Många har reagerat på NSAC:s hårda straff mot Nick Diaz, då han fick böta 1,4 miljoner kronor och bli avstängd under fem års tid för att ha cannabismetaboliter i blodet innan UFC 183.
Ronda Rousey som är en nära vän till Diaz är mycket upprörd över situationen och anser att beslutet inte är rättvist.
Det här berättade Rousey under presskonferensen in för UFC 193 i Australien:
It’s so not right for him to be suspended five years for marijuana. I’m against them testing for weed at all. It’s not a performance-enhancing drug. It has nothing to do with athletic competition. It’s only tested for political reasons. They say, ’Oh, it’s only for your safety to keep you from hurting yourself because you’re out there.’ Why don’t they test for all of the other things that could possibly hurt us?
Nick is a very close and dear friend of mine, so of course I’m going to defend him, but it’s so unfair if one person tests for steroids that could actually hurt a person and the other person smokes a plant that makes him happy and he gets suspended for five years
In athletics, the beautiful thing about it is that it separates everything from politics. It shouldn’t be involved at all.
I would imagine if they suspended him for five years and [fined him] $150,000, it’s more than just the marijuana. That just doesn’t make sense.
Det här hade Dana White att säga, via ”MMAFighting”:
Seems a little rough. I would imagine if they suspended him for five years and [fined him] $150,000, it’s more than just the marijuana. That just doesn’t make sense.
