I had been wondering why Devin Price was stuck in Florida with the fighter's checks and why he hadn't left Florida Friday evening after court recessed. In theory, if he was a witness, he could have been on and off the stand on Friday during the 5 or so hours of testimony giving him plenty of time to get to NC and resolve whatever purse issues came up.
At a minimum, he could have left after the hearing was over -- I think 1:30 on Saturday -- because he surely didn't need to stick around to hear the result, i.e. his lawyers could have relayed that to him over the phone.
According to Ron Foster, however, Price didn't have the option to leave:
"As far as the purse, Devin had the fighters' checks, so yes they were not there by 6:00 p.m. That was not his fault. He was stuck in court all day and was told that if he left he would be held in contempt of court," Foster explained. "(There) was no way that he could have know[n] sic that he would be forced to stay in court all of Friday and Saturday." [sic]
This sounds very strange to me. Why would the judge care if Price left the state to go handle his promotion -- it isn't like he is a criminal trying to flee the state. For that matter, beyond providing whatever necessary testimony, I don't really see why the judge would care at all if Price was there, as opposed to his lawyers and any company representative.
I am not saying Shine made this up because I guess anything is possible, but it doesn't sit right with me.
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