K.J. Noons and his manager are unfazed with the recent diatribe that Jared Shaw has unleashed against him concerning him not taking the Nick Diaz fight that they have on the table. It seems his main assertion is that Nick is not the number one contender for the title, despite Diaz winning his last three fights.

"A few things will be settled over the next few days," Noons told MMANews.com "but for now we'll just let Jared Shaw go off on his little rants and let him have his fun, this isn't bothering me."

"I just need a couple more days to get this stuff worked out and then I will be able to say my piece and clear my name of everything that is being said and everything that is going on."

Later on, Mark Dion goes on the record at MMAJunkie.com to discuss their feelings on the bout agreement that EliteXC has put on the table.

"The update on [the deadline] is nothing is going to happen with it," Dion said. "That's what's going to happen with that. I don't care about how many threats [Shaw] wants to pull. We'll be doing a press conference if EliteXC doesn't see the light here pretty soon and if Shaw doesn't stop talking [expletive]."

"As far as Nick Diaz, he's not the No. 1 contender out there," Dion said. "To [EliteXC] he is. He's the number one (for getting) eyeballs to (watch) them. They're pushing on eyeballs versus a career move for a champion like KJ. KJ is really not the one who gets anything out of the fight. Diaz does and so does ProElite."

"We'll do a press conference to discuss everything," Dion said. "But there's nothing in it for KJ unless [EliteXC] finally wakes up a little bit. That's why we'll have a press conference. I don't like to talk and beat a company that's already beat down. I'm going to give them the benefit of the doubt. Hopefully they'll see the light."