The Nevada Athletic Commission has taken the first step in penalizing Rousimar Palhares and Jake Shields.
On Thursday, the NAC suspended both Palhares and Shields temporarily for unsportsmanlike conduct during and after their fight at World Series of Fighting 22 on Aug. 1 in Las Vegas. Both men will have their disciplinary hearings at the next NAC meeting, which is likely for the week of Sept. 14.
Palhares is being accused of holding onto his kimura submission too long in the main event welterweight title fight with Shields. Palhares, 35, was cut by the UFC in 2013 for the same reason and was also suspended in New Jersey back in 2010 for holding onto a submission too long.