Cory
Sandhagen did quite well despite not fighting at full
capacity.
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Sandhagen received a six-month suspension following his unanimous
decision victory over Rob Font in the
UFC on ESPN 50 headliner at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on
Saturday night. The Elevation Fight Team product relied on a steady
diet of takedowns and top pressure to neutralize Font, an approach
that drew boos from the fans but led to a relatively clean victory
in a short-notice catchweight matchup.
“Fully torn tricep in Round 1,” Sandhagen revealed on
Instagram. “Wasn’t able to punch or elbow with that arm without
pain and it feeling like s—t. Did what I had to do to win that
night.
“Surgery this week — back soon.”
The Tennessee Athletic Commission released a full list of medical
suspensions from Saturday’s event. The nature of the majority of
those suspensions was not specified. Two other fighters from UFC on
ESPN 50 are facing potential six-month sits: Gavin
Tucker and Ode
Osbourne.
UFC on ESPN 50 Medical Suspensions:
Cory
Sandhagen: Suspended 180 days with no contact for 30 days
Rob
Font: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days
Tatiana
Suarez: Suspended 14 days with no contact for 7 days
Jessica
Andrade: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days
Dustin
Jacoby: Suspended 7 days
Kennedy
Nzechukwu: Suspended 60 days with no contact for 45 days
Gavin
Tucker: Suspended 180 days unless cleared by doctor with no
contact for 45 days
Tanner
Boser: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 14 days
Aleksa
Camur: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days
Ludovit
Klein: Suspended 21 days with no contact for 14 days
Ignacio
Bahamondes: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days
Kyler
Phillips: Suspended 21 days with no contact for 21 days
Raoni
Barcelos: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days
Carlston
Harris: Suspended 7 days with no contact for 7 days
Billy
Quarantillo: Suspended 30 days
Damon
Jackson: Suspended 60 days with no contact for 45 days
Cody
Durden: Suspended 14 days
Jake
Hadley: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 45 days
Sean
Woodson: Suspended 7 days
Dennis
Buzukja: Suspended 30 days
Asu
Almabaev: Suspended 7 days
Ode
Osbourne: Suspended 180 days unless right foot cleared by
doctor