14-09-2015 23:32 via mmafighting.com

Nick Diaz suspended five years for failed UFC 183 drug test

The Nevada Athletic Commission finally had enough of Nick Diaz. In a shocking decision, Nevada commissioners voted Monday to levy an unprecedented five-year suspension on the outspoken UFC contender, stemming from a failed post-fight drug test on Jan. 31 at UFC 183.
The suspension, retroactive to fight night, was passed unanimously at a hearing in Las Vegas. Diaz was also fined $150,000 -- 33-percent of his $500,000 UFC 183 fight purse.
Nevada commissioners pointed to Diaz's status as a repeat o
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