Nick Diaz kept quiet during his disciplinary hearing this afternoon before Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC), invoking his Fifth Amendment right as to not incriminate himself.
He broke that silence moments after the "ridiculous" decision was rendered -- a whopping $165,000 fine and a five-year ban from mixed martial arts (MMA) competition, which for all intents and purposes is a lifetime sentence for the 32-year-old Stockton, Calif., native.
And, unsurprisingly, he was not very happy.
"I'm pretty pissed," Diaz told ESPN.com. "I got into this sport for this exact reason, being stuck in a room with people like that.