Cesar Gracie Baffled by Nick Diaz’s Marijuana Suspension

[Misfit]

Well even Nick himself admitted that the weed helps him train better...thus giving him an advantage over not using....Nick fucked up, for a second time and needs to pay the piper....this suspension is 100% deserved.

You are sounding a bit fickle my friend... but I agree with you 100%. This is his 2nd damn time for this crap. Cya in a year Nick, you got lots of time to call out gsp now and then figure out another way to make sure the fight doesn't happen.

posting out of Alaska this summer.

[Kickass32]

I'm not even arguing the benefits/no benefits of smoking, I'm not arguing whether weed is good/bad....my only point is that he broke the rules he knew about, be it, good, bad or indifferent, he broke them, now it's time to pay.

The point on whether it's beneficial to him was only raised because Nick himself said it helped him.

[BluenoseGreig]

It pisses me off that people try to defend Diaz, he knew the rules and he broke them. There is nothing else that matters at all with regards to the punishment he received. I don't care how exciting or good he is, if he cannot abide by the same rules that everyone else must do, then he can enjoy himself doing something else, I sure as hell won't lose any sleep if I never see him fight again.

[Kickass32]

It pisses me off that people try to defend Diaz, he knew the rules and he broke them. There is nothing else that matters at all with regards to the punishment he received. I don't care how exciting or good he is, if he cannot abide by the same rules that everyone else must do, then he can enjoy himself doing something else, I sure as hell won't lose any sleep if I never see him fight again.

[Washed Up]

I really thuink this is a double standard...if the Olympic's will let a gold medal winner win a decision through an appeal...Ross Rebagliati is the athlete I'm reffering to. 1998 Olympics
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Rebagliati

[BluenoseGreig]

This is not the Olympics, it's the UFC! That guy got his medal back because it was not a banned substance, in Diaz's case it IS a banned substance. Whether you or I or anybody agrees with this is irrelevant, the rule was there.

[Washed Up]

Well...rules have to change occasionally...I was stating precidents that have been set by a world wide atheletic faction.