Nick Diaz reacts to NAC suspension

UFC welterweight Nick Diaz was subjected today to what is nearly universally being referred to as an injustice. He received the longest suspension in the entire history of MMA, a five-year suspension and $165,000 fine, for repeatedly violating prohibitions against marijuana.

Diaz is not eligible for a license until Jan. 31, 2020. Further, he cannot be licensed to coach, so he will not be in his brother Nate’s corner at UFC on Fox 17 on Dec. 19.

The fighter was advised by his legal team to not speak with the Nevada Athletic Commission, which may well not have served him. He was under no such prohibition afterwards however.

I’m pretty pissed off, said Diaz to Steven Marrocco and John Morgan for MMAjunkie. First of all, this sport, this commission and everybody, they’ve done everything they can to keep me from being all the way on top where I should be. They’ve been doing everything they could to keep me from proving to the world that I’m the best fighter in the world, which I am.

Those people are nothing but a bunch of crooks up there. The reason why I became a fighter, on top of a handful of reasons, was so that I don’t have to break the law. People around me in my community, people I know, they don’t have to break the law either. We even did a lot of good. They got me in here sweating bullets in a freaking court room with my lawyers because they all think I’m going to flip out and do something really nuts like I was about this close to doing. I just think that it’s bullshit. I’ll fight anybody in this whole sport. I’ll beat everybody that – I’ve already beat guys that are on the top right now. This is the sort of reason that people don’t understand that I’m the best fighter in the world. They don’t understand that.

I wanted to tell them what I think; I wanted to tell each and every one of that they’re a bunch of dorks. Anybody that sees them or knows who they are should tell them that to their face, because I would. I would tell them. I would tell them that if it wasn’t for my experts over here, they advised me to keep my mouth shut so I keep my mouth shut.

I wanted to tell them all, ‘Look, you guys are way the f— out of line. You guys are trying to hold me down from Day 1.’ That’s pretty much this whole sport trying to keep me from where I belong, and that’s the No. 1 position. I’m the biggest draw; I’m the best fighter. I’ve been fighting for longer. I’ve been throwing more punches than anyone in the sport. I’m going to dodge more punches than anyone in the sport. That’s the bottom line and what’s really going on. We got a whole system trying to hold me down.

I can’t even go – my brother has a fight coming up; are you going to tell me I can’t even go corner my brother when he goes in? This isn’t a sport, this is war; this is warfare. This is a war game. He’s going in there to fight for his life and I can’t even go stand next to him? They deprive me on not just money now, but the right to stand up for not only what I believe in, but for my little brother. I can’t even go help my little brother. I’m like, ‘Y’all can go get knocked the f— out. all of you whole little, everybody in the room right now, but I got to keep my cool and walk around.

I never did steroids in my life; that’s another thing I’ll tell you right now. I know all the fighters and they’re all on steroids. All you motherf—ers are on steroids. All you motherf—ers, all of you are on steroids. I already know that. I’m the only person in this sport, for the most part, that ain’t on steroids. Now there’s new rules in effect and there’s guys who aren’t on steroids now, but they used to be. They’ve always been on steroids. I’ve never been on steroids and I didn’t break the rules now. I tested under.

(I’ll be doing) nothing I guess. They’re not going to let me fight. I’m going to go teach jiu-jitsu. I’ll teach you how to throw a punch. One-year, two-year, five-year, I’m looking at fighting like right quick, otherwise who am I going to fight? I’m not looking at doing no fights.

Diaz’s attorneys plan to appeal.

Nick Diaz Raw Thoughts on Nevada “Dork Court” (after NAC Banned Him) 0:58 / 12:35