The Nevada State Athletic Commission handed out their suspensions to UFC stars Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov for their role in a UFC 229 brawl in early October of last year.
The NAC gave McGregor a six-month ban and a $50,000 fine while Khabib received a harsher sentence getting slapped with a nine-month suspension and a $500,000 fine.
Khabib however could see his suspension reduced by three months if he agrees to shooting an anti-bullying PSA which the NAC finds acceptable.
The outcome here isn’t surprising when you consider Khabib jumped out of the octagon in the immediate wake of submitting McGregor in the fourth round at UFC 229 from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Khabib had his sights set on Dillon Danis in McGregor’s corner while Khabib’s teammates, including UFC fighter Zubaira Tukhugov, went after McGregor in the cage.
Tukhugov and Khabib’s cousin Abubakar Nurmagomedov were also suspended during Tuesday’s hearing as both were hit with a one-year sentence and $25,000 fine.
Now if Khabib cuts the PSA McGregor and himself could be back as early as April. However it’s believed that McGregor is more so targeting a late spring to summer comeback.
