Mayra Bueno Silva averted a harsh penalty following the emotional aftermath of her most up-to-date battle.
At UFC 303 in Las Vegas this previous June, Silva misplaced to Macy Chiasson when it was decided in Spherical 2 that she might now not proceed after struggling a grotesque minimize 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 battle 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 constructive for Ritalinic acid, a banned substance. The fighter claimed that the failed take a look at was attributable to remedy she had been taking to handle her consideration deficit hyperactivity dysfunction (ADHD). Silva additionally obtained a four-and-a-half month suspension for the infraction.
She went on to lose a unanimous choice to Raquel Pennington in the primary occasion of UFC 297 with a vacant bantamweight title on the road, and is now formally winless in her previous three contests after shedding to Chiasson.
