The Nick Diaz vs. Jay Heiron welterweight title bout may be off for the August 15th Strikeforce event. Nick Diaz was to take a drug test yesterday in San Diego last night, and Caesar Gracie stated Wednesday that Diaz would appear for the test. Neither Caesar Gracie nor Nick Diaz showed for the test. Representatives for Diaz claimed that he was busy training, but promised to show up for the test on Monday. Source: 411 Mania
From MMAWeekly: Bill Douglas, Assistant Executive Officer of CSAC, on Saturday informed MMAWeekly.com that Diaz had not been licensed and the situation would be "a challenging process." On Monday, Diaz's manager, Cesar Gracie, said his fighter had an informal agreement with former CSAC executive officer Armando Garcia that precluded random drug testing. Diaz, a resident of Stockton, Calif., currently holds a medical marijuana license under the state's Compassionate Use Act of 1996 and Medical Marijuana Program Act. Garcia departed the agency last November. "They changed it without any notification," said Gracie. "No one had any time. The old guys were doing things based off of California law, and I knew California law didn't change. He's licensed... it's legal. They're own legal team came out with a ruling that said (compassionate use was allowed). Then all of a sudden they're saying we're doing drug tests, and cannabis is included, it's not just performance enhancers. To flush it out of his system, it takes 10 days, and we don't have that."
Hey guys, you can check in the thread So You think You Know MMA? for my take on this. :icon_cheesygrin: My opinion on Nick Diaz Not Showing Up For The Drug Test
