UFC on FOX 17 medical suspensions: Cerrone out 45 days, Dollaway gets indefinite term

Donald Cerrone

UFC lightweight Donald Cerrone is benched for 45 days following his TKO loss to champ Rafael dos Anjos, according to medical suspensions from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation following this past Saturday’s UFC on FOX 17.

The Florida State Boxing Commission, which oversaw the FOX-televised event at Amway Center in Orlando, Fla., suspended a total of six fighters from the 13-bout card.

Among those to suffer damaging losses was C.B. Dollaway, who was knocked out by Nate Marquardt on the event’s FOX Sports 1-televised preliminary card. The veteran of “The Ultimate Fighter 7” is suspended for a minimum of 60 days and indefinitely pending a CT scan.

UFC on FOX 17 drew a reported live gate of $1.71 million on attendance of 14,459 fans at Amway Center. Dos Anjos notched his first title defense and afterward called out UFC featherweight champ Conor McGregor, a common thread among winners at the event.

The full list of UFC on FOX 17 medical suspensions includes:

• Donald Cerrone: suspended 45 days for TKO loss
• Junior dos Santos: suspended 30 days for TKO loss
• C.B. Dollaway: suspended a minimum of 60 days for KO loss and indefinitely pending CT scan and doctor clearance
• Josh Samman: suspended 30 days for contusions to face and hard bout
• Cole Miller: suspended indefinitely pending ophthamologist clearance of left eye
• Luis Henrique: suspended 90 days pending neurological clearance

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