Wand, Chael, and Vitor

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    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

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    If this isn't the fiasco of the year for the UFC I don't know what could surpass it.

    Wanderlei Silva and Chael Sonnen, after a long period of calling each other out, agree to coach against each other on TUF Brazil 3. The UFC attempts to book their fight and can't seem to nail down a time that suits either fighter. Sonnen accuses Silva of avoiding the fight. The NSAC claims Silva never submitted an application for the fight, bolstering Sonnen's claims.

    Fast forward to this past week and we have Silva and Sonnen being subjected to a surprise drug test at the TUF Finale. Silva slips out of the building to avoid the test and is pulled from the bout as a result. His status in the UFC is unclear. Vitor Belfort replaces him and the bout becomes a middleweight title eliminator despite the fact Sonnen hasn't fought at middleweight in a few years and has a 1-3 record in his last four bouts.

    Not to mention that Belfort has likely failed a recent drug test, the results of which have not been made public under dubious circumstances. Belfort withdrew/was placed in a title fight with Chris Weidman because of the new ban on TRT leading many to believe his recent success was at least partially the result of him taking advantage.

    Meanwhile Jacare Souza (6-fight streak) and Tim Kennedy (4-fight streak) are waiting to hear what's next for them. Souza is ready to fight in August.

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    Wand is a bitch. Can't back up his tough guy talk with sonnen.
     
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    Yeah, like I've stated in previous threads, Wand has ruined his reputation and killed his legacy for me.

    To add to the clusterfuck, apparently Sonnen was under the impression that his match with Vitor would be at LHW. At the time he accepted fight, he weighed 232.

    I think he's gonna have a rough weight cut.
     
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    Originally it was going to be at 205 I think.
     
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    Sonnen getting kinda screwed if it is in fact to be fought at 185.
     
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    Vitor Belfort has come out and admitted that the test he took prior to UFC 173 had a spike in testosterone levels on par with those we've seen from Chael Sonnen, Alistair Overeem, and Brian Bowles.
     
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    In other words, Vitor failed another drug test...
     
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    Vitor fails a test, Wand skips one, and then Chael fails one. What a collection of assholes in the middleweight division.
     
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    Silva claims he was on diuretics at the time they asked him to submit to a random test. I guess we're supposed to believe that and let the NSAC decide on what to do about it.
     
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