Diaz Injured; Fickett to Face Kim

MMA Junkie is reporting that PRIDE and UFC veteran, Nick Diaz, has pulled out of his upcoming bout with Jae Suk Lim on Saturday’s Strikeforce/EliteXC event. Drew Fickett will now face Kim.

Fickett was originally scheduled for face Diaz’s teammate, Jake Shields, for the EliteXC welterweight title but the fight was scrapped when Shields suffered a back injury.

Strikeforece/EliteXC: Shamrock vs. Cung Le

Main Card:

Frank Shamrock vs. Cung Le
Drew Fickett vs. Jae Suk Lim
Gilbert Melendez vs. Gabe Lemley
Mike Kyle vs. Wayne Cole
Joey Villasenor vs. Ryan Jensen

Preliminary Card:

Tiki Ghosn vs. Luke Stewart
Jesse Jones vs. Jesse Gillespie
Darren Uyenoyama vs. Anthony Figueroa

Strikeforce/EliteXC: Shamrock vs. Cung Le is scheduled for March 29, 2008 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose.