Igor Severino’s destiny received’t be determined till Might.
The Brazilian flyweight, who was disqualified and later launched from the UFC for biting opponent Andre Lima throughout a card in March, faces a full disciplinary listening to or probably a brand new adjudication settlement after the Nevada Fee denied a advisable six-month suspension as penalty.
Throughout a scheduled assembly on Tuesday, Nevada Deputy Legal professional Basic Matthew Feeley introduced an agreed upon adjudication settlement the place Severino would face a six-month suspension together with a $3,000 tremendous — representing 30 p.c of his $10,000 purse — and prosecution charges for his actions.
Feeley defined that there was no prior precedent set for an incident of this nature as a result of it hasn’t actually occurred for the reason that notorious second when Mike Tyson bit Evander Holyfield of their combat all the best way again in 1997.
It was famous that Tyson’s habits was significantly worse, which is why he had his license revoked for over a yr and he confronted $3 million in fines.
Regardless of the advisable adjudication settlement, the fee finally determined the penalty wasn’t stiff sufficient as a result of suspending Severino for six months units an ordinary for future altercations if this occurs once more in Nevada.
“The larger challenge is the precedent we set going ahead if this occurs once more, you’re caught at six months,” commissioner Anthony Marnell mentioned in the course of the listening to. “That’s unbelievably harmful for this fee. That’s my opinion.”
Severino wasn’t current in the course of the assembly so he was unable to offer a press release to the fee concerning the incident.
The commissioners famous that Severino was launched from the UFC for his actions however he might nonetheless be signed by every other promotion and the six-month suspension actually didn’t attraction to them as satisfactory punishment.
Consequently, Severino now faces a second disciplinary listening to in Might earlier than the Nevada Fee or the legal professional common’s workplace will work with the fighter on a unique adjudication settlement that may very well be introduced subsequent month. One commissioner advisable at the very least a one-year suspension for the altercation however that was tabled till a full listening to may very well be held in Might.
For now, Severino stays on non permanent suspension from the fee, and he received’t discover out what sort of penalty he faces till the following assembly in Might.
