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 with Diaz, which of course stems from Nick’s well documented ability to act well before he thinks.

“I think Nick Diaz is a bad ass. Nick Diaz is a tough kid, Nick Diaz doesn’t handle himself right all the time in public. I like him — I respect him as a fighter. I love his attitude. I love the way that kid fights. But you can’t do the stuff that this kid does in public. You can’t get into fights when the fight is over … you can’t do that stuff.”

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

The California State Athletic Commission has released the official fighter salaries for EliteXC “Unfinished Business”.
The eleven-bout event took place on Saturday, July 26th, at the Stockton Arena in Stockton, California.
Newly-crowned EliteXC heavyweight champion Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva was the highest paid fighter of the event, taking home $200,000 for his second-round TKO victory which aired on [...]

Robbie Lawler (c) def. Scott Smith via TKO- Round 2, 2:35
EliteXC Middleweight Championship
Nick Diaz def. Thomas Denny via TKO - Round 2, 0:30
Jake Shields def. Nick Thompson via submission (guillotine choke) - Round 1, 1:03
EliteXC Welterweight Championship
Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos def. Shayna Baszler via TKO - Round 2, 2:48
Antonio Silva def. Justin Eilers [...]

EliteXC Saturday Night Fights 2 “Unfinished Business” betting odds courtesy of Bodog. Support MMAFrenzy.com by opening an account today!
EliteXC “Unfinished Business” Betting Odds

Robbie Lawler (-240) vs. Scott Smith (+190)
Nick Diaz (-650) vs. Thomas Denny (+450)
Jake Shields (-340) vs. Nick Thompson (+260)
Shayna Baszler (-200) vs. Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos (+160)
Antonio Silva (-575) vs. Justin Eilers (+375)
Rafael Feijao [...]

EliteXC Saturday Night Fights 2 “Unfinished Business” takes place this Saturday, July 26th, at the Stockton Arena in Stockton, California. The event will air on Showtime beginning at 8pm ET and will then switch to CBS beginning at 9pm ET for two-plus additional hours of MMA action.
Three title bouts headline Saturday’s event as Robbie Lawler [...]