UFC fighter Nick Diaz has been fined $165,000 and suspended for five years by the Nevada State Athletic Commission because of multiple failed drug tests.
USA Today's John Morgan reported the news Monday on the strict penalties besetting Diaz after a hearing concluded with the NSAC. MMA reporter David Kano added the commission said it was banning Diaz for "not just marijuana but disregard."
Paul Dollery of The42.ie contrasted the ban Anderson Silva received for performance-enhancing drugs with Diaz's:
MMAFighting.com's Ariel Helwani weighed in on Diaz's lengthy suspension:
Anderson Silva & Nick Diaz failed drug tests after their fight in Jan.