UFC Fight Night 103 medical suspensions: Yair Rodriguez, B.J. Penn among potentially long sits

The Arizona Boxing & Mixed Martial Arts Commission issued lengthier-than-mandatory medical suspensions to 15 fighters from Sunday’s UFC Fight Night 103 event, including the featherweight headliners.

Main event winner Yair Rodriguez (9-1 MMA, 6-0 UFC) was given an indefinite suspension after his second-round TKO win over UFC Hall of Famer B.J. Penn (16-11-2 MMA, 12-10-2 UFC), who was handed a 180-day sit. Reasons for the medical suspensions were not disclosed by the commission, though in the case of Rodriguez, an indefinite suspension typically can be lifted after the fighter receives the clearance of a physician. In the case of a six-month suspension like Penn’s, the same usually is true.

MMAjunkie obtained the list of suspensions from the commission, part of the Arizona Department of Gaming, which oversaw Sunday’s card at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix. The main card aired on FS1 following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.

All fighters on the card were given a mandatory seven-day suspension. But beyond the headliners, 13 other fighters got suspensions longer than the standard weeklong variety.

Ben Saunders (21-7 MMA, 8-4 UFC) was given an indefinite suspension after his win over Court McGee (18-6 MMA, 7-5 UFC), who will have to sit for 45 days. Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger (6-4 MMA, 0-3 UFC) was submitted by Nina Ansaroff (7-5 MMA, 1-2 UFC) in the third round and also received an indefinite sit. Ansaroff was given a 180-day suspension. Devin Powell (8-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) dropped a unanimous decision to Drakkar Klose (7-0-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) in his UFC debut and was given a 180-day suspension. The 180-day and indefinitely suspended fighters likely can have those terms shortened with doctor clearance.

The full list of UFC Fight Night 103 medical suspensions included:

• Yair Rodriguez: Suspended indefinitely, pending clearance from a physician
• B.J. Penn: Suspended 180 days
• Joe Lauzon: Suspended 30 days
• Ben Saunders: Suspended indefinitely, pending clearance from a physician
• Court McGee: Suspended 45 days
• Sergio Pettis: Suspended 60 days
• Devin Powell: Suspended 180 days
• Frankie Saenz: Suspended 60 days
• Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger: Suspended indefinitely, pending clearance from a physician
• Nina Ansaroff: Suspended 180 days
• Walt Harris: Suspended 30 days
• Chase Sherman: Suspended 60 days
• Joachim Christensen: Suspended 30 days
• Bojan Mihajlovic: Suspended 30 days
• Dmitrii Smoliakov: Suspended 30 days

For complete coverage of UFC Fight Night 103, check out the UFC Events section of the site.