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  • Sean Strickland Suspended For Six Months By NSAC

    Sean Strickland Suspended For Six Months By NSAC

    The Nevada State Athletic Commission has finally ruled on a suspension for UFC fighter Sean Strickland, suspending the former UFC middleweight champion six months.

    The suspension is retroactive to June 29, the date of the incident at a Tuff-N-Uff event that led to Strickland’s suspension. Strickland will be eligible to return to action on December 29.

    The NSAC, however, further ruled that Strickland’s suspension can be reduced to four-and-a-half months if he completes an anger management course. This would make him eligible to return on November 14.

    Strickland also faces a $5,000 fine, plus fees.

    This ruling comes one month after the initial planned NSAC hearing for Strickland.

    Sean Strickland Suspended Six Months After Punching Fighter At Tuff-N-Uff Event

    Strickland was present at an event hosted by Tuff-N-Uff, and broadcasted on UFC Fight Pass, on June 29. Strickland and teammate Chris Curtis were in the corner of Miles Hunsinger as he took on Luis Hernandez.

    After submitting Hunsinger, Hernandez taunted Hunsinger’s corner, looking in the direction of the two UFC fighters. This caused Strickland and Curtis to come into the cage, with Strickland throwing punches at Hernandez, with at least one landing before security intervened to break the altercation up.

    Curtis was not suspended; however, he was fined $2,500 plus fees.

    Strickland has not been in action since losing to Dricus Du Plessis in a middleweight title rematch at UFC 312 in February.

  • Sean Strickland Temporarily Suspended By Nevada State Athletic Commission, Hearing Scheduled

    Sean Strickland Temporarily Suspended By Nevada State Athletic Commission, Hearing Scheduled

    The UFC may be without Sean Strickland for some time, depending on what the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) determines at an upcoming meeting.

    The NSAC will be holding a meeting this coming Wednesday, July 23, and one of the topics for discussion will be an “extension of temporary suspension” for Strickland “for possible action.”

    A temporary suspension for Strickland has been confirmed, meaning that Strickland is unable to compete in the UFC until a full punishment is determined and served.

    Sean Strickland Temporarily Suspended For Tuff-N-Uff Incident, NSAC To Hold Hearing Wednesday

    The suspension stems from an incident at a Tuff-N-Uff event last month that Strickland was present at. Strickland, along with fellow UFC fighter Chris Curtis, were in the corner of Miles Hunsinger, who was submitted by Luis Hernandez.

    Following Hernandez’s win, Hernandez made taunts in the direction of Strickland Curtis, who stormed the cage for a confrontation. Strickland threw punches toward Hernandez, including one that appeared to land, before security intervened.

    Strickland last fought at UFC 312, coming up short in a middleweight title rematch against Dricus Du Plessis.

  • Sean Strickland Punches Fighter After Being Taunted During Tuff-N-Uff Event

    Sean Strickland Punches Fighter After Being Taunted During Tuff-N-Uff Event

    Sean Strickland got into a cage and threw, and he wasn’t even at a UFC event — he wasn’t even in a match at all.

    Strickland, along with Chris Curtis, was in the corner for a teammate’s fight at Tuff-N-Uff 145 on June 29, held at The Theatre at The Sahara in Las Vegas, Nevada. The teammate, Miles Hunsinger, was in action in a middleweight contest against Luis Hernandez.

    Less than a minute into the second round of the fight, Hernandez had Hunsinger caught in a standing guillotine, scoring the submission. Following the win, Hernandez appeared to make vulgar taunts in the direction of Curtis and Strickland.

    Strickland, not one to let jeers at him fly by, entered the cage with Curtis. While Curtis tried to speak to Hernandez, Strickland punched the Tuff-N-Uff fighter, resulting in officials having to intervene to break up the pair. Hernandez and Curtis did exchange some words before Curtis and Strickland exited the cage.

    Sean Strickland Punches Taunting Fighter At Tuff-N-Uff Event

    It is unknown what action, if any, the Nevada State Athletic Commission will take against Strickland, or anyone else involved in the incident at the Tuff-N-Uff event.

    The UFC and Tuff-N-Uff both have yet to release statements on the incident as of 9pm ET on June 29.

    This is far from Strickland’s first controversy outside of the Octagon. Strickland has also been under fire for batterings of content creators, including Nick Nayersina and Sneako. He has also come under heavy fire in the past for sexist and homophobic comments, as well as verbal attacks on media.

    Strickland was last in action in February, losing a UFC middleweight title rematch to Dricus Du Plessis.

    Hernandez improved to 6-0 with the win, while Hunsinger fell to 7-2.