Former Strikeforce welterweight champ and eternal fan favorite Nick Diaz has not been seen in the Octagon since January of 2015, when he gave up a decision to Anderson Silva in a fight that was ultimately ruled a no contest after he tested positive for marijuana, and Silva tested positive for more serious banned substances.<\/p>\n
Given his lengthy layoff, there is increasing doubt that Nick Diaz will ever return to the cage. UFC President Dana White, for example, is not optimistic<\/a>.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cI highly doubt it,” White recently told MMAJunkie.com<\/a> when asked about a Nick Diaz comeback. “I don\u2019t know. I honestly don\u2019t think that, and I can\u2019t speak for him, you\u2019d have to speak with Nick himself, but if you ask me \u2013 people ask me, \u2018Do you think Ronda (Rousey)<\/a> is coming back?\u2019 No. I think Ronda\u2019s going to retire. Ronda hasn\u2019t retired, but my opinion is, I think she will. I don\u2019t think Nick Diaz will ever fight again. I just don\u2019t think he has the desire anymore.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n While Diaz isn’t cashing any UFC checks these days, he’s making ends meet in other ways \u2013 namely by partaking in the booming marijuana industry. Unfortunately, this sort of activity doesn’t exactly jive with the rules of the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), who oversee drug-testing in the UFC. In fact, Diaz says USADA carefully times their visits to him so that they overlap with his marijuana-related work \u2013 which of course tends to involve smoking.<\/p>\n \u201c[USADA knows] where I\u2019m at though,” Diaz told My MMA News. “Somebody over there is not doing their job. I mean realistically, they showed up to one of my dispensary signings. Like I said, I gotta do what I can with what I have to work with when I\u2019m not fighting. The whole cannabis industry thing is a hit right now, so yeah, I\u2019ll book an appearance over there and I\u2019ll go and smoke a bunch of weed and it\u2019s a good time. So of course, word is out I\u2019m gonna be here, they show up.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n