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Silva vs. Diaz will be ruled a no-contest

Following a positive test for performance enhancing drugs prior to his UFC 183 with Nick Diaz, the Nevada commission today confirmed the bout will be changed to a no-contest.

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Chris Palmquist
February 6, 2015 · 1 min read
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Following a positive test for performance enhancing drugs prior to his UFC 183 with Nick Diaz, the Nevada commission today confirmed the bout will be changed to a no-contest:

The committee is also responsible for asking the laboratory doping tests in athletes who participate in competitions in the State and for forwarding to the UFC for the test results.

The committee also sets the punishment. “[Emphatic] Yes, [the result of the fight] will change [a ‘victory’ for Anderson Silva] to ‘no result’,” said Bennett when asked about the status of the fight that marked the return of Anderson, considered the greatest MMA fighter in history to the Octagon after hiatus of over a year.

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