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[shortbuspoker]

originally it was a title fight



but then TRT was outlawed by the NSAC and Vitor dropped out because he said he couldn't cycle off the TRT in time so it became



the co-main was supposed to be



but the commission threw out a random drug test and Wanderlei didn't show up so he was booted

so now it's



at 205 with the winner getting a title fight at 185 against the Weidman/Machida winner

[shortbuspoker]

Wow the Wanderlei part is even funnier than I originally thought. Supposedly, NSAC officials showed up to his gym to give him a random test and he went out the side door and left. Dodging a test is the same as failing and he's out. I wonder if they will toss him some sort of suspension for that shit.

[Crowe Diddly]

With Vitor's licensing hearing still a few weeks away and Wandy allegedly skipping out on their drug test Reem-style, people had a ton of questions for the Nevada commission today. Here's their media call:


 

 

MP3 file: http://k007.kiwi6.com/hotlink/4gvz1x7h69/NAC_Hearing.mp3

[shortbuspoker]

The bad thing to me, being a Chael fan, is that Vitor is not a good matchup for him imo. Wanderlei is sloppy with his striking and would be easy for him to neutralize. At 205, Vitor may be strong enough(TRT withdrawal not withstanding) to throw him down like Rashad did. I think that a no TRT Chael will be much closer to the 185 range just like Hendo was.

[4Dragons]

Ya know when you can't find any laborers who can't piss without weed in their system, you ditch the test. Grown ass men.

[shortbuspoker]

Ariel Helwani is reporting now that the fight will be at IF they can get Vitor licensed. He is also reporting that Vitor gets the nest title shot if he wins but not for Chael if he wins. Also reporting that Dana told him that they are holding off on final judgment of releasing Wanderlei until the NSAC releases its final ruling on the skipped test.

To hold everyone over, here is a gif from One FC last weekend somewhere in Asia where kicking a downed opponent is legal.

[shortbuspoker]

http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2014/6/2/...-vitor-belfort

This video is a week old but it is Chael giving a non-hyped explanation why he thought that Wanderlei wasn't going to fight him. It actually makes sense.