Ex-UFC champ Sean Strickland stays suspended, and he’ll have to attend till a minimum of August for decision on his self-discipline for attacking a fighter at a Tuff-N-Uff occasion in Las Vegas in June.
On Wednesday, the Nevada Athletic Fee voted unanimously to increase Strickland’s suspension, which was initially issued on July 3, and he’ll stay suspended till a full disciplinary listening to or adjudication settlement is reached. That listening to gained’t occur till a minimum of August when the fee reconvenes for a month-to-month assembly.
“In reference to the June 29, 2025 contest held in Las Vegas, NV, which the respondent was not taking part in as a combatant,” Nevada deputy lawyer common Matthew Feeley mentioned throughout the assembly. “The respondent engaged in a bodily altercation with a contestant instantly after the contestant’s bout.”
The altercation was Strickland leaping within the cage and attacking Luis Hernandez following a standing guillotine choke submission over Miles Hunsinger. After his win, Hernandez taunted Hunsinger’s coaches, which included Strickland, with the “crotch chop” made well-known in skilled wrestling.
A second later, Strickland got here dashing into the cage alongside fellow UFC fighter Chris Curtis, who was additionally a part of Hunsinger’s nook. Strickland punched Hernandez and threw one other punch as safety rushed into the cage to separate the fighters.
In consequence and since he was a licensed cornerman for the struggle, Strickland is dealing with potential punishment for the assault on Hernandez.
Strickland stays suspended a minimum of by way of August when the fee may doubtlessly rule on a punishment, which features a lengthier suspension in addition to fines.
Whereas underneath suspension, the UFC gained’t guide Strickland for a struggle, particularly not till he reaches a attainable adjudication settlement with the fee and that’s authorised at a future listening to.
Till then, Strickland stays out of motion awaiting his punishment from the fee.
For his half, Hernandez mentioned he held no unwell will in the direction of Strickland for the assault and truly advocated on his behalf about not receiving any punishment for the incident.
“I actually don’t have anything in the direction of them, and hope the fee doesn’t… like they even requested me, ‘Hey, you’re gonna press costs?’ I’m like, ‘What? No,’” Hernandez mentioned. “I’d by no means need something to occur to those guys as a result of I truly like them, and I hope they watch this. I’ve nothing towards Sean, nothing towards Chris, nothing towards Xtreme Couture. I like these guys. …
“I’d say we’re all adults right here, and I’ve nothing towards them, and I’ll say this once more: I hope the fee doesn’t take this out on them in any respect as a result of, on the finish of the day, we’re all professionals and that is leisure.”
