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Dana White Responds to Nick Diaz's Suspension

UFC President Dana White stated Tuesday that his opinion about Nick Diaz's suspension doesn't matter because it doesn't carry any weight with the Nevada State Athletic Commission.

Mike Bohn and John Morgan of MMA Junkie (Warning: Contains NSFW language) noted Monday the fighter received a five-year ban and a $165,000 fine for testing positive for marijuana on Jan. 31, the day he battled Anderson Silva. Two prior positive tests meant he was treated as a repeat offender.

White responded (Warning: Contains NSFW language) to an inquiry about the situation on social media and said the entire thing was completely out of his control: "What I think isn't important.