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[herrmag]

I don't see where you can dispute any of the claims made by Diaz or his representation. Please show me what it is you don't believe. Here is where I call into question the commission.
From the article:
"Completing paperwork on March 10 in the Los Angeles offices of Dr. Richard Gluckman --" Gluckman is the commission Dr.

Then the commission says:
"...you have to tell them way ahead of time, not three days before the weigh-in or the fight," Garcia said

Diaz went to the commission doctor and gave full disclisure on March 10th. The commission (the dr. is part of this) waited to look into it until yesterday "3 days before the weigh-in" That isn't Nick's fault. He did right by them.

If the commission said that they needed more time than 18 days (March 10th-fight day) then that would be a different story.

I seriously doubt the commish is "out to get" Nick Diaz. Why have other fighters had medical licenses and fought, yet Diaz supposedly did everything he was supposed to? I believe certain things will come to light in the near future, and they will not provide argument on Diaz's behalf.

That being said, let's suppose he did do everything properly. Why is he still smoking weed? Why can't he lay off of it? How stupid is he? Does he really have ADD? Did his mommy not hold him close at night and sing him nursery rhymes?

Okay, okay, I don't know where I'm going with this. Truth be told, I think Nick is a punk, and so is his punk little brother. they come across as douchebags, and I have no doubt that they are, in fact, douchebags. That being said, I can't argue that he's a good fighter.

[Baculus]

And you can drink as much as you want also. Drinking increases the size of the liver and makes it vulnerable to more danger if hit. I'm not sure marijuana has any effect on the actual fight itself. Though the Nevada Commission will tell you it is a performance enhancer

I think it is just silly. Just like I think it is silly that atheletes in other sports are test for marijuana. It is really more about a set of morality rules as opposed to performance.

[Sebowski]

I seriously doubt the commish is "out to get" Nick Diaz. Why have other fighters had medical licenses and fought, yet Diaz supposedly did everything he was supposed to? I believe certain things will come to light in the near future, and they will not provide argument on Diaz's behalf.

That being said, let's suppose he did do everything properly. Why is he still smoking weed? Why can't he lay off of it? How stupid is he? Does he really have ADD? Did his mommy not hold him close at night and sing him nursery rhymes?

Okay, okay, I don't know where I'm going with this. Truth be told, I think Nick is a punk, and so is his punk little brother. they come across as douchebags, and I have no doubt that they are, in fact, douchebags. That being said, I can't argue that he's a good fighter.

I guess we'll have to wait and see what comes out.

He hasn't quit weed because it is a part of his lifestyle and he doesn't see why he should give it up. I guess he is an idealist. He wants his cake and wants to eat it too. I like that about him.

I agree that the Diaz bros are probably douchebags, but I love the way they fight (Nick more than Nate. Not sold on Nate yet), and they should be allowed to do so whether they smoke weed or not. Especially if they test clean for each fight.

[BigMike619]

I guess we'll have to wait and see what comes out.

He hasn't quit weed because it is a part of his lifestyle and he doesn't see why he should give it up. I guess he is an idealist. He wants his cake and wants to eat it too. I like that about him.

I agree that the Diaz bros are probably douchebags, but I love the way they fight (Nick more than Nate. Not sold on Nate yet), and they should be allowed to do so whether they smoke weed or not. Especially if they test clean for each fight.

just to throw my 2 cents in here..Nate is like a spider monkey. He is like BJ Penn with those legs but 6 feet taller..

[herrmag]

just to throw my 2 cents in here..Nate is like a spider monkey. He is like BJ Penn with those legs but 6 feet taller..

Errr,ummm, comparing Nate to BJ is a bit of a stretch. BJ will destroy you on the mat or standing up. Nate will catch you with a sub. And I'd take BJ on the mat over Nate any day. Obviously Nate is real young, but I still don't think he's shown anything even close to enough to make the comparison to even a young BJ.

[Sebowski]

Nick showed up at the press conference and it sounds like he was kind of sane.
http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles.asp?n_id=12018
"I just feel like everybody in the state of California who has a legal cannabis club card should be able to have their choice," said Diaz, who will compete on EliteXC's June 14 card. "The way I see it is, [it's] one alternative to Ritalin or anti-depressants or something like that. I'm not going to take carcinogenic chemical drugs."

And Shaw talked more about it:


"Nick Diaz (Pictures) was the single first fighter that was medically cleared and had every medical in from the EliteXC side. He had all his medicals in," said Shaw, refuting Garcia's claim that the information was not received in time. "He did them roughly up to two and a half weeks ago."

"Armando Garcia overstepped his boundaries, in my humble opinion," Shaw said. "I am a former regulator, and he had no right to pull Nick Diaz (Pictures) off this card. Nick Diaz (Pictures) did not test positive for drugs, was not offered any pre-fight drug test or any other type of screening."

[Chachie]

I think it is just silly. Just like I think it is silly that atheletes in other sports are test for marijuana. It is really more about a set of morality rules as opposed to performance.

Morality? Smoking marijuana is immoral?

[Sebowski]

Looks like Diaz's fight will end in a courtroom.

http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/...5977&zoneid=13
Gracie denied Garcia’s claim that Diaz did not turn in his medicals on time.

“That’s absolutely not true,” said Gracie about the timing of the medicals being received. “Because if he didn’t turn his medicals in, how did (Garcia) know Nick has a cannabis club card? He found out when the medicals were turned in. Nick doesn’t turn in medicals. He goes and gets them done and the lab was turning them in for him.

“There are fighters on this card that did not get their medicals in until today. They got them done last night and turned them in today, and they are fighting.”

...

“Armando Garcia is here to help fighters, not to hinder them. He’s here to make sure fighters are safe, make sure the rules are being followed, not to legislate from where he’s at, make laws, that’s not his thing. It’s to enforce the laws that are made and to make sure everything happens in a fair manner. And when the fighters do it fairly, it doesn’t matter what my opinion, or his opinion, or anyone else’s opinion is, California states that it’s legal to have a cannabis club card, so that’s just the way it is.”

Regardless of the legalized marijuana issue, Gracie also says that Diaz had every intention of being tested and coming back clean.

“He never took a urine test. We wanted him to take a urine test,” he said. “We offered for him to take a urine test to show that he was going to be negative. He was not smoking, so he would be negative for this fight … they never gave him that opportunity.”
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Can't wait to hear what the commission says. Hopefully Nick will get his 50,000 out of them (us California tax payers )

[Sebowski]

...and in other fight news Tim Sylvia and the UFC are parting ways.
It will be interesting to see who he ens up fighting next.
http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/...=5978&zoneid=2

[lovetoaster]

...and in other fight news Tim Sylvia and the UFC are parting ways.
It will be interesting to see who he ens up fighting next.
http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/...=5978&zoneid=2

Fudge. I thought this was going to happen, but I was hoping it would not.

[SkinsOrlando]

Sylvia is in a bad position because the HW division has picked up some players recently.

[Sebowski]

Sylvia is in a bad position because the HW division has picked up some players recently.

That's what I was thinking until I gave it a little more thought.
I am assuming Randy is never coming back
Nog is Champ
Who is the number one contender?
He has beat Hearing three times
Mir isn't back yet (if ever)
Kongo has been exposed
Arlovski is a FA
It looks like the winner of Werdum-Vera might get the next title shot. What happens after that? Gonzaga? I guess if he beats Mir or Hearing he could get another title shot, but I think Tim is a big loss for the UFC. Tim could have been a great "gate keeper" for the title and would deserve another crack at it with just one win.

The UFC needs Josh Barnett!!!!

[SkinsOrlando]

I think the biggest issue with Tim is he hasn't put on an "exciting" fight. I like watching Tim but he's not a draw anymore for them. I think White would rather have two guys who go out and pummel for a few minutes than another decision fight with Sylvia in the ring.

[Special K]

Thank GOD Tim's gone....although it was fun watching him get taken down by Couture. Seriously though, his fights sucked unless you feel like watching a dude jab for 5 rounds.

[lovetoaster]

Tim used to have some exciting fights, but they have been pretty slow for a while.

With him leaving, I am just concerned about the lack of true contenders for the belt as was referenced before.

I had high hopes for a lot of the ex-PRIDE HW's when they came to UFC, but that has not exactly panned out. Nog has obviously done well, but Cro Cop and Herring...not so much.

I like Herring and hopefully the win over Kongo will jump start him a little.