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Banned UFC star thanks “great friend” Ronda Rousey for having his back
Published 17:42 22 Sept 2015 BST
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Nick Diaz won't be fighting in UFC for a while after picking up a lengthy drugs ban, but he has sung Ronda Rousey's praises after she stuck up for him.
Diaz could face five years on the sidelines after a positive marijuana test saw him banned from fighting in Nevada, but Rousey said she felt the suspension was "not right". In an interview with TMZ, Diaz said: "She didn't need to do that. I don't know if she caught heat for it ... I hope she didn't. But Ronda understands how I am. She's like me, only a girl. A prize fighter. She's a great friend."
Former professional boxer Diaz, who has won 26 of his 37 mixed martial arts bouts, also got in trouble for a brawl with fellow fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov in Las Vegas.
While Nevada remains off limits, he suggested he may look to get his name on a fight card elsewhere.
"I've been hearing other states' athletic commissions are angry about the ruling, so hopefully I'll be able to fight in those states," he said.Explore more on these topics:
