It was announced today that Nick Diaz was suspended for six months at today's Nevada State Athletic Commission hearings for testing positive for marijuana. The result of his match with Takanori Gomi has also been changed to a no contest.
First off, one of the top contenders for 2007 Fight of the Year (really, it would've been difficult for any fight to top that 1 1/2 rounds of action) has forever been tarnished.
All for what?
I just don't get it. I could almost (keyword: almost) understand a fighter doing steroids. It's a performance enhancer. Marijauna is a depressant. Smoking it offers a fighter no advantage. The only result of smoking pot can be a negative one: a suspension.
It doesn't make much difference to me that Diaz now has to sit out six months. He was going to be sidelined with a broken eye socket from the Gomi fight, anyway. But, one of the early highlights of 2007 has been dimmed, already. That's upsetting.

Posted by James Melroy at 09:52 PM | Permalink | Comments (11)

Due to circumstances beyond my control, I was not able to sit down and watch the PRIDE pay-per-view yet. I plan to do so today and will be writing up my thoughts shortly thereafter. Please check back tomorrow.

In the meantime, I'd like to hear from you. In the coming months, we're going to be hearing more and more about a "Super Bowl of MMA" event. So, I ask you this: If you were in charge, what card would you put together. I'd like one fight for each weight division. It doesn't have to be a title fight. Just any fight you'd like to see. I want your dream card.

I'll be posting mine at the end of this week.

Posted by James Melroy at 02:26 AM | Permalink | Comments (30)