So is weed banned in the UFC or not?

[JustBleed69]

Cynthia Calvillo tests positive for weed and gets a suspension, but Nate Diaz lights up a blunt on live TV at a UFC event and Sean O'Malley uploads vids of him smoking the reefer on Instagram and talks openly about it on The MMA Hour.


Am I missing something?

 

[NorrisB]

It's banned ask Nick Diaz

 

[SimonNova]

I'm too high to answer right now.

 

[dildos]

if you test positive x amount of days before a fight during in camp testing. its not allowed. if your not fighting like diaz and smoking, your fine.

 

[jeff7b9]

Only illegal if you get caught

 

[Prince Nephilim]

It's illegal in competition to my knowledge. The threshold was also raised to benefit partakers

 

[jeff7b9]

Legal out of competition

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

Banned... But should it be... Diaz brothers might have had Hall of Fame careers.

 

[Megatronlee]

What y’all smoking

 

[campbecc]

Even if they were trying to crack down that much on marijuana (which they aren't) that would never hold up. There is no proof of what he was actually smoking.

 

[Tugboat]

UFC could care less. It’s the athletic commissions. They’ve raised the amount it takes to fail a test. But if your over that then it’s illegal during competition.

 

[codedub]

How come Diaz got popped so often? But Sugar Seans instagram appears he smokes until the day of the fight and after but no flags??

 

[King Pun**]

it is illegal

UFC fighters that make up 50% of posters on this forum: send me all your weed so i can get destroy it properly

 

[Senzo Tanaka]

You can't have a certain amount of weed in your system pre or post fight. The allowance is pretty generous now. Other than that, it's considered recreational.

 

[JayJayFrench]

Not while watching it. It's the only reason I'm not on the UFC roster.

 

[Erocthadon]

Your favorite fighter, and your favorite fighters favorite fighter....is a toker

 

[GuanoApes]

You’re allowed to have a certain amount of nanograms in your system come fight day.

So you can have some weed
in your system, but not too much.

Source:

 

[SuBB]

They banned my favourite one dimensional fighter Matt Riddle, he was an up and coming GOAT

 

[Chomsky Honk]

You can't have a certain amount in your system on fight day. According to Dana, the threshold is extremely forgiving and you should be fine as long as you quit within the week, but I believe Gastelum stated that he failed even though he stopped smoking a lot earlier.

 

[julmma]

Illegal some days before fight (when the effects might still be hitting)

Which is extremely dumb; you could go high to train and get a big unfortunately hit on the head and still could be as damaging as a hit during a fight; specially if you're high.