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UFC star Nick Diaz might not be suspended for five years after all. In fact, he may return to the Octagon as early as 2016.
The former Strikeforce champion's legal team is currently in settlement talks with the Nevada Athletic Commission and reports are circulating that Diaz could actually be back fighting for the UFC by sometime in 2016.
https://twitter.com/AmyDardashtian/status/659208723894792192 The UFC welterweight received a 5-year ban and a $165,000 fine for failing a post-fight drug test due to marijuana use after his super-fight with Anderson Silva. The MMA community was outraged at the NSAC's harsh punishment of banning Diaz for five-years because he will be 36 when the ban will end, which means that it would have essentially ended his MMA career. A White House petition to get Diaz's ban overturned gathered some serious steam on social media, with celebrities such as Cher asking followers to add their signature.
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Former UFC fighter shot dead while out for evening walk
It’s believed to have been a targeted attack. Former UFC fighter , Suman Mokhtarian, has been shot dead. The ex-MMA fight was shot in a ‘brazen’ and ‘targeted’ daylight attack while taking an early evening walk, reports the Sydney Morning Herald. Mokhtarian was shot in the upper body and was unable to be revived by […]
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Khabib Nurmagomedov praises Ireland for Palestine support after Hughes loss
“I invite you and your whole team and family to Dagestan.” Derry’s Paul Hughes suffered the second MMA defeat of his career in Dubai on Saturday. Usman Nurmagomedov’s Bellator Lightweight World Championship belt was on the line in what was the top-billed fight in the PFL Champions Series 1 event. Hughes was a big underdog […]
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