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Nick Diaz Suspended for a Year, 30% of UFC 143 Purse
Nick Diaz went before the Nevada State Athletic Commission in a grueling three hour meeting to challenge his suspension for a positive drug test. In the end, after being grilled for hours on medical/personal history of marijuana and his failed UFC 143 test , the commission voted unanimously to suspend Diaz for a year and dock him 30% of his UFC 143 fight purse.
Braulio Estima Responds to Cesar Gracie Statement
Nick Diaz’s Coach and Manager Cesar Gracie recently released a statement on his student’s recent no-show for his superfight at the World BJJ-Expo. The statement placed most of the blame on the promoter “Junior” and opponent Braulio Estima. Estima (a 3x world BJJ champion and 2009 ADCC absolute champion) took offense to parts of the statement, namely the assertions that he hid his MMA aspirations, his weight, and about Cesar’s explanation of the night’s events.
Cesar Gracie’s Official Statement on Nick Diaz/World Jiu-jitsu Expo
Late last evening via GracieFighter.com, Nick Diaz’s coach and manager Cesar Gracie released an official statement on his student no-showing the World Jiu-Jitsu Expo over the weekend. Check out the abridged version inside.
Reactions to Nick Diaz’s No-Show from Around the Internet
Adding to his legend, capricious Stockton native Nick Diaz no-showed a planned and highly-anticipated Brazilian jiu-jitsu superfight with top grappler Braulio Estima yesterday at the World Jiu-Jitsu Expo. As with most things Nick Diaz does, this got people talking. Check out some of the reactions to Diaz’s disappearing act from his peers and promoters inside.
World Jiu-Jitsu Expo: Nick Diaz Misses BJJ Match With Braulio Estima
Tonight was supposed to be a special night at the World Jiu-Jitsu Expo as UFC welterweight Nick Diaz was supposed to take on BJJ Champion Braulio Estima in a superfight. Unfortunately, Diaz did not appear and left Estima waiting on the mat before it was clear Diaz would not show.
World Jiu-Jitsu Expo Today, Features Diaz-Estima Superfight
The very first World Jiu-Jitsu Expo will take place later today at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, California. The event will feature six grappling superfights between some of the very best male and female submission grapplers on the planet. Sitting atop the lineup of BJJ superfights is a no-gi match between submission wizard Braulio Estima and MMA renegade Nick Diaz.
Nevada’s Attorney General Responds to Diaz Lawsuit
Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto has responded to a recent lawsuit filed by UFC welterweight contender Nick Diaz’s lawyer, Ross C. Goodman, calling the move misguided.
Nick Diaz Will Be Allowed to Corner Brother Nate at UFC on Fox 3 Next Saturday
Despite having his issues with another state athletic commission, Nick Diaz has no problems with New Jersey’s athletic commission, as the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board will allow Diaz to corner his brother Nate at UFC on Fox 3 in East Rutherford on May 5th. Nate is fighting in the main event against Jim Miller in a five-round affair to determine the number one contender in the lightweight division.
Nick Diaz Sues the Nevada State Athletic Commission
Suspended UFC welterweight Nick Diaz is suing the Nevada State Athletic Commission over alleged Due Process violations. Diaz’s lawyer, Ross Goodman, filed the complaint on Tuesday April 24, the same day NSAC denied the license of Alistair Overeem.
Nick Diaz Unable to Garner Spot at April 24th NSAC Meeting
The suspension and the saga that has followed with Nick Diaz continues to get more complicated, as Diaz and his legal support group wrote a letter to the Nevada Athletic Commission requesting a formal placement at a hearing scheduled for April 24th. Christopher Eccles, the Nevada Deputy Attorney General, declined that request, stating Diaz and his group have yet to provide a specific piece of evidence- Diaz’s medical marijuana license.
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