Sean Strickland is in scorching water with the Nevada State Athletic Fee. Strickland obtained a brief suspension after attacking a regional fighter in June.
Strickland’s short-term suspension is anticipated to be prolonged at Wednesday’s fee assembly, in response to MMA Fighting. Strickland’s full punishment will not be determined till a later date. Potential penalties embrace an extended suspension and/or a wonderful.
The previous UFC middleweight champion received in scorching water after an incident on June 29. Strickland and teammate Chris Curtis have been cornering regional fighter Miles Hunsinger at a Tuff-N-Uff occasion in Las Vegas. Undefeated prospect Luis Hernandez taunted Hunsinger’s nook after submitting him.
Strickland and Curtis rushed the cage to confront Hernandez. Strickland threw a number of strikes at Hernandez, one among which appeared to land. Safety intervened shortly after and regained order.
Hernandez beforehand instructed MMA Fighting he did not need Strickland penalized, regardless of the NSAC’s eventual choice to droop the UFC star.
“I’d by no means need something to occur to those guys as a result of I really like them, and I hope they watch this,” Hernandez mentioned. “I’ve nothing towards Sean, nothing towards Chris, nothing towards Xtreme Couture…
“I hope the fee doesn’t take this out on them.”
