MMA Junkie reports on Monday’s Nevada State Athletic Commission hearing in which the commission addressed potential changes to its testing. A committee was proposed to address the issue as the commission appeared cautious in addressing the issue.
Obviously, the subject came up in light of the discovery that a December 6th random drug test of Jon Jones revealed the use of cocaine. Jones entered drug rehab only after his defense of his light heavyweight title at UFC 182 January 3rd. The timeline for the revelation of the drug test is interesting with the results being made available to the commission on December 23rd and were relayed to the UFC sometime after that. The question of when Jones knew is unknown. The other issue is why was Jones tested for a drug that was not banned “out of competition.”
The commission proposed forming a committee to look into its testing which will include whether it has the jurisdiction to make changes to its current policy.
Payout Perspective:
If you ask me, it feels like the NSAC is punting here and a committee is a comfortable means to delay the actual solution which is making a decision and taking steps to drafting concrete rules. I do not believe a timeframe was set on this or any goals of this committee. What one can expect next is the formation of a committee that will conduct studies, evaluate rules and draw up proposals. All of this will take lots of time, and in the end nothing will change. Let’s hope that this is not the case.
The first step towards inaction is to set up a committee. Good job NSAC. Work hard to avoid work.