Nick Diaz

LilNubi said:
Should just throw him out.

He can hang out with all the other burnouts behind the bleachers and smoke up.
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Must suck to have to come here and try to rip on someone you've never met to make yourself feel better about your life.

Even though he's worked harder and accomplished more with his life than you ever will.

Hate on brother!
 
b2spirita said:
How hard is it to not smoke for a while before a fight?
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I think the better question is Why should they have to. As long as they aren't fighting under the influence and as long as its legal in the state, why should it be an issue.
Diaz has another hurdle though. In CA, the medical marijuana laws only keep you from being criminally prosecuted. They don't over rule the state employment laws that allow an employer to fire you for failing a test.
So fighters like Diaz are in this gray area where I think they should be granted a TUE, but if they don't give it to them, the state really isn't wrong.
There is another gray area that needs to be discussed. Should it be based off of the home state of the fighter, or should it be based off of the state they are fighting in. I would think that you would look at it by what state the event is taking place in since that is the state where they are being employed, but that would be better answered by somebody who understands employment law.

Long, slippery slope ahead with TUEs for marijuana, however, its long over due to get this ball rolling and see where it ends up.
 
Nick created an unwinnable situation for himself when he lied on his application. He told them that he hadn't used it in 15days and then admitted later that he used it 7 days before the fight. Falsely filling out your paperwork is grounds for and warrants a suspension in itself. Chael had a prescription for TRT but wasn't reporting it, and the lies got him over a years suspension, so why should Nick be any different?
I work with a few athletic commission guys in the SE, and most of them are nice guys who are pretty lenient IF you are open and honest. They care more about you being truthful than what you did. They rely on the honesty of the information in the paperwork to determine if you can safely compete or not and your safety is their primary concern.
If we are going to get this ball rolling, guys are going to have to be honest and do things the right way, and that we have yet to see.
 
Saskatoonmike said:
When you have high level social anxiety and you are heading into the biggest fight of your life with the most media and fan eye balls on you...MASSIVELY HARD.

People with high level social anxiety often cannot even get out of bed if they know they have to present in front of 10 people at work that day.

I am no marijuana booster but it is so sad that guys can drug up on all sorts of harmful pharm drugs to control stuff like that but smoking a natural product that is way less harmful is prohibited because big pharma cannot figure out a way to control and sell the functional ingredients.
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Will power. You either have it... or you don't. That's all it boils down to, really.
 
GordaoPreguico said:
I'm sure there must be some other drug besides weed that is allowed by the commission.
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Sure, any of the Prozac derivative drugs can control social anxiety. but they also have horrible side effects and can have horrible withdrawal issues when you try to come down off of them.

Not sure if the commissions would allow those drugs but I doubt a fighter could be effective with them.
 
ABC said:
The athletic commission is part of the government legal system, did anybody really think there was any chance?
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No it isn't. It's under the department of Business and Industry. The lawsuit got thrown out because it's without merit.
 
at this point i dont understand why diaz is still fighting his suspension. he knows upon returning from his suspension he has a title shot waiting for him. this whole court NSA , Kozer shit confuses me
 
Ravden said:
There are 24 hours in day. How long do you think it takes to beat off? I'm not lighting candles and shit.
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I may have misread your post. It sounded like you were saying you couldn't go more than 4 hours without spanking it.
 
roggg said:
No it isn't. It's under the department of Business and Industry. The lawsuit got thrown out because it's without merit.
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depends on the state. I'm not really familiar with the setup in Vegas. In states like SC, the licensing and regulation all fall under the same department as the state police. I'm pretty sure GA is the same way, as well as many other states.
 
Ravden said:
I tried to stop masturbating and only lasted four days. I guess it's like that.
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If you'd not sit on Sherdog all day and actually leave your house, you might just meet a girl who would help you out with that.

I mean, if you're into that.
 
beastlightnbs said:
If you'd not sit on Sherdog all day and actually leave your house, you might just meet a girl who would help you out with that.

I mean, if you're into that.
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I have internet access in the workplace. It's one of the wonders of the 21st century. Go smoke up and be jealous.
 
sp00k said:
Will power. You either have it... or you don't. That's all it boils down to, really.
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I have never struggled with mental disorder issues and am glad for that.

maybe we can all pretend it is simply will power or weak minds that suffer them but science suggests otherwise. in the billions of people on this planet I can see a few with a brain chemistry disorder that could make them wired different.

My friends mom has suffered agoraphobia since she was a child. When it peaks she cannot leave her house. Maybe it is a simple will power thing. I don't know. Science suggests otherwise.
 
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