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Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweight Ji Yeon Kim
may have suffered more than just a loss at
UFC Fight Night 175. According to promotional paperwork provided to
mixedmartialarts.com on Thursday, three different competitors
from the recent Fight Night card face lengthy suspensions.
Headlining the event was a three-round light heavyweight bout,
where Aleksandar
Rakic captured a one-sided unanimous verdict against Anthony
Smith. For his overwhelming defeat, Smith has been handed a
45-day suspension with no contact for one month by the Nevada State
Athletic Commission.
Main card participant Kim dropped a unanimous decision to Alexa
Grasso earlier on the card, and she may have broken her right
orbital bone in the process. Absorbing 51 blows to
the head caused a potential fracture, although Kim can be
cleared by an oral and maxillofacial surgeon or an ophthalmologist
to return sooner. The earliest Kim can return to action is in 45
days, and the South Korean known as “Fire Fist” is suspended from
all contact for a month regardless of the result.
Two other competitors throughout the evening may also be staring
down the barrel of six-month suspensions: Polyana
Viana and Mallory
Martin. Although Viana tapped Emily
Whitmire with an armbar early in the match, she has suffered
injuries to her right thumb and right foot that will require an MRI
and an x-ray, respectively. Mallory
Martin also finished Hannah
Cifers in their bout with a rear-naked choke in the second
round, but possibly injured her right knee and needs an MRI to get
clearance to compete again. Viana will be suspended for a minimum
of one month, while Martin is receiving a mandatory a two-month
layoff.
UFC Fight Night 175 Medical Suspensions:
Anthony
Smith: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days.
Aleksandar
Rakic: No suspension.
Robbie
Lawler: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days due to a
laceration on his nose.
Neil
Magny: Suspended 45 days pending the clearance of a cut on his
right elbow; also suspended 14 days minimum with no contact.
Ji Yeon
Kim: Suspended 180 days pending clearance of right orbital
non-displaced fracture; also suspended 45 days minimum with no
contact for 30 days.
Alexa
Grasso: No suspension.
Ricardo
Lamas: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days.
Bill
Algeo: No suspension.
Maki
Pitolo: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days due to
lacerations on his face.
Impa
Kasanganay: Suspended 45 days pending clearance of right eye
laceration; also suspended 14 days minimum with no contact.
Zak
Cummings: No suspension.
Alessio
Di Chirico: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days.
Alex
Caceres: No suspension.
Austin
Springer: No suspension.
Christian
Aguilera: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days due to
lacerations to his right eyebrow and nose.
Sean
Brady: No suspension.
Emily
Whitmire: Suspended 30 days with no contact for pain in her
left elbow.
Polyana
Viana: Suspended 180 days unless cleared with MRI for her right
thumb and an x-ray of her right foot; also suspended 30 days
minimum with no contact for 21 days.
Mallory
Martin: Suspended 180 days unless cleared with MRI for right
knee; also suspended 60 days minimum with no contact for 45
days.
Hannah
Cifers: Suspended 45 days unless cleared by doctor for
laceration on nose; also suspended 30 days minimum with no contact
for 21 days.
