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Matt Hughes: Nick Diaz came off 'like a punk' at NAC meeting

This probably is not the UFC's official stance on the matter.

Matt Hughes, a UFC executive and former UFC welterweight champion, took a slap at Nick Diaz on Twitter, saying he was a "punk" at the Nevada Athletic Commission meeting Monday. Diaz, of course, was suspended by the NAC for five years and fined $165,000 for failing a third drug test for marijuana in the state.

Hughes doesn't think five years was necessarily fair, but believes the punishment had to do with Diaz's demeanor. Diaz didn't testify at the disciplinary hearing, instead taking the Fifth Amendment on the advice of his legal team.