The more you dig into it, the more the battle over Chael Sonnen ’s participation in a grappling match at Metamoris 4 on Saturday seems to hinge on semantics. Determining who’s right and who’s wrong requires first determining what certain key words mean – words like “fight” and “unarmed combat” – and also what the rules are in the first place. It’s a mess, in other words, and the Nevada State Athletic Commission really only has itself to blame for not making things clear from the start. First, the facts: Sonnen agreed to face Andre Galvao in a grappling match at Metamoris 4 a few weeks before the NSAC’s hearing to determine his future following two failed drug tests
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NSAC has itself to blame for confusion over Chael Sonnen’s Metamoris eligibility – MMA Junkie