The water bottle throwing incident between UFC Lightweight Champion Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz prior to UFC 202 has gone down in MMA infamyཧ🔯.
This incident lead to both fighters receiving big fꦐines from 🌄the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC), with McGregor initially getting a $150,000 fine and 50 hours of community service.
However, the NAC 🍃has now reduced the fine after a hearing t💟his Wednesday, as McGregor will now pay a $25,000 fine and serve 25 hours of community service.
A lot of speculation built up after the reduction saying that the commission reduced the fine for McGregor due to a potential boxing ma🅘tch with Floyd Mayweather Jr.
NAC Athletic Director Bob Bennett stated that the commission didn’t make the change due to the possible boxinꦐg super fight.
“They’re completely two separate issues,” Bob Bennett said to . “Those fights have to be approved,” Bennett added. “It wasn’t an issue that we were even looking at. (The Mayweather vs. McGregor fight) wasn’t an issue that we were even looking at. We wanted to resolve the pending litigation that he had, so that it was a win-win situation.”
Bennett al🐲so stated that the NAC would most likely approve thꦕe fight between the two if it were to come before the commission.
“That’s certainly a fight that we would approve and have in Vegas,” Bennett told . “Who wouldn’t want to regulate the two best fighters at 150 pounds in their respective unarmed combat fields? Mayweather’s a phenomenal fighter, and so is McGregor. Sure, that’s a fight we would approve.”
Following the reductiꦡon on the fine for McGregor, the NAC will also be reaching out to Nate Diaz for a potential reduction in fines as well.
“You could speculate that the commission will probably have some sort of reduction and some sort of refund coming back to date,” NSAC Chairman Anthony Marnell told . “We do have a refund process if we re-hear it. My No. 1 goal is fairness. The public might see us getting really lopsided on these things, and I’m trying to keep it on the rail.”
Diaz’s🐟 original fine was for $50,000 and 50 hours of community service, there is no idea what kind of reduction Diaz co🙈uld see from the NAC.
Once McGregor ♔pays the fine and serves his community service, the UFC Lightweight Champion would be free to pursue a license to box in the state of Nevada.
