Sean Strickland Receives Six-Month Suspension for Altercation at MMA Event
UFC middleweight ex-champion Sean Strickland has been suspended for six months by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) due to his involvement in a physical altercation with another fighter at an MMA event in June.
The NSAC suspended Strickland, 34, and fined him $5,000 during its monthly meeting on Thursday. The suspension is retroactive to the time of the altercation, which occurred on June 29 at a Tuff-N-Uff event in Las Vegas. The suspension will expire on December 29, although Strickland can reduce it to 4.5 months if he completes an anger management course.
Strickland, a Las Vegas resident, entered the cage after a fighter he trains, Miles Hunsinger, suffered a submission loss to Luis Hernandez. Immediately after the fight, Hernandez taunted Hunsinger’s corner, which provoked a response from Strickland and fellow UFC fighter Chris Curtis. A video captured Strickland throwing a couple of punches at Hernandez. The NSAC also fined Curtis $2,500 for his involvement in the incident.
Strickland (29-7) hasn’t fought since he failed to win the UFC title against then-champion Dricus Du Plessis in February. He had no scheduled fights at the time of the incident in June.
