Sean Strickland is facing punishment from the Nevada Athletic Commission after he rushed into the cage and attacked a fighter during a Tuff-N-Uff event in Las Vegas in June.
Strickland was hit with a temporary suspension, and that is expected to be extended at the next commission hearing, which is scheduled for Wednesday. As long as Strickland remains suspended, he’s unable to compete in the UFC, although his full punishment won’t be decided until a later date.
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The incident occurred while Strickland
was cornering one of his teammates at the event in Las Vegas.
Undefeated prospect Luis Hernandez scored a standing guillotine choke submission to finish Miles Hunsinger in the second round. Immediately afterwards, Hernandez started taunting Hunsinger’s cornermen, which included Strickland and fellow UFC fighter Chris Curtis.
Strickland and Curtis rushed into the cage to confront Hernandez with Strickland throwing multiple punches including one that appeared to strike the fighter in the face. Security eventually rushed into the cage and separated the fighters after the volatile incident.
Following the altercation, Hernandez told MMA Fighting that he hoped Strickland didn’t face any punishment for his actions.
“I really have nothing towards them, and hope the commission does not... like they even asked me, ‘Hey, you’re gonna press charges?’ I’m like, ‘What? No,’” Hernandez said. “I would never want anything to happen to these guys because I actually like them, and I hope they watch this. I have nothing against Sean, nothing against Chris, nothing against Xtreme Couture. I like those guys. ...
“I would say we’re all adults here, and I have nothing against them, and I will say this again: I hope the commission does not take this out on them at all because, at the end of the day, we’re all professionals and this is entertainment.”
Obviously the commission disagreed and now Strickland is facing a potential suspension and/or fine for his behavior as a licensed cornerman in Nevada.
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