Filed under: Featured , Featured Videos , News , UFC , Videos , WSOF SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Suspended UFC veteran Nick Diaz is getting some words of encouragement from his counterparts at WSOF. On Wednesday MMAjunkie caught up with the top stars from Friday’s WSOF 23 event, and they were largely critical of the Nevada State Athletic Commission’s recent decision to ban Diaz for five years following his latest failed drug test due to marijuana. Earlier this week the NSAC suspended Diaz (27-9 MMA, 7-7 UFC) five years and fined him $165,000 for a failed marijuana test stemming from his January bout with Anderson Silva (33-6 MMA, 16-2 UFC) at UFC 183. The 32-year-old had tested positive for the banned substance twice in the past, and his third offense was met with one of the harshest punishments handed out by the NSAC. Check out the above video as WSOF 23 headliners and co-headliners Justin Gaethje , Luis Palomino , David Branch and Teddy Holder – as well as medical marijuana patient Jon Fitch and WSOF champ Lance Palmer – question the commission’s decision
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Video: Medical marijuana user Jon Fitch, WSOF 23 fighters blast Nick Diaz suspension – MMA Junkie