UFC fighter Dennis Buzukja has to attend till a minimum of February to know his destiny after his momentary 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 potential punishment.
Buzukja got here underneath hearth after he ended up getting bodily with a fan at UFC 310 after he cornered Aljamain Sterling in his struggle in opposition to 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 finally intervened however not earlier than Buzukja really began throwing punches with the fan.
Dvalishvili later blamed the incident on the fan escalating the state of affairs with accusations that he was related to the identical group that represents Umar Nurmagomedov. On the time, Dvalishvili was making ready to face Nurmagomedov at UFC 311.
“I went and approached him and I simply put his hand down, I used to be attempting to deescalate and inform him, ‘Yo, settle down, bro. Chill out,’” Buzukja mentioned concerning the incident this previous December. “Merab was going away, I simply needed to inform him to loosen up, 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 soar over and begin swinging?’ Simply go full, f*cking degenerate, however I’m glad it didn’t occur that approach.”
Following UFC 300, the Nevada Athletic Fee issued a 9 month suspension and a $25,000 nice after Arman Tsarukyan obtained into an altercation with a fan throughout his walkout earlier than going through Charles Oliveira. It stays to be seen if Buzukja probably faces the same punishment or presumably a stiffer penalty after the fee decried Tsarukyan’s actions on the occasion this previous April.
