Rousey feels Diaz’s ban is too severe

UFC champion Ronda Rousey has labelled the five-year ban handed down to Nick Diaz as “cruel” but says she welcomes drug tests in sport. 

UFC middleweight Diaz was banned by the Nevada State Athletic Commission after he tested positive for marijuana for the third time.

“Say you got a parking ticket and you didn’t pay for it and you got another one and didn’t pay for it,” said Rousey. “No matter how many tickets you got you never deserve life in prison. They are pretty much trying to keep him from fighting ever again. I think that punishment is cruel.