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UFC Champ Carlos Condit On Nick Diaz' Failed Drug Test

Photo by Esther Lin for MMA Fighting.

Photo by Esther Lin for MMA Fighting.

UFC interim welterweight champ Carlos Condit won a tough 5 round decision against Nick Diaz at UFC 143. A week later he was ready to do it all again, agreeing to rematch Diaz while they waited for champ Georges St. Pierre to recover from ACL surgery.

Unfortunately Diaz failed his drug test after UFC 143, coming up positive for marijuana use.

Condit spoke to Sports Illustrated about the Diaz situation:

"I don't care (about Diaz using marijuana before the fight)," Condit said. "The thing about it is, it's something they test for. It's against the Nevada [State] Athletic Commission [rules]. I don't really consider it to be a performance-enhancing drug, but the fact is, they're testing for it. And you know they're testing for it. Whatever you do in between camps, if you know they're testing for this stuff then you've got to figure something out. In the past, he's said, 'Oh, I can smoke and I can pass these tests no problem.' That attitude kind of came back and bit him in the ass."

Now Condit is expected to wait for GSP to recover from surgery so they can put on a title-unification bout in the fall. Condit was originally going to face St. Pierre last fall at UFC 137, but GSP strained his left knee and had to bow out of the bout.


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Condit was next scheduled to face Josh Koscheck at UFC 143 but got bumped up to the main event against Diaz when GSP tore his right ACL.


SBN coverage of UFC 143: Diaz vs. Condit

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Comments

Oh please.

Not this again. So you are saying, it is not performance enhancing but somehow being tested for it is just. Forget the facts. When are we going to stop being so dumb? I hope Diaz does not get any suspension if he smoked 3 weeks before the fight.

pot is illegal

Whether you believe it to be morally right or wrong.
Diaz screwed up. That is the real issue here.

But…it’s not. Not everywhere. Like in the State where Diaz makes his residence.

Aren't there federal laws that supercede state laws?

Legit curious not trying to be a dick

Yes, there are federal laws against distributing marijuana. Possession is seen more of a state issue. Feds go after the sellers, not the buyers of medical marijuana. But, barely.

Like I said, they aren't doing much to enforce. MJ shops in Cali are like Jewish delis here in the NY area.

I want...i want...please...me likey....
Fuk the Bible Belt

I gotta get outa here

Where I am in in San Diego they are all being closed down by the Feds.

I think the same in Los Angeles. They went after the building owners who were renting to the Medi-Vendors. It’s all a cycle between loopholes in the laws and political power struggles.

I don't think he said testing for it was just or unjust.

Just that Diaz knew they were testing for it, and he got caught.

What I am saying is, everyone knows it is not performance enhancing

So why ruin people’s lives if this guy didn’t smoke since 3 weeks ago or something. That’s all I am saying. It’s just ludicrous to say we are going to test for something that does not give Diaz any benefit during the fight. That’s all I am saying.

I think most people here agree it is silly

but that’s besides the point. It doesn’t matter if the rule is stupid. He still broke it. It is what it is.

Yes. I totally blame Dana for this.

Why not hold Diaz fights in Holland or something? :D

The UFC avoiding regulation would set a bad precedent.

That soft drugs are legal here

Don’t mean that we’re cool with using it pre-fight. And yes I know it’s harmless, but I THINK (not sure) that drug use in Holland is not allowed prefight.

theyre not ruining his life

They are just following the letter of the law given its a shitty law. But nsac didn’t force Diaz to smoke he did that on his own. They aren’t the bad guys for just enforcing the law. They didn’t go out of there way to be like lets get this Diaz guy. Diaz smoked of his own free will knowing fully the consequences and that he would be tested. He still chose to toke

your personal opinion is clouding ypur judgement

Don’t get me wrong im pro pot unfortunately it’s illegal. I don’t think it should be. But fact of the matter is. It is illegal. Nsac says you can’t have it in your system. Nick did twice. So he broke the rule agree with the rule or not he broke it. You can’t pick and choose what rules and laws to break. Whether you pop for ph or pot given they’re 2 completely differ things. A rule is a rule and he broke it.

It's Illegal

A gov’t agency isn’t going to overlook a positive drug test, whether it’s performance enhancing or not. Not sure why morons on this site don’t get that.

If you think it should be legal, then that’s a separate issue. But the “battleground” isn’t after you’ve failed a drug test.

Exactly!

I apologize for meandering…

Nick has a legal prescription. It is legal for him to use in Cali. Why don’t people get that?

In Cali, not in Nevada

How do you know he used in Nevada?

You said …Oh crap never mind.

He used it in Nevada? How do you know that?

How do we he didn't?

If he can’t prove that then he’s screwed period.

No one knows

But he’s not allowed to have it in his system at test time even if he popped out of Nevada for 2hrs to smoke pre fight

That is not what I am refuting. I fully understand, and support, the argument that he needs to be a big boy and pass a drug test for his boss.

I’m just tired of the refer madness, it’s illegal bullshit. It’s not illegal in California.

It's decriminalized, not legalized

(If I am not mistaken). Different things.

If you have your card, you cannot be arrested by state or local law enforcement for possessing or growing, as long as you stay within the state and local guidelines.

I don’t see much of a difference between that, and legalization.

He doesn’t have a prescription, he has a doctor’s recommendation. A doctor can’t prescribe a federally illegal substance.

They absolutely can.

Marijuana is a schedule I substance under US law

Schedule I substances are deemed to have no legitimate medical use and no prescriptions can be written for them. Prop 215 protects physicians who recommend marijuana usage from State prosecution, but it doesn’t override Federal drug law.

What exactly is the difference between a recommendation, and a prescription?

Oh please, not this silly argument again.

Carlos said nothing about whether it’s just or not, just that Nick knew what he had to do and blew it. Which is obvious. Because it’s Nick Diaz everyone wants to rewrite the rulebook and bow down to his every whim.

Marijuana should be tested by blood only, not urine

then we wouldn’t be having this discussion.

At least Condit knows it’s not a performance enhancing drug like some of the tards on this site

d'oh! should say "UNlike some of the tards"

Interesting article over at bjpenn.com where the Diaz’s are saying the only reason Condit accepted the rematch was because he knew Nick had failed his drug test.

http://bjpenn.com/mmanews/2012/02/11/quicktwitt-diaz-camp-claims-only-reason-condit-accepted-rematch-was-due-to-failed-test-13968.html

I don’t know if I agree with this conspiracy theory, but it seems plausible.

Lol I said that in one of those monstrous threads but was totally fucking around …I’ll have to make a Fanpost congratulating myself

heh

GO GET SOME FANS, CARLOS CONDIT!

And of course, BJPenn.com is the pinnacle of mma journalism. This story has already been proven as BS.

Source?

I’d like to read more on how this was proven as BS, so I can get both sides of the story.

that's stupid

Condit accepted the fight in the first place and he knows he’s going to have to wait for GSP, and the UFC were going to pay him lots for the rematch. Plus Diaz doesn’t seem the kinda guy that could completely change his game plan so I think Condit could just come in and do the same again.

I'd disagree

wouldn’t you think he wold try and take it to the mat sooner this time, even if he ends up playing guard he has got the advantage IMO

No I really don't.

His best weapons are his striking and his cardio and thats what he’s been using lately. His camp isn’t into game planning and he has that ‘if you try and take someone down you’re not a real fighter’ mentality despite being a legit BBJ black belt

Yea I see your point, could you see Diaz finishing him if he does try to get it to the mat

Who was the last person he took down for a finish? Was it Scott smith? I know he caught Evangelista with that beautiful armbar, but cyborg took him down with a leg trip if my memory serves me correctly?

yeah you’re right about the cyborg finish. Just watched the Smith fight and he didn’t even take him down for the finish. He pretty much drops himwith a body shot then takes the back and chokes him out. He took Sakirai down in their fight but it was Saku that shot for the TD that led to the finish

ah OK for some reason I had the take down that he did on Frank Shamrock where he caught the kick (pretty sure there is a judo chop on this) stuck in my head for the smith fight

Plus Diaz doesn’t seem the kinda guy that could completely change his game plan so I think Condit could just come in and do the same again.

This is the reason I have no desire in seeing a rematch.

I would still wanna see it again

But just because it was so close and I really enjoyed it

I honestly don't think it was that close

and I don’t like the hummingbird on meth style of fighting.

Sadly… I would watch the rematch if it was booked. I have so little self control when it comes to MMA : (

I can see why people were disapointed because it wasn’t the war we were expecting but I enjoy high class technical fighting and a solid game plan

Yea Condit said it was going to be a dog fight, little did we know it was chihuahuas

Its Diaz

and hes mad bro

But those things are vicious.
I enjoy technical fighting and a solid gameplan

Which is why I was salivating for Machida-Rua II. Those leg kicks were murderous, and the gameplan was masterful.

The Dominique Cruz school of fighting does nothing for me, though.

MachidaxRua 1 is my favorite fight of all time

Being a ground guy I love watching jiu jitsu in mma esp. shoguns, but those exchanges were brutally beautiful. And why in the hell is shogun not kicking anymore? Is it his knee? I thought if he used those with Hendo that it would of gone much differently.

Fear of wrestling (or the knee) against Jones

Fear of the counter right against Hendo.

same

Except I’ve enjoyed Cruz’s last two fights immensely. I’d actually love to see Machida/Shogun 3 although I understand its unlikely

What about Machida-Henderson

I know that’s highly unlikely, at least this year, but that would be some nice countering by Machida, and hendo would have to figuire out the speed of machida because i dont see machida standing toe to toe like Rua did. I’m not a fan of Cruz, I know he’s very skilled and his style is very, very effective, I just don’t find his style aesthetically pleasing…

I'd buy it for a buck

For the record I also want: Shogun/Lil Nog 2, Shogun/Rampage 2, Rampage/Lil Nog, Hendo/Lil Nog 2 and Rampage/Forrest 2

Those all sound very nice

But the fact that Page still doesn’t check leg kicks bothers me

Personally, I think its bullshit, and judging by the replies you got so does everyone else.

I do however have my own little theory. I think that Condit accepted the fight just because Carlos knows that he’ll most likely have to defend once so he would rather take a Diaz rematch then a Ellenberger rematch.

I think Condit would take whoever they offer

this

Carlos is a fucking gamer. Just think about all the bullshit he’s been through the last couple of months

Exactly
I doubt that Carlos is a puss

I am sure he wants to defend at least once. The welterweights also want a crack at Carlos. Because once Georges is back, nobody else is getting anywhere near the ww belt for a long, long time

He had the self-discipline to stick to a gameplan and not get caught up in Diaz’s “come on bro” tactics even though he’s clearly unafraid of wading in and getting violent (based on previous fights). It’s a shame that being disciplined doesn’t carry the same weight as the more exciting parts of the sport. Seems to be major part of all martial arts, being controlled.

This is the truth IMO.

It’s a bigger, better fight with far more guaranteed PPV dollars than a fight with Ellenberger. And since the fans wanted it, Carlos was down to do it again.

It has already been disproven.

Go check out the underground. Condit accepted the rematch before the test results. Diaz and company are pathetic.

Disproven because Condit accepted the rematch before the drug test announcement was made public? I guess there’s no way the drug test results could have gotten out before it hit the public, right? Listen, I’m not trying to defend Diaz, or say that bjpenn.com is the pinnacle of mma journalism like voiceinthedesert was saying, but I don’t think the timing of everything necessarily disproves anything.

So how did Condit find out...

before Dana? I mean Dana offered the fight to Carlos and tweeted about it. So clue me in on that one.

You’re assuming Dana was the first to know. I don’t know about you, but at my job, the boss is oftentimes the last person to find stuff out. And I don’t think my company is unique in that sense. I think it’s naive to think otherwise.

The Diaz camp becomes more unlikeable by the day. To me, their conspiratorial bent and overall lack of integrity is pretty bleak. If I were the commission, I’d give him a pass for his pathetic negligence and just let the guy smoke his head off and fight. He has nothing for GSP or any of these gorilla-humping wrestlers waiting around at WW. And he has nothing for Condit in a rematch. That said, I’m still a fan of Melendez because he seems to let his talent do the talking.

Occams Razor

Occam’s razor (otherwise known as Ockham’s razor) is “a principle that generally recommends, when faced with competing hypotheses that are equal in other respects, selecting the one that makes the fewest new assumptions.”

Diaz’s camp wants this to be true of Condit to undermine his win and character and they have no proof of this. On top of that, it would mean that Dana offered the shot knowing that Diaz would pop.

This I agree with

Thanks for the quality reply. Rec

Condit accepted the fight because the UFC is contacting him directly bypassing his manager, Condit can't say no.
Condit is right

The fact that he’s already been caught in Nevada before just makes Diaz even more retarded.

QFT

I don’t really consider it to be a performance-enhancing drug, but the fact is, they’re testing for it. And you know they’re testing for it. Whatever you do in between camps, if you know they’re testing for this stuff then you’ve got to figure something out. In the past, he’s said, ‘Oh, I can smoke and I can pass these tests no problem.’ That attitude kind of came back and bit him in the ass."

I think this comments section is going to be a bad case of deja vu
marijuana affects the memory.
haha yeah i imagine it does...

..and we’ll soon find out by how much

Bloody Hell!

Many commenters here seem to think that shit is manna from the heavens. Good grief! THC is a poison. Although, feel free to smoke it or eat it if you want. That is your choice and I respect it. But don’t waste my time extolling the so-called virtues of that vile weed. The only good thing it can be used for is to make ropes…

Is this serious? You simply can't believe that.

It’s like we just got transported to the reefer madness days.

In times like this I defer to Daniel Tosh -
I think pot should be legal in this country so potheads have nothing to talk about ever again.
Grow up and do coke like an adult.
Whatever you say.

I have never touched weed in my life.

LQL my good man!

As a matter of fact

More and more employees that pissed hot for pot have now switched to cocaine as it is only detectible for up to 48 hrs while THC can remain for weeks.

THC lasts longer in the body than any prescription drugs or illicit drugs...

…yet seems to be proven less harmful over and over thus far. So yeah, that makes sense for those that like to party-hardy to switch it up and not get caught.

I do

But I do respect your right to grow it for your personnal consumption. What you do to yourself does not matter to me.

it's really something. You people seem to have no problem with the real poision

which is alcohol. Oh well. Not the topic of this forum. At least I know where you stand on this. And I don’t smoke pot. Sorry

How do you know if I drink or not?

The answer is no. I have no time to get drunk. I spend too much time working, supporting a family, and training. And no, I do not smoke cigarettes, cigars or the pipe, whether hookah or corn.

Well, we are in the same boat then

I am not talking about you when I say you people. I was just talking about people who think weed is like arsenic. The fact of the matter is, marijuana is not as poisonous as you portray it to be. Alcohol is much worse. Marijuana does help patients. It does help people with social disorder. It helps people.

Do you drink alcohol? The reason I ask is because booze is significantly worse for you then weed, and I get real tired of people who drink raging about how terrible weed is.

lots of studies have shown THC to help Cancer and AIDS patients

By increasing appetite and decreasing nausea.

many people use it to help with pain. At least it’s not physically addicting like most pain killers.

A lot of the bad effects of smoking marijuana are from the actual process of smoking it. Get a good vaporizer and that argument goes down the drain…

one word

Marinol

yeah, because we should pay pharmaceutical companies

for a pill that does not work as well as the natural plant.

Marinol is the most assenine part of MJ being designated a Schedule 1 narcotic (one with no known medical benefits).

I would be interested to read all of the peer-reviewed papers that support your affirmation…

Here is one

Of course, I doubt it will change your mind. I also doubt you will click the link and read it.

In pertinence to the history of medical marijuana, Congress’ passing of the Controlled Substances Act of 1970 added a new dimension to the cannabis as medicine controversy. Upon ranking the various drugs according to levels of danger, the Act placed marijuana in Schedule I, the most dangerous category. In order to attain Schedule I classification, a drug must meet three requirements: 1) high potential for abuse; 2) no accepted safety even under supervision; and most significantly, 3) no medical use.9 In placing marijuana in Schedule I, the government not only ignored cannabis’ previous medical use in this country, but also overlooked the numerous experiments proving the drug’s therapeutic efficacy. Still, bureaucrats needed to help severely ill patients without acknowledging marijuana as a potential therapeutic agent. The government prayed for a pharmaceutical alternative to marijuana, and with Marinol’s entrance into the medical arena, their prayers were adequately answered.

In 1980, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) began experimental distribution of a new drug called Marinol, an oral form of THC (the primary active ingredient in marijuana), to cancer patients in San Francisco. Simultaneously, six states conducted studies comparing smoked marijuana to oral THC in cancer patients who had not responded to traditional antivomiting medication. These state-sponsored studies revealed that thousands of patients found marijuana safer and more effective than synthetic THC.

Link

He doesn’t actually want to read anything. His mind is made up.

Not a peer-review scientific article but useful

I do agree in a certain measure that the CSA act needs to be review. In Canada, Cannabis and its derivates are in schedule II. Coacine and heroin are in schedule I.

That drug is f-ing terrible.

One of the side effects is “unusual thoughts” which actually means suicidal thoughts. That drug will literally make you want to kill yourself.

no no

A pharmaceutical company made it. It must be good, and we must get anything that is “medicinal” from them. The plant is evil. The pill derived from the plant is great.

yes

it is the Devil’s lettuce.

Kind of like the same side-effects as BC bud or Quebec Gold, yes?

If you have ever had suicidal thoughts while smoking weed, here is a pro tip:

stop smoking weed.

Also, don’t assume your experience with weed (if you have any first hand experience) is universally applicable.

mostly serious

with a mean-spirited touch…

Elements in marijuana have been proven to reduce inflammation in regards to:

Alzheimer’s Disease, Ohio State University: http://researchnews.osu.edu/archive/endocan.htm

Lung Disease, American Medical Association: http://ivn.us/news/2012/01/17/medical-study-reveals-no-lung-damage-from-casual-marijuana-smoking/

Lung Cancer, Harvard University: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/04/070417193338.htm

Credible enough sources for you? I haven’t smoked in years, but claiming that marijuana has no medical value is simply false.

Thanks for the effort you took googling these links

What I was refering to would be the peer-reviewed reasearch papers on Marinol being ineffective and more dangerous than THC.

Fair enough

I realize now you were being factitious. However, I was trying to refute your claim that “The only good thing it can be used for is to make ropes…” Not get involved in the Marinol debate.

Along with making quality rope, there’s treating tumors, and potentially preventing Alzheimer’s and lung disease.

What about inflammation from being punched in the face!?!?

performance enhancing right there!

This is why I love BE

A full fledged, multipoint debate about the harmful and medicinal affects of Marijuana, complete with links, strong arguments on both sides, and counterarguments. Try getting that in the comment section of ANY other site, MMA or not.

I love you guys. Accept for Snowden and Subo.

How dare you!

Subo is a God in these parts! This is my first day commenting on BE. But I have been reading BE for years. Sube is the greatest! Who is this Snowden you speak of?

My thing with this whole situation is this;

everyone’s talking about the test, nobody’s talking about the crane kick Nick threw in the fight.

... because of how horrible it was
this is exactly how i see this situation

well weed is not PED obviously
but it is banned and he knows it. and he got busted.

that’s it, plain and simple.

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