UFC Fight Night 78 medical suspensions: 9, including Magny, get 6-month terms

Neil Magny

Nine fighters from this past weekend’s UFC Fight Night 78 event face medical suspensions that could stretch six months.

The UFC, which oversaw regulation of its own event this past Saturday at Monterrey Arena in Monterrey, Mexico, issued the medical suspensions. Although every fighter faces a mandatory rest period of seven days, others are facing longer terms.

In the FOX Sports 1-televised headliner, Neil Magny (17-4 MMA, 10-3 UFC) stepped up on late notice and edged fellow welterweight Kelvin Gastelum (11-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) via five-round split decision.

Magny, who’s gone 9-1 over the past two years as the UFC’s most active fighter of late, could be out of action up to a half year because of a possible hand injury. However, like all fighters with the lengthy terms, a doctor can clear Magny early.

The full list of medical suspensions (via mixedmartialarts.com):

• Neil Magny: suspended 180 days unless doctor clears left hand; regardless, suspended 30 days with no contact during training for 21 days for precautionary reasons
• Ricardo Lamas: suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days for precautionary reasons
• Diego Sanchez: suspended 180 days unless doctor clears left leg; regardless, suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days for precautionary reasons
• Henry Cejudo: suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days for precautionary reasons
• Erick Montano: suspended 180 days unless doctor clears left ankle; regardless, suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days for precautionary reasons
• Enrique Marin: suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days for precautionary reasons
• Enrique Barzola: suspended 180 days unless doctor clears left shoulder; regardless, suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days for precautionary reasons
• Horacio Gutierrez: suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days for precautionary reasons
• Leandro Silva: suspended 180 days unless doctor clears left shoulder and left elbow; regardless, suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days for precautionary reasons
• Erik Perez: suspended 180 days unless doctor clears right foot
• Hector Urbina: suspended 180 days unless doctor clears nasal passage; regardless, suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days for precautionary reasons
• Scott Jorgensen: suspended 180 days unless doctor clears left hand; regardless, suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days for precautionary reasons
• Gabriel Benitez: suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days for precautionary reasons
• Vernon Ramos: suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days for precautionary reasons
• Polo Reyes: suspended 180 days unless doctor clears left hand
• Cesar Arzamendia: suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days for precautionary reasons

For complete coverage of UFC Fight Night 78, check out the UFC Events section of the site.