KJ Noons Acting Cocky Coming Into Fight

Noons fights Masvidal on Saturday in what Strikeforce has deemed a No. 1 contenders fight for the lightweight belt held by Gilbert Melendez. It will be Noons' first fight since a welterweight title fight loss to Nick Diaz last October.

Noons (10-3, 2-1 Strikeforce) and Masvidal (21-6, 3-0 Strikeforce) were slated for the preliminary card of Strikeforce's show at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, which features the next two quarterfinal fights in the promotion's heavyweight tournament on the main card. But when Gina Carano had to pull out of her return last week, Noons-Masvidal was bumped up for the Showtime audience instead of a prelim card that will air live on HDNet.

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