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Nate Diaz’s request for a marijuana exemption from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulations has been denied.

The Stockton Samurai is scheduled for an August 5 clash with ‘The Problem Child’ Jake Paul at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. Diaz will be making his professional boxing debut but was dealt a blow ahead of the bout when it was revealed that he would be subject to testing for performance-enhancing and recreational drugs, including marijuana. Anyone who is familiar with Nate Diaz or his brother, Nick, Diaz, knows that the two are quite fond of recreational marijuana use, often flaunting it at events, press conferences, and even while submitting a test to the United States Anti-Doping Agency.

While most combat sports organizations and USADA have become more relaxed when it comes to fighters testing positive for marijuana metabolites, Texas continues to be a zero-tolerance state. With his bout against Jake Paul being regulated by the TDLR, Nate Diaz will be subject to drug testing by both the TDLR and the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association, or VADA.

“We will be working with VADA on testing prior to the fight and will be in compliance with all VADA rules, as well as the rules and regulations set forth by TDLR,” Real Fight, Inc. President and Diaz manager Zach Rosenfield told High Times via MMA Mania.

Nate Diaz joked that his fight with Jake Paul should be scuttled to California

Upon learning about Texas’ strict rules against marijuana, Nate Diaz suggested the fight move to California.

Whether or not Nate Diaz abstains from his first love, Mary Jane, remains to be seen, but in reality, the consequences of continuing to partake would not amount to much if he chooses not to pursue a professional boxing career beyond his August 5 debut. Should he win the bout, Diaz’s victory would be overturned by the TDLR, but he would still pocket a whole lot of money en route to a potential return to the Octagon where marijuana use is no longer an issue.

Jake Paul goads Nate Diaz following their press conference for their upcoming boxing match.

Yesterday was the first official press conference for the Paul Vs. Diaz fight, which is set to take place on August 5 in Dallas, Texas. It would be the first time that the pair would officially come face-to-face after months of back-and-forth on social media.

While there was not as much drama as you might expect, particularly when a Diaz is involved, Paul would of course try to get under the Stockton native’s skin – even mocking him with the use of a monkey toy.

Diaz seemed unbothered by the whole event, and Paul would use this to criticize Diaz for not being the same as what he portrays online.

Well, apparently Paul does not know Diaz all that well, but the 38-year-old could be keeping things low-key following an arrest warrant being issued for him last month. Diaz was involved in a physical altercation following an influencer boxing event in New Orleans, choking out Logan Paul impersonator, Rodney Peterson.

Nate Diaz Vs. Jake Paul

The pair are set to battle it out at the MMA middleweight limit, or a cruiserweight catchweight of 185lbs in just three months’ time. The fight, which is schedule to take place over eight rounds, will be available via DAZN pay-per-view.

Paul while attempt to bounce back from his February 26 loss to Tommy Fury, the first of his boxing career.

As Diaz, it will be the first since departing the UFC after his debut for the promotion in 2007, eventually becoming one of the promotions biggest ever stars following his legendary fights with Conor McGregor.

Who wins, Nate Diaz or Jake Paul?