Despite an out-of-competition drug test failure in February that Belfort admitted to just recently via an Instagram post, and despite a past PED failure, the NSAC has, in its wisdom, granted the two-time offender a license to fight in the heart of MMA land, Nevada. The NSAC is considered the most influential, powerful athletic commission in North America (and likely the world), so this opens the door for Belfort to fight just about anywhere. Immediately after the NSAC ruling, Belfort was announced in a fight with Chris Weidman at UFC 181 in December, a card that already has lightweight champ Anthony Pettis taking on Gilbert Melendez. Should they have gone this route, however? Should the NSAC have overlooked two past failures? Let me preface this by saying that I love watching Belfort fight. He's fantastic in the cage. His fights are always exciting. He has also been required to provide blood and urine samples for testing, at random, at his own expense. And despite this, he probably still shouldn't have been granted a license to fight. Here are five reasons why the Nevada State Athletic Commission made the wrong call in granting Vitor Belfort a fight license.
Primarily covering the sport of MMA from Ontario, Canada, Jay Anderson has been writing for various publications covering sports, technology, and pop culture since 2001. Jay holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Guelph, and a Certificate in Leadership Skills from Humber College.
