Nate Diaz fined $20,000, Suspended Three Months for Homophobic Slur

[DarthChen731]

miguel torres?

Damn man, forgot about him for a minute. WEC savage, shame he couldn't seem to put it together in the UFC.

 

[AdamWarlock]

20k fine for ufc fighters aint small change

 

[jeskola]

May 17, 2013

Nate Diaz's choice of words on Thursday cost him $20,000 the next day.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship announced Friday both a fine and a three-month suspension for the fighter, stemming from using a homophobic slur on Twitter against fellow competitor Bryan Caraway.

The suspension would put Diaz on the shelf through Aug. 17. While it is likely not to delay his next scheduled fight, it does mean that during his suspension UFC won't book him for any requested paid personal appearances during the period.

"The language used in his tweet was regrettable, offensive and inconsistent with the values and culture of the organization, and is not tolerable," said the statement by Zuffa, the parent company of the UFC.
They also stated that the money will be donated to charity.


Dana White in 2009 used the same word in an emotional diatribe against a reporter and a story, came under fire for it and immediately apologized. On several occasions, White has expressed the view that he realized it was a big mistake to use that word because of what is symbolizes to gays.

Diaz's manager, Mike Kogan, on Thursday night, defended his client's use of the word, stating that the Urban

Dictionary said the slur he used meant punk, and was not in reference to homosexuals.

UFC fines, suspends Nate Diaz for homophobic slur

Former lightweight title contender Nate Diaz is out $20,000 and suspended for three months due to usage of a gay slur apparently directed at fellow fighter Bryan Caraway.

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[markg171]

People forget that Jones original record title run was ended over his arrest for hitting that pregnant lady. Not anything fight related. The UFC stripped him for breaking their Athlete Code of Conduct.

The UFC went through this weird limbo where they tried to pretend their Athlete Code of Conduct actually meant anything.

 

[ColombianFist]

Strickland gets a pass i guess

right now anyone will get a pass to draw money and people.

 

[Levi_]

I'm surprised given all that UFC guys say.

 

[Thai Domi]

Whenever I read the word "slur" I hear it as "thlur" in my mind.

 

[suffersystem]

Nice bump.ufc is racist no surprise

Homophobic slurs are also racist terms now?

 

[Young Calf Kick]

I'm on Team Diaz here. He's right. What he said (f@g / f@gg0t) means punk to me too.

You can be straight as an arrow and still be a f@g. It's one of the greatest swearing words in the English language and I will not have it cancelled just because it got hijacked by some homophobes.

 

[Royce's Gi]

lifetime ban for weird thread side-step necro without modern context posted. Reported to the FBI.

It's very easy to see the modern context.

Oh how things have changed since 2013.

 

[Local Plata]

Just be a MAGA idiot and you can say what you want.

 

[AstralPanda]

They're established now and have tenure, essentially.

Nothing they do will make people not watch them.

Being edgy helps the marketing more than anything, especially In an overly PC world.

People are looking for reprieve from the circus of it all. Then you see the UFC / Dana not giving af. Same reason Dana started doing business with Nelk.

 

[mahavishnunj]

2013 UFC was pretty well established at that point

More established for us. We watched full PPVs back then. I can't remember the last time I did that.

 

[Shenti]

My My how the times have changed

Dana can even hit his wife and nothing is done

Who cares she hit him first lol.

 

[PaddyO'malley]

Dana learned homophobia and slurs sells fights

Excellent observation, Power Slap comrade.

 

[tasticles]

Caraway. Not too many folks liked him back in the day. A lot of fans were jealous he was with Miesha Tate back then, and if memory serves me correct, he was kind of a douche. lol

Yep sounds like a British cigarette to me

 

[shankmcgank]

Words are violence or some other gay slogan.

I thought it was "silence is violence" - it would be nice if they made up their fucking minds, lol.

 

[RonDante]

Glad they stopped fining people for words

 

[The Bloody Nine]

I thought it was "silence is violence" - it would be nice if they made up their fucking minds, lol.

It's both. Whenever it suits, obviously.

I really wish someone would punch these cretins in the face so they could experience first hand the difference between violence and words / silence.

 

[jeskola]

May 17, 2013

Nate Diaz's choice of words on Thursday cost him $20,000 the next day.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship announced Friday both a fine and a three-month suspension for the fighter, stemming from using a homophobic slur on Twitter against fellow competitor Bryan Caraway.

The suspension would put Diaz on the shelf through Aug. 17. While it is likely not to delay his next scheduled fight, it does mean that during his suspension UFC won't book him for any requested paid personal appearances during the period.

"The language used in his tweet was regrettable, offensive and inconsistent with the values and culture of the organization, and is not tolerable," said the statement by Zuffa, the parent company of the UFC.
They also stated that the money will be donated to charity.


Dana White in 2009 used the same word in an emotional diatribe against a reporter and a story, came under fire for it and immediately apologized. On several occasions, White has expressed the view that he realized it was a big mistake to use that word because of what is symbolizes to gays.

Diaz's manager, Mike Kogan, on Thursday night, defended his client's use of the word, stating that the Urban

Dictionary said the slur he used meant punk, and was not in reference to homosexuals.

UFC fines, suspends Nate Diaz for homophobic slur

Former lightweight title contender Nate Diaz is out $20,000 and suspended for three months due to usage of a gay slur apparently directed at fellow fighter Bryan Caraway.

www.mmafighting.com

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