Derrick
Lewis could be sidelined for up to six months following his
second-round knockout victory over Curtis
Blaydes in the
UFC Fight Night 185 main event.
A full list of medical suspensions from this past Saturday’s card
at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas was released to
mixedmartialarts.com. Lewis must have X-rays of his right hand
and wrist and receive medical clearance or he will be sidelined
until Aug. 20. At a minimum, “The Black Beast is out until March 14
with no contact until March 7. Blaydes, meanwhile, is suspended
until April 22 with no contact until April 7.
One fighter who didn’t compete at UFC Fight Night 185 was Jamall
Emmers, who suffered back spasms just prior to his walkout
against Chas Skelly.
As a result, Emmers must undergo an MRI of his lumbar and receive
doctor clearance or face a six-month suspension.
Eight other athletes who fought on Saturday are facing potential
six-month terms: Charles
Rosa (right hand), Chris
Daukaus (right hand), Andrei
Arlovski (right foot), Danny
Chavez (right foot), John
Castaneda (right hand), Nate
Landwehr (nose), Shana
Dobson (left eye) and Jared
Vanderaa (nasal bone).
UFC Fight Night 185 Medical Suspensions:
Derrick
Lewis: must have X-ray of right hand and wrist, if positive
must have orthopedic doctor clearance or no contest until 08/20/21;
minimum suspension no contest until 03/14/21, no contact until
03/07/21
Curtis
Blaydes: suspended until 04/22/21, No contact until
04/07/21
Ketlen
Vieira: suspended until 04/07/21, no contact until
03/23/21 – right forehead laceration
Darrick
Minner: suspended until 03/14/21, no contact until 03/07/21
Charles
Rosa: must have X-ray of right hand, if positive must have
orthopedic doctor clearance or no contest until 08/20/21; minimum
suspension no contest until 04/07/21, no contact until 03/23/21 –
forehead laceration
Chris
Daukaus: must have X-ray of right hand, if positive must have
orthopedic doctor clearance or no contest until 08/20/21
Alexey
Oleynik: suspended until 04/07/21, no contact until
03/23/21
Phil
Hawes: suspended until 03/23/21, no contact until 03/14/21 –
left eyebrow and right cheek lacerations
Nassourdine
Imavov: suspended until 03/23/21, no contact until
03/14/21
Tom
Aspinall: suspended until 03/23/21, No contact until
03/14/21
Andrei
Arlovski: must have X-ray of right foot, if positive must have
orthopedic doctor clearance or no contest until 08/20/21; minimum
suspension no contest until 04/07/21, no contact until 03/23/21
Jared
Gordon: suspended until 03/23/21, no contact until 03/14/21
Danny
Chavez: must have X-ray of right foot, if positive must have
orthopedic doctor clearance or no contest until 08/20/21; minimum
suspension no contest until 04/07/21, no contact until 03/23/21
John
Castaneda: must have X-ray of right hand, if positive must have
orthopedic doctor clearance or no contest until 08/20/21; minimum
suspension no contest until 03/14/21, no contact until 03/07/21
Eddie
Wineland: suspended until 04/07/21, no contact until 03/23/21 –
left eyebrow and nose lacerations
Nate
Landwehr: must have X-ray of nose, if positive must have ENT
doctor clearance or no contest until 08/20/21; minimum suspension
no contest until 04/07/21, no contact until 03/23/21
Casey
O’Neill: suspended until 03/23/21, no contact until
03/14/21
Shana
Dobson: must have left eye cleared by ophthalmologist or no
contest until 08/20/21; minimum suspension no contest until
04/07/21, no contact until 03/23/21 – blurry vision
Jamall
Emmers: must have MRI of lumbar, if positive must have
orthopedic doctor or spine specialist clearance or no contest until
08/20/21; minimum suspension no contest until 03/14/21, no contact
until 03/07/21 – back spasms
Drako
Rodriguez: suspended until 04/22/21, no contact until
04/07/21
Sergey
Spivak: suspended until 03/14/21, no contact until 03/07/21
Jared
Vanderaa: must have nasal bone fracture cleared by ENT doctor
or no contest until 08/20/21; minimum suspension no contest until
04/07/21, no contact until 03/23/21 – eyebrow laceration