Nick Diaz Likely To Fight for DREAM in October, Hayato Sakurai Possible Opponent
With Nick Diaz sidelined from fighting California for the immediate future after recently declining to take a mandatory drug test, the Strikeforce welterweight could fight in Japan for DREAM in October, according to Sherdog:
Cesar Gracie, Diaz’s longtime trainer and manager, met with Dream Event Producer Keiichi Sasahara at Strikeforce this past weekend in San Jose, Calif., to discuss the possibility of Diaz competing either Oct. 6 or 22. Gracie said Sasahara expressed an interest in the outspoken 28-year-old facing Japanese legend Hayato Sakurai, but that talks were in the preliminary stages.
Despite being forced off Saturday’s “Carano vs. Cyborg” card in San Jose, Diaz remains in line to fight Jay Hieron for the newly-created Strikeforce welterweight title, possibly as early as December, though the fight hinges on his re-licensure and the result of the likely DREAM fight.
According to California State Athletic Commission Assistant Executive Officer Bill Douglas, Diaz could be tested for re-licensure in a matter of weeks, with Gracie and Diaz saying he’ll cease using prescribed marijuana for ADHD during that time to pass the screening while also working on passing a “Theraputic Usage Exemption” program that would allow fighters to use banned substances if prescribed by a doctor for a medical condition.
Tags: Bill Douglas, Cesar Gracie, Nick Diaz
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I really like the Diaz bros. I hope Nate doesn’t make the same dumb ass mistakes. Nick needs to grow up and stop wasting his opportunity. People are going to put up with his crap for so long.
Theraputic Usage Exemption??? Sounds like an excuse to sit in his bean bag chair with a bag of Cheetos in one hand and his in the other.
According to California State Athletic Commission Assistant Executive Officer Bill Douglas, Diaz could be tested for re-licensure in a matter of weeks, with Gracie and Diaz saying he’ll cease using prescribed marijuana for ADHD during that time to pass the screening while also working on passing a “Theraputic Usage Exemption” program that would allow fighters to use banned substances if prescribed by a doctor for a medical condition
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That would be a HORRIBLE precedent. Welcome every steroid under the sun back into sports. There will always be a doctor willing to prescribe, for a price. That is the worst possible outcome.
WHy is Nick Diaz always involved in some ridiculous situation? I used to like my fellow californian but damn dude what an ass! “theraputic”? The gracies name is starting to smell a little to me…
Drama queen
BS. Clean it up. We all gotta grow up one day. Theraputic? Crooked a$$ doctor.
One thing about it, marijuana isn’t a performance enhancing drug. Not sure how much it really helps his ADHD. Who’s his doctor, Timothy Leary?
This $hit is starting to get ridiculous. Enough said.
As for a possible fight against Sakurai, that would be awesome.
Maybe its just me, but I’d rather just see nature take its course with a person who values weed over his profession.
If Diaz would prefer working some hemp farm rather than buckling down and making the same sacrifices that every other top flight MMA fighter does, then we should wish him happy trails and let him blaze off into the sunset.
However, lawyer-ing the SAC rules and working with ethically dubious physicians is a disgrace for anyone connected to MMA, ESPECIALLY when your last name is Gracie…
When alcohol is considered a performance enhancer I will accept your distaste for testing positive to weed.. until then.. really.. get your head on straight. Really.. denied the ability to compete because of weed.. I mean.. common.. rules need to change stigmas need to be broken and all you morons need to go out an puff a bowl.
Trust me it’s not like those old black and white movies you used to watch.. just imagine if prohibition was still in effect.. USE YOUR HEAD.. its hard… I know it REALLY is but put together something resembling a reasonable argument and see how far it gets you.
the other comment was just imo a repeat of this one, o and the one about Couture well just didn’t make the cut, edit~FR702