Former UFC champion Sean Strickland has been suspended from fighting for six months after his part in a brawl at a mixed martial arts event in Las Vegas on 29 June.<\/p>\n
Strickland, 34, was working as a cornerman for Miles Hunsinger at a Tuff-N-Uff event when he attacked another fighter following a bout.<\/p>\n
The Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) will reduce the suspension to four-and-a-half months if Strickland completes an anger management course.<\/p>\n
A fine of \u00a33,730 ($5,000) plus legal fees was also issued to the American.<\/p>\n
Strickland reacted angrily to Luis Hernandez’s taunting of Husinger after their middleweight fight.<\/p>\n
Fellow UFC fighter Chris Curtis was also involved in the melee, with Strickland shown on camera throwing punches at Hernandez.<\/p>\n
NSAC chairman Dallas Haun said that Strickland’s immediate apology “made this process easy”.<\/p>\n
Haun explained: “He apologised for his behaviour.<\/p>\n
“We appreciate someone stepping up, owning something and then a resolution could be come to quickly and with all parties in agreement.”<\/p>\n
Curtis was fined \u00a31,860 for his involvement, but avoided a suspension.<\/p>\n
The ban ends on 29 December, unless it is reduced.<\/p>\n
Strickland is a controversial figure in the UFC,<\/a> often making inflammatory comments on women’s rights and saying women’s MMA was unwatchable.<\/p>\n