Nick Diaz Pulled From EliteXC Bout; Mike Kyle Gets Another Shot
Some of you may have noticed that Nick Diaz was not listed on the Strikeforce/EliteXC fight card that was posted the other day, and now there is a bit of a story building around that. Originally, it was reported that Diaz was taken off of the card by the CSAC due to “undisclosed reasonsâ€, then word came out that Diaz had failed to submit his medical information in a timely fashion. However, it now it appears that Nick’s well documented marijuana habit has gotten the better of him once more:
“The issue, as described to him by Garcia, said Shaw, was Diaz’s prescription for medical marijuana, which is legal in California based on the Compassionate Use Act of 1996.”
Apparently, Diaz indeed has a medical prescription for marijuana to treat his Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, though CSAC executive director Armando Garcia is somewhat less than sympathetic. It should be noted however that Diaz never even got the opportunity to submit a test, it appears that he simply told the CSAC about his marijuana prescription at which point they pulled him from the card. I guess they assumed his confession was enough to indicate that he would test positive? I mean, if Diaz thought that he would test clean then why tell the CSAC anything at all?
EliteXC live events President Gary Shaw was also not too happy with the CSAC’s decision to pull Diaz, and might even take legal action:
“In taking Diaz off the card, Shaw said that Garcia had “overstepped†his bounds. He stated that Diaz was never tested for drugs and never tested positive. Shaw added that Garcia is not currently taking his calls….Shaw was also asked about legal action against the commission and said he will have his attorneys look into it. He did state that he believes that Diaz has a civil case. Shaw also added that Diaz will fight on June 14th in Hawaii.”
The EliteXC/Strikeforce card has already been through some trauma, first losing Evangelista “Cyborg†Santos then Jake Shields and now Nick Diaz. In an even further twist on tomorrow nights show, it was reported yesterday that a bout between Mike Kyle and Wayne Cole has been added to the San Jose event. This is interesting because of Mike Kyle’s last performance inside the cage, which stirred up quite the controversy to say the least. For those who didn’t see or don’t remember, Mike Kyle last fought Brian Olsen back in 2006 at WEC 20. Late in the first round, Mike Kyle utilized an illegal soccer kick to Olsen’s face, then continued to strike the downed opponent while additional referees attempted to restrain him. Even by MMA standards, Kyle’s actions were pretty barbaric and reprehensible.
And so it seems that the CSAC has little trouble pulling Nick Diaz off of a fight card without so much as a drug screening, yet sees no problem in giving malicious Mike Kyle another shot at MMA competition. Yeah, that makes sense.
For the latest fight card for the EliteXC/Strikeforce event CLICK HERE.
Tags: mike kyle, Nick Diaz, Wayne Cole
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Man i really like nick but it seems like he asks for it. Between the punching riggs while they were both in the hospital, the getting the gomi win pulled from him for weed, the flipping everyone off for the cut stoppage in the noons fight and now this. I don’t know if the should have just pulled him off the card they way they did but come on bro lay off the weed and keep a cool head. This guy could be doing so much better and make so much more money if he just played the game alittle better. To bad but i know if he will ever again be a top 5 light weight again.
Nick does not suck but randy, sherk and bisping do
PS i know he had a prescription for medical marijuana but that does not make it okay…here are things we can buy a GNC and you can’t take in pro sports (ask sean sherk)…weed is not as bad as roids but still he should lay off the weed…
by the way someone need needs to send this to bj so he doesn’t pulled off his card
nick is a top fighter and should not have been pulled from the show,these people who take the moral high ground make me sick, he wasnt even tested so how can they not let him fight.
mike kyle is a bum and a thug and should be thrown out of mma
Eddy,
Nick’s prescription DOES make it okay in the state of California. However, Federal laws are different. I don’t want to get into laws but your comment was wrong. Prescription+California laws= smoke all you want with no legal repercussions. I find it unfair and ridiculous he has been pulled from this fight. Especially in the Bay Area! Nick is local favorite and I am pretty sure 50% or more of the paid attendance will have smoked marijuana or be accompanied by marijuana smokers. Around here, marijuana is no big deal. Not with the law, cops, community or people. I love how this event fell into shambles. I always here people saying the UFC is going down for this and that reason. RUBBISH! Strikeforce can’t even hold an event together and elite xc’s pride and joy is Kimbo street fighter Slice. I love mma but these other promotions f up left and right.
Why is weed even part of the discussion for testing athletes. Tests should be for performance enhancers only. If a fighter has alcohol, weed, cocaine or whatever else recreational in his blood it should between his promoter/org and the fighter. Let’s start testing for tobacco and caffeine as well.
I just dont get it.
Most pot-heads cant get off the couch, let alone into the octogon.
Athletic Commisions need to change the rules a bit.
If nick diaz can blaze and then not only fight, but win??? Then i applaude him.
I dont think pot enhances anyones performance in anything.
Hey Koush im from cali so i know about the weed law…I don’t its a big deal but what i was saying is that nick is not using his head…he knows the athetic commision has it out for him so he pay it a little safer…i like the guy but his little bro seem to have a better head on his sholders
Yeah, those of you that think that Nick should of been pulled off of the card for smokin weed that he had a perscription for are gay.Weed wont enhance your fighting ability.If anything it will hurt it.So let him fight.Haters
you know the csac really takes the cake. i cant believe they would do something like that. does anyone know if there are waivers in the csac for prescriptions like that i mean its not likes its steroids or anything but i understand they say it is a pain reducer but thats only when youre high i cant believe that a fighter would show up high to a fight with a slow reaction time it gives you that would be stupid. so i think this is a bunch of crap. i hope that something happens to these guys. you cant just go pulling people based off of assumption Ass u me do i need to say more.