{"id":206345,"date":"2016-10-06T10:59:43","date_gmt":"2016-10-06T17:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=206345"},"modified":"2016-10-06T10:59:43","modified_gmt":"2016-10-06T17:59:43","slug":"nate-diaz-given-public-warning-usada-ufc-202-cbd-oil-vaping-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/nate-diaz\/nate-diaz-given-public-warning-usada-ufc-202-cbd-oil-vaping-incident\/","title":{"rendered":"Nate Diaz given public warning from USADA for UFC 202 CBD oil vaping incident"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over a month has passed since Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor put on their exciting battle<\/a> in the Octagon at UFC 202.<\/p>\n

Following the fight, Nate Diaz was seen smoking a vape pen<\/a> and was asked about it by the media.<\/p>\n

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“It’s CBD,”<\/em> Diaz said at the UFC 202 post-fight press conference (transcribed by MMA Fighting<\/a>). “It helps with the healing process and inflammation, stuff like that. So you want to get these for before and after the fights, training. It’ll make your life a better place.”<\/em><\/p>\n

The NSAC later stated that they would not be penalizing Diaz<\/a> for admittingly smoking the CBD oil as it was done post-drug test. However, the UFC’s anti-doping third party, the U.S. Anti-Doping agency (USADA) was still investigating the incident.<\/p>\n

USADA released a statement, reported by MMA Fighting on Thursday that Diaz was given a public warning for his admitted use of CBD oil at the UFC 202 post-fight press conference.<\/p>\n

“Based on these circumstances, USADA determined that a public warning was an appropriate response to Diaz’s use of a specified substance during the in-competition period,”<\/em> the release stated.<\/p>\n

ESPN’s Brett Okamoto tweeted, “Nate Diaz has accepted a public warning from USADA for his admitted use of Cannabidiol after UFC 202. Nice to see it starts and ends there.” <\/em>Okamoto also replied to a tweet that claimed Diaz did nothing illegal. “Technically, he did violate the program. USADA basically forced to address it. End result is fine.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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Nate Diaz has accepted a public warning from USADA for his admitted use of Cannabidiol after UFC 202. Nice to see it starts and ends there.<\/p>\n

— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) October 6, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n