USADA is investigating Nate Diaz after he was using a vape pen after his fight with Conor McGregor at UFC 202. During his post-fight press conference he admitted to smoking CBD or cannibidiol oil.
Diaz, who was vaping while on the dais, stated that it helps with the recovery process. As noted by MMA Fighting Cannabinoids are banned in-competition by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Code over a certain threshold and USADA uses WADA’s prohibited substance list. In competition is considered the six hours before and after a fight. Diaz’s use came within the timeframe after the fight.
USADA has stated that it is aware of the situation per a USADA spokesperson.
Per the UFC anti-doping policy, it’s a prohibited substance in-competition and a fighter could face a suspension of up to one year. Whether or not an infraction will be levied is dependent on the results of Diaz’s post-fight drug test.
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This story shall be continued until the results of the drug tests from USADA come back. Obviously, if Diaz test is flagged, we will know the reason. If it is not, and the amount of CBD he used was less than the amount considered to be positive (150 ng/ml), we have an interesting issue as to what USADA and the UFC may do to Diaz. They could just warn him or perhaps they would do more. One would think that USADA and the UFC probably do not want fighters openly using a vape pen smoking CBD.
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