Despite threats from the Nevada State Athletic Commission, it appears that Chael Sonnen will participate at this Saturday’s Metamoris event in Los Angeles. Sonnnen’s legal representatives believe that he has a case that the NSAC penalty assessed in July does not apply to this event.
According to MMA Junkie, Sonnen’s lawyer in this matter has contacted the commission twice seeking clarification yet it appears that it has yet to respond to the inquiry. It was the commission that warned Sonnen about violating the terms of his year suspension by participating in the grappling event on Saturday. Notably, the NSAC did not question Sonnen about the event even though he was before the commission to receive his punishment in July.
Sonnen’s lawyer argues that the NSAC has “no jurisdiction” over the grappling event. Essentially, Metamoris is not regulated because it does not fall within the ambit of “unarmed combat” per the Nevada rules.
Payout Perspective:
It will be interesting to see what, if anything, the NSAC does when Sonnen participates. If the NSAC levies a fine, it would not be surprising to see Sonnen fight it considering the strong arguments made by Sonnen’s attorney. The lack of clarification from the NSAC to Sonnen’s lawyer infers that it is not wholly clear on whether Sonnen is violating his suspension.
Although sonnen is a sorry sack of lying shit, I dont think the Nevada commission should be able to stop him from partcipating in a grappling competition in California