Nick Diaz learned today the consequences of his actions pertaining to the rules set forth by the Nevada State Athletic Commission: A one year suspension and a 30 percent loss of his purse from UFC 143 where he lost by unanimous decision to Carlos Condit.
The early argument by camp Diaz was that marijuana, a Schedule I narcotic, was allowed to be used outside of training camp just as alcohol is.
A few minutes later camp Diaz attempted to say that the effects from marijuana cease approximately five hours after usage and that metabolites are not illegal. This attempt was to say that Nick Diaz fought without the effects of marijuana which I found to be an absolutely ridiculous defense.
The Nevada State Athletic Commission won this case early when they read the rules stating that marijuana was a banned substance inside or outside of training camp, which means you cannot test negative or have any metabolites in your system (active or inactive) because they are a 100 percent indication of marijuana usage.
The hardest or maybe funniest part to watch was probably Nick Diaz attempting to explain himself, stating that he bought his “medicinal marijuana” from anybody who really has it. The fact that he never even attempted to get a medical exemption because he didn’t think his condition was that bad did not go far to help out his situation.
Needless to say, Diaz didn’t help himself out very much.
Nick Diaz was already suspended for marijuana usage for six months resulting in his most important career win over Takanori Gomi overturned to a no-contest. All in all it doesn’t appear that Nick Diaz really cared to follow the rules. There is no one to blame here other than Nick Diaz.
Diaz ignored the rules, did what he wanted despite the consequences, and completely earned his punishment.
There is no justification for Nick Diaz; he has basically just thrown away the prime of his career at 28 years of age for a substance that he couldn’t resist, temporarily stop using, or attempt to get a medical exemption for.
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