Manager: Diaz probably will pay Strikeforce fine
UFC lightweight Nate Diaz likely will pay a $7,500 fine he expects the Tennessee Athletic Commission to hand down so…
UFC lightweight Nate Diaz likely will pay a $7,500 fine he expects the Tennessee Athletic Commission to hand down so he can avoid any possible hiccups to a scheduled fight with Marcus Davis.
Diaz, 25, is believed to be one of five people targeted by the TAC for disciplinary action in the wake of a post-event brawl at April 17th’s “Strikeforce: Nashville”, though the commission currently will not confirm if he is part of the group.
“We just want to get this past us, and probably we’ll pay the fine and move on,” Cesar Gracie, Diaz’s manager, today told MMAjunkie.com.
“They could probably not let him fight in Tennessee in the future, but they can’t suspend him from fighting,” Gracie said.
“He wasn’t a second,” Gracie said. “If we were get to the nitty-gritty, that wouldn’t hold up in a court.”
If Nate Diaz declines to pay the expected fine, the TAC could place him on a national registry that may prevent him from being licensed in other states.