Much ado is being made over the fact that fighters were not drug tested after UFC 69 and 70.

Let's lay out some facts here before the rhetoric zooms out of control:

*UFC, under Zuffa LLC, has done the bulk of its shows in Nevada, and have also done several in the past 13 months in California. Both of these states mandate drug testing at MMA shows conducted under their jurisdiction, and the commissions don't mess around, either.

As an example, a Nevada State Athletic Commission official was waiting for Joe Stevenson to take his test the moment he arrived in his locker room after his match at the recent Ultimate Fight Night at Pearl at the Palms in Las Vegas back on April 5.

*The commissions have teeth, and they've handed out suspensions to the likes of Stephan Bonnar, Vitor Belfort, Thialgo Alves, and Nick Diaz, among others.

*Neither the state of Texas nor the United Kingdom mandate drug testing at shows. Granted, UFC could have commissioned a third-party to administer drug tests, for appearances sake, but it was not a requirement in order to hold shows in those jurisdictions.

*Another point for those who are constantly trying to find conspiracies where none exist: UFC 71 is at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas; the June 26th Ultimate Fighter Finale is at the Palms in Vegas; word is UFC 73 on July 7 will be in Sacramento; UFC 74 on August 25 is expected back in Vegas; and preliminary word is the September PPV will emanate from Anaheim. Pretty odd for a promotion that some are trying to claim is ducking testing to go scheduling the bulk of their shows for the next several months in states where testing is most rigorously enforced, no?

Mixed martial arts has issues with steroids and drugs that the industry is going to need to address. No doubt about it. But this specific instance is a case of barking up the wrong tree. If you look at Zuffa's past, in which the company has actively courted commission oversight from the get-go, and the future, where they are going right back into states where testing is standard, then to look at the lack of testing at UFC 69 and 70 as anything other than a blip on the radar is just plain silly.