Diaz (photo) receives crowdfunding to pay a fine for using marijuana. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC
The five-year suspension imposed by the Nevada Athletic Commission on the American Nick Diaz for the use of marijuana, before his fight against Anderson Silva, he continues to win campaigns and suffer immense punishment. After a petition reaches more than 100 thousand signatures and be sent to the White House to analyze the case, now a fan of the fighter has created an internet campaign to finance the US$167 fine – 33% of the US$500 scholarship paid to the athlete – imposed on the fighter for using of the drug.
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The campaign in support of Nick Diaz was launched through the GoFoundMe website, in which a fan asks the fighter's admirers to join forces to raise the amount needed to pay off the fine. If the amount collected is greater than US$167, the money will be donated to charities.
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The case Nick Diaz moved behind the scenes of MMA and UFC fighters aljamain sterling, Leslie Smith and Henry Cejudo They have already announced that they will not fight in Las Vegas until the punishment is reversed.
Already the biggest star in the octagon, Ronda Rousey, said that marijuana should not be a reason for suspension and criticized even the mild suspension of Anderson Silva, who was sentenced to 12 months on the hook. Another prominent athlete to declare his solidarity with Diaz was billionaire former boxer Floyd Maywaether Jr.
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