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Submitted By	:	1BadCreation
Date	:	10-08-2008

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Noons: 'I'm a Free Agent'

Sources at have Sherdog reported :

Karl James Noons is looking towards greener pastures, which may or may not include his return to the EliteXC cage, he says.

“I’m a free agent,” Noons told Sherdog.com Monday, the result of EliteXC taking back his championship belt.

Noons, 25, was stripped of his EliteXC 160-pound title on Sept. 19 after the promotion said he refused to defend his title against Nick Diaz.

Noons bested the mouthy Stockton, Calif. native with a first-round TKO on cuts in November 2007. Words between the fighters and their families ensued in the cage, and a rematch loomed.

EliteXC attempted to promote said rematch on three separate cards since July. But Noons took umbrage with Diaz’s pay scale, which was nearly three times more than his.

Private discussions spilled into the public forum when an EliteXC rep announced Noons had been given a 24-hour deadline to accept the bout.

Though Noons was subsequently removed from EliteXC’s champions mantle, he said a piece is missing from the timeline.

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MMA_RedCoat

90 days ago	Flag as : spam / abuse / offensive

Noons is a coward and a loser. I wish he'd never fight again, and if he does I hope it ends like his EliteXC debut when Crazy Horse knocked him out cold.

JCota1

90 days ago	Flag as : spam / abuse / offensive

For some time this guy has said he's in the upper etchlon of the Welterweight Division...come to the UFC and find out what we all know...you're not!!! I pray u come to the UFC...you're not top 10 material...

JCota1

90 days ago	Flag as : spam / abuse / offensive

what up RedCoat...Benji or Fire Jumpers???

defrage11

90 days ago	Flag as : spam / abuse / offensive

Noons nds to quit bitchin.....Diaz has fought Parisyan, Sanchez, Riggs, Sherk, Lawler, Gomi, and Fickett.....he deserves BIG MONEY.....Noons fought Crazyhorse, who loses just as many fights as he wins......I'm done with the Noons subject. Him and his father can go sip on sangria's in their pink thongs somewhere in Mexico for all I care.

mu_shin

89 days ago	Flag as : spam / abuse / offensive

I guess we can all understand feeling like you need to get paid, but there's only one way for a fighter to raise his stock in this game- fight and win. Put up or shut up.

defrage11

89 days ago	Flag as : spam / abuse / offensive

Some sources say (that remain nameless) that he was spotted in Mexico, and was doing well in some midget tossing tournament. In fact, the source said that he's considering doing it full time, cuz he actually "get's his respect". The pay (so I've heard) is not as good --- usually a few pesos per win, and occasionally, a very healthy donkey as a grand prize. Best of luck to him......last I heard (and again, this could be total bullsh*t), Noons got third place in the latest tournament, cuz he claimed that his midget was purposely overfed, prior to the actual toss....anyway, he got really pissed, fought angrily through the crowd, stole a bottle of Patron and the grand prize donkey, and rode off on it (while furiously drinking his Patron), and yelling "if ya'll are gonna overstuff the midgets, then we should all be aware of it!!!"......then he was reported to have said something inaudible, and hasn't been seen since. Man.....if this is true...he should've just fought Diaz!!!!

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