KJ Noons: Nick Diaz is “a big crybaby”
Posted by Adam MorganKJ Noons had some choice words for the man that he beat to win EliteXC’s 160 lbs. title late last year at EliteXC: Renegade after a reporter asked him about the notion that he’s been dodging Diaz:
“But I don’t dodge anybody. As a champion, you can’t duck anyone. You only have one option. You fight the best. Whoever that is, that’s who I fight. Unfortunately, Nick’s not the best now. I have to fight the top guy as the champion. Right now that guy is Yves Edwards.
“Of course, it would be great to fight Nick in the future. It would be a great payday for me. (But) Nick is such a big crybaby. Let him rebuild himself and then we’ll fight again. I’d love an easy payday.
“It’s ridiculous what Diaz’ camp was saying. Why would they think I’m dodging him? I gave him plastic surgery on his face. That’s a fact. As long as he can get a doctor’s note, (I’m all for) round two.’’
And of course, Nick Diaz fires back:
“Noons is a little (expletive) and it doesn’t even matter what I am thinking about him because we are not fighting. Noons won on a cut. He is only a paper champion. His days are numbered.’’
Diaz is correct. Noons did win on a cut. But let’s not forget that Noons was completely outclassing him during the course of the fight. He beat Diaz up on the feet, stuffed all of Diaz’s telegraphed and sloppy takedowns and didn’t allow him any room to breathe. For Diaz to call Noons a paper champion is stepping over the line because even though the fight was stopped on a cut it was a completely legitimate stoppage and it wasn’t like Diaz was ahead on anyone’s scorecard. He was on his way to losing the figh and losing badly.
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Nick Diaz looks like Eddie Munster. He has no class. I would not want my child to look up to him.
” . . . stuffed all of Diaz’s telegraphed and sloppy takedowns and didn’t allow him any room to breathe.”
And without room to breathe, how is Diaz supposed to toke up? For a pothead, Diaz sure seems high strung. Cheech and Chong were never that fired up about anything.
Yeah, I went there. I have no respect for Puff the Magic Diaz.
Diaz…..oh man he is so full of himself. I wish I knew what planet the Diaz boys came from. They are probably the most cocky and arrogant guys in the game . I would love for just one time Nick showed some humility. I am sure his parents are so proud of their “Little Nicky”
Tommy Gunz circa Rocky V was also a paper champ
wasn’t he taking a beating from gomi too before catching him? that seems to be his m.o. like nogueira also.
i’m not saying he would have won or that it looked like he might have but he is one tough dude.
I’m not a huge fan of Diaz, but he actually seemed like an alright guy when I saw him at the last UFN.
That said, in the few fights prior to this last Dream match, he really lloked as if he was phoning it in and wasn’t that serious about his career. I don’t know if he had some personal issue, was burning out, or was just upset about the Gomi verdict, but he was not the entertaining Diaz that made fans in the UFC.
He did look much better in Dream, but I question how the cut to 160ish effects him. He seems better at a higher weight, but then he has to go against much bigger, more powerful guys.
looked, sorry
Nick and Nate Diaz are good people and I find it rather ignorant that these comments say you have no respect for a guy you have never met, spoken to, or had any connection with beyond interviews and post fight comments. Diaz is such a better fighter than Noons its obvious, Nick had a bad ROUND and just bcuz he was cut does not mean the punches had him hurt. I guarantee Nick would win the rematch, but si ce yves is gonna win I doubt he will ever get it. BTW, Nick had been planning on that surgery for a long time b/c he has sharp eye socket bones with lots of scar tissue so litteraly a grazing punch could have sliced him open. he got it fixed. They went 1 round and Noons thinks he is joe louis reincarnated. Nick wins that fight 8-10 times……
wow,
you guys better not let Jiu-Jitsu Guy see this.. or you’re dead..
personally,
i like Diaz, he’s got the most heart i’ve ever seen, amazing BJJ, and aside from that.. he stands with strikers.. and actually gets the KO’s..
the guy’s good.. whether you like him or not.. and he’s done great things for the sport.. i’ve got all the respect in the world for Nick..
KJ Noons, on the other hand.. no.. i can’t stand the guy.. he calls Nick a “crybaby”.. but he’s just constantly calling out Diaz, and saying bad things about him.. he’s the one who starts these things.. yet, you guys don’t like Diaz? that doesn’t make too much sense..
oh.. and i loved the whole “i don’t duck fights” bit.. because.. the first thing he did after he got that belt was turn down a rematch with Nick.. if he hates Nick so much, he wouldn’t turn down the fight just because he wants to fight someone better.. he would fight him..
like, how do you call someone out.. but then, turn down a fight with them..
KJ, you’re lame.. and i can’t wait til you get the shit kneed out of you this Saturday.. Yves is gonna come at you with fire.. elbows, knees, kicks.. you won’t even know what to do..
I have all the respect in the world for Yves.. he fought so hard in the UFC, he fought the best, but he could never get that title shot.. now.. it’s his time to shine.. sorry KJ..
#8,
you’re awesome..
you basically just put MY feelings out there in your comment..
props..
““It’s ridiculous what Diaz’ camp was saying. Why would they think I’m dodging him? I gave him plastic surgery on his face. That’s a fact. As long as he can get a doctor’s note, (I’m all for) round two.’’”
That’s not entirely accurate. Diaz needed the surgery to remove scar tissue and make his face less prone to cutting in the future, not because Noons did so much damage. Noons just happened to be the fight where he got fed up with getting cut so easily. If anything, Noons should be glad he fought Diaz BEFORE the surgery, since they made his win a lot easier than it would have been otherwise.
What about the pot?
Great guys, great athletes, are not necessarily one in the same - but both will show great discipline. Diaz is a pothead. Can’t stay off the tree when it matters most.
An athlete has only so many years in his absolute prime. In that time he must be self motivated to make himself absolutely physically ready to perform, educate himself so that he can effectively manage the wealth he amasses during that time and discipline is the common core ingredient to making the most of that window of opportunity.
Diaz is physically gifted in his athletic field, giving him a great start and advantage. He does not honor the gift he’s been given, does not maximize his window of opportunity. Instead, he smokes pot.
I have no respect for that. I don’t need to meet him personally. I don’t need to hear what he thinks is the cause behind his irresponsibility. He is wasting his opportunity and shows no regard for himself.
He’s pothead, Fokker. Surprise! We live in a world where that’s not acceptable. Sign all the petitions you want, write in regularly to ‘High Times’, but if you want to be a productive member of this society, choose a field that doesn’t require a whiz quiz. Practice guitar or something. The Grateful Dead made a lot of money for a long time being high.
That’s not possible in this sport. Diaz is an idiot.
Rumor has it that Noons knocked the doobie out of Diaz’ mouth during the fight, and it has yet to be found. “Damn, that was good bud…” Diaz said after the fight, apparently confused as to if he had won or lost, or had been in a fight. “How come my nose is bleeding, dude? Did I fall off my skateboard?”
On being asked about his need for medical marijuana, Diaz claims it is used to help him with his rheumatism…
Need I say more?
@#12 He’s passed plenty of piss tests. If he doesn’t want to worry about passing them he can fight in a country where they aren’t required like Japan. In terms of harming athletic potential I see little difference between a fighter who smokes a little weed (or vaporizes or eats it, which removes the lung damage aspect) or one who drinks a couple beers. Actually, eating a weed brownie is probably healthier than drinking a beer.
#14 - he’s passed all or plenty of tests? Plenty? So he’s never missed out on any opportunities at all based on suspension? He’s never missed out on any promotional opportunities or sponsorship possibilities based on suspension?
Gee, I guess I misread the news a while back.
If you see little difference between a fighter who uses an illegal substance versus a fighter who uses beer (which I’m relatively sure is legal in most, if not all states and countries not run by Muslims), you need to familiarize yourself with suspensions for use of illegal substances, because there is a huge difference. If you use the illegal substance, you are “harming athletic potential” by risking suspension.
Again, save legalization debates for the High Times editorial board - Diaz has chosen to fight in a country for an organization that submits to guidelines that require adherence to a code of conduct which penalizes those who use illegal substances, fully disclosed and defined by the organization he fights for.
Again, if pot is that important to Diaz, he should fight elsewhere under different standards. Apparently, pot has clouded his judgment, and I rest my case.
I was a fan of Diaz but it seems like he has turned up the jerk factor of late. While it is true that I do not know him, I still do not like him. The way he ran like a baby after Noons beat him was ridiculous. Try not blocking punches with your face before you get so upset.
His brother seems like an okay kid, but Nick is annoying.
Personality aside, his fight against Gomi is an all-time classic.
“Noons should be glad he fought Diaz BEFORE the surgery, since they made his win a lot easier than it would have been otherwise.”
Noons was beating Diaz handily in this fight. Cuts or no cuts, Diaz was getting outclassed on the feet and he was getting kneed in the face or stuffed every time he tried to take the fight to the ground. Poor performance by Diaz, period. Don’t forget that Diaz squeaked a split decision out against Mike Aina in Hawaii the fight before that at Uprising. He was not on his game either of these two fights and KJ was putting it on him regardless of cuts or not.
Adam, he could still have pulled out a win. He didn’t get KO’ed TKO’ed, subbed, or tap out. He was still able to defend himself. He lost in pretty much the least determinate way possible. I’m not saying he won the fight up to that point, just saying it sure made Noons’ job easier to not have to finish out the fight.
@#15 Maybe you should familiarize yourself with California state law. As long as he has a prescription, he just needs to pass his piss tests. Big deal, stop smoking for a month before his fight- he’s failed what, one in his entire career? Stop acting like weed has ruined his career. ALCOHOL ruined Evan Tanner’s career, Diaz will still be more successful in his career than most of us will ever be in ours.
I’m the world’s biggest Nick Diaz nuthugger, but I admit his past two performances have been extremely shaky. Noons was straight whipping his ass. I disagreed with the doctor stoppage, but there weren’t many indications he was going to turn it around. That being said, Nick and Nate have both shown they can take punishment and then pull victory out right at the edge of defeat. I would have liked to have seen Nick at least given that chance.
@#20 I assume you must mean his last two EliteXC performances. His last fight he absolutely tore apart Katsuya Inoue at Dream 3, it was complete domination.
True, but he was hardly a name opponent, and I was shocked he wasn’t able to put him away.
i think if his corner hadnt thrown in the towel he would have dropped him, ending in KO or TKO, probably before the first round even finished, but who knows, maybe dude would have staggered around taking punches for another 9 minutes. or come back with a flash KO!
We also need to recognize that while so-called “medical marijuana” is indeed a treatment for glaucoma, cancer, and exteme pain, it reduces testosterone as well. This is something that an MMA fighter should be avoiding.
The problem with states like California is that they are literally prescribing Marijuana for problems that it should not be prescribed for. What we are seeing is defacto legalization of marijuana. What would happen if Oxycontin was prescribed for a condition of “feeling down”? The Dr. who did so would likely lose his license to practice. What if “Oxycontin clubs” began to form around California? The state would shut them down pronto and arrest the proprietors.
Marijuana is treated like illegal immigration in California, just something that the brave new world must accept as normal and beneficial, which is hardly the case…
#12 Nobody cares that you don’t want to meet the fighter. I’m sure he doesn’t care to meet a you either.
#24 We don’t need to recognize anything, half the people on this forum you are preaching too probably smoke jane. You probably smoke it. Also this isn’t a mary jane forum. You guys aren’t researchers or politicians or police so get over it. Your opinion on the subject does not matter. Diaz makes exciting fights, he does not duck opponents, and he’s fought some top competition. The guy gets my respect and after Edwards beats Noons then Diaz can challenge Edwards. My moneys on Thugjitsu.
@#24: You can tack Washington, Oregon, and several other states, towns, and counties to that list, across the country. Your attempt to use Oxycontin as an example means you either have no experience with the two and don’t understand that wild difference in addictiveness between weed and Oxycontin (as well as strength of the drug and potential for overdose, go visit NIDA if you don’t believe me). If you could OD on weed I guarantee you it wouldn’t be being slowly legalized around the country.
Did you know there are over 300,000 medical marijuana patients in the US already?
I choose not to use marijuana. That’s what it should be - a choice. It’s a fucking weed for crissakes. The hysterical, paternalistic streak in this country is depressing.
let’s just say.. that.. we all know Diaz would beat Noons if he was performing like he did in the Gomi fight, or in the Inoue fight.. but.. those fights with Aina and Noons were different.. he said that he was sick for the Aina fight.. because he flew all the way to Hawaii the day of the fight.. And obviously he performed the same way in the Noons fight.. although, i would assume that was Mary Jane related.. but judging from his last performance, at DREAM, i would say he will dominate this weekend..
but what sucks is.. as of late.. there’s no way to know which Nick Diaz is gonna show up..