Following Saturday’s UFC 159: Jones vs. Sonnen event, the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board issued medical suspensions to fourteen of the events competitors.
Six fighters received indefinite suspensions including UFC champ Jon Jones who is out with a nasty broken toe. ‘Bones’ can have his sentence shortened once cleared by a physician.
Jones Tweeted (@JonnyBones) this message from the hospital.
– Yep still at the hospital bone definitely broke through the skin
Jones also Tweeted the attached photo of his repaired toe.
UFC 159 took place on Saturday, April 27, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The event aired in three portions with the main event on pay-per-view, while the prelim card was split between FX and Facebook.
Check out the full list of medical suspensions for UFC 159 as posted by MMAWeekly.com:
Main Card (Pay-per-view)
Jon Jones: Suspended indefinitely pending orthopaedic clearance of left foot.
Chael Sonnen: Suspended 45 days for facial laceration.
Alan Belcher: Suspended indefinitely pending opthalmological clearance of right eye.
Cheick Kongo: Suspended 30 days for knockout loss.
Phil Davis: Suspended indefinitely pending orthopaedic clearance of left knee and x-rays of left thumb.
Pat Healy: Suspended 45 days for facial lacerations.
Jim Miller: Suspended for 60 days for recovery and suspended indefinitely pending CT head scan.
Preliminary Card (FX)
Yancy Medieros: Suspended indefinitely pending orthopaedic clearance of right thumb.
Gian Villante: Suspended indefinitely pending opthalmological clearance of left eye and x-rays of lower leg and ankle.
Sheila Gaff: Suspended 30 days for TKO loss.
Bryan Caraway: Suspended 30 days for rest period.
Johnny Bedford: Suspended 60 days for facial laceration.
Preliminary Card (Facebook)
Steven Siler: Suspended 45 days for scalp laceration.
Kurt Holobaugh: Suspended 60 days for lower lip laceration.