The Nevada State Athletic Commission has some explaining to do. As first reported by MMAFighting.com , the commission’s newest member – Staci Alonso, appointed by Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval in December – also happens to be an executive vice president at Station Casinos. As in, the same casino empire owned and operated by Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta, who until last year owned a majority stake in the UFC, and who still maintain a “passive minority interest” estimated to be about eight percent per brother. Appointing an employee of the Fertittas to a state commission that regulates one of their other business interests seems like a clear conflict.
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A close reading of the Nevada commission’s statement on its newest member – MMA Junkie