Khabib Nurmagomedov to Receive Half of $ 2M Purse After Conor McGregor Brawl | Bleacher Report

The Nevada Athletic Commission has awarded Khabib Nurmagomedov half of his $ 2 million purse for his victory over Conor McGregor at UFC 229, according to Ariel Helwani of ESPN.com, with the other half being withheld "pending the results of the ongoing investigation. "

The committee also voted to extend the suspensions of Nurmagomedov and McGregor until the investigation is completed, by Brett Okamoto of ESPN.com. The investigation will focus on both fighters' actions after the fight, when Nurmagomedov climbed out of the Octagon and attacked Dillon Danis, who trains with McGregor.

That instigated a huge brawl, which included McGregor climbing on the Octagon and appearing to get a punch on someone on Nurmagomedov's team. That was before two members of the Russian entourage entered the Octagon and threw punches at McGregor.

Security had to intervene, and UFC President Dana White made the decision to present Nurmagomedov with his belt in the ring of concern for his safety. Three members of Nurmagomedov's team were arrested in the incident, though McGregor did not press charges.

Despite the post-fight altercation, Nurmagomedov was not stripped of his UFC lightweight title.

"He absolutely keeps his title," White said two weeks ago in a video on UFC.com (h / t Yahoo Sports). "And he's going to get suspended (by the NAC), so maybe you give him a four-to-six-month suspension."

Both Nurmagomedov and McGregor will be suspended until at least a December disciplinary hearing, according to BBC Sport, to which point it will be Nurmagomedov receives the other half of his purse.

NAC chair Anthony Marnell lll also said McGregor-who already received his full purse-likely should have faced the same waiting game Nurmagomedov.

"If I would have had the video now, I would have been using McGregor's purse," he said.

He also spoke about the decision to withhold half of Nurmagomedov's purse (h / t Damon Martin of MMA Weekly):

"I have felt half a million dollars, which should cover all the expenses of the world." But at the same time, it is still a very substantial amount of money Can we get to the case in the future?

The NAC still holds the right to substantially fine both fighters for their role in the brawl and issue significant bans.