UFL’s Samson Nacua
Smacked With Suspension
… For Hitting Fan
Published
Puka Nacua‘s brother is in trouble with the United Football League — Samson Nacua was just suspended for slapping a fan in a heated post-game altercation.
The UFL handed down the punishment on Tuesday … stating the Michigan Panthers receiver was banned one game without pay for “an altercation with a spectator” after the matchup against the St. Louis Battlehawks at The Dome at America’s Center on Saturday.
Michigan Panther’s Samson Nacua (Puka Nacua’s brother) smacks a Battlehawks fan at the end of the game on Saturday.
The @TheUFL cant let this go unpunished. Bush league move towards the best fans in the league and the only reason it’s still alive. pic.twitter.com/2yYG0eG1Us
— Thomas Welch (@twelcher15) April 27, 2025
@twelcher15
On top of the forced sit-out, the league says Nacua has agreed to do community service at some point later in the season.
Nacua will serve his suspension on Sunday, May 4 when the Panthers go up against the DC Defenders, league EVP of Football Operations Daryl “Moose” Johnston said.
Video of the incident shows Nacua on the sidelines jawing at a fan who was leaning over a railing … and ultimately reaching up and taking a swipe at his face before walking back on the field.
Nacua wasn’t done, though … shouting in the fan’s direction as he continued on to the grass.
Unclear what sparked the incident … but the league found Nacua’s slap to the face worthy of a slap on the wrist nonetheless.