UFC on FOX 5 Medical Suspensions Report: 13 Combatants Forced On The Sidelines | UFC NEWS
Last weekend’s UFC on FOX 5 event was filled with non-stop, wall-to-wall action.
However, all that blood, sweat and tears wasn’t without consequence.
13 UFC on FOX 5 fighters have received medical suspensions ranging from a mere 7 days and going up to indefinite 60 day suspensions.
The list of medical suspensions is as follows:
Nate Diaz: suspended indefinitely, though an ENT doctor can clear him early; regardless, suspended 30 to 60 days (based on doctor’s opinion) with no contact for 30 days
Alexander Gustafsson: suspended indefinitely, though a doctor can clear him early; regardless, suspended 30 days
Mauricio Rua: suspended 30 days
B.J. Penn: suspended indefinitely, though a doctor can clear him early; regardless, suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days
Mike Swick: suspended 60 days
Jeremy Stephens: suspended indefinitely, though a doctor can clear him early; regardless, suspended 60 days
Yves Edwards: suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days
Raphael Assuncao: suspended indefinitely, though an orthopedic doctor can clear him early; regardless, suspended seven days
Joe Proctor: suspended indefinitely, though an ENT doctor can clear him early; regardless, suspended 60 days
Ramsey Nijem: suspended indefinitely, though a doctor can clear him early; regardless, suspended 30 days
Henry Martinez: suspended indefinitely, though a doctor can clear him early; regardless, suspended 60 days
Marcus LeVesseur: suspended 30 days
Nam Phan: suspended indefinitely, though a doctor can clear him early; regardless, suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days
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