The Nevada State Athletic Commission on Monday fined light heavyweight Renato "Babalu" Sobral $25,000 for conduct stemming from his UFC 74 fight against David Heath Aug. 25 in Las Vegas. He was not suspended.

In the second round of a bloody light heavyweight fight, "Babalu" elicited a tap after applying an anaconda choke against the blood-soaked fighter from Tulsa, Okla. Yet the 31-year-old Brazilian refused to acknowledge referee Steve Mazzagatti's repeated efforts to separate the pair.

Following less than contrite post-fight comments from "Babalu," NSAC executive director Keith Kizer withheld half of Sobral's $50,000 purse and days later the UFC cut the former title challenger from his contract.

Currently a free agent, Sobral is rumored to be negotiating fight contracts with several promoters.