EliteXC did the right thing

Noons is probably not so cocky now, unless maybe he wanted to be a preliminary boxer all along ...

Just wanted to say I thought EliteXC did the right thing in stripping KJ Noons of his 160-pound title after he refused to fight Nick Diaz. I mean, let's boil it down here:

-- The sign of a good champion is one who fights whoever the matchmakers put in front of him.

-- The first time the two fought, Noons won by cut stoppage. Yes, he dominated Diaz, but it wasn't a KO, TKO or submission, or even a unanimous decision. Who wouldn't want a re-match to clear up any doubt as to who the better fighter is?

-- Diaz worked his way back into title contention, stringing together some wins after his loss to Noons.

-- The fight would have been on frickin' CBS. You can't get better exposure as a fighter than that.

I say ElteXC has a tournmant for the vacant title. None of this, here are the top two contenders. Get fighters from all over the world - Russia, Japan, Canada, Brazil, and of course, the US - and stage a 16-man or 8-man tournament.