Filed under: News , WSOF WSOF lightweight champ Justin Gaethje is no longer suspended following a conversation with the Colorado State Boxing Commission, which grounded him for a post-win flip off the cage. “He understands if he does it again, what the ramifications will be,” CSBC Director Josef Mason today told MMAjunkie. “He understands that we don’t allow that.” Champ Gaethje (16-0) spent a little more than 24 hours in the penalty box after word of his indefinite suspension for “unsportsmanlike conduct” was reported. The 27-year-old first aroused Mason’s ire this past Saturday at WSOF 29 after a first-round TKO win over Brian Foster (25-9), which marked his fifth title defense and extended his unbeaten streak to 16 pro fights. After brushing off a mini-controversy over the leg kicks he used to hobble Foster, Gaethje eased the commission’s concerns to resume his career. Mason said he attempted to convey his concern over Gaethje’s signature flip and was concerned the fighter would injure himself or someone else when he landed.
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WSOF champ Justin Gaethje’s indefinite suspension from Colorado commission lasts 1 day – MMA Junkie