Alex
Perez and Jennifer
Maia are among nine fighters from
UFC 255 who are facing potential six-month medical
suspensions.
Mixedmartialarts.com
released a full list of medical suspensions from Saturday’s event,
which took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. In the main event,
Deiveson
Figueiredo submitted Perez with a guillotine choke 1:57 into
the opening stanza to retain his flyweight crown, while Valentina
Shevchenko garnered a five-round verdict over Maia to defend
her 125-pound belt in the evening’s co-headliner.
Perez needs an X-ray and doctor clearance on his right hand or he
will be sidelined 180 days. Maia, meanwhile, needs clearance of a
nasal fracture or she will also be facing a 180-day suspension. At
a minimum, Maia is suspended 45 days with 30 days of no
contact.
Seven other fighters from UFC 255 are also facing 180-day terms:
Cynthia
Calvillo (right shoulder), Brandon
Royval (right shoulder), Joaquin
Buckley (right hand), Ariane
Lipski (orbital fracture), Nicolas
Dalby (right foot, right elbow), Daniel
Rodriguez (right hand) and Alan Jouban
(nasal bone fracture).
UFC 255 Medical Suspensions:
Alex
Perez: Needs X-ray and clearance of right hand, otherwise
suspended 180 days.
Jennifer
Maia: Needs clearance of nasal fracture, otherwise suspended
180 days. Suspended minimum 45 days with 30 days no contact.
Tim
Means: Suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact due to a right
knee injury.
Mike
Perry: Suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact due to
contusions.
Cynthia
Calvillo: Needs clearance of right shoulder with MRI, otherwise
suspended 180 days. Suspended minimum 30 days with 21 days no
contact.
Mauricio
Rua: Suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact.
Brandon
Royval: Needs clearance of right shoulder with MRI, otherwise
suspended 180 days. Suspended minimum 30 days with 21 days no
contact.
Joaquin
Buckley: Needs clearance of right hand with X-ray, otherwise
suspended 180 days.
Jordan
Wright: Suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact.
Ariane
Lipski: Needs clearance of orbital fracture, otherwise
suspended 180 days. Suspended minimum 45 days with 30 days no
contact.
Nicolas
Dalby: Needs clearance of right foot and right elbow with
X-rays, otherwise suspended 180 days. Suspended minimum 30 days
with 21 days no contact.
Daniel
Rodriguez: Needs clearance of right hand with X-ray, otherwise
suspended 180 days. Suspended minimum 30 days with 21 days no
contact.
Alan
Jouban: Needs clearance of nasal bone fracture, otherwise
suspended 180 days. Suspended minimum 45 days with 30 days no
contact.
Jared
Gooden: Suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact.
Dustin
Stoltzfus: Suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact.
Sasha
Palatnikov: Suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact due to
cuts.
Louis
Cosce: Suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact.