The Colorado State Boxing Commission didn’t take long to release WSOF champ Justin Gaethje from his suspension.
Apparently cage flips aren’t that serious in the eyes of a certain athletic commission after all. The Colorado State Boxing Commission took a hard stance against World Series of Fighting lightweight champion Justin Gaethje following his quick win over Brian Foster this week, issuing him an indefinite suspensions for doing something they asked him not to do – his patented flip off the cage following a victory. So how long did the suspension last?
An entire day.
According to MMA Fighting (via MMA Weekly), CSBC director Josef Mason decided to lift the suspension after speaking to Gaethje about his actions. He explained that Gaethje’s flip put state and event workers in danger, in addition to himself. And that the suspension was meant to be put in place until they talked to him, which they did. So Gaethje is free and clear now.
Gaethje (16-0, 9-0 WSOF) defended his title again in under two minutes with a vicious TKO stoppage of Brian Foster via leg kicks.