Nick Diaz in Settlement Talks w/ NAC

UFC star Nick Diaz's 5-year suspension may not hold up after all.


The insane 5-year suspension handed down on Nick Diaz has sparked outrage from numerous fronts both inside and outside the sport. Countless fans, athletes and even celebrities helped a White House petition reach over 100,000 signatures, and now it looks like there will be a resolution made very soon.


Diaz took to social media to speak about the progress made after discussions with the Nevada Athletic Commission.


"Just spoke with my legal team at Campbell & Williams and talks with the NV athletic commission are going well," Diaz wrote. "We’re working hard with them to get this right. Thanks for the support."


MMA Fighting confirmed that settlement talks are underway with Diaz's lawyer Middlebrook calling it "a work in progress," and another source claiming that "Diaz could actually be back in the Octagon by sometime in 2016."


Interestingly enough, Middlebrook also added that the commission hasn't even sent out and put the 5-year suspension in writing, so he never had the chance to file a petition and have the decision up for judicial review.


No timeline for a decision on Diaz has been established.

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"Multiple sources are telling us that basically public pressure got to this commission with at least one of the commission members receiving death threats," Dardashtian told "Inside MMA" in a Friday interview.


According to her sources, Diaz is in settlement negotiations with NSAC commission members and Nevada's attorney general. Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) attorneys have also flexed their legal muscles on behalf of the Stockton slugger throughout this process, all of whom are working to negotiate a suspension of 1.5 to two years and backdate it to Jan. 2015, which is when Diaz last competed at UFC 183.


"Which means we could be seeing him back in the Octagon as early as this summer if this particular deal works out," she said.
So why the change of heart?


Dardashtian said sources tell her that Diaz's case is so strong for an appeal that it's likely the attorney general is going to recommend NSAC accept the settlement to avoid costly litigation.


NSAC has until Nov. 13, 2015, to issue a written decision and possibly "turn back time."

Good shit man, he is one of the best fighters. Been in there forever and still doesn't get KO'd or Sub'd, even against the GOAT

a diaz fight is always a fight worth watching, no denying that

Agree 100% Nick is one of my Favorites, but watching Nate v Maynard last time they met, or v the "Irish hand grenade" at 170 pounds was just spectacular