Diaz Tests Positive For THC BFD

[cog]

So Diaz has tested positive from his fight with Condit,Dana says he is disappointed,I would like to hear what Joe Rogan would have to say.

[Talo]

Shocker ! haha

Even if welterweight Nick Diaz wanted another shot at the man who beat him in the Ultimate Fighting Championship last weekend, another positive test for marijuana means he won't get it.

Tests conducted for last Saturday's UFC 143 show in Las Vegas showed the presence of marijuana in Diaz's system, the Nevada Athletic Commission said Thursday. It's the second time for Diaz, who tested positive for the drug following a 2007 bout in Las Vegas.

Diaz lost a unanimous decision to Carlos Condit in last weekend's main event. UFC hoped to put together an immediate rematch for the close fight, especially after Condit agreed to a sequel.

But Diaz's manager and lead trainer, Cesar Gracie, this week dismissed the notion while hinting at his fighter's inability to compete any time soon. "Condit has accepted the rematch because he knows there's not going to be a rematch, bottom line," Gracie told USA TODAY on Wednesday.

Currently the No. 2 welterweight in the USA TODAY/MMA Nation consensus rankings, the enormously talented Diaz has seen career interrupted multiple times by marijuana-related incidents.

Nevada suspended him for six months following the February 2007 showdown with Takanori Gomi, who tapped out to a rare gogoplata submission. The official result of the fight was changed to a no-contest.

The California State Athletic Commission in August 2009 refused to license Diaz for a Strikeforce title fight after he did not appear for a random drug test. Diaz's camp thought it had a handshake deal with California regulators that precluded random testing, Gracie said at the time.

For beating Diaz, Condit became UFC's interim welterweight titleholder while 170-pound champion Georges St. Pierre recovers from a knee injury. St. Pierre doesn't expect to return until October or November, so UFC hoped to set up another bout for Condit rather than keep him waiting for several months.

A rematch with Diaz could have been a lucrative event for the promotion, especially given the controversial decision last Saturday. While UFC President Dana White and other observers scored the bout for Condit, several MMA pros disagreed, including UFC fighters Dan Henderson, Josh Neer and Joe Lauzon, as well as former UFC champion Pat Miletich. UFC broadcaster Joe Rogan also viewed Diaz as the winner after watching the fight again.

But this week's incident likely means another suspension for Diaz. While that ruins UFC's hopes for another Condit-Diaz fight, it might have little effect on the near-term plans of Diaz.

Immediately after the scores were revealed in favor of Condit at UFC 143, Diaz expressed disgust at the judges' decision and announced his intention to retire from the sport. Although Gracie believes Diaz will return to fighting eventually, the fighter might need a temporary break from competition, the trainer said.

Diaz has been a vocal advocate of marijuana use for years.

"I think smoking pot is good for mixed martial artists," Diaz told Sherdog.com in September 2007. "I'm going to tell all you fighters out there something right now, from my experience: If you have friends that you get high with, get them to train with you."

[tex]

im high right now...just my .02

[Praetorian]

Kinda silly...its not in any way performance enhancing
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[cog]

Joe likely got high with him.

[cog]

Kinda silly...its not in any way performance enhancing
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Are you certain about this Prae?

[JacktheThriller]

is this a surprise has anyone heard him and his brother speak lol

[Praetorian]

Are you certain about this Prae?

How would it be performance enhancing...besides being an appetite stimulant which would really not be beneficial to an mma athlete.
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[cog]

How would it be performance enhancing...besides being an appetite stimulant which would really not be beneficial to an mma athlete.
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Some people might feel it aids training?Many years ago a friend of mine,a geneticist from the interior moved in with me for the summer.I had a small room jammed with equipment with just one small window.He used to smoke these funny cigs and we had these madman workouts,he was a bigger guy than me and we really,really pushed hard.I didn't smoke any of these but there was a lot of second hand smoke.In a fairly short time I was unable to shave or brush my teeth with one hand and I was natty with a crappy diet.Do you think there's any connection or was this all in my mind?Just wondering.

[mouth]

Eddie Bravo thinks it really helps you concentrate and focus. I've never been high from pot so, I don't know first hand. Having said that, Diaz knew the rules....this wasn't the first time he's broken them and been caught...I don't feel bad for him.