Nick Diaz getting motion to reconsider suspension
source | MMAFighting.com
Nick Diaz may finally learn his fate next week.
On the agenda for the next Nevada Athletic Commission meeting, there is a hearing on a motion for reconsideration and proposed settlement agreement regarding Diaz. The meeting is scheduled for Tuesday in Las Vegas.
Items from an agenda are moved often, so there is no guarantee that the Diaz situation will be resolved this month. NAC executive director Bob Bennett told MMA Fighting that Diaz is on the agenda as of Thursday, but it’s not set in stone.
In September, Diaz was suspended for five years and fined $165,000 by the commission for his third drug test failure for marijuana. The NAC, though, never provided Diaz’s legal team with a written decision, which left the door open for settlement talks.
In October, the NAC admitted in a statement that it was negotiating a settlement with Diaz’s team, which is now being led by the UFC’s law firm Campbell & Williams. Sources told MMA Fighting in October that talks were going well and Diaz could fight as soon as summer 2016.