After Nick Diaz’ five-year suspension was announced by the Nevada Athletic Commission on Sep. 14, many fighters expressed their opinion on social media, but one fighter took a different approach to the situation.
UFC middleweight and writer for Bloody Elbow Josh Samman wrote a prominent article where UFC anti-doping representative Jeff Novitzky expressed his disagreement with the NAC’s suspension of Diaz.
Originally, Samman had spoken to Novitzky off the record but quickly realized that his opinion on Diaz’ suspension was news worthy, so Samman asked Novitzky if he could go on record.