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Will a Nevada commission allow Khabib Nurmagomedov to keep this belt? (Vasily Maximov / AFP / Getty Images)
[Khabib Nurmagomedov’s ‘really bad decision’ still has UFC’s Dana White incredulous]
White's relief may also come from the fact that he probably will not have to deal with the disastrous consequences of the fight. This will be the responsibility of the Nevada Sports Commission, which has opened an investigation and retains Nurmagomedov's $ 2 million scholarship. At one point, said White, the Russian will get his winnings, but probably not all. The UFC honcho also speculated that Nurmagomedov would be allowed to retain his lightweight champion belt, although it is likely to be under suspension.
"They have taken all his bag right now and they are talking about keeping it," he said in an interview with TMZ. "I do not think that should happen. You should not be able to keep all his purse. I think they should take him a quarter of a million dollars. . . . He absolutely keeps his title. And he's going to be suspended, so maybe you'll give him a four- to six-month suspension. "
According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the NAC should accelerate its investigation and hopes to be able to decide at the end of November. He also plans to investigate McGregor, who attempted to join the crash but was detained by security personnel, although he threw a punch. However, the NAC has already released McGregor's $ 3 million grant.
White said Saturday's scrum and an April rumpus involving McGregor and Nurmagomedov could not be compared. If you remember correctly, McGregor attacked a bus containing Nurmagomedov and several other fighters behind the scenes of the Barclays Center in Brooklyn a few days before UFC 223. McGregor finally did not plead against the messy behavior and was sentenced to work of general interest.
"It's different, guys. It was not during an event, "said White. "It was in the bowels of Barclays Center, the situation was completely different. He was dealing with the state of New York and the police. In this thing, [Nurmagomedov] was part of something that was regulated by the Sports Commission of the State of Nevada. He was at an event with more people than ever before at a UFC event in Vegas. There were tons of fans there. It is a very different situation.
McGregor is not allowed to fight in New York State and would probably not be licensed if he did, White said. Nurmagomedov faces a more serious problem if he were to be suspended, given the status of Nevada as the world capital of the struggle.
"Conor has been expelled from the state of New York. He can not fight in the state of New York. . . . If Nevada puts a suspension on [Nurmagomedov]everyone will suspend it. "
White put an end to any international fight against Nurmagomedov if he was suspended by Nevada.
"We will not do that," he said. "We will not go around the sports commission in this country to fight. He will sit, take time and that's all.
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