Daniel
Rodriguez spoiled Kevin Lee’s
welterweight debut at UFC on ESPN 30, but it was a potentially
costly victory.
Rodriguez must have an X-ray on his left hand and if positive, will
need doctor clearance to avoid being sidelined until Feb. 25. At a
miniumum, “D-Rod” is suspended until Sept. 28 with no contact until
Sept. 19. Lee, meanwhile, is suspended until Oct. 13 with no
contact until Sept. 28 due to a cut above his right eye. Rodriguez
defeated Lee via unanimous decision in a featured 170-pound
matchup.
The Nevada State Athletic Commission released a full list of
medical suspensions from the event to
mixedmartialarts.com. UFC on ESPN 30 took place at the UFC Apex
in Las Vegas on Saturday night and saw Giga
Chikadze defeat Edson
Barboza via third-round TKO in the evening’s headliner.
Chikadze is suspended until Sept. 28 with no contact until Sept.
19, while Barboza is out until Oct. 13 with no contact until Sept.
28.
Five other fighters from UFC on ESPN 30 are facing potential
six-month sits pending medical clearance: Gilbert
Urbina (left knee, left wrist), Brady
Hiestand (right knee), Wellington
Turman (right toe), Jamall
Emmers (left knee) and Guido
Cannetti (right shoulder, left knee).
UFC on ESPN 30 Medical Suspensions:
Giga
Chikadze: suspended until 09/28/21. No contact until
09/19/21
Edson
Barboza: suspended until 10/13/21. No contact until
09/28/21
Bryan
Battle: suspended until 10/13/21. No contact until 09/28/21 –
cut near right eye
Gilbert
Urbina: must have left knee MRI and left wrist X-ray. If
positive, must have orthopedic doctor clearance or no contest until
02/25/22; minimum suspension no contest until 09/28/21, no contact
until 09/19/21
Ricky
Turcios: suspended until 10/13/21. No contact until 09/28/21 –
cut under right toe
Brady
Hiestand: must have right knee MRI. If positive, must have
orthopedic doctor clearance and chipped tooth cleared by dentist or
no contest until 02/25/22; minimum suspension no contest until
10/13/21, no contact until 09/28/21
Daniel
Rodriguez: must have left-hand X-ray. If positive, must have
orthopedic doctor clearance or no contest until 02/25/22; minimum
suspension no contest until 09/28/21, no contact until 09/19/21
Kevin
Lee: suspended until 10/13/21. No contact until 09/28/21 – cut
above right eye
Andre
Petroski: suspended until 09/19/21. No contact until
09/12/21
Micheal
Gillmore: suspended until 10/13/21. No contact until
09/28/21
Gerald
Meerschaert: suspended until 09/28/21. No contact until
09/19/21
Makhmud
Muradov: suspended until 10/13/21. No contact until
09/28/21
Alessio
Di Chirico: suspended until 10/28/21. No contact until
10/13/21
Wellington
Turman: must have right great toe fracture cleared by an
orthopedic doctor or no contest until 02/25/22. Minimum suspension
no contest until 09/28/21, no contact until 09/19/21
Sam
Alvey: suspended until 10/13/21. No contact until 09/28/21 –
cut under left eye
Darren
Stewart: suspended until 10/31/21. No contact until
09/28/21
J.J.
Aldrich: suspended until 09/28/21. No contact until
09/19/21
Vanessa
Demopoulos: suspended until 09/28/21. No contact until 09/19/21
– facial abrasions
Jamall
Emmers: must have left knee MRI. If positive, must have
orthopedic doctor clearance or no contest until 02/25/22; minimum
suspension no contest until 10/13/21, no contact until 09/28/21
Leomana
Martinez: suspended until 09/28/21. No contact until
09/19/21
Guido
Cannetti: must have right shoulder and left knee MRIs. If
positive, must have orthopedic doctor clearance or no contest until
02/25/22; minimum suspension no contest until 09/28/21, no contact
until 09/19/21