Jay Hieron vs Jesse Taylor Strikeforce fight booked with Nick Diaz not licensed for Aug. 15 event
by MMAmania.com on Aug 10, 2009 10:39 PM EDT
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The hits just keep on coming for Strikeforce: "Carano vs. Cyborg" ... and punches are not scheduled to be thrown until this Saturday (Aug. 15) from the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California.
Nick Diaz is the latest casualty of the cursed card, failing to appear for a mandatory random drug test requested by the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) on Aug. 7 and again today (Aug. 10). Diaz -- who carries a medical marijuana card -- did not have enough time to flush the banned substance from his system prior to the test.
As a result, the Stockton, Calif., native was not issued a license to compete in the "Golden State" and will be unable to take on Jay Hieron for the promotion's first-ever welterweight title.
It's an odd turn of events that his his head trainer, Cesar Gracie, dazed and confused. He apparently had an informal agreement with former CSAC executive director Armando Garcia, which protected his fighter from such surprise tests.
Here's a snip from him in an MMAWeekly.com report:
"They changed it without any notification. No one had any time. The old guys were doing things based off of California law, and I knew California law didn’t change. He’s licensed ... it’s legal. They’re own legal team came out with a ruling that said (compassionate use was allowed). Then all of a sudden they’re saying we’re doing drug tests, and cannabis is included, it’s not just performance enhancers. To flush it out of his system, it takes 10 days, and we don’t have that."
With Diaz refusing to take the test because it more than likely would have resulted in a lengthy suspension, it opens the door for former contestant on Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 7, Jesse Taylor, to slide into the vacant spot opposite "The Thoroughbred." Hieron was actually filling in for a hospitalized Joe Riggs.
The new-look 170-pound match up will not be a title fight.
Taylor recently scored a win over Korean Judoka Dong Sik-Yoon at DREAM 10. "JT Money" dominated the action from the get-go before it was halted because of an injury — Sik-Yoon appeared to suffer a serious leg/foot injury while defending a takedown.
It was the seventh straight win for Taylor and his sixth in 2009 alone.
He’s certainly been a busy man since losing to CB Dollaway via submission (Peruvian Necktie) at UFC Fight Night 14 back in July 2008. And he appears to be keeping the pedal to the medal and looking to make it eight straight, seven this year, against Hieron this weekend.
Strikeforce: "Carano vs. Cyborg" will feature a 145-pound title fight between female fighting sensation Gina "Conviction" Carano and her nemesis Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos, as well as a 205-pound championship showdown between company's light heavyweight belt keeper Renato "Babalu" Sobral and number one contender, Gegard "The Dreamcatcher" Mousasi.
For all the latest on the August 15 fight card click here.
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LOL, oh man this card has been cursed. Still kind of makes for an interesting fight still, but I Diaz vs. Hieron would have been better.
by Albow on Aug 10, 2009 10:48 PM EDT reply actions
Jesse Taylor is actually a good fighter.. I will enjoy.
by johan-lofgren on Aug 10, 2009 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
forget this card, talk about Hieron being cursed. First IFL, then all the bs after that, then in affliction his fight gettin almost cancelled but then bumped to be last then to the collapse then to the strikeforce against diaz then to that almost getting nixed. This fight suddenly is not all that intriguing.
by NameNotRequired on Aug 10, 2009 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
WEll I guess the curse of Hieron is in full effect then. Luckily the UFC hasn’t folded yet. hope he never comes back!
by The Negation on Aug 11, 2009 12:18 AM EDT up reply actions
StrikeFarce sucks.
Never ever will buy a PPV once they get it going.
by Jerry Jackson is my hero on Aug 11, 2009 1:17 AM EDT up reply actions
Koko the Monkey sucks. I’ll save all of you the trouble of finding a stream on the internet to watch this fight. Koko gets the takedown, sits in Hieron’s guard and throws occasional ineffective elbows. Repeat ad nauseum for 15 minutes.
by PW on Aug 11, 2009 10:02 AM EDT up reply actions
Very excited for this event. the chick fight will be action packed. I am intruiged by Ishida/el nino title fight. MOusasi/babz is one of the best fights of the year on paper! and I cant wait to see Werdum back in action putting on a ground clinick against Mike Kyle
by john G on Aug 11, 2009 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions
if strikeforce was smart it would figure out how to be some sort of farm club for the ufc.
by Egads on Aug 11, 2009 12:18 AM EDT up reply actions
why the hell is jay herion a top 10 i dont even feel hes top 20 he got ktfo by gsp and brad blackburn in under 2mins each. and he dodges the big fights diaz would have fucking owned him and jesse is going to also war JT MONEYY!!!!
by austin broussard on Aug 11, 2009 4:19 AM EDT up reply actions
10 days to flush out your system? i’ve done it in 1 hr several times. ND and CGrace need my level of training- the cannabus cleaner
by kenny schlong on Aug 10, 2009 10:50 PM EDT reply actions
that is physically and chemically impossible. you may have masked it, or diluted it and managed to get past your probation officer, but it wouldn’t have worked with the kinds of testing the athletic commission does.
by kitsunex on Aug 10, 2009 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions
For $29.99 I will send you my miracle cleansing kit, BUT WAIT- Call in the next 30 minutes and I will throw in a double sided gas powered kitsunex dildo free of charge.
by kenny schlong on Aug 10, 2009 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions
HAHAHAHA! You’re a d*ckhead… but funny stuff!!!
by DAVE A on Aug 10, 2009 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions
sure buddy. whatever. Maybe you should take a class on Chemistry. hell even a high school chemistry class will cover why you are full of sh!t.
in fact take a look around the internet, a place called “Erowid” will explain exactly why your claim is false. but seeing as how you couldn’t spell “Cannabis” correctly, i don’t you’d be able to understand the simple pictures.
by kitsunex on Aug 11, 2009 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions
And it’s “cannabis”, slick. If you can’t spell it, you sure as hell shouldn’t be using it.
by Scuds on Aug 11, 2009 7:19 AM EDT up reply actions
Ok- now he’s missed out on a title fight. That’s huge. The first step is admitting you have a problem Nick.
by DSmith on Aug 10, 2009 10:51 PM EDT reply actions
three times? are you serious?…it’s called moderation be patient man.
anyways this is still a good fight, obviously diaz would have been better even though he would have destroyed heiron imo.
that being said WAR JT MONEY!!!
by "I came, I saw, I conquered" - "Veni, Vidi, Vici" on Aug 10, 2009 10:51 PM EDT reply actions
nice going diaz!!! u had all the time to flush it out and u still couldn’t do it on time,
by bryant on Aug 10, 2009 11:02 PM EDT reply actions
jesus! strikeforce always comes out with these impressive cards and it slowly loses it’s big name guys, leaving a dissappointing card by the time the event actually takes place.
neither of these fighters were originally scheduled for this, it was Diaz vs Riggs… thomson and overeem pull out (two defending champions)… i mean, tell me if i’m overreacting but strikeforce is like the boy that cried wolf, i’m never going to expect more than half of their fighters to survive until fight day…
by bigchief on Aug 10, 2009 11:33 PM EDT reply actions
Fedor “The Last Event Killer” Emelianko
by Daveisyourhero on Aug 10, 2009 11:41 PM EDT reply actions
and to think he didnt even have to fight to kill this organization.
by Egads on Aug 11, 2009 12:18 AM EDT up reply actions
“The heavyweight who shall not be named” is ruining another organization. LOVES IT!
Can’t wait for them to go down in smoke.
by Jerry Jackson is my hero on Aug 11, 2009 1:19 AM EDT up reply actions
dude this card is still stacked ask john g kevin or myself and we will tell you
by forcereal on Aug 11, 2009 2:07 AM EDT reply actions
Yeah because everyone on hear basis the quality of the cards on your guys’ opinions right?? I doubt anyone besides you, kevin or john g could give two sh!ts about what you think.
by Mr. Moderation on Aug 11, 2009 7:20 AM EDT up reply actions
fuck the commision they had an agreement and they did it randomely.jeese taylor is sick aint that big of deal if ur a true mma,maybe now diaz vs riggs in october in da same card with fedor,overeem and jake sheild vs ronaldo jacare!!!!!!!!!!!
by nick on Aug 11, 2009 2:09 AM EDT reply actions
damn, i want to know how to flush marijuana out in 10 days without buying some bullshit masking agent…
by miggz3000 on Aug 11, 2009 3:27 AM EDT reply actions
I dunno how the commission tests for it, but best way i have found is by drinking a shit tonne of Cranberry Juice, ( its a Urinary Tract cleaner) and a load of water, ok there is more to it, as in you drink this ammount at this time followed by this ammount at this time etc… google it if you wanna know more.
but this will take about 3 days to get it out / mask it from your system
by CoNr on Aug 11, 2009 8:08 AM EDT up reply actions
Wow this card officially suxs and didn’t he just fight in japan last week
by jt1987 on Aug 11, 2009 6:18 AM EDT reply actions
They said this is his 8th fight this year!! Crazy!
by Mr. Moderation on Aug 11, 2009 7:20 AM EDT up reply actions
Fucking weak shitty card, it went from pretty damn awesome to garbage, just like that.
by Lester The Pimp on Aug 11, 2009 6:38 AM EDT reply actions
man forget the commision. they shouldnt be testing for that anyways. whats the point? its not going to enhance his performance. and if anyone bitches at diaz “he shouldnt have been smoking that stuff in the first place” ..then get oooouta here. this is the REAL WORLD. millions of peoples smoke weed. the fact that an athlete the caliber of nick diaz is doing it while training for a title fight just goes to show how rediculous the law is in the first place. diaz is the f*cking man! he’ll be back. and hopefully ufc throws a shit load of money at him pretty soon. i wanna see him back home
thats my stoner rant for the day :-)
by masters on Aug 11, 2009 8:02 AM EDT reply actions
this fight could only make an ultiamte fight night undercard…
by Jakizzle on Aug 11, 2009 11:02 AM EDT reply actions
God damn it Diaz, I’m a big fan but what a stupid reason to blow a title fight. This was his chance to shine and finally get a title around his waist, instead he’s too busy getting high to turn up to a drug test. This news is very frustrating for a Diaz Bros fan.
SF had an excellent card, now it is getting progressively weaker. To be fair though, JT Money has improved a lot since TUF and this could end up being a decent fight.
by David W-S on Aug 11, 2009 11:34 AM EDT reply actions
Diaz vs Riggs 2 turned into Hieron vs Taylor?!?
Quite a let down, was very much looking forward to watch Nick compete, but i guess the issues surrounding him need to be addressed.
Very disappointed.
by Xad on Aug 11, 2009 12:58 PM EDT reply actions
Hey, no one is perfect, right? We all have issues to deal with and sometimes that is reflected through our work/our fame…sports…unfortunately we as fans, hold too much high expectation for our team…
by henry young on Aug 11, 2009 5:52 PM EDT reply actions
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