Mayra
Bueno Silva (10-4) faces a potential fine for jumping the cage
at UFC
303.
Silva suffered a second-round stoppage loss against Macy
Chiasson at UFC 303 in June after the cageside doctor deemed
her unable to continue due to a gruesome cut. “Sheetara”
immediately jumped over the Octagon to show her cut to Dana White,
who gave her permission to do so.
In a monthly meeting on Tuesday, the Nevada State Athletic
Commission revealed that it temporarily withheld $2,500 from
Silva’s total purse of $100,000 for jumping the Octagon despite
explicit instructions to not do so. The commission is expected to
reach a final resolution in their next monthly meeting, scheduled
for Aug. 27.
Featherweight star Diego Lopes
was also fined $2,500 plus attorney fees for the same offense after
his win over Sodiq
Yusuff at UFC 300 this past April. White, who had also
permitted Lopes to jump the fence, had then agreed to bear the fine
imposed by the athletic commission.