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Nick Diaz's attorney could make motion for Nevada deputy attorney general to remove himself from case

Proceedings could get messy at Nick Diaz's disciplinary hearing with the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) on Monday.

Diaz's attorney Lucas Middlebrook told MMA Fighting that he could make a motion for Nevada deputy attorney general Christopher Eccles to be removed from the case, because he might be considered both a witness and counsel.

According to documents obtained by MMA Fighting (h/t MMAjunkie), Eccles claims that Diaz's manager Lloyd Pierson asked him about Diaz potentially filing an application for a therapeutic usage exemption (TUE) for marijuana in the days leading up to Diaz's main event fight with Anderson Silva at UFC 183.