Newly-crowned light heavyweight champion Glover
Teixeira is facing a potentially lengthy medical suspension
following his victory over Jan
Blachowicz in the
UFC 267 headliner.
Teixeira must be cleared by an orthopedic doctor for a right
shoulder injury or he will be sidelined for 180 days. At a minimum,
the Brazilian is suspended for 30 days with no contact for 21 days.
UFC 267 took place at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi and saw Teixeira
submit Blachowicz with a rear-naked choke 3:02 into Round 2 of
their 205-pound clash. Blachowicz, like every fighter on the card,
received a mandatory seven-day term.
The UFC, which self-regulated the event, released a full list of
medical suspensions to
mixedmartialarts.com.
Five other fighters from the event are facing 180-day medical
suspensions: Albert
Duraev (facial laceration), Elizeu
Zaleski dos Santos (right foot, right hand), Benoit St.
Denis (needs ENT clearance), Michal
Oleksiejczuk (left hand) and Tagir
Ulanbekov (left tibia, fibula).
UFC 267 Medical Suspensions:
Glover
Teixeira: suspended for 180 days or must be cleared by an
orthopedic doctor for a “right shoulder” injury. Minimum suspension
of 30 days, no contact for 21 days.
Petr
Yan: suspended for 30 days after a “hard bout.
Cory
Sandhagen: suspended for 30 days after a “hard bout.”
Volkan
Oezdemir: suspended 45 days due to “left brow laceration.” No
contact for 30 days
Virna
Jandiroba: suspended 30 days after “hard bout.” No contact for
21 days.
Zubaira
Tukhugov: suspended 30 days for “right brow laceration.” No
contact for 21 days.
Ricardo
Ramos: suspended 30 days for “left eyelid laceration.” No
contact for 21 days.
Albert
Duraev: suspended 180 days or must be cleared by an oral and
maxillofacial doctor for a “facial laceration.” Minimum suspension
of 30 days, no contact for 21 days.
Roman
Kopylov: suspended 60 days for a “nasal laceration.” No contact
for 45 days.
Elizeu
Zaleski dos Santos: suspended for 180 days or must be cleared
by negative right foot and right hand x-rays. Minimum suspension of
30 days, no contact for 21 days.
Benoit St.
Denis: suspended for 180 days or must be cleared by ENT doctor.
Minimum suspension of 60 days, no contact for 45 days.
Michal
Oleksiejczuk: suspended for 180 days or must be cleared by
negative left hand x-ray. Minimum suspension of 30 days, no contact
for 21 days.
Shamil
Gamzatov: suspended 45 days because of the TKO finish. No
contact for 30 days.
Makwan
Amirkhani: suspended 60 days because of the KO finish. No
contact for 45 days.
Andre
Petroski: suspended for 30 days for a “hard bout.” No contact
for 21 days.
Yaozong
Hu: suspended 45 days for a “hard bout.” No contact for 30
days.
Tagir
Ulanbekov: suspended for 180 days or must be cleared by
negative left tibia and fibula x-rays. Minimum suspension of 30
days, no contact for 21 days.