The Nevada State Athletic Commission has issued mandatory medical suspensions to 11 fighters from this past weekend’s UFC 207 event.
MMAjunkie recently obtained the list of suspensions from the NSAC, which oversaw the Dec. 30 event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.
In the headliner, women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes (14-4 MMA, 7-1 UFC) scored a quick win over ex-champ Ronda Rousey (12-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) for her first title defense. In the co-headliner, Cody Garbrandt (11-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) dethroned Dominick Cruz (22-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) via unanimous decision to claim the bantamweight belt.
Both Cruz and Rousey have been given 45-day suspensions.
Four fights received 180-day terms.
The full list of UFC 207 medical suspensions included:
- Ronda Rousey: suspended 45 days with no contact during training for 30 days for precautionary reasons
- Cody Garbrandt: suspended 30 days with no contact during training for 21 days for precautionary reasons
- Dominick Cruz: suspended 45 days with no contact during training for 30 days due to a left-eyebrow laceration
- John Lineker: suspended 180 days until his broken jaw is cleared by a doctor; regardless, suspended 30 days with no contact during training for 21 days for precautionary reasons
- Ray Borg: suspended 180 days until his left ankle is cleared by a doctor; regardless, suspended 30 days with no contact during training for 21 days for precautionary reasons
- Louis Smolka: suspended 30 days due to lacerations near both eyes
- Johny Hendricks: suspended 45 days with no contact during training for 30 days due to a scalp laceration
- Marvin Vettori: suspended 21 days with no contact during training for 14 days for precautionary reasons
- Mike Pyle: suspended 60 days with no contact during training for 45 days for precautionary reasons
- Niko Price: suspended 180 days until his right major toe is cleared by a doctor; regardless, suspended 30 days with no contact during training for 21 days for precautionary reasons
- Alex Oliveira: suspended 180 days until his broken nose is cleared by a doctor; regardless, suspended 60 days with no contact during training for 45 days for precautionary reasons
For more on UFC 207, check out the UFC Events section of the site.