Will
03-23-2007, 05:18 AM
The following is an excerpt from an article in today's Orange County Register:
UFC welterweight contender Diego Sanchez tested positive for marijuana after his first-round KO over Joe Riggs on Dec.13 at Miramar Marine Corps Air Station. Armando Garcia, the executive officer of the California State Athletic Commission, said Sanchez paid a $500 fine and served a three-month suspension, so he has been cleared to fight Josh Koscheck at UFC 69 on April7 in Houston.
The punishment, by the Nevada State Athletic Commission for Marijuana use, is $5k and 6 months in Vegas so Sanchez was lucky the fight was in California.
UFC welterweight contender Diego Sanchez tested positive for marijuana after his first-round KO over Joe Riggs on Dec.13 at Miramar Marine Corps Air Station. Armando Garcia, the executive officer of the California State Athletic Commission, said Sanchez paid a $500 fine and served a three-month suspension, so he has been cleared to fight Josh Koscheck at UFC 69 on April7 in Houston.
The punishment, by the Nevada State Athletic Commission for Marijuana use, is $5k and 6 months in Vegas so Sanchez was lucky the fight was in California.