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Nevada AG's office recommends commission deny Wanderlei Silva's motion to dismiss complaint for skipped drug test
Aug 27, 2014 - 11:05:40 PM Nevada AG's office recommends commission deny Wanderlei Silva's motion to dismiss complaint for skipped drug test

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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

Wanderlei Silva's camp filed a motion earlier this month attempting to get the Nevada Athletic Commission to drop the complaint against him for skipping out on their attempt to randomly drug test him in May.

The argument from Silva's camp is that he wasn't licensed at the time they attempted to administer the test, and thus they didn't have jurisdiction over him to hand down any punishment whatsoever.

However, it's unlikely to sway the commission, as it was reported on Wednesday's UFC Tonight program on Fox Sports 1 that the Nevada Attorney General has recommended to the commission that they dismiss the motion.

As it's being argued, Silva's fight with Chael Sonnen had been announced already, and regardless of whether or not he had been licensed, the intent to fight in the state via the announced fight placed him under their jurisdiction.

His case will be discussed at their next meeting in September.

Penick's Analysis: This is the sensible refutation to Silva's claims. It was ridiculous that they were trying to argue he shouldn't have been tested because he didn't fight at UFC 175, as it was him skipping out on the test in the first place that kept him out of the event. He's more than likely going to be denied a license for a significant amount of time because of it as well.

[Wanderlei Silva art by Cory Gould (c) MMATorch.com]