Nick Diaz not cornering brother Nate against Conor McGregor at UFC 202

LAS VEGAS — Nick Diaz will not be in his brother Nate’s corner at UFC 202.

Nick Diaz still owes the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) a portion of a fine and is effectively still suspended until he pays off that sum or enters into an approved payment plan, according to NAC executive director Bob Bennett.

Diaz’s manager Lloyd Pierson told MMA Fighting that something might change at the very last minute, but as of Saturday afternoon Nick will not be in Nate’s corner for the Conor McGregor main event fight.

Pierson said Thursday night that there were still discussions going on to get Nick licensed to corner Nate. But those talks seemed to have stalled.

Bennett, though, will leave the door open — until Nate actually steps into the Octagon. He said Nevada’s deputy attorney general will be in attendance with payment agreement if Nick wants to sign it and provide a first payment Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena.

“We wanted to give him every opportunity,” Bennett told MMA Fighting on Saturday. “I feel like we’ve gone above and beyond — more than most commissions would do — because we know this is a major …

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