Dude Amateur MMA is a shady ass business. A good friend of mine fought this guy that EVERYONE knew was juiced up, and to make matters even more dangerous the referee only had experience with pro-wrestling.
Dead spin had very poignant article about the shyt that's going on in the amateur leagues.
http://deadspin.com/hiv-hepatitis-c-and-more-new-yorks-amateur-mma-scene-1578988576
^ this about New York's scene, but it wouldn't shock me in the least if it was occurring all over.
Xplode isn't amateur. They are a professional org that isn't sanctioned because they operate off indian reservations(they have their own jurisdictions and aren't governed by federal bureaucracies) . A lot of camps like Mark Munoz old gym use to send their guys there to pad records against bums. That LW Dashon Jackson came from there with an undefeated record and immediately got washed out in the UFC. Same with that one girl Marion Reneau fought