4–1 Loss United States Jeremy Jackson TKO (Punches) UA 4: King of the Mountain 2002-09-28 1 0:49 United States Auberry, California, US
4–0 Win United States Adam Lynn Submission (Armbar) UA 4: King of the Mountain 2002-09-28 1 5:18 United States Auberry, California, US
3–0 Win United States Blaine Tyler TKO (Punches) UA 4: King of the Mountain 2002-09-28 2 N/A United States Auberry, California, US
2–0 Win United States Chris Lytle Decision IFC Warriors Challenge 17 2002-07-12 3 5:00 United States Porterville, California, US Won IFC United States welterweight title
1–0 Win United States Mike Wick Submission (Triangle Choke) IFC Warriors Challenge 15 2001-08-31 1 3:43 United States Oroville, California, US MMA Debut

Professional boxing record

Res. Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes
Win United States Alfonso Rocha Decision (Unanimous) (4), 3:00[35] 2005-04-29 United States Sacramento, CA Boxing Debut.[35]

See also

References

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  2. ^ Shamrock says he's 'probably going to knock out' Diaz
  3. ^ FOWLKE, BEN (August 16, 2007). "Pound For Pound: Nick Diaz". Craveonline. Retrieved February 15, 2009.
  4. ^ a b Riggs, Joe (February 10, 2006). "Transcript of Riggs, Diaz Interviews with MMA Weekly". MMA Weekly. NickDiaz.tv. Archived from the original on June 21, 2008. Retrieved February 15, 2009.
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  6. ^ a b "Pride 33 "Second Coming" Live Play-by-PlayPresented by Warriorwear.tv". Sherdog.com. February 24, 2007. Retrieved February 15, 2009.
  7. ^ ESPN: Diaz ready to jumpstart career after drug suspension
  8. ^ MMA Junkie: Nick Diaz's Win Over Takanori Gomi Ruled a No-Contest
  9. ^ Sherdog: NSAC Changes Diaz Win to No-Decision
  10. ^ "EliteXC "Uprising" Play-by-Play". Sherdog.com. Retrieved February 15, 2009.
  11. ^ Stupp, Dann (January 17, 2008). "EliteXC's Nick Diaz Could Return April 26 in Hawaii". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved February 15, 2009.
  12. ^ ""Inside MMA" preview: KJ Noons trashes Nick Diaz, refuels heated rivalry". MMAjunkie.com. June 26, 2008. Retrieved February 15, 2009.
  13. ^ Karkoski, Kris (Jun 15, 2008). "Confrontation Between KJ Noons and Nick Diaz At EliteXC "Return of the King"". MMAFrenzy.com. Retrieved February 15, 2009.
  14. ^ "KJ Noons' Manager Tells Elite XC What They Can Do With Their Deadline". www.cagepotato.com. Retrieved February 15, 2009.
  15. ^ http://kjnoons.proelite.com/
  16. ^ http://ballhype.com/video/confrontation_between_kj_noons_nick_diaz_elitexc_6_14/
  17. ^ a b "ELITE XC "UNFINISHED BUSINESS" RESULTS & LIVE PLAY-BY-PLAY". MMA Weekly. July 26, 2008. Retrieved February 15, 2009.
  18. ^ KJ Noons' manager says Nick Diaz not top contender, scoffs at EliteXC deadline
  19. ^ Damon Martin (October 2, 2008). "EDDIE ALVAREZ VS NICK DIAZ FOR ELITEXC GOLD". Mma Weekly. Retrieved February 15, 2009.
  20. ^ Leidecker, Tim (May 2, 2008). "Diaz to Fight Inoue in Dream Title Eliminator". Sherdog.com. Retrieved May 3, 2008.
  21. ^ James Iannotti (February 10, 2009). "Frank Shamrock vs Nick Diaz tapped as Strikeforce main event for April 11". Mmamania.com. Retrieved February 15, 2009.
  22. ^ http://www.graciemag.com/news/144/ARTICLE/14772/2009-06-27.html
  23. ^ http://www.sherdog.net/forums/f2/full-joe-riggs-vs-nick-diaz-hospital-fight-story-481579/
  24. ^ Marrocco, Steven. "Jay Hieron vs Nick Diaz for Strikeforce Title". MMAweekly.com. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
  25. ^ Marrocco, Steven (2009-08-10). "CSAC: Diaz Not Liscensed; Taylor in vs. Heiron". MMAweekly.com. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
  26. ^ "DIAZ VS. ZAROMSKIS FOR STRIKEFORCE 170-LBS BELT". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2009-12-19.
  27. ^ "DREAM.14: Nick Diaz vs Hayato "Mach" Sakurai Announced". headkicklegend.com. 2010-04-07.
  28. ^ "Strikeforce: Nick Diaz vs Evangelista Santos booked for Jan. 29 in San Jose". mmamania.com. 2010-12-22.
  29. ^ Coker on King Mo-Babalu Stalemate, International Shows, 135 Women’s Tourney, Kharitonov Signing and More
  30. ^ [1][dead link]
  31. ^ Ricardo Mendoza (June 14, 2008). "FIGHT-BY-FIGHT: ELITE XC "RETURN OF THE KING"". Mma Weekly. Retrieved February 15, 2009.
  32. ^ boxer: Nick Diaz
  33. ^ Foster, Eric (July 26, 2008). "Performify's Picks: "EliteXC: Unfinished Business"". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved February 15, 2009.
  34. ^ a b http://insidefights.com/2008/01/06/72906/
  35. ^ a b http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=312079&cat=boxer
New championship 1st WEC Welterweight Champion
March 27, 2003 – October 2003 		Vacant
Title next held by
Shonie Carter
New championship 1st Strikeforce Welterweight Champion
January 30, 2010 – Present 		Current holder

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