UFC's Jeff Novitzky optimistic Nick Diaz will fight again

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Novitzky thinks Diaz will return to the cage once he works out his issues with the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, which placed him under a provisional suspension for failing to report his whereabouts while being subject to the UFC’s drug-testing program.

“Nick was our first fighter that ran into the whereabouts issue,” Novitzky said on “Joe Rogan Experience.” “So he got three whereabouts failures in a rolling 12 months, so he’s currently going through that process. It’s a tough one.

“I think he does (want to fight). I think he does. I’ve sat down with him over the past couple months trying to resolve this whereabouts issues. The unfortunate thing there is, look, the whereabouts failures are there to catch people that are cheating and trying to avoid testing. I just think Nick’s lifestyle led to those three whereabouts, not that he was trying to avoid testing. We’re trying to work through that.”

UFC's Jeff Novitzky optimistic Nick Diaz will fight again
 
Hwoarang

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Who the fuk does this Diaz guy think he is going somewhere without Uncle Dana's permission?
UFC should just put GPS tracking collars on the peasant fighters and if they try to take them off or go AWOL the little explosive in them blows their head off.
That would learn them their place!
 
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Disagree. good luck trying to make Nick Diaz report into some sort of an authority. This sentence below shows why that will never happen.

"I just think Nick’s lifestyle led to those three whereabouts, not that he was trying to avoid testing."
 
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Pretty sure Novitsky said in the same interview that Jon Jones didn't willingly roid again and that he'd be back soon.
 
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Kneeblock said:
Pretty sure Novitsky said in the same interview that Jon Jones didn't willingly roid again and that he'd be back soon.
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Interested to hear more on this......because this guy wants to nail everyone
 
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Nick will have to rethink what he wants for pay if he ever does come back. The demand isn’t there anymore
 
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Kneeblock said:
Pretty sure Novitsky said in the same interview that Jon Jones didn't willingly roid again and that he'd be back soon.
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Aside from promoting the UFC's new "Performance Institute", this appears to be the primary reason for his appearance on Rogan's podcast. If you take away the Mayweather vs McGregor fight, then 2017 was a disastrous year for WME/Zuffa, and a disappoint from an MMA standpoint regardless of any forays into boxing or spin Dana tries to put on it. It's not surprising that suddenly Jon Jones is all good, the Diaz brothers are good, and anyone else who could potentially generate some needed revenue for the company. For the record, I'm all in if that means Nick and Nate will be more active in 2018.
 
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lordofthepies said:
Lol. Mate, he is a UFC employee...
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People seem to have this idea that Novitsky is out to get UFC fighters. After watching him on Rogan, I have a lot of respect for the guy. He's there to help these guys and save them from themselves.
 
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Wild said:
People seem to have this idea that Novitsky is out to get UFC fighters. After watching him on Rogan, I have a lot of respect for the guy. He's there to help these guys and save them from themselves.
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I got a problem with the guy

He is going around and stating who is and isn't taking things intentionally....Not sure why that matters at all...and how it could be determined...He is using common sense as a reason when some fighters lack any common sense at all...Intent can not be tested for.

He is a spin man IMO....weaving a fucking web of BS for certain fighters and condemning others.

IMO he should not be putting himself out there to make headlines such as this.


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Novitzky: Jon Jones drug test does not indicate intentional use
 
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Wild said:
People seem to have this idea that Novitsky is out to get UFC fighters. After watching him on Rogan, I have a lot of respect for the guy. He's there to help these guys and save them from themselves.
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