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Dennis Buzukja’s short-term suspension prolonged by NAC for UFC 310 fan altercation

UFC fighter Dennis Buzukja has to wait until at least February to know his fate after his temporary suspension was extended by the Nevada Athletic Commission following an altercation with a fan at UFC 310 this past December. The commission voted on Tuesday to approve the extension of the suspension pending a full disciplinary hearing

Dennis Buzukja’s short-term suspension prolonged by NAC for UFC 310 fan altercation

UFC fighter Dennis Buzukja has to attend till no less than February to know his destiny after his short-term suspension was prolonged by the Nevada Athletic Fee following an altercation with a fan at UFC 310 this previous December.

The fee voted on Tuesday to approve the extension of the suspension pending a full disciplinary listening to at a later date. The suspension was initially issued on Jan. 7 and Buzukja stays suspended till the fee decides on a attainable punishment.

Buzukja got here beneath hearth after he ended up getting bodily with a fan at UFC 310 after he cornered Aljamain Sterling in his struggle towards Movsar Evloev.

A number of movies surfaced after the occasion that confirmed UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili getting heated with the identical fan, who allegedly grabbed his arm and shouted at him as he walked again to the locker room following Sterling’s struggle.

Safety ultimately intervened however not earlier than Buzukja really began throwing punches with the fan.

Dvalishvili later blamed the incident on the fan escalating the situation with accusations that he was linked to the identical workforce that represents Umar Nurmagomedov. On the time, Dvalishvili was getting ready to face Nurmagomedov at UFC 311.

“I went and approached him and I simply put his hand down, I used to be making an attempt to deescalate and inform him, ‘Yo, settle down, bro. Loosen up,’” Buzukja said about the incident this past December. “Merab was going away, I simply wished to inform him to calm down, have some respect.

“Then he cracked me first, really, he cracked me with a pleasant little left hook after which it was simply intuition to hit him again. Then safety got here in, however a part of me is like, ‘Ought to I simply drop the bucket and simply leap over and begin swinging?’ Simply go full, f*cking degenerate, however I’m glad it didn’t occur that manner.”

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Following UFC 300, the Nevada Athletic Fee issued a nine month suspension and a $25,000 fine after Arman Tsarukyan received into an altercation with a fan throughout his walkout earlier than going through Charles Oliveira. It stays to be seen if Buzukja doubtlessly faces an identical punishment or probably a stiffer penalty after the fee decried Tsarukyan’s actions on the occasion this previous April.

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