Head coach Cesar Gracie spoke to Mauro Ranallo recently about some of the fighters in his camp, including brothers Nick and Nate Diaz.
Nate is currently preparing for a UFC lightweight title fight with defending champion Benson Henderson this December in the main event of UFC on FOX 5.
While brother Nick, is stuck on the sidelines having received a one year suspension from the Nevada State Athletic Commission for testing positive for marijuana metabolites following a loss to Carlos Condit at UFC 143 for the interim UFC welterweight title.
On “The MMA Show with Mauro Ranallo” Gracie tells the Canadian media personality that “Nick’s doing good but he knows he got shafted by the NSAC and he’s not happy about it.”
“You get older and mature as a person. I think he needed a little time off — not a year off — but he’s been fighting quite regularly for some time. He likes to do his triathlons, swimming, running, he’s sparring, he’s helping his brother Nate get ready for his fight coming up against Benson Henderson. Nick’s doing good but he knows he got shafted by the NAC and he’s not happy about it. We’re letting the legal team handle it but the biggest thing is getting the awareness out there so people understand it.”
Also featured on the podcast were soon to be TNA star and Bellator fighter, Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal, and MMAjunkie.com’s Dann Stupp.