UFC 192 medical suspensions: Gustafsson draws potential 6-month term

Alexander Gustafsson and Daniel Cormier

Alexander Gustafsson’s mandatory medical suspension reflects his five-round slugfest with light-heavyweight champ Daniel Cormier at this past Saturday’s UFC 192 event.

The two-time Swedish title challenger is out for six months pending doctor clearance, according to medical suspensions MMAjunkie today obtained from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, which oversaw the pay-per-view event at Toyota Center in Houston.

In a gutsy performance, Cormier surged in the fifth round and earned a split-decision victory in his toughest fight to date. Gustafsson, meanwhile, lost in his second title shot, but he still managed to thrill fans by showing up the champion at several points.

All fighters from UFC 192 were issued mandatory suspensions, though 14 were given longer terms than the minimum 10 days required by the TDLR. Details on the suspensions were not disclosed on the event’s official results sheet.

Notably, “The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America” winner Yair Rodriguez drew an indefinite suspension, presumably due to a foot that was gruesomely swollen after his decision over Daniel Hooker on the event’s FOX Sports 1-televised prelims. Rodriguez told MMAjunkie his foot isn’t broken despite the massive swelling he endured.

Heavyweight Shawn Jordan also drew two suspensions, a minimum six-week term and an indefinite term following his decision loss to Ruslan Magomedov on the same preliminary card. During the telecast, Jordan was overheard complaining of a broken rib between rounds.

The full list of medical suspensions from UFC 192 include:

• Daniel Cormier: suspended until Nov. 18
• Alexander Gustafsson: suspended until April 1
• Ryan Bader: suspended until Oct. 13
• Rashid Evans: suspended until Nov. 3
• Ruslan Magomedov: suspended until Oct. 13
• Shawn Jordan: suspended until Nov. 18 and indefinitely pending doctor’s clearance
• 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 pending doctor’s clearance
• 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
• Viktor Presta: suspended until Nov. 3

For more on UFC 192, check out the UFC Events section of the site.