Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran Nick Diaz has been tabbed to face ShoXC veteran Muhsin Corbbrey on June 14 in an Elite XC show scheduled to take place in Hawaii. The bout was announced by ProElite.com on Wednesday.
The two were initially scheduled to face one another in late April in Hawaii, but that show was canceled. Diaz was then tabbed to face Korean fighter Jae Suk Lim at Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le, but was pulled off the card the week of the fight because he was unable to be licensed medically.
California State Athletic Commission director Armando Garcia stated that Diaz wasn’t licensed because he didn’t complete his medical documents in the alloted time to be licensed to fight.
EliteXC president Gary Shaw states otherwise for Diaz not being licensed, believing that he was prevented from fighting because Diaz disclosed that he uses medical marijuana for medicinal purposes.
Diaz comes off a stoppage loss to KJ Noons at EliteXC: Renegade, where he also lost a chance to become EliteXC lightweight champion.
Corbbrey comes off a submission victory over Bobby McMasters at a ShoXC show in October. The winner of the fight could very well become the next challenger for the Elite XC lightweight title.
