The Nevada State Athletic Commission on Wednesday cleared the way for UFC bantamweight Sean O’Malley to fight at UFC 248 after issuing a nine-month suspension that expires just prior to the pay-per-view event.
The commission voted unanimously to approve the suspension, which is retroactive to May 25, 2019 and runs until Feb. 25, just over one week from O’Malley’s fight against Jose Quinonez at the March 7 pay-per-view event. O’Malley is also ordered by pay $872.16 in attorney’s fees and is required to pay for random drug tests that run until March 6.