This was originally written for the site I work for Page2Sports.com but I think it bears repeating on here for the fight fans that visit this site. Please read:
There are only two days left to get the currently remaining
18,316 signatures needed on Diaz’s Whitehouse.gov
petition. Whether or not that is proper way to help Diaz is not the point, the
point is to bring attention to the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) and
the unfair, biased treatment of one of the best competitors in MMA.
Nick Diaz has been suspended for five years for testing
positive for marijuana from his bout with Anderson Silva at UFC 183. The fighter has done this before but
since his last few tests, laws have changed and there is an allowed limit for
the metabolites that come up in a test. When the sentence was handed out, on “UFC
Tonight” Michael Bisping pointed out that two WADA accredited labs had showed
Diaz tested under the limit. However, the Commission, looking to make an
example out of Diaz went with the non-accredited results. Diaz kept remarking
to this fact when he was interviewed by various media after the hearing.
To purposely find the worst thing they could use against him
shows NSAC was just looking to flex their muscle and were expecting the Nick
Diaz used to hype fights from his promos. What they got was a prepared man, who
defended himself in the courtroom the way he was advised. For that, he still
got the worst possible sentence as if he was being defiant and belligerent.
Diaz has done enough in the sport that he does not have to
fight anymore, but he is still ready and willing to do it with no chemical
help. Not many fighters can say that these days and prove it; this is something
he also stated after his hearing. Diaz needs to fight in MMA and MMA can always
use a fighter like Nick Diaz.
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