Nick Diaz's Win Over Takanori Gomi Over Turned To No Contest

Twist of lEMOn · 04-10-2007, 11:10 PM

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Former UFC fighter Nick Diazâ€™s upset victory over PRIDE Fighting Championshipsâ€™ lightweight champion Takanori Gomi in a recent non-title fight has been ruled a no-contest because of his failed drug test, according to MMAWeekly.com.
Diaz, who scored a submission victory via gogoplata over Gomi at PRIDE 33, tested positive for marijuana in his post-fight drug test at the February event. Today, the Nevada State Athletic Commission erased the win from his record and also suspended Diaz for six months from the date of his fight and fined him $3,000.
Diaz had earned $15,000 for the fight.
The severity of the punishment resulted largely from the NSACâ€™s belief that Diaz was under the influence of the drug the night of the fight, which according to the NSACâ€™s chair commissioner (in a awkward-sounding statement), helped him dull pain and assisted in the win.
According to MMAWeekly.com:
Apparently, the commission felt that the level for which Diaz tested at, 175, was a considering factor in his performance during the fight. Dr. Tony Alamo, the Commissionâ€™s Chair, said that a result of 15 is considered positive, but that the NSAC has a threshold of 50 to test positive for THC and that they â€œfeel very comfortable that everyone that tests positive [in Nevada] is truly positive.â€
Alamo went on to say, â€œMr. Diaz was 175. This creates a unique situation. I was there at this fight and believe that you were intoxicated andâ€¦ that it made you numb to the pain. Did it help you win? I think it did.â€

The failed test marred what had been Diazâ€™s biggest win to date.
Now, given todayâ€™s ruling, the victory will be wiped from his record completely and changed to a no-contest. The 23-year-old Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu student now owns a 14-6 record, including a 6-4 mark in the UFC.
For more information about todayâ€™s hearing, including Joe Pearsonâ€™s (marijuana) and Kit Copeâ€™s (performance-enhancing agent) suspensions from failed tests at a Jan. 20 World Extreme Cagefighting event, head over to MMAWeekly.com.

.............Bull fucking shit

Dmac · 04-11-2007, 11:16 AM

So now Gomi's slate is wiped clean eh?

Twist of lEMOn · 04-11-2007, 11:27 AM

Nope, he still has a submission loss while he had the title not to long ago

, though I like Gomi <_< Hopefully he goes on a tear

Nicky Talent · 04-11-2007, 01:11 PM

Well, then thousands of results should be turned over.

barfly467 · 04-12-2007, 02:26 PM

I'm pretty sure that the commissioner has never been high. Weed doesn't dull you. If anything it would have slowed down his reaction time.

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barfly467 Senior Monk Status: Offline Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Pismo Beach, Ca Posts: 1,290 vBookie Cash: 1327 Rep Power: 6 gXboxLive Leaderboard: 13^th	Re: Nick Diaz's Win Over Takanori Gomi Over Turned To No Contest I'm pretty sure that the commissioner has never been high. Weed doesn't dull you. If anything it would have slowed down his reaction time.

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