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Diaz expects suspension after 'unfair' fight

Nick Diaz expects to be suspended following victory over Paul Daley in Saturday's Strikeforce main event © Getty Images

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Nick Diaz claimed his Strikeforce welterweight title clash with Paul Daley "wasn't a fair fight", and he now expects to be suspended for a mystery misdemeanour.

Diaz recovered from two knockdowns to become the first man to finish Daley by TKO on Saturday, extending his winning run to 10 fights. The American has already won twice this year, and after such a tough battle in his previous outing against Evangelista Santos, Diaz insists he was not given enough time to prepare for Daley.

"If you call that a fair fight, I don't know how people think that's a fair fight. That wasn't a fair fight," he told MMA Fighting. "I just fought [in January]. I got kicked up in the leg. I got up, what does the guy [Paul Daley] do? He tries to kick me right in the leg. That's not a fair fight, man.

"My other fight before, that wasn't a fair fight. None of these have been. I've got people out to get me. Every fight, I'm fighting blind opponents. I don't know who it's going to be, who I'm fighting, if I'm really fighting them.

"It's gonna take a little more to get rid of me."

Diaz's suggestion of a suspension was baffling. Having won in completely fair fashion, the 27-year-old seemed to be referring to past punishments when he said he expects another ban coming his way.

"They're gonna suspend me for that s***," Diaz said desperately. "I don't even know why I do this. I'm like, 'Whatever, suspend me'."

Asked why he is being suspended, he replied: "For whatever, I don't know, but I guarantee I'm suspended for whatever happened out there."

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