How come Diego Sanchez's test results (posative for marijuana) weren't released until recently?

Question

Is the California State Athletic Commission in the UFC's pocketbooks? Deigo Sanchez KO'd Joe Riggs on 12/13/2006, in the post fight drug tests he tested posative for marijuana but the report never saw the light of day until recently, why? When Nick Diaz, Mike Pyle and Joe Pearson tested posative for marijuana it was in on all the MMA websites within a week but for some strange reason, Deigo "the UFC posterboy" Sanchez's test results were swept under the rug for 3 full months. He was given a very light punishment, a 3-month suspension (which is the normal law-off of a profession mixed-martial artist anyways) and a $500 fine. The light sentence can be attributed to the fact that it was under the California State Athletic Commission and not the Neveda SAC, as California has been much more lax on the issue overall, but the fact that it was not reported leads me to believe that since Sanchez is such a rising star in the UFC that they attempted to bury story and were nearly successful!

I am a fan of Diego as well as for the legalization of marijuana so Im not bashing either issue I am just curious as to how deep the UFC pocketbooks are and how willing they are to protect their stars.

Answer 1

I think marijuana in general is hardly seen as a drug. There's a huge gap between steroids & HGH, which Stephon Bonner & Tim Sylvia were guilty of, and marijuana.

It doesn't effect the way I feel about Diego at all. If Diaz and others had an article on the sites, it was probably because there wasn't much other MMA news.

I do think that the UFC would do what they can to protect images of certain players. I think that's one of the reasons they don't make public contract disputes or figures.

Answer 2

First off to Mariposa, perhaps it's the fact that he's undefeated while fighting lackluster competition &/or fighting fighters that are much better than him but trying to do enough NOT TO LOSE instead of trying to win.

Now as far as why it was swept under the rug, UFC is getting him ready to be the next generation's WelterWeight champion. I'd like to see him fight Matt Hughes, John Fitch, or even Josh Burkman before getting a crack at GSP to see if he's the real deal or a paper champion in the making.

BTW, not a fan of Diego Sanchez & wanting to see Kos get revenge on him at UFC 69.

Answer 3

I'm not sure, that threw me off as well too. Even the people (like Vitor Belfort) who contested the results of their tests had their results published quickly. I'm not a Diego fan When he first appeared on TUF, he trash talked about the other fighters and their drinking, but then would get drunk as well. I don't care if the fighters drink, but I thought it was hypocritical of Diego to talk about them when he was doing the same thing. There's something else that I don't quite like about him, but I can't really put my finger on it. Anyway, back on the subject I wonder what Nick Diaz thinks about Diego's light punishment for the same substance he was fined and suspended for. Diego is not even going to have to sit out for a fight. He's still eligible to fight at UFC 69.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

I would guess the different athletic commission is the reason for the delay.

Nick Diaz wouldn't be able to fight anyway...he broke his cheek bone against Gomi.

Answer 6

Well because it isn't exactly a "performance enhancer" if anything it takes away from his performance and is his own business even if we do/don't agree with his choice to use it...it is still just that HIS choice
As bad as they make marijuana out to be it really isn't as bad as cigarettes thanks to the thousands of chemicals they place in those
The thing being that they would never dream of making cigarettes illegal as they still make billions off of them each year
By the way....dont take this as me being pro drugs...I'm just stating facts

Answer 7

Maybe some of these guys have a prescription for this.
For pain.The other pain meds are banned.

What to do? Deal with pain on a daily basis or use a "Natural" remedy?