New Jersey trainer pleads guilty to falsifying pre-fight medical paperwork

A New Jersey-based trainer pleaded guilty today to falsifying medical paperwork so his fighters could fight without undergoing pre-bout physicals.

The state attorney general office will recommend 49-year-old Mahwah, N.J. resident Philip Dunlap be sen…

A New Jersey-based trainer pleaded guilty today to falsifying medical paperwork so his fighters could fight without undergoing pre-bout physicals.

The state attorney general office will recommend 49-year-old Mahwah, N.J. resident Philip Dunlap be sentenced to probation, 200 hours of community service and a $5,000 fine.

“The sport is criticized enough, and young enough where it’s still trying to grow,” New Jersey State Athletic Control Board legal counsel Nick Lembo today told MMAjunkie.com.