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Diaz suspended 5 yrs, fined $150,000 for failed drug test
In a shocking decision, the Nevada commission levied one of the steepest financial penalties it has in MMA and suspended Nick Diaz from competing for five years.
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Chris Palmquist
Today Nick Diaz finally stood before the Nevada Athletic Commission to face a failed drug test following his fight with Anderson Silva at UFC 183. In a shocking decision, the commission levied one of the steepest financial penalties it has in MMA and suspended the fighter from competing for five years:
The verdict was passed unanimously at a hearing in Las Vegas.
The suspension is retroactive to Jan. 31.
Diaz was also fined 33% of his $500,000 fight purse.
Diaz, 32, will be 36 years old when allowed to return to competition.
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