During a meeting of the Nevada Athletic Commission on Wednesday, it was decided that half of Nurmagomedov’s disclosed $2 million purse would be released to the lightweight champion after it was initially withheld due to his involvement in the UFC 229 post-main event melee on Oct. 5 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The amount was suggested by commission chair Anthony Marnell so that Nurmagomedov might address expenses related to his fight with Conor McGregor.
In regards to the 10-day suspensions that McGregor and Nurmagomedov recently received for their actions following their fight, the commission voted to extend the suspensions throughout the course of the investigation into the events of Oct.