Exclusive | Cesar Gracie Has Harsh Words For The "Joke/Kangaroo Court" That Is The NSAC
By Ryan Busuttil
A day after UFC Welterweight Nick Diaz was suspended for 1 year for testing positive for marijuana after UFC 143, his coach took to the airwaves to defend him. Cesar Gracie was a guest on “Just Scrap Radio” on BJPenn.com today and gave his thoughts about the Nevada State Athletic Commission hearing and did not hold back.
“It was a joke really,” Gracie said. “I thought it was like a kangaroo court.” Gracie expressed that he felt that Diaz’s fate was decided before the hearing even began and that the point of the hearing was to make an example out of Diaz. ”They had in mind what they were going to do and they did it. The whole time it was more like everyone there was a prosecutor against Nick. It was pretty ridiculous.”
Gracie felt that the NSAC latched onto the fact that Diaz said in testimony that marijuana helped him focus, which to them meant that it was performance-enhancing. “They said ‘Marijuana helps your performance, Nick? It’s a PED then.’” Gracie chided the NSAC for not being prepared or studying the case ahead of time, stating that the Commission did not even know what a metabolite was until the expert witness Diaz’s camp hired explained it.
Gracie felt the hearing showed how athletic commissions fail at their purpose of protecting fighters, taking for granted that they are dealing with fighters’ livelihoods .”They don’t care about fighters, they care about themselves,” said Gracie. “They’re a bunch of cronies.” Gracie reported that the reason Diaz took the commission to court initially was because they violated their own bylaws by delaying his hearing date stating “They didn’t want to follow their own rules. That’s how pathetic they really are.”
Gracie praised Diaz for going in front of the commission, stating that he was “completely honest” the whole time. “I’m extremely proud of Nick for going there and conducting himself in a professional manner. He showed a lot of integrity. To be honest, he showed more integrity than anyone on the commission there.”
As for what the immediate future holds for Nick Diaz, Gracie stated that the fighter and his lawyer were going to weigh all their options before deciding, but taking the commission to court to appeal the suspension was a possibility.
Gracie did point out one positive of the whole experience. “I’m glad the public got to see how ridiculous the state of the commission really is. That’s the one thing I was happy about.”
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so let me get this straight. jon jones goes drunk driving crashes his bentley and gets a dui no punishment given by the commission. alistair has the testosterone level of 14 men gets 9 months chael has the testosterone of 16 men gets 6 months and a little fine. nick legally smokes weed with his medical license gets suspended for a year and fined. makes sense to me.
^+1 NSAC is a joke. they should of let Nick go..
I felt the same way when I read he got 12 months and fined. I’m not a Nick fan but I thought it wasn’t fair by any means.
true words
The first two things you said about overeem and cheal were legit, but what does jon jones drunk driving have to do with nsac? i dont see the relevance.
I think what he’s saying is that Diaz does something legally permissible but still gets a fine and suspended for years, as opposed to Jones who did something illegal and will probably not be punished.
not tryin to be a hater, but it was his second offense. rules (some make more sense than others) are in place for reason. he knew he wasnt supposed be use the stuff and he did it anyway and got caught. hopefully he learned his lesson…this time.
having said all that…having extremely high testosterone, in my opinion, is a far worse offense than testing positive for pot. if phael or overeem or any of the others that have been caught get caught again…they should be banned.
That’s not being a hater in any form, sir. You make a good point. I don’t necessarily agree with marijuana being a banned substance, but that’s a whole other argument too long to type.
He did not get caught. the metabolite only shows it has been in his system. But not the test that would have reflected active in his system. In short, their argument is they are testing incorrectly. They test they used, is almost like if they used a hair folical test. And have no data that pertains to usage. Ceasar is saying they seem to be clueless to this understanding and what they should be looking for. Sorta like diging through your trash to see if you have a beer can, proof if you driving in the last month you dui.
Jones DUI has nothing to do with what he does in the octagon. The NSAC doesn’t deal with that…the police do. He’ll suffer a consequence for breaking the law but probably not in his career. Apples and oranges. As someone said, the other examples were legit but the Jones one doesn’t belong in that paragraph.
yes ok once again…u can go to jail an the nsac dont care…they only care what happens in there state and to do with fighting/athletics… even if nick diaz drove a car into a casino in vegas he would not be punished by nsac…the law is the law ..nsac is the bullshit court for athletics vegas,,
+1 speak on it steve!!
+2
+10 I agree bro
1 i love chael and alistair 2 what is the difference between alcohol and prescribed marijuana other than alcohol being worse. neither are performance enhancing no matter what eddie bravo says 3 thurogood jenkins is right that is what i mean what nick was doing was legal. what jones was doing wasn’t. marijuana is no performance enhancer neither is alcohol.
They ask him too see his Cannabis license but he cold not show them one. Illegal!
Nick Diaz and Ceasar are poor example for this sport. Whining and fussing about all that does not go their way.
Go back to your Stockton Ghetto!
You broke the rules and now you have to pay the price. People would respect you more if you took a decision from a higher power and accepted you lost. If a fight goes to the judges and you lose, shut up! If you smoke and get caught, shut up.
your an idiot…chael also complained when he got suspended..an chael was wrong…yeah nick fuct up and he knows it…but 1 year for weed is crazy ..there treating weed worse then roids, aan roids they have a real problwem with….they should make bigger punishments for roids to make an example for the next guy wont wanna risk it,,,but there is no reason to come down so hard for weed….southchest u should go to stockton and run your bitch mouth,,,fair is fair but again diaz got fuct
Amazing point
just like Reagan and his war on the sativa.
I guess you either love or hate the Diaz brothers! **** the system
Mutha **** the government, mutha **** the system, mutha **** you im jus livin how im livin
Other than the fine I don’t see what the big deal is anyway , he’s retired.
Lol
^ this x 1000000000
Cuz weed is illegal and alcohol isn’t u fukkn lames… I’m so tired of this guy speaking for nick.. I mean what the fukk dude you ain’t nick we don’t give a shit what u got to say
weed isn’t illegal in california wth a medical license you uninformed **** of an excuse for a human , do us all a favor and clinch your chest and drop dead.
Last time I checked weed is illegal in nevada… I guess ur the uniformed asshole..lmao.. go play in traffic.. fukkn ***** ass diaz nut hugger
Actually there has been a medical marijuana program in Nevada since 2001…..
That doesn’t mean its legal dickhead u have to have a perscription… And bottom line its illegal in mma and nick knew that he just wants to be a bad ass and show everybody he don’t play by the rules.. what a joke
You’re really tough man. Calling people a dickhead really emphazises your point.
Too bad your point is a pile of shit, just like you are.
Just be glad you’re far away from me….
T.Daddy you dumb ass. Doesn’t mean he smoked it in Nevada you ****ing imbesile! Are u taking the piss Because you are a dumb mother****er.
Weed is only illegal to have, as far as I know there is no law against smoking it unless your on probation, since he legally obtains his weed as long as he doesn’t bring it with him to Nevada he hasn’t committed any crime.
He does make a point. Weed is legal in Cali on a state level not government level. You can still be put in jail even if you have a medical card..if they so choose too..****ed up right?
I’m so tired of reading your kk’s
Then don’t read it… What are u a fukkn english teacher… If you were from chicago you would know what kk meant…
this guy speaking for nick? Hes only a world class jiu-jitsu teacher that taught him along with a couple other top 10 in the world fighters. no big deal.
T. Daddy come on now..i know you be smoking bud all day.
I ****ING HATE NICK DIAZ.. but what was done to the man was not RIGHT! this is complete bs.. **** the commission. it wasnt even the pyscho active materiel that he tested positive for.. nick shoulda brought Joe Rogan as a surprise witness
now there’s a good idea
+1 on the Joe Rogan part!
NSAC is a sack of ass clowns. Guess what, there are a ton of herbs out there can help with focus. Guess what? They are not illegal. So are they considered PED? Give me a ****ing break man. This country is so ****ed up. Land of the free my ass. Nobody is more enslaved than the fool who believes he is free.
@the original steve, its an iliegal drug u dumb ass!!
Not when you have a legal medical license to use it.
+1…Tincat got you there Bjj BB.
Actually technically it is still federally illegal even if you do have a license… The state may allow it but the DEA won’t… So you kind of wrong on it being “legal” while at the same time… Your kinda not lol
The corruptass NSAC are pieces of shit they should stop ****ing fighters lives up and start training their refs and judges better ****ing garbage.
@L.. weed is illegal in vegas where he was fighting… So I guess ur the uniformed dickhead… So there supposed to bend the rules for nick.. GTFOH… Get nicks nut sac out of ur face and look at the facts.. he knew weed was against the rules.. and he still smoked.. point blank peroid
You have to be the dumbest **** i have ever encountered on any website in my life!
The truth hurts huh u fukkn diaz dick licker
Your going to keep going with that eh, tell us when
nick was arrested for possession of weed, since
possession is the only thing illegal about weed.
Your going to keep going with that eh, tell us when
nick was arrested for possession of weed, since
possession is the only thing illegal about weed.
Please educate us ol wise one.
T.daddy stop embarrassing yourself. Diaz smoked weed in California legally then went to Vegas. He didn’t smoke it there you stupid ****.
I don’t get what the point of NSAC hearings are. We all knew what was going to happen? They should just stop with the hearing shenanigans. We know they are going to be extremely lenient on those who brown nose them. They clearly play favorites a la Overeem. And compare this bs to how much they bent over backwards to make sure Mayweather’s fight happened before he went to jail. And Kizer is a ****ing joke. He was giving his OPINION as evidence yesterday. And anything that contradicted his opinion he would say “I don’t know” instead of “that is possible.”
Oh yeah…and the whole bs about waiting for a marijuana card and it was presented at the hearing and didn’t change anything. What was the point of delaying if they didn’t give a **** if he had a marijuana card or not?
BJ PENN WE ****ING MISS YOU!! MMA GAME STILL DONT SEEM THE SAME WITHOUT U RAISING HELL. COMEBACK PLZ!! COME OUT OF RETIREMENT AND JUST SCRAP!!
Nsac is a sack of shit
where is my burrito ese?
So caffeine helps you focus too so I guess that means it is a performance-enhancing drug so if you drink coffee or pop before a fight I guess that’s a 12 month suspension
Actually, it is. There is a limit to how much caffeine you can have in your system in the post fight screening.
does any miss the old bj penn site? god the memories…
Diaz got what he deserved and Gracie is the worst thing for his career. Gracie won’t take Diaz to the next level. He should get a new coach who actually challenges him to grow up, rather than enable his juvenile behaviour.
Who do you think diaz would listen to? Nicks a wild dog, does what he wants when he wants how he wants to, anything short of a cia kidnapping and water boarding won’t change that.
It’s true. It’s definitely a two – way street. Nick would have to wake up and get serious. He needs to realize he is regressing more than progressing. Hopefully, the recent success of his younger brother will create in him a jealousy that will spur him on to make some bold and courageous changes of direction in his MMA career.
Oh good god! Medical pot has got to be the biggest load of shit I have ever herd. But what do you expect in the land of fruits and nuts called Cali forn I A.
**** YOU. Medicinal marijuana is great. Has been a med since ancient time. Is illegal due to mostly racism in the southwest back in the day (read about the history first). Btw I am living testimony that MMJ is a med. I am epileptic and was about to have brain surgery done. Tried one last med, marijuana and I have been able to live a normal live. Oh yea a neurologist told me to get my liscence and try it. If that didn’t help then surgery it was.
Is it a bigger joke then a substance that has been
proven to be far less harmful than alcohol being illegal
solely for the purpose of justifying the war on drugs, Weed
arrests make up 80% of drug related offences, that’s a
****ing joke right there.
Its not a Joke, Just shows how many Morons are running around stoned all the time!
Actually it shows that if weed was legal, as it should be since it’s basically harmless, there would be no way to justify the Billions of tax dollars spent on the war on drugs, Weed has proven to be far less dangerous than Alchol but since prohibition was repealed they had to find another way to waste money.
I’m just happy Nick actually showed up to something!
they are allowing Sonnen to take testosterone for the next fight… how can one take this stupid commission seriously??
+mutha****in10000000000 NSAC is a ****ing joke.
After seeing the video evidence Bj Penn wanted to show the NSAC, but they refused to see, I have despised them. They don’t give fair trials at all, and treating Diaz’s marijuana test results more severe then Overeem’s Steroid test results (steroids can give you a very dominate strength advantage, Marijuana can get you stoned…) If they spend that 30% of Diaz’s purse they fined him on anything other then creating a MMA judging school course for their judges, then the opinion stays the same as it has been. **** NSAC and **** their workers
I am no advocate for smoking weed but last time I checked weed relaxes the hell out of you and your reaction time is slowed down. If he can perform and hang with the best of them and even beat them while high(which he wasn’t for this fight) the man should be applauded cause that’s a hell of a feat lol
@bosswackniggasup.. it don’t matter where the fukk he smoked asshole.. he pissed in nevada and weed is illegal there.. so shut the fukk up
all i see is trash talk from you, quit being bias and listen. nobody cares if he smokes except the people that will lose money off his bad image in the sport. hes better than the guys they can paint as the “good guy” and thats bad for their business. its that simple
You should smoke some weed and relax.
Pissing there doesn’t make it a crime though you idiot, its not illegal to have smoked weed otherwise heaps of people would be faaarked
keith kisser has got a pipe in his ass and mouth and i guess we all will wait 12 months
So does nick always have Cesar speak for him… I used to think nick was a douche but now I’m wondering if it’s actually Cesar who is the douche because nick clearly never says anything for himself… Does this guy wipe nicks ass too?
Not a nick fan but now after readin the post its messed up the commission seems to be one sided assholes n the shit was unfair. He smoked it his choice he know what he does for a living he has medical license should of been tried justly.
This comment has nothing to do with liking or disliking the Diaz brothers. The Nevada Athletic Commision is a business that is self serving and corrupt. Look what it did to boxing!! Now its sunk it teeth into MMA!! Need I say more?
+1
The argument is not whether it’s legal… It’s whether or not it’s a performance enhancer?! As someone who gets stoned and then trains I can say that it does help me train. On the other hand it doesn’t help in the fashion that testosterone does for Overeem an Chael. So the commission is definitely being hypocritical here. Nicks gotta be smarter though when there is that much $ on the table. I don’t like the rule either but if it means %30 cut and a year out of work… Well get another job or put the pipe down. Until we can get these damn hypocritical rules in line.
Who cares the ufc is becoming wwe lame boring matches next dana will be fighting somebody in the ring since all his talent is suspended or going to jail for some lame shit. I guess jones can forget about that nike sponsorship. Dudes mad good but come on u can but a bentley but u cant pay somebody to be sober and drive your car for you.
lol not a fan of cesar gracie or nick diaz but it sucks they took his fighting away for 1 year and his money…. for smoking weed….