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MMA Live is joined by Strikeforce's No. 1 welterweight contender K.J. Noons prior to his title fight with Nick Diaz. Former lightweight champion Josh Thomson also checks in from San Jose. Also an update on UFC heavyweight Shane Carwin's return date.

KJ Noons on final preparations for his championship bout against Nick Diaz this Saturday night at the HP Pavilion LIVE on Showtime. Plus Sarah Kaufman talks defending her belt against Marloes Coenen.

With cameras in the camps of bitter rivals Nick Diaz and KJ Noons, STRIKEFORCE presents Collision Course: The Path To Diaz vs. Noons II – an in-depth, three-part documentary series that provides exclusive, insightful, behind-the-scenes access to the lives and training camps of perhaps MMA’s fiercest rivals as they prepare for a must-see Oct. 9 rematch presented by Rockstar Energy Drink at HP Pavilion, live on SHOWTIME.

Nick Diaz on the rematch with KJ Noons, their first bout, and his thoughts on how the two have changed. Also, a few words about Mayhem Miller.

With cameras in the camps of bitter rivals Nick Diaz and KJ Noons, STRIKEFORCE presents Collision Course: The Path To Diaz vs. Noons II – an in-depth, three-part documentary series that provides exclusive, insightful, behind-the-scenes access to the lives and training camps of perhaps MMA’s fiercest rivals as they prepare for a must-see Oct. 9 rematch presented by Rockstar Energy Drink at HP Pavilion, live on SHOWTIME.

In 2008 Nick Diaz couldn't wait to get his hands on K.J. Noons. In 2010, scheduled for the main event of a Strikeforce show, he seems disinterested. Why won't Nick Diaz help Strikeforce sell their show? Is it a main eventer's obligation to work the media? Jonathan Snowden says yes.

Tyron Woodley and Andre Galvao have been slated to face off in a featured welterweight bout at Strikeforce “Diaz vs. Noons 2” on Oct. 9 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif.

Gesias "JZ" Cavalcante faces Josh Thomson in Thomson's hometown of San Jose on Oct 9 as the two lightweights are set to square off in Strikeforce.

In a rematch 3 years in the making, Strikeforce Men's Welterweight World Champion Nick Diaz (170-pounds) will defend his title against former Elite XC Lightweight Champion, KJ Noons, the last man to defeat Diaz.