Two fighters part of Khabib Nurmagomedov’s team have been suspended for their involvement in the infamous UFC 229 brawl late last year.
Zubaira Tukhugov and Abubakar Nurmagomedov were both given one-year suspensions and $25,000 fines by the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) at a meeting Tuesday.
Tukhugov and Abubakar will be eligible to return to the cage Oct. 6, 2019, retroactive to the UFC 229 fight date of Oct. 6, 2018.
Tukhugov and Abubakar both played roles in the brawl that followed the UFC 229 main event between Khabib and Conor McGregor, which was Khabib’s first lightweight title defense.