Filed under: Featured , News , UFC Brazil’s Superior Justice Court of MMA sent the message that it took very seriously Roy Nelson ’s post-fight kick of referee John McCarthy earlier this year at UFC Fight Night 95. The court ruled that Nelson (21-13 MMA, 9-9 UFC) is suspended nine months for kicking and flipping off McCarthy following a knockout win over Antonio Silva (19-10-1 MMA, 3-7-1 UFC) at the Sept. 26 event in Brasilia, Brazil. Nelson, the No. 14 fighter in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA heavyweight rankings , also was fined $80,000 Brazilian real, which amounts to approximately $23,413, according to a Nov. 10 decision obtained today by MMAjunkie ( read the decision via .pdf ) and first reported by MMAFighting.com .
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UFC’s Roy Nelson suspended 9 months for ref kick, can reduce it with public apology – MMA Junkie