{"id":116373,"date":"2014-10-24T12:32:32","date_gmt":"2014-10-24T19:32:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=116373"},"modified":"2022-02-04T20:14:44","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T04:14:44","slug":"vitor-belfort-hasnt-been-tested-by-nevada-since-last-hearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/vitor-belfort-hasnt-been-tested-by-nevada-since-last-hearing\/","title":{"rendered":"Vitor Belfort Hasn&#8217;t Been Tested By Nevada Since Last Hearing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/nevada-wont-be-testing-vitor-belfort-ahead-of-weidman-bout\/vitor-belfort-19\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-116311\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Vitor-Belfort1.jpg\" alt=\"Vitor Belfort\" width=\"550\" height=\"381\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-116311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Vitor-Belfort1.jpg 550w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Vitor-Belfort1-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Vitor-Belfort1-361x250.jpg 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Despite the ramped up drug testing in the last few months, it turns out Vitor Belfort hasn&#8217;t been drug tested by the NSAC since his hearing in July, where the commission agreed to license Belfort to fight Chris Weidman. <\/p>\n<p>The failed drug test earlier this summer was the second Belfort&#8217;s career, leaving many to wonder why he hasn&#8217;t been tested since his hearing nearly 3 months ago, especially given that his UFC 180 fight with Chris Weidman had been confirmed for December for several months prior to the bout being postponed earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2014\/10\/23\/7046145\/nevada-hands-vitor-belfort-drug-testing-duties-to-california\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ariel Helwani<\/a> spoke to NSAC executive director Bob Bennett who admitted that they hadn&#8217;t tested Belfort.  Belfort&#8217;s management team also confirmed that Belfort hadn&#8217;t been tested since his hearing in July.<\/p>\n<p>Dana White stated earlier this week that Weidman vs. Belfort will likely go down in California in February.  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2014\/10\/23\/7046145\/nevada-hands-vitor-belfort-drug-testing-duties-to-california\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ariel Helwani<\/a> also spoke to CSAC executive officer Andy Foster about testing Belfort should the bout go down in California.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;He&#8217;s not going to get a free pass,&#8221; Foster said. &#8220;He will have blood and urine randomly tested.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I would be shocked and amazed if he cheated.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite the ramped up drug testing in the last few months, it turns out Vitor Belfort hasn&#8217;t been drug tested by the NSAC since his hearing in July, where the commission agreed to license Belfort to fight Chris Weidman. 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