It might have less to do with his race and more to do with this:
http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Nic...rug-Test-42911
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Lundvall also raised the concern that Diaz admitted that marijuana allows him to train at a more concentrated level, making it similar to a performance enhancing drug.
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Diaz’s failure to produce a viable documentation for a medical exemption for marijuana contributed to his punishment.
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I can’t explain why Reem didn’t get this and then some, but this seems reasonable for this case. If you seem to care less that you look like you’re cheating, you can’t expect anyone to think it’s cute especially in a sport where people can get seriously hurt.