Not only did Alexander Gustafsson end up on the wrong end of a split-decision result with light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier at UFC 192 in Houston on Saturday night, he also landed what could be a six-month suspension.
Gustafsson fought what can only be described as a five-round war with Cormier, but when all was said and done, he was left bloodied and bruised, and was taken to the hospital to get checked out immediately following the fight. As such, the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation deemed it appropriate to hand Gustafsson a medical suspension that lasts until April 1, 2016, unless he gets medical clearance by a doctor.
Cormier, who was exhausted and called it the “worst beating” of his life afterwards, was much luckier, only landing on the suspension list until Nov. 18. He would not be scheduled to fight anywhere near that time frame anyway.
Two other UFC 192 fighters, Shawn Jordan and Yair Rodrigquez, each received an indefinite suspension pending a doctor’s clearance before either can fight again.
The TDLR on Monday issued the full list of medical suspensions.
UFC 192: Cormier vs. Gustafsson Medical Suspensions
- Daniel Cormier: suspended until Nov. 18
- Alexander Gustafsson: suspended until April 1, 2016
- Ryan Bader: suspended until Oct. 13
- Rashid Evans: suspended until Nov. 3
- Ruslan Magomedov: suspended until Oct. 13
- Shawn Jordan: suspended until Nov. 18; also indefinitely unless cleared by a doctor
- Joe Benavidez: suspended until Nov. 18
- Ali Bagautinov: suspended until Nov. 18
- Julianna Pena: suspended until Oct. 13
- Jessica Eye: suspended until Oct. 13
- Yair Rodriguez: suspended indefinitely unless cleared by a doctor
- Daniel Hooker: suspended until Nov. 30
- Albert Tumenov: suspended until Oct. 13
- Alan Jouban: suspended until Nov. 3
- Adriano Martins: suspended until Oct. 7
- Islam Makhachev: suspended until Nov. 30
- Rose Namajunas: suspended until Oct. 7
- Angela Hill: suspended until Oct. 7
- Sage Northcutt: suspended until Oct. 13
- Francisco Trevino: suspended until Nov. 3
- Sergio Pettis: suspended until Nov. 13
- Chris Cariaso: suspended until Nov. 18
- Derrick Lewis: suspended until Oct. 13
- Victor Pesta: suspended until Nov. 3
