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Jay Hieron Just Wants His Title Shot

Not many fighters take a pass when the UFC leaves an offer on their doorstep. Jay Hieron did, not because the UFC didn't give him a good offer, but because Strikeforce wanted him, needed him, for a title shot against Nick Diaz.

But as soon as he committed to that shot, Diaz stripped it away from him, not going through the necessary steps to get licensed for the fight.

"I went with Strikeforce for the title shot. It's not necessarily they're fault, what happened. Now, Nick Diaz, I'm calling Strikeforce every week going, 'What's up with my title shot?'" He told Steve Cofield of ESPN 1100 radio.

"Diaz is (expletive) around. He's trying to box now and all this and that.

"That's the fight outside the UFC that makes the most sense for a world title fight. There's no other fighter really that makes sense. I want a legit contender for the title. I want to beat somebody with a name and that's Nick Diaz."

Hieron Blasts "Green Light" Image

Jay Hieron says a recent video that named him chief humbler of inexperienced braggarts who come to Xtreme Couture--ie, that he beats the crap out of armchair warriors--is giving people the wrong idea. He's no brute in the gym.

"It's about respect," he told MMAInsider. "It's about having no respect for the gym. If these guys are trying to put me in my place, then they're not real fighters. That's like me going to your house and being a straight up asshole. Would you tell me to leave?

"So that's what it's about. It's not about me trying to beat up guys that can't fight. C'mon. What do I get out of that? I'm a professional. I get paid for this. That's the last thing I'm trying to do. It's a respect thing. And by all means, I'm happy to do it if somebody comes in and disrespects. I feel that's my house, and I'm going to protect it from apes.

"Everybody took it the wrong way. Everybody has their own opinion on it, and they don't know what the hell's going on. I just wanted to clear the air with that."

Hieron is, as ever, hard at work in the gym, preparing for his fight with Paul Daley at Affliction: Trilogy on Aug. 1 in Anaheim.

Armchair warriors should, however, stay away as a precaution.

"If I went to a gym and did that, I hope somebody would do that to me," said Hieron. "I'm not like that, but that's how we make our living. That's our workplace."

Jay Hieron vs Jason High To Air on HDNet's Inside MMA

Due to a timing problem at the Affliction: Day of Reckoning preliminary show airing on HDNet prior to the pay-per-view broadcast, former International Fight League welterweight champion, Jay Hieron, and his fight against Jason High, was pushed back to take place after the main event fight featuring Fedor Emelianenko and Andrei Arlovski.

Hieron came out on top in the bout, knocking High out at 1:04 of the first round to get the win, but unfortunately unless in attendance at the Honda Center in Anaheim that night, nobody has had a chance to see the fight yet.

That will change on Friday night as HDNet's Inside MMA will feature Jay Hieron on the panel of their guest list, alongside UFC fighter Steve Cantwell and Tank Abbott, and the program will show Hieron's fight in its entirety.

Obviously with the bout missing out on the televised broadcast, Hieron also missed the chance to promote his sponsors for the fight, so in coordination with his management team at MMA Agents, the Xtreme Couture fighter will give away items to his fans as a special promotion.

Fans can log onto MMAAgents.com and proceed to the news section where they can answer Jay Hieron trivia.

The first six contestants to e-mail the correct answers to info@MMAagents.com will receive a prize package, including products from Bulletproof Athletics (www.bulletproofathletics.com), Hoodlum Fight Gear (www.hoodlumfightgear.com), Evo Energy Drink (www.drinkevo.com) as well as Gammo-O (www.gammao.com).

Hieron Talks Training with "The Phenom"

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Vitor Belfort is expected to hit Xtreme Couture in preparation for his upcoming fight with Matt Lindland at Affliction's "Day of Reckoning" on Jan. 24 in Anaheim, Calif.

Welterweight Jay Hieron, a "Brigadier General" in the Xtreme Couture army, trained alongside "The Phenom" for 6 weeks when he was preparing for Terry Martin at Affliction "Banned."

Apparently, the Brazilian is a beast in the gym.

"Man, that dude, that guy is phenomenal," Hieron gushed. "He could be a professional boxer for sure."

Longstanding rumors of Belfort's inconsistency don't ring true for Hieron.

"People always say, 'Vitor's head,' when he gets out there in a fight," he continued. "I don't know too much about that, because his last fight, he looked great. I've seen him have trouble in the past, but athletically, boxing skills, and all around well-roundedness, he's incredible."

Hieron was unaware of when Belfort would be dropping in, but looked forward to being able to train with him again. "The Thoroughbred" will fight on alongside Belfort on the undercard of "Reckoning," against Jason High.