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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight veteran Nate Diaz was fined $50,000 by Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) on Thursday (Dec. 15, 2016) for his role in the UFC 202 press conference melee, which also included fellow headliner Conor McGregor.
The penalty represents 2.5 percent of his $2 million purse, which is the exact percentage “Notorious” was dinged after his legal representatives appeared before NSAC back in October.
Diaz hasn’t competed since his unanimous decision loss to the trash-taping Irishman and claims to be riding the pine until promotion president Dana White grants him a rematch.
McGregor, meanwhile, moved on to capture the crown from Eddie Alvarez, before taking 10 months off to celebrate fatherhood. That makes a rubber match unlikely when you consider the current logjam at 155 pounds.
Diaz is currently ranked No. 6 in the official UFC rankings.

Brock Lesnar suspended for one year, fined $250,000 for failed UFC 200 drug tests


The Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) on Thursday issued former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar a one-year suspension stemming from two failed drug tests in relation to his UFC 200 bout against Mark Hunt.
In addition to the suspension, Lesnar has agreed to pay a $250,000 fine as part of a settlement agreement with the Nevada attorney general's office. His win against Hunt will be overturned into a no contest.
Lesnar twice tested positive for the anti-estrogenic agent Hydroxy-clomiphene in drug tests administered prior to his UFC 200 fight on July 9 against Hunt, first in an out-of-competition USADA drug test on June 28, then in an in-competition test the day of the event.
Lesnar (5-3, 1 NC) initially defeated Hunt via unanimous decision. He earned a then-UFC record $2.5 million purse for his victory, according to NAC documents. The $250,000 fine is equivalent to 10 percent of that purse.
The one-year suspension closely mirrors the punishment received by former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones for a similar infraction and is expected to match the concurrent suspension that will be handed down to Lesnar by USADA, although that case is still in pending.
Lesnar, 39, is a former UFC heavyweight champion and a current superstar in the world of professional wrestling. He made his unexpected return to mixed martial arts for UFC 200 following a five-year layoff from the sport. He will be eligible to return to MMA in July 2017.

Nate Diaz fined $50,000 for UFC 202 water bottle war against Conor McGregor





Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight veteran Nate Diaz was fined $50,000 by Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) on Thursday (Dec. 15, 2016) for his role in the UFC 202 press conference melee, which also included fellow headliner Conor McGregor.
The penalty represents 2.5 percent of his $2 million purse, which is the exact percentage “Notorious” was dinged after his legal representatives appeared before NSAC back in October.
Diaz hasn’t competed since his unanimous decision loss to the trash-taping Irishman and claims to be riding the pine until promotion president Dana White grants him a rematch.
McGregor, meanwhile, moved on to capture the crown from Eddie Alvarez, before taking 10 months off to celebrate fatherhood. That makes a rubber match unlikely when you consider the current logjam at 155 pounds.
Diaz is currently ranked No. 6 in the official UFC rankings.

Brock Lesnar suspended for one year, fined $250,000 for failed UFC 200 drug tests


The Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) on Thursday issued former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar a one-year suspension stemming from two failed drug tests in relation to his UFC 200 bout against Mark Hunt.
In addition to the suspension, Lesnar has agreed to pay a $250,000 fine as part of a settlement agreement with the Nevada attorney general's office. His win against Hunt will be overturned into a no contest.
Lesnar twice tested positive for the anti-estrogenic agent Hydroxy-clomiphene in drug tests administered prior to his UFC 200 fight on July 9 against Hunt, first in an out-of-competition USADA drug test on June 28, then in an in-competition test the day of the event.
Lesnar (5-3, 1 NC) initially defeated Hunt via unanimous decision. He earned a then-UFC record $2.5 million purse for his victory, according to NAC documents. The $250,000 fine is equivalent to 10 percent of that purse.
The one-year suspension closely mirrors the punishment received by former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones for a similar infraction and is expected to match the concurrent suspension that will be handed down to Lesnar by USADA, although that case is still in pending.
Lesnar, 39, is a former UFC heavyweight champion and a current superstar in the world of professional wrestling. He made his unexpected return to mixed martial arts for UFC 200 following a five-year layoff from the sport. He will be eligible to return to MMA in July 2017.

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