CONOR MCGREGOR AND Khabib Nurmagomedov will both serve suspensions for their part in the UFC 229 post-fight melee in Las Vegas.
The Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) has contacted both fighters this week to inform them of the decision and their temporary suspensions will take effect from Monday until their hearing on 24 October.
NSAC director Bob Bennett and officials will then decide if further suspensions will be implemented against the fighters for their roles in the brawl.
At this time, the fighters will have the option to appeal any further punishment which is likely to be meted out.
Following Nurmagomedov’s fourth-round submission victory over McGregor on Saturday night, the Russian vaulted the cage and jumped out to confront the 30-year-old’s cornerman, Dillon Danis.
The ensuing brawl marred scenes at the T-Mobile Arena with McGregor exchanging punches with members of Nurmagomedov’s team when they entered the octagon after the fight.
Yesterday, the UFC’s lightweight champion blasted the promotion and president Dana White for their decision not to punish McGregor after his attack on a bus carrying UFC fighters back in April.
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Don’t why khabib is crying saying what about Connor, he keeps mentioning the bus, but he is not listening to what Dana white or anybody is saying.
McGregor WAS punished for the bus,as Dana said how could he suspend him when he hadn’t fought in 2 years anyway and didn’t care about a suspension.
He was brought to court,shown in handcuffs all over the world and sued for MILLIONS $$$$$$…….
So kahbib crying that nothing happened to Connor is just childish.
I hope the athletic state commission come down hard on both fighters and camps for the role in the whole promotion and would also like to see a code of ethics introduced to the ufc, only a matter of time before something seriously bad happens and MMA as a sport could be finished,because its still so “new”.
@stephen mc galey: He’s making the point that the ufc did not punish McGregor. Which is true. Now that they didn’t, they have set a precedent. Straight from the off, dana was speculating as to what the nevada commission would do. How about YOU do something dana?
@Dave Harris: making him fight khabib was punishment enough
@Dave Harris: but what exactly could he do?? He hadn’t been fighting,he didn’t hold any title,he didn’t care if was suspended as he wasn’t fighting anyway, he was sued for millions and didn’t care either.
Like giving a child a punishment and they start laughing, theirs nothing more you can really do. Dana had nothing he could do to McGregor, that I think of anyway?
@Dave Harris: and what exactly have the ufc done to kahbib? They haven’t stripped him or anything like it. Its out of the ufcs control, this has become a legal issue and Vegas commission will be applying any and all penalty’s.
He is throwing his toys out of the pram because some of his buddies have been dropped from the roster after entering the cage after the fight.
@stephen mc galey: McGregor was awarded a 6 fight contract shortly after the bus incident. He was suspended from fighting in New York is all. He fought there once. If this was any other fighter they would be fired or jailed for “the most disgusting thing to ever happen in the UFC”. Lobov should have been sacked too for being involved. I thought he was but he was matched up with one of Khabibs teammates to spice things up. Whole thing should have been handled better. As bad as what people think Khabib did, he has a point. Everyone seems to have forgotten about the seriousness of the bus incident.
@Conor M: Like it or not, the UFC is a business and Khabib needs to know his place in that model.
Why does Khabib think he can call the shots all of a sudden? Conor’s numbers speak for themselves and therefore he gets a lot of latitude. Do I agree with that? No, but that’s the way it is.
Khabib is an astounding fighter but his inability to keep his cool after the fight was farcical.
Heads up, Khabib, we’re not all from Russia and just because you do things a particular way there, doesn’t mean the rest of us do.
The point made above about introducing some code of ethics would be awesome, but I just don’t see it happening. Until there’s a legitimate rival to the behemoth of the UFC, it will all be down to Uncle Dana to dictate, unfortunately! Bellator, get it together…
This S#!te is worse then the WWF for christ sake
@Ragman: ah here, leave the World Wildlife Fund out of this…they do great work!