Tennessee Commission Recommends Fines And Suspensions For Strikeforce Brawl
by Kelvin Hunt on May 27, 2010 11:02 PM EDT
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In a meeting held Thursday in Nashville, the nine-member commission voted to propose $20,000 fines and nine-month suspensions for all five individuals at a formal disciplinary hearing. However, these initial figures can all be reduced to fines ranging between $5,000-$7,500 and three-month suspensions if the recipients do not contest the proceedings and agree to "settle this matter with a consent order."
However, there are six individuals all together that could be facing suspensions and fines. Sherdog has identified four of the six:
Sherdog.com has identified four of the six cited as Strikeforce middleweight champion Jake Shields, lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez, welterweight champion Nick Diaz, and middleweight Jason "Mayhem" Miller.
Of course Nick Diaz is slated to fight in Japan this weekend, but since that fight will take place overseas Scott Coker will allow him to fight. Citing that they have no jurisdiction since the fight will be in Japan and it's a direct deal with DREAM.
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I hope that they slap that suspension on Diaz tomorrow, and then double it state-side for fighting overseas.
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by Kelvin Hunt on May 27, 2010 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Any chance Nate is one of the others in question?
If so, what are the chances of the UFC enforcing those penalties? I could easily see Dana telling Coker and the tennessee AC to go f*ck themselves.
Some people are like Slinkies... not really good for anything, but you still can't
help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs...
Yea...good chance
Dana would abide by those rules I think ….I mean…it’s not like the suspensions are long anyway.
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Very likely
From the report:
In addition, two individuals face $7,500 fines in the settlement phase. One is listed as unlicensed, while both failed to respond to the complaint letters issued by the regulatory body
Nate is unlicensed both as a fighter and cornerman, and had as much business (legally) being in there as me.
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