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The Florida State Boxing Commission recently released its list of medical suspensions for those fighters competing in UFC 249: pay-per-event (PPV) event “Ferguson vs. Gaethje” held last Saturday. night (May 9, 2020) inside the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida.
After five rounds of punishment, lightweight contender Tony Ferguson will be forced to serve a 60-day wait, though I imagine “El Cucuy” will need more time due to this injury. His opponent, Justin Gaethje, emerged without suspension.
Elsewhere on the card, Jairzinho Rozenstruick was slapped with a sit-in two months later. being crushed by the heavyweight crushing machine Francis Ngannou. Additionally, both UFC 249 co-headliners, Henry Cejudo and Dominick Cruz, were suspended for 45 days.
The complete list of UFC 249 medical suspensions below, courtesy of MMA Junkie.
Sam Alvey: suspended 180 days or until authorized by a doctor; 30 days required
Ryan Spann: Suspended 180 days or until cleared by a doctor; 30 days requiredCharles Rosa: suspended 30 days
Bryce Mitchell: no suspensionNiko Price: Suspended 180 days or until authorized by a doctor; 60 days compulsory
Vicente Luque: suspended 30 daysMichelle Waterson: suspended 30 days
Carla Esparza: without suspensionFabricio Werdum: suspended 180 days or until authorized by a doctor
Aleksei Oleinik: suspended 180 days or until authorized by a doctorDonald Cerrone: suspended 30 days
Anthony Pettis: suspended 180 days or until authorized by a doctor; 30 days requiredYorgan De Castro: suspended 180 days or until a doctor authorizes it; 30 days required
Greg Hardy: no suspensionJeremy Stephens: suspended 60 days
Calvin Kattar: Suspended 180 days or until authorized by a doctor; 60 days compulsoryJairzinho Rozenstruik: suspended 60 days
Francis Ngannou: without suspensionDominick Cruz: suspended 45 days
Henry Cejudo: suspended 45 daysTony Ferguson: Total suspension pending results; 60 days compulsory
Justin Gaethje: without suspension
Just a quick reminder: fighters often return to action much faster once doctors give them the green light. Long suspensions are just a precaution in most cases. Furthermore, not all injuries are recorded during the post-fight examination and often appear on follow-up tests.
For full UFC 249 results and fight coverage, click here.
