Mayra Bueno Silva prevented a harsh penalty following the emotional aftermath of her most up-to-date combat.
At UFC 303 in Las Vegas this previous June, Silva misplaced to Macy Chiasson when it was decided in Spherical 2 that she may not proceed after struggling a grotesque lower over her proper eye. Silva angrily jumped up and climbed the cage wall, exiting the octagon, which led to a proper grievance from Nevada Athletic Fee govt director Jeff Mullen.
Initially, $2,500 of Silva’s $100,000 combat purse was withheld, pending additional evaluate. At a NAC assembly on Thursday, it was decided that the withheld cash would function Silva’s high quality and that the matter was thought of resolved with out additional punishment aside from Silva having to pay an extra $157 in prosecution charges.
Silva has had an eventful run of headlines since February 2023, when she defeated former bantamweight champion Holly Holm solely to see that win overturned when she later examined optimistic for Ritalinic acid, a banned substance. The fighter claimed that the failed check was attributable to treatment she had been taking to deal with her consideration deficit hyperactivity dysfunction (ADHD). Silva additionally acquired a four-and-a-half month suspension for the infraction.
She went on to lose a unanimous determination to Raquel Pennington in the principle occasion of UFC 297 with a vacant bantamweight title on the road, and is now formally winless in her previous three contests after dropping to Chiasson.
