Belfort not drug tested since July hearing

Chris Weidman @ChrisWeidmanUFC

wow! Thought he’s been getting tested countless times. Hasn’t been tested once since fight announcement 3 months ago!?

In July Vitor Belfort appeared before the Nevada Athletic Commission and was told he would be licensed to fight UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman in Las Vegas as early as December, subject to stringent drug testing. However, Weidman was injured in September, and the fight was tentatively rescheduled for California, early in 2015.

Although he has made his availability at all times known to the NAC, to date Belfort has yet to be tested.

On Wednesday, Ariel Helwani spoke to NAC executive director Bob Bennett, who said he currently has no plans in place to randomly test Belfort because the UFC recently informed the commission that the Weidman vs. Belfort fight would probably take place in California next year. Bennett also said the commission had yet to test Belfort, despite the fact that the title fight was official for two months before Weidman had to pull out.

Bennett was confident that California State Athletic Commission executive officer Andy Foster “will spearhead” the Belfort testing, if the fight does in fact end up in California.

Foster then told MMAFighting.com that the UFC informally informed him of their current plan to hold the fight at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, however, they have yet to officially make that request.

Foster said his tentative plan is to test Belfort three-to-five times randomly before the fight, as well as the night of the event. He also plans on making Belfort pay for all drug testing costs “as a condition of licensure.”

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Foster also said he has not determined the extent to which Weidman will be tested. Weidman has of course never failed a drug test.

Weidman and Belfort are believed to be fighting at UFC 184 in Los Angeles at the Staples Center on February 28.