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Ok, the Munoz promo made me misty-eyed. That was great.

Did Dhiego Lima not get punched in the face prior to being in the UFC?

I think all this depends on your definition of out-of-competition and your level of morality. If we're talking PEDs, you have to think about the point where drug use has surpassed cosmetic and entered the realm of performance enhancing. Lets just say that in competition is the week before a training camp, the eight weeks of actual training, and then fight week. How much cheating are you really doing taking something eleven or twelve weeks out?* You have to also remember that many fighters spend most of their camp getting in shape rather than doing training tailored towards defeating an opponent. So if a lot of the training is about rehab and recovery early on, then I wouldn't be shocked if that is where a majority of future test failures occur. In the same light, how much punishment would you dole out to someone who smoked a joint during the first week of training? Ideally, a drug testing program would keep people on their toes during that time period. The testing during out-of-competition, which would probably be mostly aimed at repeat offenders, would make people leery of even doing anything. However, when you have regulatory bodies still debating on what is or isn't out-of-competition, you get selective interpretations of the rules already in place and no clear precedents established to go on. *Obviously, the eleven or twelve weeks timeframe wouldn't matter if you serve as a replacement in a bout scheduled weeks before your original scheduled bout. Under my definition, you would then be in competition.

Jeremy Botter ‏@jeremybotter 10m The UFC will unveil their new drug testing program on June 3 in Vegas. “Athlete Health and Performance Program.” Jeremy Botter ‏@jeremybotter 9m Ferritta, Epstein, White and Novitsky in attendance. Takes place at Red Rock casino. Jeremy Botter ‏@jeremybotter 8m The press conference will also stream on http://UFC.com .

Here are the amended changes:

http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2015/5/15/8612461/ufc-nac-nsac-drug-testing-punishment-increase-lifetime-bans-fines-steroids-marijuana-mma-news "Not of human origin" gets me

According to Globo, The TUF Brazil 4 Finale is being moved from Sao Paulo to Miami. The main event will be Machida vs. Romero with E. Silva vs. Story being moved down to co-main.

Update: Dantas-Richman is off. Dantas' camp would only take the fight if Richman weighed no more than 147 on fight night. Richman declined.

He decided not to cut anymore so the title is basically vacated right now. Only Grove can win the title tomorrow. If Halsey wins, the title is vacated. Mike Richman also missed weight by a good bit (3.2 pounds) for the Dudu Dantas fight. It also doesn't sound like he will reweigh.

It looks like Josh Barnett has been booked against Roy Nelson for 9/27 as the headliner for the next show in Japan. Both will coach on a show called Road to UFC Japan.

Ariel Helwani ‏@arielhelwani 3m Shooto Brazil 54 will in fact air live this Sunday at 6 pm ET on @ufcfightpass. Confirmed. Notables on the card: Luiz Cane, Ronys Torres. Ariel Helwani ‏@arielhelwani 4m Calling Shooto Brazil 54 on Fight Pass this Sunday will be Jason Chambers (play-by-play) and Dominick Cruz (color analyst).

WSOF finally decided to have a good card. On August 1, their card will be headlined by Toquinho vs. Shields alongside Marlon Moraes vs. Sheymon Moraes. Also, Tyrone Spong is set to make his MMA return.

http://www.mmafighting.com/2015/5/12/8595729/managers-expected-to-meet-in-las-vegas-to-discuss-business-of-mma ...Business bout to pick up?

On a sadder note, Tony Ayala Jr. passed away today. He was perhaps the biggest cautionary tale in the sport.

Marc Raimondi ‏@marc_raimondi 24m Anderson Silva’s case also currently set for June’s NAC meeting, but it's unlikely Diaz & Silva will be same day. Both will be long hearings

Marc Raimondi ‏@marc_raimondi 5m Nick Diaz’s case is on the agenda for the NAC meeting Friday, but will most likely be continued until next month, per the Nevada deputy AG. This is the longest goddamn process ever.

I wonder what the policy is for guys like Barnett just doing grappling competitions. I know he won this weekend over substitute Ryron Gracie, but there is always potential to get injured. However, he was suppose to go against "Cyborg" Abreu. I mean Joe Lauzon got ran over this weekend by Dillion Danis so it's definitely a possibility. I believe Maia turned down doing the ADCC recently, but I think that was because he wasn't interested. I imagine it's OK as long as they don't have a big fight lined up or shouldn't be in camp. Sounded like a recent development and he's about to start a 16-week-ish training camp. Ok, gotcha. If I am the UFC, I wouldn't want someone like Barnett competing in anything physical when I have plans to line him up for something soon. Training camps are enough danger.

I wonder what the policy is for guys like Barnett just doing grappling competitions. I know he won this weekend over substitute Ryron Gracie, but there is always potential to get injured. Originally, he was suppose to go against "Cyborg" Abreu. I mean Joe Lauzon got ran over this weekend by Dillion Danis so it's definitely a possibility of getting injured. I believe Maia turned down doing the ADCC recently, but I think that was because he wasn't interested.

Speaking of strawweights, Jungle Fight champ Ericka Almeida is replacing Penne against Ju Thai on the 5/30 Goania card.

The numbers are in 4.4 million buys Over $71 million at the gate. http://www.badlefthook.com/2015/5/12/8593803/official-floyd-mayweather-vs-manny-pacquiao-did-4-4-million-ppv-buys Insane.

I guess Carla is fishing for a rematch by accusing JAG of being on the special supplements. http://www.mmafighting.com/2015/5/12/8590687/carla-esparza-i-know-for-a-fact-jessica-aguilar-has-used-peds

Robert being poisoned would've roused everyone's suspicions. Someone who went with him would have needed to take the fall. As is, it just looks like a freak accident that happened on one of his long hunting trips.