Big John: Nick Diaz Is Wrong, He’s Breaking A Rule
After the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) shockingly suspended Nick Diaz five years for testing positive for Marijuana metabolites regarding his UFC 183 fight with Anderson Silva, it seemed as if most of the mixed martial arts (MMA) community was on Diaz’s side.
Fans, fellow fighters, and media members, have been constantly talking about the decision, and more specifically, the pure ridiculousness of it. However, that doesn’t mean that everyone in the MMA world is in favor of Diaz, and veteran referee John McCarthy happens to be one of those people who believe that Diaz should have been handed the punishment.
Recently speaking on his podcast, “Big” John said that Diaz is wrong, and that the fighter takes the drug possibly to calm him down:
“Nick Diaz is wrong, OK? Let’s just flat out say it. He’s breaking a rule. Now he’s trying to cover himself in breaking the rule because he knows he’s going to break the rule. Nick uses marijuana. He has always used marijuana. He is a guy who is, you know — I honestly believe that he knows he’s a better person when he’s on marijuana than if he doesn’t take it and he’s going to be an angrier person. I think he believes that it helps him emotionally, it calms him down, it keeps him in a mood that he’s comfortable with. And so he’s got a medical marijuana card from California. He uses it, he uses it to keep himself in check. And he’s going to continue to use marijuana.”
Continuing on, McCarthy touched on an interesting topic, noting that the problem isn’t necessarily that Diaz uses Marijuana, but that he isn’t truthful, and honest about using it when it comes to applying for a license to fight:
“The problem is this: When Nick goes and applies for a license with a state athletic commission — we’ll say the Nevada State Athletic Commission — they’ve already spanked him twice. He’s been caught twice previously by the Nevada State Athletic Commission and when a fighter goes and applies for that license there are forms that he has to fill out. No different than when I have to fill out the forms when I get a license. And those forms are going to ask questions and those questions — you know when you sign your name at the bottom you’re saying that this is truthful. You’re being honest, you’re being truthful with this. And Nick is not being honest and truthful. He’s giving bad information because all he needs to do is be honest and truthful and tell them, ‘yes, I take marijuana.”
McCarthy presents some interesting points, but in the end, should Diaz have been suspended for five years?
