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Attorney: Nevada Athletic Commission 'was out to embarrass' Nick Diaz

One of the things most criticized about Nick Diaz's defense at his Nevada Athletic Commission disciplinary hearing was the decision to have him take the Fifth Amendment rather than answer questions.

Rather than just accepting that Diaz would not answer, NAC commissioner Pat Lundvall fired query after query and Diaz plead the Fifth to all, including simple ones like, "Are you a UFC fighter?"

One week later, Diaz's lawyer Lucas Middlebrook has no regrets about the strategy and he plans on using Lundvall's words — and the behavior of other commissioners — against the NAC at the next judicial step.