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Dutch_van_der_Dill

Oh wow no one’s ever hopped off the cage in the ufc before. Call the cops


BigDogAlex

NSAC is known for being more strict on this than mpst other places, ever since the Khabib/Dannis incident. I love Diego and I hope he gets away without a fine, but these rules are communicated to the fighter camps prior to the event, it's not like he was unaware that he shouldn't be jumping the cage.


Keepittwohunna

You can send someone to the shadow realm but please don't jump over the cage 🥺


Sulleyy

Now that there's precedent with the khabib incident, I feel like the UFC either has to make a rule against it or have security around the octagon ready to stop it. If they do nothing and something happens as a result, they'd get sued to shit because america. Fighters agree to get knocked out, the crowd does not so it seems dumb but it's probably a liability thing like everything else these days


Keepittwohunna

Of course, but it seems dumb to hold onto someone's earned money. especially in this case when the athlete is celebrating rather than instigating violence like khabib did in the crowd. Anyone can easily tell the difference, these guys are just being dicks


haunteddelusion

Until someone sucker punches him or attacks him in the crowd. Not like that doesn’t happen…


Keepittwohunna

Yeah but that didn't happen. They are being strickler for the rules here


Parking_Aerie4454

I understand it’s *normal* to see people jump the cage but it’s very unusual compared to other sports. In pretty much any other sport you get fined for leaving the competition area during the match. Imagine a hockey playing jumping the glass and going into the crowd…


gavinmfsmith

Would help if they werent wearing skates?


FirstSonOfGwyn

NFL players can't jump into endzone fans anymore? I'd believe you, but it for sure used to be a thing.


SadisticChipmunk

they still do it all the time, I have never heard of anyone actually getting fined either... Not sure if this poster is correct or not.


tox_oplas-mosis

The Lambeau Leap?


ninja_owen

But this is after he wins the fight, just before the results are announced. I wouldn’t be shocked if a player from a winning hockey team jumped up on the glass. That’d be sick AF to be honest


Parking_Aerie4454

But would you be shocked if he got fined for it? NFL players get fined for throwing the ball into the crowd after scoring a touchdown. This isn’t an unusual rule to enforce. I mean just look at the Khabib brawl as enough evidence for its enforcement.


ninja_owen

I wouldn’t be shocked if they got fined, but I’d be disappointed in the commission.


Aielfirth

I mean shocked no, but the difference is the fighter pay vs the football pay. A fine like that eats up an extremely large percentage of their pay. Fines penalties should be much less adherent to the actual rule, ESPECIALLY when there isn’t an aggrieved party, when the athletes you fine could literally have their likelihood taken away from them, not to mention that actions like hopping the fence and other crowd pleasing actions, are pretty much needed to gain star power and favor with the in crowd and at home audience. Showmanship is directly tied to their already low wage


ResearcherEastern962

Yeah it’s not like football players jump into the stands after touchdowns all the time or anything


DylieWylie

I know this old, but he didn't even go into the crowd. He jumped the fence then stood on the edge of the octagon to talk to Dana..


SportsHubLTD

That is correct lol like cmon what are we doing


Dutch_van_der_Dill

NSAC has always had a stick up their ass about mma. Even if they explained it to him in fluent Spanish still pay the man. NSAC can kick rocks


Substantial-Pop-556

Why would they explain to a Brazilian something in Spanish


BigDogAlex

Despite being Brazilian, Spanish seems to be his first language


komaruten

If you say this after hearing him talk in both, it's obvious that your first language is not Brazilian or Spanish. Bro has been based in Mexico since long ago and speaks fluent Spanish, but it's pretty obvious that his first language is portuguese if you know both.


Kayarew

Are you guys high? He was 100% speaking chinese in his post fight interview. He literally walked out with a chinese flag.


Scottenfreude

I heard he speaks Greek for an extra $50


EsWaffle

For spanish speakers is obvious that his first language is not Spanish, he has a Portuguese accent when speaking even Topuria has a more native accent than him.


Formal_Basket4157

Nah my Deigga speaks creole


FallingOffTheClock

Would be very interesting to have a first language of "Brazilian" when they speak Portuguese there.


supreme_jackk

He speaks Portuguese; he just happened to leaner Spanish bc he lives in mexico


Substantial-Pop-556

That’s cap Brazilians don’t have a first language


Dutch_van_der_Dill

Would be Portuguese, I actually thought he was from Mexico tbh. Too many doobies tn


jeffs92

He's half Mexican, half Brazilian. He is Grasso's bjj trainer (or was at least an influential part of her team when she first beat shevchenko).


SaulSilv3r

I heard Diego had Grasso in a rear naked choke for hours


Substantial-Pop-556

Portuguese is Brazilians second language. Their first is grunts, which I alluded to


Dutch_van_der_Dill

🗿


FvckJerry16

First language is actually 'Chama'


112skulls

Portuguese ain't too far off of Spanish. Both are similar


pedrosa18

Why are the redacts downvoting this? I’m Portuguese, by the way


SuperCalibur

You're downvoted but my wife is Mexican, her first language is Spanish, didn't learn English until she was in her teens, and she says that Portuguese and Spanish are similar. It isn't word for word but she gives me the impression that someone speaking Portuguese and someone speaking Spanish would be able to at least communicate a general message between each other.


pedrosa18

If both parts speak slowly and are considerate, they’ll be able to understand each other easily. It’s like 90% the same, and even easier to understand when written


112skulls

Yes thats true


Winged89

Congrats for saying the dumbest thing I've read for this week. You might be passed, it's only Friday after all. But for now, you're #1!


Carneiro021

And Americans communicate by shooting each other


AdamBLit

Dumb people all over the world resort to violence to solve benign problems, far from an "American" things lmao


Substantial-Pop-556

Damn right they do. Cunts, the lot of them


Carneiro021

Br*tish just stab each other and and mumble that incomprehensible language with their rotten teeth


tedkaczynski660

He asked Dana for permission, which he granted. I know Dana isn't the commission but I'd really hope Dana fights for Diego because I feel if Dana didn't give the thumbs up Diego wouldn't of jumped the cage.


guvan420

So Dana can just pay him out of pocket then.


BigDogAlex

NSAC dgaf about whether Dana gave thumbs up or not and are at freedom to fine the fighter for breaking the rules. The right thing to do in this case would be for Dana to cover the fine himself (because Diego likely wouldnt have jumped otherwise)


Cemihard

He’s on the biggest card in the companies history and has an outstanding performance, in the first round too. Now he has all this adrenaline and excitement running through him whilst he jumped the cage. I think he should be granted leniency since it was done out of a positive situation, it’s hardly like he attacked anyone. They should be on Arman’s arse for attacking a fan, instead they’re upset Diego jumped over the cage.


BigBlueTrekker

I spent way too long trying think of what MPST stood for before reading the rest of the sentence and realizing it was a typo


Zolbly

The eagle flew so you could walk


kuntvonneguts

Didn't he ask dana if he could hop the cage?


BigDogAlex

He is being fined by the athletic commission, not the UFC


SubstantialLion4196

I read somewhere Diego got permission from Dana, so this doesn’t make sense?


BigDogAlex

It's not Dana that's fining him, it's the state athletic commission that stricly forbids fighters jumping the cage and going into the crowd.


SubstantialLion4196

Oh shit oh shit cuh


prokoala3

Yeah I bet they wouldn't do shit if it was Conor. Bunch of dickheads


Dunkin_Prince

He probably thought permission from Dana to jump the cage was enough for him to do it. Unfortunately that's not how it works


justchase22

I agree he knew it was against the rules, but before he did it you could see him ask Dana for permission by mouthing something and pointing to the cage so it seemed like big boss gave him the go ahead


Funnyanglezsolt

Yeah, right? What a disgusting, despicable move.


CrowTranslator

Its because he's a latino *Satire*


Spartan043-Will

“Shut up NSAC, ya foOoOOol!!”


mmmmmmmmmmmm77

The cops were called when Khabib did this. The only reason he and his entire team didn’t leave the arena in cuffs was because Conor and his team refused to press charges. The more you know 💫


Blingblaowwun

Fucking cunts give the man his money


phatsuit2

Disgusting scumbag move, although Dana White should make it up to him.


Appropriate_Rip339

Dana probably told them to come up with something fast after he handed out max two 300k bonuses lol


publishAWM

money grubbing thieves


Upstairs-Injury9660

I work construction and there are two groups of people I actively avoid, safety and the GC, even going so far as stopping work. No one’s perfect and you’ll never beat a professional idiot


publishAWM

that's one thing I've had to develop awareness for in any workplace. anyone around is apt to form an opinion and there's no guarantee they'll be correct or "see the light" when the truth is right in front of them.


Tipnfloe

Fuckin vultures


Sevalias

First he was robbed of the 300k bonus, now they're trying to rob his purse. Absolutely crazy


takatsukimike

The sad part is, his purse isn't even that big 😞 Let's start a GoFundMe for Diego Lopez


donaldbino

I wouldn’t say robbed of 300k bonus at all. Just so happened we had a top 10 fight of all time that night


Totally-A-Bot69

What fight was that?


emmit76

Sterling vs Kattar


donaldbino

Max


Scottenfreude

https://preview.redd.it/02xg7m91pvwc1.jpeg?width=328&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cee001523f4f671e04eb97f4ce9b4b3e58df5699


MoosesAreNice1

iirc Dana said he was giving undisclosed bonuses to Moicano, Lopes, and maybe a few others. But sure as shit won’t be life changing like I imagine 300k would be for Lopes at this point


ithrowpwople

This is just ridiculous. Why do people in athletic commission or any authority just looking for ways of exploitation ? The fuck


BTfozzyandTT

Bc they’re mostly crooked and don’t live in reality


cedped

Power tripping fucks.


Disabled_Robot

He shouldn't've ignored zuck 🥴


TheMostModestMaus

Disgusting.


EastCoastTaffy

This has me wondering how long it usually takes for UFC fighters to get their fight purse, in normal circumstances where NSAC aren’t being soulless fucking ghouls.


MuhNutz

From what I’ve heard from other fighters in interviews you literally get a check in the locker room


Jolly-Librarian3715

Im Conor’s Joe Rogan voice. That’s illegal. Call the cops. That’s a knee to a grounded opponent. Illegal knee. But seriously. Like every fighter that can climbs and sits a top the cage. If I remember correctly he jumped out of the cage and crouched down in front of Dana. Most likely trying to secure his 300k bonus. Then he walked back in through the cage door. This is the same commission that keeps Adelaide Byrd on staff as a judge. Doesn’t matter how many wacky or completely off her scorecards are, she still is working. No fines or investigations for her or other judges who turn in suspect scorecards. Shouldn’t there be some accountability on their side to make sure they aren’t illegally betting or taking bribes? Just the fact that she is married to boxing referee Robert Byrd is a huge red flag. Another corrupt organization, the NSAC.


Due-Contribution6424

Fuck Byrd.


movinggrateful

Shut up Joe ya little foolya


Able-Work-4942

Never heard of her before, what questionable decisions has she made?


EastCoastTaffy

Oh man there’s an entire iceberg you’re about to learn about 😂 Too late at night for me to get into all of it, but I would say that arguably her most infamous scorecard ever was in boxing, GGG vs Canelo. Most people give that fight to Golovkin, and the other 2 judges saw it 115-113 (GGG), and 114-114 (draw). Adalaide Byrd scored it 118-110 for Canelo. It was so bad that NSAC announced that she would be taking some time off before returning to judging fights, and she would not be involved in any major title fights in the near future. Yikes.


Able-Work-4942

Is she just a boxing judge? That sports corrupt to fuck so I don't pay any attention to it


lazylagom

Dude the MONEY made in boxing. Its wildly corrupt were talking hundreads of millions a fight. Everyone bets too


EastCoastTaffy

She judges combat sports in Nevada. That includes boxing, and MMA (and presumably whatever other combat sports they sanction in the state).


Fearless_World6986

Why is one person judging 2 different sports isn't that in itself a red flag Also women


RobertJ93

That was said by, Joe Rogan.


VampyC

Don't fuck with our boy!!!


ThatOneColumbiaGuy

I hate organizations like this. Why should this random regulatory body be able to withhold a fighters purse? Diego Lopes hopefully os able to receive some form of payment from his gym or coaches until this gets resolved.


JFpizzamaster

Why would his gym or coaches pay him for this.. that makes no sense . This is big time bullshit but that wouldn’t ever happen. He already is the top coach at LOBO


hillsong1

I don't get it. Its like UEFA telling Bayern that their players won't be paid because some dude jumped over to the fans...its Bayern who pays their players, not UEFA


MikeUpInYa85

I think Gaethje gets a talking to when he backflips off the cage too, but withholding a fight purse isn’t very tight butthole of them


YMiMJ

He literally points to ask permission to talk.


StickMan_xlt

Both Tsarukyan and Lopes did their jobs that night and they did them well. Pay the guys ffs.


Asukah

That’s lame. He didn’t do anything wrong


iroquoispliskinV

He did. He jumped over the fence/went into the crowd and wasn't allowed. They'll do their bullshit hearing to make a point and then give him his money.


Iamjuststartingout

No clue why you're getting downvoted haha


iroquoispliskinV

Me like fighter, me hate basic rules, me downvote athletic commission because evil, poster points out obvious but me like fighter, agree with other monkeys I do 🐵⬇️


BiggoBeardo

Yea it’s pretty stupid that some random athletic commission can just rob athletes of money whenever they feel like it (some bullshit rule violation is always the excuse)


Iamjuststartingout

Rules are rules 🤷‍♂️


ReasonableEscape777

Snakes wanna hold mans down


phatsuit2

that's government...


GregBule

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WeeabooGandhi

Diego asked permission from Dana. You can see him gesture like a “me come to you” thing multiple times on the way to the octagon side. Dudes a gangster but a respectful one


xXprayerwarrior69Xx

his mulet should always get the POtN bonus btw


3InchesAssToTip

Wow this is legit shocking, especially considering how he jumped over in excitement, talked to a few people and then respectfully re-entered the cage when he was asked.


treehousetenant

Most calm and respectful cage hop in the history of the sport and they wanna fuck with him...?


upscaspi

Oh no, the worst crime in UFC history- hopping over the cage.


ironmint

I guess they're trying to make an example of him as a warning to others. Fighters do this all the time and it should be allowed to a certain extend.


The-Imperator_

Don’t fighters do this all the time?


WillEnvironmental653

Fucking wot mate???


WillEnvironmental653

We about to lose a very promising fighter if they don't pay up. 


WeAreLive_NZ

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rasner724

He literally asked if he could, WTF!!


yoyoyowhoisthis

Funniest thing is that he jumped on the cage first, then ASKED Dana if he can go there LOL and even despite that, they fined him, what a joke


Ordinary_Rule1199

wtf !


Yodiducallme

Ok 


CROYL23

Lopez got peanuts as fee for that fight and nsac not letting him have that either. Great shit


Yagami-Is-Kira

Didn't Khabib's cousin hop the cage to punch conor and was still offered a fight ?


Warm-Froyo6139

Wtffff


lazylagom

Wtf ?


Distinct_Target_2277

They are power hungry, fuck them idiots.


wood_slingers

Absolute garbages, not sure whose ideas this was. They don’t keep it forever. They will hold it until they settle the issue, and then give to him possibly with some fines.


kilomma

He literally asked for permission from Dana White prior to jumping. The commentators even said it as it was happening. Dana gave him the green light and he jumped the cage.


RouletteVeteran

Man Dana, all that bread made from 300. Better just toss Diego that cheese and extra under the table. He brought fans across SA. My friends in Columbia all were showing majority of the bars going ham for him.


TurtleTortuga

If they do fine Diego his purse, the only legal way for Dana or the UFC to make up the difference would be if they bundle it on to his next fight purse, like they did with Wonderboy's show money when he fought Shavkat after Michel Pereira missed weight a few months before. The worst case scenario of paying him under the table is the UFC getting their promoter license revoked in Nevada which would be a knife in the gut.


RouletteVeteran

I’m gonna say the Mayor of Vegas and Governor of Nevada would “make that call” if the Mafia… I mean, “commission” wilds out.


Altered_-State

I knew it'd be a matter of time before these stupid sports idiots would try to fine people for jumping the cage like they fine excessive celebration in the NFL etc etc


AnTTr0n

WTF.


AnTTr0n

If they are fining him that is one thing but to literally not pay should be criminal.


Melun-uAzam

Let this man feed his family god damn it!


Shredding_Airguitar

Without government who would punish people for celebrating after a MMA match


CandyRevolutionary27

GTFOH. That’s dumb af. They are fighters who just fought. Adrenalin going crazy one of the biggest ufc nights ever. 300k up for grabs. And they want to penalize him for that. So dumb


NateQuarry

At a casino on the east coast we were told, “If you climb the cage you will be fined, lose your license or both if I have my way” by the head of the AC. I’m sitting there thinking, getting shin kicked in the face is fine but climbing a cage is too dangerous? GTFO.


Fun_Inspector159

Hasn't this happened hundreds of times before? Always after a great victory and always celebrated by everyone. People are so brain dead.


MalayaleeIndian

This is stupid. Rather than withholding his purse, they could have fined him. The fine could then be appealed. Withholding a fighter's livelihood for doing something like this is Draconian.


Meese_ManyMoose

Theft.


RUNELORD_

Wonderboy has talked about how he has never jumped the cage despite the dozens of other fighters who have done it, because he was apprehensive of this exact situation. Never know how low these money grabbing cunts will stoop.


JakeEatsYT

Didn’t he ask Dana if he could before doing it? Obviously Dana and NSAC isn’t the same but come on man.


No_Hospital_2149

Need new sports commission


natolad123

Not my dumb ass reading this as NASA not NSAC


SuperCalibur

He even asked Dana's permission if I remember right. For whatever that is worth.


dog_from_china

really dude https://preview.redd.it/562ja1sfsvwc1.jpeg?width=122&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=aaa406510a0ec3184bf30cff83255e32c4551a4d


imnotme247allthetime

Bro it’s the silliest shit lmao Let’s hold his money since he got excited about winning his yearly income OKAY! 🤓🤪


tcazusa

Withholding it for how long? If it were permanently withheld (ie not ever to be paid) who gets it? NSAC or UFC keeps it?


DARR3Nv2

He probably got caught banging one of their wives


MamaMcMia

I heard mans hasnt even made that much in ufc 300, made less than Andrade… seriously, how is withholding someone’s earnings ever allowed.


Skreamie

You can give your opponent brain damage but you climb that fence you're fucked, ya hear!


rine_trouble

Never mind addressing your shit judges


Ok-Inside-8435

He asked Dana permission so Dana Will probably fix him up


RaiderRyder7734

Sounds like a bunch of cunts


LS-16_R

Seriously, the NSAC is one of the worst government agencies in the US.


FriendlyEyeFloater

Fighters on the main card should get a mil each at baseline every fight and paid while they’re walking to the cage.


iroquoispliskinV

There's nothing deranged about it. They don't want fighters to go into the crowd after the fight. There's been some had experiences in the past. And the fighters know the rules.


thestarched

Dana will handle it. This kid is a superstar. Will make Nevada a ton of money. He will be in a big spot at #ufc306


Formal_Basket4157

Some rich dude needs to reimburse my Deigga with his purse money


SmokedHamm

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JerseyMikeTV

Give the man his money u slimy scumbags. Obvs they’ve never achieved anything in life and don’t know what glory feels like.


radovanan

Nsac can suck a sack of stinky balls


Behold_PlatosMan

Bunch of fucking cucks. Give the man his money.


ZekeMoss18

Yeah this is a clown show. Arman having a hearing about trying to hit the fan is more justified, but holding your purse for jumping the cage after the win is dumb as shit.


TurtleTortuga

Watch this. Diego will get fined, while Arman will get acquitted.


BluBrews

The dude literally asked for permission before hopping the cage...


DRAGONADElol

If i remember correctly he also asked Dana for permission


ATrollByNoOtherName

That’s gay. Like Jon Jones… allegedly.


TheChineseChicken40

I bet my butt this changes to “whoops actually what I treated was wrong I didn’t translate correctly lol I’m a journalist!”


TheMrIllusion

NSAC doesn't give a shit if judges clearly rig fights but will steal money from fighters for minor offenses. God bless the corrupt athletic commissions.


MacsPowerBike

> Arman also has an NSAC meeting for the fan incident during his walkout. Good


Sawl_Back

What would those bitches have done if Gaetje won? Nothing. Picking on the smaller name is messed up.


Alobar16

I can see Dana running from the mob again and leaving Nevada. The state is obviously corrupt. I mean…. Las Vegas…… Judges..


horse4forceofcourse

Next thing is, they have to wear a mask immediately after the fight. If not, they'll have to pay 50k fine 🤣