UFC Fight Night 112 medical suspensions: Chiesa, Boetsch, Herrig get 180-day terms

Six fighters from Sunday’s UFC Fight Night 112 event face mandatory medical suspensions that could stretch up to six months.

MMAjunkie today requested and obtained the list of suspensions from the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission, which oversaw the event.

UFC Fight Night 112 took place at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Okla., and the main card aired on FS1 following prelims on FS2 and UFC Fight Pass.

Headliner Michael Chiesa (14-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC), who suffered a controversial first-round submission loss to lightweight Kevin Lee (16-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC), was among the fighters receiving 180-day terms.

The full list of medical suspensions included:

• Michael Chiesa: suspended 180 days due to a possible left-shoulder injury, though a doctor can clear him early; regardless, 30 days with no contact for 21 days due to a scalp laceration
• Tim Boetsch: suspended 180 days due to possible right-foot and shin injuries, though a doctor can clear him early
• Johny Hendricks: suspended for 30 days with no contact for 21 days for precautionary reasons
• Felice Herrig: suspended 180 days due to a possible left-wrist injury, though a doctor can clear him early; regardless, 30 days with no contact for 21 days for precautionary reasons
• Justine Kish: suspended for 30 days with no contact for 21 days due to a left-eyebrow laceration
• Joachim Christensen: suspended for 45 days with no contact for 30 days for precautionary reasons
• B.J. Penn: suspended for 45 days with no contact for 30 days for precautionary reasons
• Marvin Vettori: suspended for 30 days with no contact for 21 days for precautionary reasons
• Vitor Miranda: suspended 180 days due to a possible right-ankle injury, though a doctor can clear him early; regardless, 30 days with no contact for 21 days due to left-ear and nasal lacerations
• Devin Powell: suspended 180 days due to possible left-ankle injury, though a doctor can clear him early
• Michel Quinones: suspended for 45 days with no contact for 30 days for precautionary reasons
• Johnny Case: suspended 180 days due to a possible hand, foot/ankle and nose injuries, though a doctor can clear him early; regardless, 60 days with no contact for 45 days due to a left-orbital laceration
• Tony Martin: suspended for 30 days with no contact for 21 days for precautionary reasons
• Josh Stansbury: suspended for 45 days with no contact for 30 days for precautionary reasons

For complete coverage of UFC Fight Night 112, check out the UFC Events section of the site.