Report: OK commission fines Roan 15K for being late to physical
Roan Carneiro is reporting via Twitter that he was fined $15,000 by the Oklahioma AC, of the $50,000 purse he won for winning the 8-man at BattleGrounds MMA.
At BattleGrounds MMA: O.N.E. Roan Carneiro won three fights in one night, and in the cage was handed $50,000 in cash for his trouble. Now, in a troubling report, Bellator welterweight champion and Jucao teammate Douglas Lima is reporting that the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission has fined Carneiro $15,000 for being late for a physical
Douglas Lima ht@PhenomLima
Oklahoma commission took $15,000 from @jucao saying he was “late” for a physical. They robbed him! We are fighting this!
The allegation was repeated by Carneiro himself.
Roan Jucao @jucao
•still can’t believe about that bullshit !!!
•they will have to pay me back. That was bullshit
•they stole my money man. I am really disappointed about that whole crap!!!
•@GoBGmma is on my side on this case and I will love them for that.
A fine of $15,000 for being late to a physical would be unprecedented in regulatory history. The Oklahoma AC has not been heard from as yet, so there is no official corroboration. In all likelihood the facts are not fully understood yet; they will be reported here as they become available.