The Nevada Athletic Commission disciplinary process has begun for Rousimar Palhares and Jake Shields.
The NAC issued temporary suspensions Wednesday to both Palhares and Shields for their roles in a messy World Series of Fighting main event Saturday night in Las Vegas, executive director Bob Bennett confirmed with MMAFighting.com.
Palhares is being accused of gouging Shields' eyes multiple times during the WSOF 22 main event and also holding onto the kimura submission that won the fight too long after the bell. Shields punched Palhares after the fight was over in retaliation. Shields is facing a penalty for that, as well as for making "disparaging remarks" to referee Steve Mazzagatti after the fight, Bennett said.