Nick Diaz While the Nevada State Athletic Commission waited for his license application to fight Anderson Silva at UFC 183, middleweight Nick Diaz took several drug tests at the UFC’s office, according to documents obtained by MMAjunkie. The tests were taken so Diaz could forward the commission a clean drug test, per the terms of a 2012 suspension he received after a decision loss to Carlos Condit at UFC 143, his second drug test failure after a 2006 suspension for marijuana. Diaz’s manager believed any tests beyond the clean sample would be kept secret unless authorized by the fighter. But with the clock ticking, the manager, Lloyd Pierson, allegedly admitted that the fighter was having a tough time passing a test and mentioned the possibility of obtaining a therapeutic-use exemption for marijuana to the NSAC’s legal representative, Nevada Deputy Attorney General Chris Eccles. Diaz eventually submitted a clean sample on Jan. 28, clearing the way for the fight
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NSAC: Nick Diaz inquired about therapeutic-use exemption for marijuana before UFC 183 – MMA Junkie