Diaz unsure if he will pass UFC 158 drug test; Dana White will probably cut him if he doesn’t

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Former Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz (26-8 MMA, 7-5 UFC) will face the biggest challenge of his career this Saturday night when he takes on current UFC champion Georges St. Pierre (23-2 MMA, 17-2 UFC) in the main event of UFC 158.

After yesterdays UFC 158 press conference, Nick Diaz fans may be rooting more for Nick to pass his post-fight drug test than to acutally claim the welterweight title this weekend. This is because UFC President Dana White stated today that if Nick were to fail his UFC 158 drug test, his next stop would likely be the unemployment line.

Ariel Helwani of mmafighting.com tweeted the following after speaking with Dana White:

@arielhelwani: Dana says if Nick tested positive for marijuana again they would “probably” have to cut him.

The fiery Stockton native already has a pair of drug-related disciplinary suspensions on his record, both from the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) and both resulting from marijuana use. Nick’s first failed test came back in 2007, after he submitted Takanori Gomi while under the Pride banner. His second came last year after UFC 143, where Diaz lost a controversial decision to Carlos Condit.

In the interest of his job security, one would think Nick would give up the green stuff a few months ahead of his fight. Right? Well, maybe not, considering the comments he made yesterday:

“I think [at UFC 143] I tested for a metabolite or a nanogram, it was hardly [a trace] so I just did a little more than I did last time so, sorry if I don’t pass the test, but I think it should work out. I’ve passed plenty of them before, unless they just weren’t testing me.

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ahh fistk....thats the line i was talking about where he said he did a little more this time....im sure hes talking about doing a little more to flush and be clean.....man i hope he passes.....and 2nd i hope one day marijuana will be recogniuzed for its benifits and not as a "ped".....i get the fact that its against the rules and thats the main thing that get to me.......i really want to know the details involved with getting an exemption are and if its even possible....i have to imagine that if you can get exemption from trt there really should be for medical marijuana if perscribed by a doctor

and again im not debating the rules and if or if not its against them......we all know it is....this is more than a ufc issue to me however....

I think TUE's only count in states where the drug is actually legalized for medical use.

If he fails the drug test he should be cut.

I bet a healthy Rory MacDonald beats Diaz, he doesn't care about fighting anymore; he'll probably just pull a BJ Penn, tell everyone he is quitting until he is broke, then he will comeback, take a big fight, talk about a title run, act a fool for a few months, and lose again. \

Give us a break from the cycle Nick, unless your going to give it 100%; pack it in.