Following the hearing by the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC), Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and contender Daniel Cormier will be fined for their brawl during a media press conference last August 4.

The brawl - one of the many rare ones to happen in the UFC - took place at the media day for their main event fight on UFC 178. The event was supposed to take place in September.

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After the initial questions and interviews, the two fighters posed for a face-off, as is the norm between two fighters about to fight.

Jones got too close to his opponent's face, prompting Cormier to push him off. Jones then went on the warpath, even pushing down UFC public relations Dave Scholler to throw a few punches at Cormier.

It is because of this brawl that the NAC punished the two fighters.

The punishment that the committee agreed upon was the payment of 10 percent of their coming fight purses, fining Jones US $50,000 and Cormier US $9,000.

Apart from this, both fighters are required to do community service, with Jones doing a total of 40 hours in Las Vegas, and Cormier 20 hours in his hometown at San Jose, California.

Both fighters appeared before the commission. Jones asked for leniency since he was a first-time offender. He also said that he already experienced ramifications from the experience, losing sponsorships from Nike and a possible six-figure sponsorship deal.

Cormier on the other hand said that he was merely acting in self defense.

The committee believed as well that Jones was more aggressive in the fight, leading to his bigger penalties.

Nevada Attorney General Christopher Eccles stated that Cormier once said that the brawl was "good for his paycheck." Cormier admitted to it and explained that the action would draw in more pay-per-view buys.

Eccles stressed the need for something to deter this kind of activity if it can happen again.

"It's bad for everybody involved," Eccles said. 

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