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Nick Diaz Fined, Suspended Five Years by NAC
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09.14.2015 | 5:46 PM ET
I actually had this whole hearing on Fight Pass while I worked in the FightCenter today. Diaz's legal team brought the heat and NAC responded with pitifully bruised egos.
This one's certainly going to court, and we'll see what happens; hopefully we get a repeat of Brady v. NFL.
* Edited at 09.14.2015, 5:46 PM ET *
"When a game cannot be won, change the game."
Fighter Details
- Given Name: Nicholas Robert Diaz
- Pro MMA Record: 26-10-0, 2 NC (Win-Loss-Draw)
- Nickname: N/A
- Current Streak: 3 Losses
- Age: 1983-08-02 | Date of Birth: 1983.08.02
- Last Fight: September 25, 2021 in UFC
- Weight Class: Middleweight | Last Weigh-In: 185.5 lbs
- Affiliation: Cesar Gracie Jiu Jitsu
- Height: 6'1" (185cm) | Reach: 76.0" (193cm)
- Career Disclosed Earnings: $1,665,950 USD
- Born: Stockton, California, United States
- Fighting out of: Stockton, California
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09.16.2015 | 12:01 AM ET
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09.16.2015 | 2:22 PM ET
Now Cejudo says he will not fight in Nevada due to this.
"The only thing predictable about MMA is that it is unpredictable."
09.16.2015 | 3:28 PM ET
#FREEDIAZ
* Edited at 09.16.2015, 3:28 PM ET *
"“All of a sudden, he was shooting for a takedown, and I’m like, ‘Oh, you’re a wrestler now? Remember, I’m the black belt in jiu-jitsu. And you’re shooting on me now? This is a wrap." - Nate Diaz"
10.13.2015 | 10:53 AM ET
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/lift-nsac-ban-mma-fighter-nick-diaz
"“All of a sudden, he was shooting for a takedown, and I’m like, ‘Oh, you’re a wrestler now? Remember, I’m the black belt in jiu-jitsu. And you’re shooting on me now? This is a wrap." - Nate Diaz"
10.13.2015 | 11:37 AM ET
"I think Gayffy suits you better, because you are gay." - Nomad
10.13.2015 | 1:43 PM ET
“Personally, I think five years is a lot, especially if you compare his case to Anderson Silva or other athletes who got caught cheating and received a lighter suspension,” St-Pierre told French-Canadian news outlet RDS. “I think they wanted to use him as an example because of how colorful he is and of the attention he gets. They wanted to create a precedent similar to what has been done in Olympic sports with Marion Jones, for example.
“Unfortunately, it happened to fall on him, but I think everyone is entitled to a second chance.”
“This is a drug, yes, but I think there should be different penalties for certain products that competitors use, because then it does not really make sense,” St-Pierre said. “Marijuana can help a person suffering from anxiety, but it cannot make you physically stronger or more powerful, more efficient. The sanctions should not be as severe.”
“Nick is a very charismatic, he makes a lot of attention, but it’s not someone I hate. I have no hatred toward him,” St-Pierre said. “Many things had been said before our fight, but it was only in sporting terms. I did not take anything personal.
“We need guys like him in the sport, and I hope he will return soon. If I can help in one way or another, without getting in trouble, it’ll make me happy to do so. This is someone that I like, and I wish him the best of luck.”
"I think Gayffy suits you better, because you are gay." - Nomad
10.13.2015 | 2:32 PM ET
Aliens.
10.13.2015 | 2:54 PM ET
The better way to make a difference would be to write to the NSAC directly demanding some kind of change. If the 10s of thousands of people who signed that useless petition sent a letter to the NSAC or write at the very least an email you might actually see some change. Especially if you pladged to keep sending emails or letters until they publicly adress the issue. Change takes more effort than taking 2 seconds to sign a petition. The fact it's struggling to make its quota shows a strong lack of support.
"It does not make sense that humans deliberately malfunction. - Upgrade"
10.13.2015 | 3:25 PM ET
I think once a governing body starts to act like a dictatorship you need to go over its head.
Not that I think anything will come out of this, but I do think it's a matter you can't take up with NSAC since they're the ones "on trial" here and they've already shown that they consider themselves kings of all that is combat sports governing.
I for one don't see Diaz as an innocent party and believe he deserves every one of the 5 years he got because he knows the rules and chooses to break them time and again. On the other hand, if you're going to dish out 5 years bans which affect a guy's ability to make a living you need to make sure you've got enough real evidence to do so (2 out of 3 tests were clean and they decided the one is enough to act on) and that your protocols in getting to that point where you're laying down the law give the accused a fair stage to defend himself and the "evidence collection" is sterile and impartial. None of this exists with NSAC as of now so they need to be put under the spotlight themselves, therefore cannot be the address for complaints by any means.
"Hay lohh you Mike, ay lov you Mike. Hyou say somesing like di fo me, and naw I say you ... I LOV YOU! See you som. Boy." -- Yoel Romero, UFC 205
10.13.2015 | 3:44 PM ET
"It does not make sense that humans deliberately malfunction. - Upgrade"
10.13.2015 | 4:05 PM ET
Pretty sure the federal government can do whatever the **** they want if they really wanted to!
"“All of a sudden, he was shooting for a takedown, and I’m like, ‘Oh, you’re a wrestler now? Remember, I’m the black belt in jiu-jitsu. And you’re shooting on me now? This is a wrap." - Nate Diaz"
10.13.2015 | 4:09 PM ET
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10.13.2015 | 4:10 PM ET
10.13.2015 | 4:45 PM ET
"It does not make sense that humans deliberately malfunction. - Upgrade"
10.13.2015 | 4:55 PM ET
"“All of a sudden, he was shooting for a takedown, and I’m like, ‘Oh, you’re a wrestler now? Remember, I’m the black belt in jiu-jitsu. And you’re shooting on me now? This is a wrap." - Nate Diaz"
10.13.2015 | 5:43 PM ET
"If I have a goal, then it is to escape from this literalism. I'll never achieve it; in the same way that I'll never manage to describe what really dwells within my character, although I keep on trying."
12.08.2015 | 11:16 PM ET
"I think Gayffy suits you better, because you are gay." - Nomad
12.09.2015 | 12:08 AM ET
"It does not make sense that humans deliberately malfunction. - Upgrade"