Bellator 142 medical suspensions: McGeary, Ortiz possibly out six months

Tito Ortiz and Liam McGeary

Bellator 142 headliners Liam McGeary and Tito Ortiz emerged from their fight with potentially long medical suspensions.

After defending his title by submitting Ortiz (24-11 MMA, 2-1 BMMA) with a slick inverted-triangle choke, light-heavyweight champ McGeary (24-11 MMA, 2-1 BMMA) needs clearance from a doctor for a “medial lateral” leg strain, or he is benched for six months. Ortiz could face the same term for neck pain; in 2014, his Bellator debut was delayed by a fractured neck.

MMAjunkie today obtained the list of medical suspensions from the California State Athletic Commission for this past Saturday’s “Bellator 142: Dynamite” event, which featured a hybrid MMA-kickboxing card. The event took place at SAP Center in San Jose, with main-card fights airing on Spike.

All fighters from the card were given a minimum seven-day suspension while some faced longer terms for more serious ailments. Notably, high-profile signee Phil Davis (15-3 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) escaped with only a minimum term after winning a single-night four-man light-heavyweight tournament with a knockout of injury-replacement Francis Carmont (24-11 MMA, 2-1 BMMA).

A rib injury reported by Muhammed Lawal, who was unable to advance in the tournament after a win in the semifinals, was also confirmed by the suspensions.

The full list of suspensions (MMA only) from “Bellator 142: Dynamite” include:

• Liam McGeary: suspended 180 days with 180 days no contact unless cleared by doctor for “lt. medial collateral leg strain”
• Tito Ortiz: suspended 180 days with 180 days no contact unless cleared by doctor for neck pain
• Phil Davis: suspended mandatory seven days
• Francis Carmont: suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact for knockout requiring MRI of brain
• Josh Thomson: suspended 180 days with 180 days no contact unless cleared by doctor for right hip pain requiring MRI/X-ray
• Mike Bronzoulis: suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact for loss of consciousness during submission
• Emanuel Newton: suspended 180 days with 180 days no contact unless cleared by doctor for possible fracture in right rib cage
• Muhammed Lawal: suspended 180 days with 180 days no contact unless cleared by doctor for possible right rib fracture requiring X-ray
• David Blanco: suspended 180 days with 180 days no contact unless cleared by doctor for possible right hand fracture requiring X-ray; suspended 60 days with 60 days unless cleared by doctor for left eyelid laceration
• Victor Jones: suspended mandatory seven days
• Mauricio Alonso: Suspended 60 days with 60 days unless cleared by doctor for laceration over right eye
• Nick Pica: suspended 180 days with 180 days no contact unless cleared by doctor for left thumb and first metacarpal fracture
• Brandon Hester: suspended mandatory seven days
• DeMarco Villalona: suspended mandatory seven days
• Israel Delgado: suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact for hard bout
• J.J. Okanovich: suspended mandatory seven days
• Carlos Eduardo Rocha: suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact for knockout
• James Terry: suspended mandatory seven days
• Josh Paiva: suspended mandatory seven days
• Matt Ramirez: suspended 180 days with 180 days no contact unless cleared by doctor for right elbow pain requiring X-ray
• Gabriel Carrasco: suspended mandatory seven days
• Joe Neal: suspended 180 days with 180 days no contact unless cleared by doctor for fractured left thumb
• Adam Piccolotti: suspended 60 days with 60 days unless cleared by doctor for right facial laceration
• Salvador Becerra: suspended mandatory seven days
• Thomas Diagne: suspended mandatory seven days
• Mike Malott: suspended 60 days with 60 days unless cleared by doctor for laceration over left eyelid
• Anthony Ruiz: suspended mandatory seven days

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