NSAC Fines 'Babalu' 25K
The Nevada State Athletic Commission on Monday fined light
heavyweight Renato "Babalu"
Sobral (Pictures) $25,000 for conduct stemming from
his UFC 74 fight against David
Heath (Pictures) Aug. 25 in Las Vegas. He was not
suspended.
In the second round of a bloody light heavyweight fight, "Babalu" elicited a tap after applying an anaconda choke against the blood-soaked fighter from Tulsa, Okla. Yet the 31-year-old Brazilian refused to acknowledge referee Steve Mazzagatti's repeated efforts to separate the pair.
Following less than contrite post-fight comments from "Babalu," NSAC executive director Keith Kizer withheld half of Sobral's $50,000 purse and days later the UFC cut the former title challenger from his contract.
"Egregiousness" of the infraction and "referee involvement," Kizer told Sherdog.com, were determining factors in putting the issue before the commission.
Currently a free agent, Sobral is rumored to be negotiating fight contracts with several promoters.
In the second round of a bloody light heavyweight fight, "Babalu" elicited a tap after applying an anaconda choke against the blood-soaked fighter from Tulsa, Okla. Yet the 31-year-old Brazilian refused to acknowledge referee Steve Mazzagatti's repeated efforts to separate the pair.
Following less than contrite post-fight comments from "Babalu," NSAC executive director Keith Kizer withheld half of Sobral's $50,000 purse and days later the UFC cut the former title challenger from his contract.
"Egregiousness" of the infraction and "referee involvement," Kizer told Sherdog.com, were determining factors in putting the issue before the commission.
Currently a free agent, Sobral is rumored to be negotiating fight contracts with several promoters.
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