Dana White: I am beyond disappointed in Nick Diaz
Posted on February 9, 2012, 08:42 PM by Trent Reinsmith
UFC President Dana White returned to the United States today after spending time in Brazil filming the upcoming season of “The Ultimate Fighter.” White was probably looking forward to spending some time decompressing from his hectic schedule when he returned to Vegas, instead he was faced with Nick Diaz testing positive during his UFC 143 drug test.
Shortly after the Nevada State Athletic Commission released the news that Diaz had been found to have marijuana metabolites in his sample, the UFC released a statement from White, "I am beyond disappointed that he tested positive for marijuana. It is now in the hands of the Nevada State Athletic Commission."
This is the second failed drug test in Diaz’s MMA career. His first, a positive marijuana test in 2007 earned him a six-month suspension.
What do you think LowKick’ers, what would an appropriate penalty be from the NSAC and how will the UFC react?
Further Reading: Nick Diaz tests positive for marijuana metabolites
Photo: UFC President Dana White at a post-fight press conference at UFC 100 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on July 11, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Francis Specker
Comments
An appropriate punishment would be no punishment at all. It's weed. Lighten up NSAC.
They know or should know it has no advantages in MMA. It is only cause its an illegal substance. Even though anybody with any logic knows it should be legalized.
I bet Dana is dissapointed he bent over backwards for Nick, and gave him so many brakes, and concessions it was sickening.
yeah word its actually a advantage for carlos that he tokes up
Bah...everyone needs to cry more. Too bad rule-makers aren't people with sense.
I dont smoke weed or even drink, but makes no sense to legalize some poisons(high fructose corn syrup, various carcinogens,mercury,alcohol) and demonize things like this that people actually choose to use on their own without being tricked.
Don't know why you don't get it? Everyone takes a piss test to work. This is no different. So now every job should lighten up for people who can't be sociable? Nick lost his shot once again with his elementary school mentality. He's an anti-role model for kids who are just getting into the UFC.
not every person has to be a rolemodel
Uhhh maybe kids shouldn't look to the UFC for their rolemodels?!?! Especially if they are as impressionable as you suggest.
Is nick a danger to himself or others because he smoked weed the day before or whatever? Lol, goodluck arguing that. It's the difference between a piss test for this fight and for working on some construction site.
Yea, noone who smokes weed is social.
Mannnn its not that it JUST weed mannnn he just keeps testing the water
and getting what he wants HELL HAD A REMATCH COMING.......he is a
pro he knows the drill I mean come on mann what happens if you fail
drug test at your work 90% get fired and I guarantee he will not get fired....
look I think it should be legal government makes ton of money,.. it helps with a ton of issues I watched ''weed wars'' had know Idea what it can help and the scrutiny it has to pass to be medical and how its grown can have way different effects alot of ppl think its like mex dirt and it makes you feel one way .....look way safer than alcohol..... andI dont even smoke..........but isnt the first time for him, it IS ILLGAL.....and
he is a PRO and know the game it is what it is has whined since he
got here and got everything he wanted even punishment for acting up was a headliner fight that he made a ton of money on.......chit is OLD
Come on Dana . I hate the diaz brothers ,but this is very funny
I am sorry but this is a weak comment. The issue isn't whether marijuana should be legalized or not. this issue is that it IS a banned substance and he did screw over the ufc by testing positive he should be punished.
Even fedor the greatest of all time admitted to smoke weed when he was in high school
and there is nothing wrong with that. the issue isn't that he smokes weed it's that he does it before fights.
Did he get those brakes from Pep Boys?
I gave you a funny sambo
That is a popular thing that pot users say to each other. If only it were true.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/for-pro-athletes-the-risks-of-smoking-pot-are-high--but-so-are-the-benefits/2011/12/13/gIQAgwAhsO_story.html
The Nevada Athletic Commision needs to make an example here.
I think they need to get about 50 pounds of the best red-haired bud and force Nick Diaz to smoke every bud non-stop.
By the time he is done, he will be so sick of pot--he will never smoke it again!
Breaking news..Dana White just punched a hole in his own face.
I am as shocked as you are!
......
the ounishment should be nsac slapping themselves for being stupid
Is this why Cesar shut down talk of a rematch? If so how did he know this was the result before the results where released to Keith Kizer?
Things that make you go hmmm...
fighters are always notified before results get released publicly.
Even before Kizer? That would mean Cesar would have received the results directly from the lab. Don't think that is how it works.
I think Caesar smelled Nick's jacket...that was how my Mom knew once.
No Kizer knows first then the figters are notified, the public wont hear anything about usually for a day or two.
clearly reading between the lines, "It is now in the hands of the Nevada State Athletic Commission" means that the UFC don't plan on getting rid of him, and basically hope he gets a slap on the wrist so they can make some more money with him soon
@ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, I think you're right because normally Dana'd be in his "he out and he's never coming back" speech.
honestly im not suprised but nick should either find a way to get it out of his system or not smoke it a month before his fight, i think diaz should know by now he cant get away with that shit in the UFC but theres no way dana gets rid of him..... be patient diaz vs gsp will happen
Take his complete purse for one.....He knew the rules and he broke the rules for the second time. He brought bad PR to the UFC, his team, sponsors. Complete ****
It makes it really easy now for the UFC.....not only did he lose the fight, he is a drug cheat, and he said he was retiring.
UFC aren't going to be begging for him to comeback.......there are plenty of other knobs to replace him
What's bad PR? Never heard of it.
I was waiting patiently for the first idiot to say hes a drug cheat lmao, your a tool.
lets create a whole new division.
welterweight wankers pot smokin division
they already fought though.
Who's going to join condit in the long distance running division?
I agree pot should really not be considered a PED. But to knowingly take any banned substance even caffeine is STUPID. To throw away all the training, the money, tarnish your reputation with the largest promotion in the world and all the sponsors is something I cant even begin to understand. Diaz is truly RETARDED.
I got some good shit.Any Diaz fan wanna have some puff puff give?
Keep it up and Im going to quit my drug testing required crap job.
No one should ever be punished for smoking weed. It should be legal just like alcohol. Besides it's not a performance enhancing drug anyways to wtf!
Illegal to go into the cage drunk too
yea we seem to have a huge fighting drunk problem in the UFC.
he just mad cause he didnt cut him in on the session! lol
I think pot being illegal is ridiculous, but as long as it is, it will be a banned substance. It doesn't matter if it helps you or not, it's against the law.
And having had a suspension already, there is no question Nick knew that, which is seriously self-destructive move.
He had talked about retiring, but that was from MMA, to go and box. But it's the same athletic commission, so he messed that up too.
I have started to think that Diaz needs to switch camps. He's been with Cesar Gracie forever and I suspect he's got too many "yes" men around him. Maybe a different coach would help Diaz master his anger.
snoop D O DOUBLE DIAZZZZZZZZZZZ
Appropriate punishment? (hahaha! It's just weed..) I think it would be a rematch against carlos condit and a huge paycheck .. And somebody should tell the NSAC what marijuana is ..
Appropriate punishment should be to feed him to GSP and let him get his beat down handed to him. All and all though, I wouldn't mind smoking a J with the Diaz bros lol.
Yet he still leads the payroll even with a 200000 dollar loss from a 3 man opinion....You really gotta love the DONT GIVE A DAMN mentality....Brainwashing is out of date kidos!!
People gotta sleep now and then....Should I stop the daily full melt butane hash..I think not