In the Cage – Paul Kelly Guilty of Heroin Trafficking, Nate Diaz Suspended

Each day, The MMA Corner will provide a recap of results, event announcements, fight match-ups, and injuries/cancellations from throughout the world of MMA.

English fighter Paul Kelly was convicted of heroin trafficking by a Liverpool jury on Friday and awaits sentencing. The prosecution was able to convince a jury that Kelly was the leader of a group of dealers, which should carry a stiff penalty of jail time.

Kelly reached international success with a nine-fight tenure in the UFC. At 28 years old, his fighting career is likely in jeopardy.

UFC lightweight Nate Diaz has been suspended by the UFC over the use of language in a tweet sent through his Twitter account on Thursday.

Diaz wrote, “I feel bad for Pat Healy that they took [an] innocent man’s money, and I think the guy who took the money is the biggest f-g in the world.”

Diaz was commenting on Pat Healy’s win from UFC 159 being overturned due to a failed drug test for marijuana and losing the bonus money won from said fight (an amount over $130,000). Half of which was given to Brian Caraway for his submission win from the same event.

Scott Holtzman was originally anticipated to meet XFC lightweight champion Nick Newell before Newell was stripped of his title for turning down the bout. Holtzman will now face John Mahlow for the vacant title on June 14 at XFC 24.