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57-487: The commission was established in 1941. It has several times been criticized for its conduct and sentences, and has several times been labelled a " kangaroo court ". The Nevada State Athletic Commission is an agency of the Nevada Department of Business & Industry and is made up of five part-time commissioners (known as the "Commission"), an executive director, and seven full-time employees. Each commissioner

114-518: A Stockton Kings basketball game in December 2022. In October 2022, Diaz was involved in a brawl backstage at the Jake Paul vs. Anderson Silva boxing match and was removed from the event as a result. In April 2023, footage emerged of Diaz getting involved in an altercation in the street that ended with him choking a man unconscious. Diaz was then issued a warrant and Diaz turned himself in to

171-567: A guillotine choke at 2:30 of round 2. Diaz faced Gray Maynard on January 11, 2010, in the main event at UFC Fight Night 20 , a rematch from when the two met in the semi-finals of the TUF 5 lightweight tournament, which Diaz won. Diaz lost a controversial split decision to Maynard, as the former TUF winner was given the nod in the FightMetric reports, winning rounds two and three. After three losses in four fights, Nate considered making

228-501: A guillotine choke submission in the final round; the bout earned Fight of the Night honors. Diaz next faced South Korean fighter Dong Hyun Kim , on January 1, 2011, at UFC 125 . Diaz lost the fight via unanimous decision. Diaz fought Rory MacDonald on April 30, 2011, at UFC 129 . Diaz was unable to mount much significant offense and lost via unanimous decision. Following the loss, Diaz stated that he would be moving back down to

285-509: A bare knuckle MMA fight against Robert Limon on July 20, 2002, at the age of 17. Footage has since emerged of the fight and it is believed to be his first competitive experience. Upon making his official professional MMA debut, Diaz competed mainly for World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC). In 2006, at WEC 24 , he fought for the WEC Lightweight Championship against then-champion Hermes França , losing by submission in

342-495: A coast of anywhere. It just makes no sense for the state and it's terrible." On October 30, 2024, it was reported that NSAC decided to remove cannabis from the state's prohibited list, stating "the possession, use or consumption of cannabis or cannabis products will not be deemed an anti-doping violation" Kangaroo court Kangaroo court is an informal pejorative term for a court that ignores recognized standards of law or justice, carries little or no official standing in

399-538: A contestant is not on suspension status in Nevada or another jurisdiction, approving each bout and determining that a contestant is not being mismatched with a superior opponent, issuing licenses and collecting fees from the sale of tickets. The commission oversaw an inquiry into the death of University of Nevada, Las Vegas student Nathan Valencia in an unsanctioned Kappa Sigma fraternity “Fight Night” charity event on November 20, 2021, and commissioned an investigation into

456-536: A guillotine choke submission in the fourth round. This win earned Diaz his second Performance of the Night bonus award. Diaz opted to not re-sign with the UFC before the bout with Ferguson, thus making Diaz a free agent once the fight concluded. After becoming a free agent, Diaz decided to enter into the sport of boxing. On April 12, 2023, it was announced that Diaz would be making his professional boxing debut against Jake Paul . The bout took place on August 5, 2023, at

513-407: A kangaroo. Another possibility is that the phrase could refer to the pouch of a kangaroo, meaning the court is in someone's pocket. Etymologist Philologos suggests that the term arose "because a place named Kangaroo sounded comical to its hearers, just as place names like Kalamazoo , and Booger Hole , and Okeefenokee Swamp , strike us as comical." The term is still in common use in

570-618: A licensed line of marijuana pre-rolls made by California Finest. They currently run a Brazilian jiu-jitsu school in Stockton, California (Nick Diaz Academy), and founded a CBD company called Game Up Nutrition. He has been primarily vegan since he was 18 years old, but admits to eating fish from time to time . On June 20, 2018, it was announced that Diaz's girlfriend had given birth to their daughter. In August 2022, Diaz publicly endorsed fellow UFC veteran BJ Penn in his run for governor for Hawaii. In September 2022, Diaz announced

627-418: A non-main event and non-title bout had been scheduled for 5 rounds. However, the bout was moved to UFC 263 due to a minor injury sustained by Diaz and eventually took place for five rounds as well. Edwards controlled a vast majority of the bout, but was stunned badly with punches late in the fifth. Edwards won the fight by unanimous decision (49–46, 49–46, 49–46). On the last fight of his UFC contract, Diaz

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684-429: A permanent move up in weight to the 170 lb. weight class, stating "I don't make enough money to have to drop this much weight so I'd like to fight at 170 and only go to 155 every once in a while." Diaz made his Welterweight debut on March 27, 2010, at UFC 111 against Miletich Fighting Systems product and striking specialist Rory Markham . At the weigh-ins, Markham weighed in at 177, whereas Diaz weighed in at

741-400: A result, the bout was canceled. Nate Diaz returned to competition on August 17 at UFC 241 . He faced Anthony Pettis in a welterweight bout which served as the co-main event. With a dominant performance, he won the fight by unanimous decision. Diaz faced Jorge Masvidal on November 2, 2019, in the main event of UFC 244 . In a unique situation, UFC President Dana White confirmed that

798-409: A towel into the octagon, in an attempt to signal the referee to end the bout. On May 16, 2013, Diaz was suspended by the UFC for violating the UFC's code of conduct by using a homophobic slur on his Twitter page. The UFC expressed their disappointment and suspended him; he was eventually suspended for 90 days and fined $ 20,000. A rubber match with Gray Maynard took place on November 30, 2013, in

855-491: A vote on actions taken by the commission. Voting is held at commission meetings that typically occur once a month and are governed by Nevada's Open Meeting Law (OML). The executive director is Jeff Mullen. The Office of Nevada Attorney General serves as legal counsel to the agency. The Nevada Athletic Commission codified laws are defined in the Nevada Revised Statues (NRS): Chapter 467 – Unarmed Combat and

912-625: Is an American mixed martial artist and professional boxer who is currently a free agent . Diaz is most known for his time spent fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he fought for over 15 years after winning The Ultimate Fighter 5 . Prior to signing with the UFC, Diaz competed in World Extreme Cagefighting , Strikeforce , and Pancrase . Diaz has the third most UFC bonus awards, with 16 in total. In 2012 he challenged for

969-471: Is appointed by the Governor for a three-year term. The Governor also selects one of the five commissioners to be the chairperson. The current chairperson is Stephen J. Cloobeck and the other commissioners, are Staci Alonso , Anthony A. Marnell III , Christopher Ault , and Jim Murren . The Commission appoints an executive director, who conducts the day-to-day operations of the agency but does not have

1026-540: Is given to charity or used for a team party at the end of the season. A notable example includes in 2008, Mariano Rivera , then closer for the New York Yankees , was fined by his teammates after Rivera assisted division rival Roy Halladay in developing Halladay's cut fastball, Rivera's signature pitch. Some examples of quasi-judicial proceedings that could be described as kangaroo courts are: Nate Diaz Nathan Donald Diaz (born April 16, 1985)

1083-435: Is to be divided between an anti-bullying campaign and the state's general fund; McGregor is also charged with hearing fees. Originally, the attorney general's office proposed a $ 25,000 fine; the majority of the commission members, however, felt that that amount would not have any significant impact on McGregor; Lundvall originally suggested a 10 percent fee, matching the sentence of Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier . The sentence

1140-754: The American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas . Paul defeated Diaz via unanimous decision with scores of 98–91, 98–91, and 97–92. On March 13, 2024, it was announced that Diaz would face Jorge Masvidal on June 1, 2024, at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles, California in a 10-round bout at light heavyweight. On May 7, 2024, it was reported that the fight was rescheduled for July 6, 2024 at Honda Center in Anaheim, CA . On May 13, 2024,

1197-474: The Anglosphere . The term is sometimes used without any negative connotation. For example, many Major League Baseball and Minor League Baseball teams have a kangaroo court to punish players for errors on the field, being late for a game or practice, not wearing proper attire to road games, or having a messy locker in the clubhouse . Fines are allotted, and at the end of the year, the money collected

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1254-546: The UFC Lightweight Championship . The son of Melissa (née Womble) and Robert Diaz, he was born of Mexican and Anglo heritage and raised in Stockton, California , with his brother Nick and sister Nina. He grew up in Lodi, California and attended Tokay High School . At the age of 11, he began training in martial arts with his brother, Nick. Prior to his official MMA career, Diaz competed in

1311-460: The Welterweight limit of 171; the fight was changed to a catchweight fight. Diaz went on to win the fight by TKO in the first round. After the win over Markham, Diaz stated he would compete in both weight classes. His next fight was again at Welterweight against former professional boxer Marcus Davis on August 28, 2010, at UFC 118 . Diaz finished Davis after choking him unconscious with

1368-535: The "Kangaroo Jump". It's possible that those sentenced to transportation may have protested that they had been convicted and sentenced by a kangaroo court. Some sources suggest that the term may have been popularized during the California Gold Rush of 1849 to which many thousands of Australians flocked. In consequence of the Australian miners' presence, it may have come about as a description of

1425-588: The Kangaroo court", asking "Don't comprehend: What is a Kangaroo court?" The term is not attested to have been used in Australia, native land of the kangaroo , or elsewhere before then. The term kangaroo court may have originated in Britain. In the late 1700s, British courts began sentencing people convicted of various crimes to penal transportation to Australia. In the 1800s this was sometimes referred to as

1482-462: The MMA community; fans and fighters alike. The vast majority of reactions have condemned the commission, looking at a number of factors including: the drug-testing process, the ignoring of the evidence by the commission and the overly harsh, arguably personally-motivated punishment levied. Nick Diaz and his lawyers plan to appeal the decision via Judicial Review. In October 2016, UFC fighter Conor McGregor

1539-547: The New Orleans Police Department on April 27, at 7:10 AM, facing a second-degree battery charge. Diaz's attorney claimed that he acted in self-defense and he was released on a $ 10,000 bond. On September 25, 2023, it was reported that the Orleans Parish would not pursue the case against Diaz indicating his actions were entirely in self defense as shown on video, clean in pictures and clear from

1596-401: The Night honors. Diaz was set as a replacement to face Conor McGregor on March 5, 2016, at UFC 196 , filling in for an injured Rafael dos Anjos . With Diaz only having eleven days notice, the fight took place at welterweight (170 lbs) due to lack of time to cut weight. Diaz won the fight via submission in the second round. This gave Diaz his ninth submission victory in the UFC, tied for

1653-599: The UFC, in what was also his pay per view debut. Diaz met fellow Ultimate Fighter winner and former King of the Cage Welterweight Champion Joe Stevenson at The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale . Stevenson took Diaz down at will throughout the 3 rounds and Diaz lost by unanimous decision. After two consecutive losses by decision, Diaz was billed to headline UFC Fight Night 19 opposite Melvin Guillard . Diaz won by submission to

1710-463: The best performances of his career. Diaz set a CompuStrike record, landing 82% of the strikes he threw en route to his victory over Cerrone. Diaz, after several years of training, finally received his Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt from Cesar Gracie. He was awarded his black belt a month before his fight with fellow Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt Jim Miller . Diaz next faced Jim Miller on May 5, 2012, at UFC on Fox 3 . Diaz outboxed Miller for

1767-496: The codified administrative regulations are defined in Nevada Administrative Code (NAC): Chapter 467 – Unarmed Combat, with Amendments to NAC Chapter 467, LCB File No. R062-16, effective September 9, 2016. The responsibilities of the commission include ruling in disciplinary cases and arbitrating disputes between combatants and managers brought pursuant to Nevada Administrative Code § 467.102(4). Additionally,

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1824-421: The commission is charged with the responsibility of promulgating regulations to implement and enforce the state laws governing unarmed combat. For all main event championship bouts and special events, the commission must assign the referee, judges and doctors to work the contest. In all other contests or exhibitions, the executive director is responsible for assigning the referee, judges and doctors, ensuring that

1881-459: The fight. In turn, the fight with McGregor was rescheduled and took place the following month, contested again at welterweight, at UFC 202 . Diaz lost the rematch via majority decision. The contest was once again awarded Fight of the Night honors. At the UFC 202 post-fight press conference, Diaz violated the USADA rule by smoking CBD, Cannabidiol , vape pen within four hours after a fight. He

1938-554: The first round. In the semifinals, Diaz defeated Team Penn member Gray Maynard by submission, advancing to the finals, in which he faced teammate Manvel Gamburyan . Diaz won by submission after Gamburyan was forced to tap out in the second round due to the dislocation of his right shoulder as the result of attempting a takedown. With the victory, Diaz won The Ultimate Fighter 5 . After defeating Alvin Robinson and Junior Assunção via submission, Diaz demanded tougher opponents. He

1995-657: The forum result in an inferior brand of adjudication. A common example of this is when institutional disputants ("repeat players") have excessive and unfair structural advantages over individual disputants ("one-shot players"). The term is known to have been used in the United States in 1841: an article in The Daily Picayune , New Orleans quotes the Concordia Intelligencer reporting several lynchings "upon various charges instituted by

2052-549: The hastily carried-out proceedings used to deal with the issue of claim-jumping miners. The derivation of the term is not known, although there has been speculation. It could be from the notion of justice proceeding "by leaps", like a kangaroo – in other words, "jumping over" (intentionally ignoring) evidence that would be in favour of the defendant. An alternative suggestion is that, as these courts are often convened quickly to deal with an immediate issue, they are called kangaroo courts since they have "jumped up" out of nowhere, like

2109-409: The headlining bout was for a celebratory "baddest motherfucker" ('BMF') belt. After being dominated for most of the fight, Diaz lost the fight via TKO between rounds three and four when the cage-side physician determined a cut over Diaz's right eye rendered him unable to continue. Diaz was expected to face Leon Edwards on May 15, 2021, at UFC 262 in the event's co-headliner, marking the first time

2166-453: The incident. The Attorney General's report concluded, “Law enforcement statements that no crime had been committed were conclusory and premature, and compromised any possible future prosecutions.” The commission had previously unanimously passed what it called “Nathan’s Law” that requires emergency safety measures and trained referees be in place for amateur boxing matches and unarmed combat, with potential criminal prosecution for violations of

2223-415: The law. On September 14, 2015, UFC Fighter Nick Diaz was suspended for 5 years and fined $ 165,000. The commission relied on a single positive cannabinoid urinalysis result, out of three tests taken within a few hours of each other. Of the tests, the two returning negative results were the only two conducted by a WADA approved lab. Diaz, a medical marijuana patient, has since received widespread support from

2280-518: The lightweight division. Diaz defeated former PRIDE Lightweight Champion Takanori Gomi on September 24, 2011, at UFC 135 via armbar submission in the first round. He earned Submission of the Night honors for his performance. Diaz defeated Donald Cerrone at UFC 141 via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, and 29–28) in a performance that earned both participants Fight of the Night honors. Despite being knocked off of his feet multiple times by sweeping leg kicks from Cerrone, Diaz had one of

2337-523: The main event at The Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale . Diaz won via TKO in the first round. The stoppage earned him his first Knockout of the Night bonus. On May 5, 2014, both Nate Diaz and fellow UFC fighter T. J. Grant were removed from the UFC's lightweight rankings after being deemed inactive by the UFC. After over a year away from the sport, Diaz returned from his self-imposed hiatus and faced Rafael Dos Anjos on December 13, 2014, at UFC on Fox 13 . Diaz missed weight, coming in at 160.6 pounds. He

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2394-422: The main event for the UFC Lightweight Championship . Diaz lost the one-sided bout via unanimous decision. Three weeks prior to the championship bout, Diaz signed an eight-fight contract with UFC. Diaz faced former Strikeforce Lightweight Champion Josh Thomson on April 20, 2013, at UFC on Fox 7 . He lost the fight via TKO due to a head kick and punches, during which Nate's brother, Nick Diaz physically threw

2451-503: The majority of the first two rounds, even dropping Miller with a straight left at the end of the first round. Near the end of round two, Miller shot in for a takedown, to which Diaz stuffed and countered with a rolling guillotine choke , forcing the tap at 4:09 of the second round. The submission won Diaz his fifth Submission of the Night bonus award. It was also the first time Miller had been stopped in his MMA career. Diaz faced Benson Henderson on December 8, 2012, at UFC on Fox 5 in

2508-802: The matter by the Investigations Division of the Nevada Attorney General's Office. The results of the investigation were discussed at an August 23, 2022 meeting of the Athletic Commission in which Commission Chairman Stephen J. Cloobeck and other commissioners pressed officials from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and the Clark County district attorney's office to explain why they didn't dig deeper into

2565-467: The new event date was confirmed for July 6, 2024. Diaz won the bout by majority decision. After the boxing match with Jorge Masvidal, Diaz launched a lawsuit against Fanmio and its owner, Solomon Engel for fraud and breach of contract; alleging that he was only paid $ 1 million out of the total $ 10 million purse he was promised. Diaz's older brother Nick is also a professional MMA fighter. Both Diaz brothers are advocates for cannabis and even have

2622-455: The news that he was starting his own combat sports promotion company, Real Fight Inc. Diaz remained connected to his roots, often giving back to his community in Stockton being involved with support for young fighters as he nurtures a new generation of talent. As a result of the attention that Diaz had brought to the city of Stockton, he was presented with a key to the city by the mayor during

2679-485: The pairing had been scrapped. After sitting out again for over a year, Diaz returned to face Michael Johnson on December 19, 2015, at UFC on Fox 17 . He won the fight via unanimous decision and went on to give one of the most infamous post-fight interviews in UFC history, where he called out Conor McGregor by saying "you're taking everything I work for, motherfucker, and I'ma fight your fucking ass" on live broadcast television. Both participants were awarded Fight of

2736-435: The second round. This was the last event held by WEC before it was acquired by Zuffa, LLC , then parent company of the UFC. Diaz was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 5 , which exclusively featured lightweights , fighting on Jens Pulver's team. In the preliminary round, Diaz defeated Rob Emerson by submission; in the quarterfinals he defeated fellow Team Pulver teammate Corey Hill via triangle choke submission in

2793-519: The second-most all-time behind only Royce Gracie . Both fighters were awarded Fight of the Night honors and Diaz was also awarded with the Performance of the Night bonus. A rematch with McGregor was scheduled for July 9, 2016, at UFC 200 . However, on April 19, the UFC announced that McGregor had been pulled from the event after failing to fulfill media obligations in Las Vegas related to

2850-519: The state of Nevada, commenting: "Conor McGregor hit me [up] yesterday and said, 'I don't ever want to fight in Nevada again. Ever.' Now how does that make sense for the state of Nevada? You're gonna try to fine this kid ... that much money, it just makes people not wanna come fight in our state. And that's not a good thing. And guess what? Conor McGregor doesn't need Nevada, he can fight anywhere. He can fight in Iowa , okay. We can put his fight on an island off

2907-407: The territory within which it resides, and is typically convened ad hoc . A kangaroo court may ignore due process and come to a predetermined conclusion. The term is also used for a court held by a legitimate judicial authority, but which intentionally disregards the court's legal or ethical obligations (compare show trial ). A kangaroo court could also develop when the structure and operation of

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2964-410: Was fined $ 150,000, five percent of his purse for UFC 202 , as well as sentenced to fifty hours of community service, due to his involvement in an incident of bottle-throwing at a pre-fight press conference between him and opponent Nate Diaz and entourage; commissioner Pat Lundvall said that McGregor was "to be taught a lesson" and "humbled as it relates to dealing with the public." The $ 150,000 fine

3021-631: Was given a match with Kurt Pellegrino at UFC Fight Night 13 . Diaz defeated Pellegrino via triangle-choke submission in the second round. As he locked up the choke, Diaz had time to flex for the crowd and throw up double middle fingers before Pellegrino submitted. Diaz then defeated veteran Josh Neer by split decision in the main event of UFC Fight Night 15 . Diaz next fought former Strikeforce Lightweight Champion Clay Guida at UFC 94: St. Pierre vs. Penn 2 , losing via split decision. Guida used his wrestling to take Diaz down multiple times. Guida won via split decision, marking Diaz's first loss in

3078-451: Was given additional time to make the lightweight limit, and cut down to 155.2. However, he was still fined 20 percent of his purse, which went to Rafael dos Anjos. Diaz, who seemed unmotivated and annoyed for most of the fight, lost the one-sided fight via unanimous decision (30–26, 30–26, and 30–27). Diaz was briefly linked to a welterweight bout with Matt Brown on July 11, 2015, at UFC 189 . However, in mid-April, Brown announced that

3135-507: Was not sanctioned as CBD is not considered a PED . USADA changed their rules and lifted CBD from the banned list not long after. After a two-year-long layoff, it was announced on August 3, 2018, that Diaz was expected to return on November 3 against Dustin Poirier in a lightweight bout. This bout was expected to serve as the co-headliner of UFC 230 . However, on October 9, 2018, it was announced that Poirier pulled out due to injury and as

3192-400: Was scheduled to face Khamzat Chimaev on September 10, 2022, in the main event of UFC 279 . However, at the weigh-ins on September 9, Chimaev weighed in at 178.5 pounds, seven-and-a-half pounds over the welterweight non-title fight limit. As a result of Chimaev missing weight, he was removed from his bout with Diaz. Diaz instead faced Tony Ferguson in the main event. Diaz won the fight via

3249-588: Was seen by many as too harsh, and criticisms were directed towards the NSAC for its bias and alleged lack of objectivity, as well as its level of unchecked power. McGregor responded by saying he would never fight in Nevada again, and expressing doubts on whether he'll pay. President of the UFC Dana White also reacted to the harsh sentence; supporting McGregor, White commented that the sentence may be harmful for

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