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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\n\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the Chinese fire drill of EliteXC's talent division since its closure last Monday, fighter managers are taking the legal reigns to free their clients.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cesar Gracie, manager of EliteXC fighters Nick Diaz and Jake Shields, informed MMAWeekly.com he had sent EliteXC a notice on Friday stating that the company had breached their contracts with his clients.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The clause in EliteXC's contract, as reported by Loretta Hunt of Sherdog.com, states that should the company not be able to fulfill the terms of its \"promotional and payment obligations\" -- essentially, to keep its employees working -- the fighters could seek to terminate the agreement. EliteXC had 30 days from the notice of breach to correct the situation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Gracie said he is already making plans for Diaz's next fight. The 25-year-old fighter has an existing clause in his contract allowing him to compete in Japan as long as it doesn't interfere with his EliteXC duties.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\"We're not doing anything wrong if he fights in Japan,\" Gracie said. \"As far as him fighting in the U.S., then the 30 day thing (applies).\"&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Gracie said representatives from Dream and Sengoku had approached him about using Diaz. Dream's parent company, Fight Entertainment Group, is planning a K-1 Dynamite! event for New Year's Eve, while Sengoku 7 is scheduled for Jan. 4.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\"We'll be on one of those two cards,\" Gracie said.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;As for Shields, UFC President Dana White said he was interested in signing the EliteXC welterweight champion. In late November, that could be a reality.&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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