Ten fighters from UFC on ESPN 54 have been suspended indefinitely
following Saturday’s card.
The New Jersey State Athletic Control Board on Monday released a
full list of medical suspensions from the event.
UFC on ESPN 54 took place at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City,
New Jersey, and saw Manon
Fiorot defeat Erin
Blanchfield via unanimous decision in the evening’s flyweight
main event.
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Fiorot is one of the fighters facing an indefinite term, as she
must have her right arm cleared by an orthopedic doctor befoe she
can compete. At a minimum, the French standout is out 60 days with
no contact. Blanchfield, meanwhile, is suspended 30 days due to
facial lacerations.
Nine other fighters from UFC on ESPN 54 are also facing indefinite
terms, which can be lifted through doctor clearance: Chris
Weidman (needs head CT scan); Bruno Silva
(left eye), Sedriques
Dumas (right eye), Herbert
Burns (needs neurologist clearance); Connor
Matthews (needs neurologist clearance); Ibo Aslan
(needs neurologist clearance); Anton
Turkalj (needs neurologist clearance, tibia, fibia); Andre
Petroski (needs head CT scan) and Angel
Pacheco (left ankle).
Only five fighters from UFC on ESPN 54 received no type of medical
suspension.
UFC on ESPN 54 Medical Suspensions:
Manon
Fiorot: Suspended indefinitely until right arm cleared by
orthopedic doctor with 60 days no contact
Erin
Blanchfield: Suspended 30 days for facial lacerations
Joaquin
Buckley: Suspended seven days
Vicente
Luque: Suspended 45 days no contact for TKO
Chris
Weidman: Suspended indefinitely until CT scan of head cleared
by doctor with 30 days no contact
Bruno
Silva: Suspended indefinitely until left eye cleared by
ophthalmologist with 30 days no contact
Nursulton
Ruziboev: Suspended seven days
Sedriques
Dumas: Suspended indefinitely until ophthalmologist clears
right eye; also suspended 60 days for knockout with 45 days no
contact
Bill
Algeo: Suspended 45 days no contact for TKO
Rhys
McKee: Suspended seven days
Nate
Landwehr: Suspended 45 days no contact for scalp laceration
Jamall
Emmers: Suspended 60 days for knockout with 45 days no
contact
Lupita
Godinez: Suspended seven days
Herbert
Burns: Suspended indefinitely until neurologist exam cleared;
also suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact for TKO
Connor
Matthews: Suspended indefinitely until neurologist exam
cleared; also suspended 45 days no contact for TKO
Ibo
Aslan: Suspended indefinitely until neurologist exam cleared;
also suspended 30 days no contact
Anton
Turkalj: Suspended indefinitely until neurologist exam cleared
and doctor clears x-ray of tibia and fibula
Jacob
Malkoun: Suspended 30 days
Andre
Petroski: Suspended indefinitely until CT head scan cleared;
also suspended 45 days no contact for TKO
Caolan
Loughran: Suspended seven days
Angel
Pacheco: Suspended indefinitely until orthopedist clears left
ankle; also suspended 45 days no contact for facial lacerations