After the Nevada Athletic Commission suspended UFC Fighter Nick Diaz for five years after failing his post-fight drug test for marijuana, a lot of people criticized the commission for their harsh and confusing decision, per FOX Sports.

Diaz was backed up by his fellow UFC fighters like Henry Cejudo and Leslie Smith, who were not going to compete in the state of Nevada. UFC's biggest star Ronda Rousey also slammed the NAC, saying, via MMA Fighting, "It's so not right for him to be suspended five years for marijuana. I'm against them testing for weed at all. It's not a performance-enhancing drug. It has nothing to do with athletic competition. It's only tested for political reasons."

Other UFC fighters also expressed their frustration with the suspension and provided support for Diaz by using the hashtag #FreeNickDiaz on Twitter. UFC President Dana White answered a Twitter question, saying, "What I think isn't important. I have no say in the matter. They don't give a shit what I think. People who know MMA know that." The UFC have not released any statement regarding the suspension.

But now, the 32-year-old fighter said on Twitter that UFC lawyers at Campbell & Williams would help him in his appeal against the NAC. In an interview with former federal agent and current UFC vice president of Athlete Health & Performance Jeff Novitzky with Bloody Elbow, according to him, he did not believe that the NAC's ruling on Diaz was right.

"I've been immersed in anti-doping for 13 years, and I'm still constantly learning and struggling to keep up with the intricacies of it. It's a difficult topic and area, but it's one you have to get perfect, and all that being said, they didn't get this one perfect. They got this one wrong, in my opinion," Novitzky said.

It seemed that even the White House may get involved as MMA Junkie reported that a petition to lift the suspension was submitted last Sept. 14. In just two weeks, it already garnered more than 60,000 signatures, with only less than 40,000 needed to meet the number of signature required for the petition to be official.

The petition read: "Nick Diaz was unfairly banned from being a professional fighter by the Nevada Athletic Commission. They ruled based on their personal feelings and beliefs towards the use of medical Marijuana and used their power to deprive Mr. Diaz of being able to make a living."