the nsac has placed a mandatory two-year suspension against chael sonnen due to his performance-enhancing drug use. on july 30, the nsac notified sonnen that his grappling match in metamoris 4 violates the terms of the suspension. they threaten that they will sue sonnen for the violation. in defense, ross goodman has sent a series of response letter that challenged the nsac's definition of competing. goodman clarifies that jiu-jitsu is not subject to the commission, providing light that sonnen is free to compete in this type of competition.