Strikeforce champ Diaz suspension starting
Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz has on paper admitted his role in a brawl following April’s “Strikeforce: Nashville” event, according…
Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz has on paper admitted his role in a brawl following April’s “Strikeforce: Nashville” event, according to his representative.
Diaz on Monday sent the Tennessee Athletic Commission a “consent order” that will trigger a three-month suspension from professional competition.
However, the fighter will not be licensed in time for a Strikeforce event planned for Aug. 21 in which he was considered for a possible eight-man middleweight tournament.
Cesar Gracie, Diaz’s manager and trainer, said Tuesday that the fighter included his fine with the consent order as part of a reduced punishment for his role in the brawl, though he did not disclose the amount his client paid.
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