source | MMAFighting.com Nick Diaz may finally learn his fate next week. On the agenda for the next Nevada Athletic Commission meeting, there is a hearing on a motion for reconsideration and proposed settlement agreement regarding Diaz. The meeting is scheduled for Tuesday in Las Vegas. Items …
“I’m sorry; I know no one asked me anything, but I have to say something, It’s so not right for him to be suspended five years for marijuana. I’m against them testing for any weed at all. It’s not a performance-enhancing drug. It has nothing to do with athletic competition, …
“When you stand up in favor of a working class, all that you want is for the workers to be treated better,” Silva said in a video statement released this afternoon. “You want their rights to be given to them, and not only their duties. Every regulatory entity has laws …
source | MMAFighting.com UFC light heavyweight Wanderlei Silva has sued the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) and is claiming the government regulatory body exceeded their authority when they issued a lifetime ban in September of last year. “The NSAC, like any other agency, is a ‘creature’ of statue and attempts …
–>CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE BRAWL STARTED<– source | MMAJunkie.com After reviewing the brawl between UFC light heavyweight champ Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier, the Nevada State Athletic Commission has filed separate complaints against the fighters that will be addressed at the commission’s meeting on Sept. 23. The complaints, obtained …
source | MMAFighting.com The Nevada Athletic Commission tried to get him off the Metamoris 4 main event, but Chael Sonnen has decided to compete anyways. Chael Sonnen’s jiu-jitsu coach Fabiano “Pega-Leve” Scherner told MMAFighting.com on Wednesday night that the former UFC middleweight and light heavyweight title challenger had decided to …
source | MMAJunkie.com Now-retired UFC fighter Chael Sonnen has until July 17 to indicate whether he’ll appeal a disciplinary complaint filed against him by Nevada’s attorney general in the wake of dual drug failures. Sonnen faces a fine of up to $250,000, the suspension of his license, expenses related to …
source | bloodyelbow.com Rogan was explaining the end of TRT exemptions and said, “They did it to Vitor…random drug test. And Vitor was on testosterone. That’s the reason that testosterone got banned in the first place. The whole thing went down when Vitor tested positive with the Nevada State Athletic …
Finally things are starting to make sense. source | Middle Easy A couple of weeks ago I talked to Keith Kizer, the head of the NSAC, about marijuana and MMA. We went on for over a half hour, and at the end of the conversation my animosity towards him dissipated. …
by John Morgan | MMAJunkie.com LAS VEGAS – Following a Tuesday hearing with the Nevada State Athletic Commission, Alistair Overeem has been cleared to fight Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva in the co-main event of February’s UFC 156 event. Overeem was required to appear in front of the commission after the NSAC …
by Steven Marrocco Source: MMAJunkie.com A temporary suspension in Nevada has not prevented Nick Diaz from obtaining a second’s (cornerman’s) license in New Jersey. Diaz was approved this past week to corner his younger brother, Nate Diaz, in the main event of UFC on FOX™ 3, which takes place Saturday …
Nick Diazhas filed a lawsuit against the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) for alleged violations of statutory law and his Constitutional rights to Due Process. Diaz, acting through his lawyer Ross C. Goodman, filed it in Nevada on Tuesday, April 24th. Diaz’s motion for a preliminary injunction was filed Thursday. …