unsurprising news, the Nevada State Athletic Commission took no action against Georges St. Pierre and his camp after formally hearing testimony from B.J. Penn and others. MMA Weekly has the scoop:
After lengthy testimony from both camps, including Penn and his mother, NSAC Commissioner Bill Brady promised to take under advisement several of the issues brought forth by the controversial fight.
Before the proceedings began, NSAC Executive Director Keith Kizer clarified that no disciplinary measures would be taken during the meeting, and the review’s role was to present findings given to him by both parties. The Commission would decide any further action.
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“It’s up to the commission to decide how much further they want to formally go on this,” Kizer said afterwards. “They could make regulatory changes, they could issue some sort of directive to me or the inspectors or referees to handle situations differently,” he said.
However, Kizer maintained he would not issue a complaint against St. Pierre or his camp.
“I have no plans to bring anything against anybody in this case,” he continued.
It appears that the NSAC will likely initiate some rule changes that should make incidents of this nature less likely to occur in the future. Judging from the comments of Keith Kizer, the commission seems unwilling to penalize St. Pierre in any way.
I wonder how far Penn is going to take his complaints from here. One would hope that he'll stop short of letting this - what looks to be a vendetta against St. Pierre - significantly affect the progression of his career and his upcoming bout with Kenny Florian.
