The Nevada State Athletic Commission today granted UFC heavyweight Dave Herman (21-5 MMA, 1-3 UFC) a one-fight license to fight Gabriel Gonzaga (14-7 MMA, 9-6 UFC) at UFC 162, but the permission came with strings – and the third degree. The commission grilled the fighter about a previous marijuana suspension and run-ins with the law before ordering him to be drug tested today at his own expense. The fighter must be clean to get the go-ahead and also is subject to random testing. “It isn’t just us him asking for his word,” NSAC chair Bill Brady said during a meeting today in Las Vegas, where UFC 162 will take place July 6 at MGM Grand Garden Arena. “I look at it as not what you owe to this commission, but what you owe to the UFC for helping you with your rehab and making commitments to them. “They put a lot of money into these fights, and if you fail, that’s a difficult situation.” The UFC reinsted the 28-year-old Herman to fight in April after he completed a 30-day term in rehab, which the promotion ordered after it flagged him for pot following a submission loss to Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 153. The fighter told the NSAC he used marijuana the week of the fight
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